The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-13
THE DOPE SHEET.

The first with Nashville came easy.
Atlanta has the figures now. VIII the
boys own UP, and tip those hats?
Wilhelm will land his game today. Bir-
ming'ham then should lead the list.
| Nashville has won but one game from
| the Barons this season. Billiard lost that
| one.
Nashville fans hear reports that the
Firms are drinking heavily, and are keep
! ing late hours.
Instead of Montgomery local talent now
picks Atlanta to finish behind Birmingham
and New Orleans.
New Orleans may land the rag, but Bir-
mlngham will give the Pelicans the great
est race of their lives.
The three leaders in the Southern, the
American and the National leagues have
percentage greater than 900
All pitchers look just alike to the Ba-
rons. They are getting more hits per game
than any other aggregation about the
circuit.
In four cities on one day nearly $4,000
were spent to see baseball games. This In
way shows how popular the game in
| Dixie is.
Walsh, the new twirler from the west
| acquired by Dominick Mullaney, will do
evidently. He should have won his game
yesterday.
Vaughn wires that he feels sure of re-
| turning home with all honor. Suppose
he does return without a stain? It's not
| improbable.
Only two games are scheduled tomor-
row. II only two are played, Birmng-
ham will be leading the league when
evening falls.
Atlanta has won the last four games
played and is fast forging to the top. The
spirits of the Atlanta writers are bloom
ing accordingly.
Montgomery led the hitting. Wordsworth
was next. with Gear and Meeks In close
pursuit. Montgomery, by the way. is hit
ting at a terrific rate.
sallee at one time was wild and err
ratio. The boy has not pitched a fine game
since his defeat of the Memphi some
weeks ago In Birmingham.
Donovan and Plank fought beautiful
| pitchers battle yesterday afternoon each
giving the small number of two hits
Plank won, however Each team made
! two errors.
If Montgomery doesn't get gay within
the next few days. the hopes of the
Pretzel writer's will be withered. The AL
vertiser Yesterday instructed the team to
play the Firemen safe.
Garvin wired Johnston, the great all
round player of Little Rock. that he now
has a rival Garvin has played short and
third this season. as well as his regular
position behind the stick.
The west comes east Monday. Birming-
ham entertaining Shreveport, The games
will be among the most interesting of the
season If the west goes to pieces, then
Birmingham will land the rag.
Tn spite of the fact that no game was
scheduled, the dispatches last evening
state that rain prevented a game between
Memphis and New Orleans. Frank evil
| IDENTIFY wanted one more whack at the
easy losers.
The Atlanta Journal declares that even
a woman could tell that Frank is out of
the salary limit. The Atlanta papers are
| always fighting Frank In a wordy war.
Let him alone for goodness sake. or do
something material.
Noodles Hahn, the Nashville boy,
who has twrled for the New York. High
! landers this season, has asked for his re-
! lease, declaring that he felt as IL he was
unable to give the management a just
turn for Its money.
| bac
son is on the sick list though he con-
| tinues to play, and Bohannon is out of
| the game on account of a sore wing.
| These are some of the numerous troubles
OF the Firms, The lineup yesterday, as is
noticed, was most irregular.
Alcock and Oyler sat "side by each"
yesterday afternoon at the matinee AL
cock left last evening for Nashville where
| he will join the team. Inasmuch as the
day was won easily, Vaughn will prob
ably reduce the fine that should have
been imposed for Alcock's carelessness in
getting left
The lineup of Nashville was twisted
yesterday. Bohannon was out of the game
and Schmidt played second. Frary caught
and Wells, the regular backstop, was
stationed at first. Schmidt. incidentally. IS
pitcher. a first baseman, a shortstop and
a keystone protector. He will evidently
hold his job. He pitches the game this af-
ternoon.
Here is neat piece of work on the
part OF Manager Babb contained in a clip
ping from the Commercial-Appeal:
"Groans greeted Charley Babb when he
gobbled Becks grounder In the third when
Knoll was on first and Blake on third.
There was only one out and the groans
were caused by the local manager keeping
cool. He chose a double play in pref
erence 10 tossing Blake out at the plate.
He wheeled in time to shoot Knoll. with
assistance Of Haidt and Haidt killed Beck