The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-09

dispatch says that Manager Armour of the Detroit Americans has resigned his position. The reason is said to be a dispute at the game Saturday, when by mutual agreement of the managers 1t was called in the ninth to allow the teams to catch a train. St, Louis and sented the calling of the game and a demonstration followed
 Birmingham and Shreveport seem 10 be playing hide and seek, says the Mont gomery Advertiser
 Chief Zimmer admits readily that he did not properly size up the Southern league when he organized the Travellers. He had no idea of the caliber of men 1t would be necessary to engage. When his organization was perfected it looked good to the Little Rock fans and they pronounced 1t a worthy group. Zimmer took this as a cue that all was we'll but he found in competition that the men were not fast enough for the com pany. and now he has the money and the determination to make such changes as are necessary. But this Is not an opportune time to be looking for good baseball material, and when ten or fif- teen days have elapsed and the other teams will have a very strong lead on the Arkansas candidates.-Memphl Com mercial-Appeal.
 Is it possible that members of the base ball profession are emulating the ex- 4t.. spect to salaries? There has been tra- diton extant that baseball players are paid extravagant salaries and 1t has been popular belief for years that members of the theatrical profession were elaborately compensated. Now and then rumors of imitation in regard to the stage dispelled the one view and now George Edward Waddell makes a demonstration that tends to destroy the other, He re- gently exhibited contract. showing he is to receive sl2OO for his seasons work. If waddel Is worth but that amount, in the name of great justice. what are the lesser lights to eive?-Nashville American.
 In regard to Umpire Buckley's work and the decision he made when Oyer dropped the Texas leaguer off Noblett's bat in the seventh:
 It looked like Montgomery was out at second in the seventh inning, but Buckley called him safe--pretty close but that was about the only question able decision. Buckley umpiring another nice game of ball
 Several plays came up in yesterdays game which hardly one man out of ten at the game understood. In the seventh inning, with two men on base, Bert Nob- let hit Texas leaguer that fell just the other side of third base. and in fair territory In the strict sense of the term it was not an infield hit, as 1t fell outside of the infield. Oyler tried and missed it. If he had been running with his face toward the ball and his back towards the infleld. 1t would have gone as safe hit for Noblet, but Buckley claims as he was running backward and with his face to the infield, 1t was the same as an infeld hit and the batter was out, whether he caught it or not. Both runners advanced a base and Vaughan and Gear asked the umpire about it. who told them that the base-runners simply took a chance and it worked. Could a triple play have been made?" asked Gear, and Buckley said 1t cer- tainly could have if the fielders had made it.
 It rare thing that Birmingham gets as many hits as the opposing team and then loses. but such was the case yester- day Bases on balls and an error at the wrong time were the cause of the defeat
 Never lose hope until three men are out in the ninth" was the advice handed out by Little Eva" Wilhelm to some fans as they watched with long faces the bulletins in the last part of the game
 Three years ago I saw Chicago win a game from Pittsburg that has possibly not an equal in big league history. Phil ipp was pitching for Pittsburg and had his game apparently won up to the ninth inning. In that fatal round the first nine men up for Chicago hit safe. the last winding things up with home run drive to the flag pole.'
 "A Sunday spent in Sleepyvile is enough to make a team lose two games" said sympathetic fan yesterday.
 The great test will come today If Shreveport wins it will not necessarily mean that they have stronger team than the Barons. but if both teams are in their usual form good idea of their comparative strength can be had.
 "Direct Action" is 8 direct saving of gas. Attend our demonstration. s. SPIRO.