The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-02

the Cleveland News in the capacity of sporting editor. and his star work is already felt throughout the domain of the fastest baseball company. Mir Rice made the Atlanta Journal a great paper during his connection with it, in a base ball sense. and his gifted talents are now recognized in wider and broader sphere. The piece above, For Lajoies in Town, ' is from the pen of MT Rice, and used from MT. Lajoes baseball guide.
 The Jacksonville club of the South Atlantic league threw the harpoon into the Boston Nationals again Saturday, score to 6. Jacksonville Is managed by the former Southern league umpire, Arlie Latham, who had such a session at New Orleans season ago.
 Pitcher Scanan says he will never pitch again for Brooklyn at the salary offered him, notwithstanding a $500 increase. He says he Is ashamed to say what he was paid last season; furthermore that he was told he could name his salary for this year.
 Frank Delehanty still claims that the Birmingham club owes him s700 as his share of the purchase money. and that it will have to be settled by decision of the national commission. Birming- ham lawyers say Franks chances are mighty slim.
 Fred Clark, the Pirate captain, believes he has a find in Sheehan, the Californian infielder. Fred says he handles himself well and goes after everything in sight. High class shortstops are plentiful, but | there's a quintet of veterans who can hold their own with any of the younger ones. It is composed of Dahlen. Davis, Wallace, Corcoran and Monte Cross.
 Catcher Wakefield of Cleveland has pur- chased a pair of football knee caps and will wear them the coming season. He claims they will protect his knees when catching.
 Ganley Pittsburg's new outfielder. is dubbed Willie Keeler'' Ganley. Size or bunting ability?
 Manager Armour thinks that Catcher Payne, whom he drafted from Rochester. will be Jack Warmers chief assistant be- hind the bat this season at Detroit. President Kilfoyl of the Cleveland club has asked Comskey of the White Sox to give them a chance to purchase Inhelder Rohe in case "Commy" declines to let the Rohe in case "Commy' decides to let the
 And now McGraw must needs resort to queer play to get a training place for next season, so bad Is he in down In this section. He offers to waive claim on George Rohe, who New Orleans is fran , tically trying to get back from the Chi cago Americans, if Frank will let him have the Pelican stronghold next spring for training. Frank hates the name McGraw. still he wants Rohe-selah! The game this afternoon will be called promptly at o'clock and promises to prove fine exhibition.
 Little Rock seems stronger as the sea- son approaches. Zimmers once mighty arm may thaw out under the balmy in- fiuenees of the southern sun as did Father Breitenstein's some four years ago.
 Harry Vaughan will don the big init today, probably, for the first time since he left the major league. He can make lot of young catchers look amateurish still if his whip will stand the strain.
 The Cleveland bunch are crowd of fashion plates. Some of the best dressed men in the profession are drawing pay from the burg Cassie Chadwick made famous. The clevelanders are quartered at the Hillman.