The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-01

under Roach's chest. He quickly shipped
the ball into the bosom of his shirt The
second baseman was looking for the ball
and Skel stalled a minute and started for
third. He slid into that sack, giving the
impression he thought the ball was follow
ing, and when he arose and saw the en-
tire team out looking for the ball. he DASH
ed for the plate, bringing In the winning
run with a desperate slide. His stall was
so good that when we were getting into
the bus the home club was still looking
for the ball back of second base."-Ex-
change.
A few days ago Clark Griffith flashed
the pipe dream that he would nall the
White Sox as sure as fate.
His point was then, expressed just be-
fore the Nap series, that his Yankees
were due for another long run at home
as they will be on Manhattan Isle until
the middle of September.
Since that avowal his people have won
four straight games.
Another one of those 16 out of II rallies
with the Sox meeting any setbacks would
throw his squad into the lead again, but
the case seems hopeless now unless Com
iskeys team breaks completely-and they
won't.-Cleveland News.
Billy Smith and the Atlanta Boosters
will arrive in New Orleans this morning
for a series of three games with Charley
Franks PeIieans No game Is slated for
today, but the Boosters will play here To-
morrow Saturday and Sunday.
There will be no rubber ball club to
meet Billy and his crowd at the railroad
station, nor will there be Gordon OF
police to surround them and protect them
from indignant fans. So long as Billy
and his team behave themselves they VIII
see very little of the police while in New
Orleans. In fact. comparatively few OIL the
people of New Orleans will ever know
that the team from Blowtown is in the
city and many of those who will know
1t will care less. And all this, too. after
some imaginary genius in Atlanta pre-
dicted mob violence and various otner
dreadful experiences for Billy and MS
Boosters while they are here.
One of the Atlanta players Otto Jor-
dan, may come in more immediate eoh-
tact with the police than any other MEM
Der of the Claimall-burg aggregation. OF
TO has hanging over him a case In which
he is charged with the larceny or one
baseball. He was arrested In New Orleans
on this charge when the Atlanta team
pleyad here last June, but, through the
kindness of Manager Frank of the local
team a bondsman was secured, and Otto
was permitted to return home. although
the state of Louisiana decided that Otto
would have to appear here later to an
swer to the charge. Otto will, therefore,
put In his appearance today
1t is probable, though, that the charge
may not be pressed against Otto. Otto
took the ball. he said, because it had
large quantity of rubber In 1t, and that
he wanted to prove that "phony' balls
were being run in by the New Orleans
club The New Orleans club claimed the
ball as its property, but Otto refused to
give it up, and his arrest followed. Then
- oI1o p1at, l1n
rubber ball charge against the New Or
leans club, and 1t isn't likely that the
charge of larceny will be pushed against
Otto.
When the New Orleans team last visit
ed Atlanta 1t was necessary for an extra
police detail to attend the games. Captain
Joyner, president of the Atlanta club,
who was later elected Mayor of his city,
said that he was determined that no vio-
lence should mark the game. To Captain
Joyners credit none did. The police rode
on the New Orleans bus to and from the
games. and. with the exceptions of few
epithets hurled a them, the Pelicans es-
capped
There will be no extra police detail at
Athletic park tomorrow Afternoon. or Sat
urday. or the day after. The Atlanta play
ers will be Just as safe as they would be
in their own town, and they will find that
they will have a goodly number of root
been playing 1t since they struck Mem
phis. The New Orleans fans are after
good, clean sport and just at this time
they would rather see 1t dished up by
the Boosters and the Peiicans than any
one else.-New Orleans Times-Democrat
Bernie McCay, for two years star utility
worker of the Southern league, and one
of the most popular players that ever
wore an Atlanta uniform. pitched no
hit game for his Baton Rouge team Tues
day against ViclSsburg. For nine innings
he worked out in great shape, winning by
the score of 5 to 0.
Not only was his pitching remarkable,
but Bernie also got four hits out of as
many times up. stole a base scored two
runs. handled five fielding chances with
out an error and started off double play.
All that was in the first game of a
double header In the second game Ber-
ME played second base, where he handled
ten chances without an error. got double
and a single out of five times up and
scored run.
1t was the greatest day of baseball Nc
Cay has ever known-greater, even, than
the time he got two home runs. a single
and beat out bunt at Piedmont park
Atlanta Georgian.
The record for any one season in big
league play is 106 victories in single
season.
The Cubs are out after this record with
a rush
So far they have won IS games. with
but 81 defeats.
There are still IS games left to be
played
If they can win 10 of these remaining
So they will turn the trick. As two games
better than an even break will make this
possible. the odds are that. barring
slump Chances men will set new figures
and a high-water mark that will not be
reached again in years.
Today they are 80 points in front of
their closest rival.