The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-27

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Little Rock I. Two-b base hits-Hausen,
Mccain. Three-base hit-Quick. Base Oh
balls-By Maxwell /, by Brady 3. Hit
by pitcher-Maxwell (Bird) Struck out
BY Maxwell g. by Brady 3. Sacrifice
hits-Johnson. Brady, Mccain. Perry.
Stolen bases-Perry q Bird Johnson. APP
perieus, Douglass. Quick. First base on
errors-Montgomer g. Little Rock l.
Tlme-2:o5. Umpires-Rudderha and
schuster.
threw" a game to Charlie Frank last
Sunday 1t has made q. splendid record.
Raglan did not get a strike-out It Is
seldom that pitcher accomplishes that
feat
Hickman will be a drawing card for the
local fans many of whom know him
personally.
Sallee. it is said. has moved his place
of habitation to the same hotel where
Vaughn lives.
Harry Vaughn realizes that another
pitcher is needed. but states that he can
not get one
Miller is again on the rocky road. He
cannot land a berth. VIII he line up
with Nashville?
Byrne's foot is In plaster paris, and
he will not be able to figure in the games
scheduled for this or next week.
When Mobile won yesterday and Merid-
ian was rained out, the former city went
to the top of the league. May Mobile
win out.
On account of receiving a blow on the
head by batted ball yesterday, Phil
lips Will be unable to work for some
little time. ~
1t is rumored that Fisher will do the
twirling this afternoon. The Barons have
not beaten him as yet this season.. His
time approaches. .=
Reeds reelection to the head of the
Mobile team after his recent dismissal
on a charge of breaking the salary limit.
comes as a surprise.
Garvin was switched to right yesterday.
and accepted every chance. He has
caught. played third. shortstop, and right
field during this season.
Again are the Atlanta writer's in dis
repute thinner denies having made a
statement to them that he had found rub
Der balls in New Orleans.
There was lack of an unfriendly DEM
onstration against Charlie Frank in At
lanta. Those writer's are certainly the
hot air artists of this league
President Kavanaugh intimates that
there is nothing in the rubber ball
charges. He should have waited at least
until after the formal investigation.
Maxwell returned TO the game yester-
day. and won out In spite of the fact
that he was hit harder than was Brady.
the excellent little twirler of the Trav-
elers.
Dale Gears one-handed catch of a fly
TO left was good enough. but unneces-
sary. It was again the case of the sun
getting in the helder's eyes. and lucky
stab.
Evans was on the bum good and stout.
He threw the ball into the grand stand
and allowed two scores. Had he not done
this. the game might have been tied in
the ninth.
Brouthers was elected from the park
yesterday. Brouthers is the worst kicker
in the league and Otto Jordan is sec
ond. Both were in Atlanta yesterday but
Jordan was good.
Atlanta has protested the game won by
the Memph last Saturday. II is claimed
that after an agreement on the time for
the ending of the game was made, the
Memphii loafed. and would not finish,
This was the game in which Campau
was assaulted by a mob.
Montgomery did some excellent fielding
yesterday In the third inning Rapp hit
over third and Montgomery made mag
nlficent effort and landed. just as the
fans were giving congratulations for the
stop he electrified them by making a
sensational and accurate throw to first
which killed the Pirate runner stone dead
Everyone predicts that Birmingham will
have a slump. Let us hope not, Some
New Orleans writer's will have to eat
predictions made towards the beginning
of the season. it matters not how great
a slump occurs. Three writer's In the
league predicted that Birmingham would
land the pennant. Those three were the
sporting editor of the Shreveport Times
and two local scribes.
The Memphii rang up another victory
Yesterday. Buchanan pitched well for
Nashville but he received no support at
all. Suggs and Hurlburt worked the
Elmer Duggan has been signed by Nash
vile. He worked for Atlanta in one game
but was ordered back to Dayton. Then
Finn got busy and purchased his release
Atlanta also offered price. but arrived
too late. Two Duggans are now with
Mique.