The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-28
BASEBALL BREVITIES

Go in to win today.
 Atlanta proved to be Fishers Waterloo.
 Rip ought to be able to win another game for us today.
 Pylant pitched a good game for Me- ridian Saturday.
 Niles batting average for 2s games with St. Louis is .197.
 Delehanty is batting for the New York Americans at a 300 clip.
 Stone of St. Louis has played in g games with a batting average of .4OS.
 New Orleans took a frmer hold on the top round of the percentage ladder yes terday.
 Todays game, if played as well as Sat urday's, will result in a victory for the Slagtes
 The Pelicans will be tired today after the long journey to and from their native nld1S1eS, dDu tue fodIOHb OuStt tO Will
 Only six hits were made off Fisher in the game he lost to Atlanta, while Zeller was touched up by the Pirates for nine smashers.
 The Pelicans ought to be easy money for the Barons today after making the round trip to New Orleans and the hard game with Shreveport.
 Ike Durrett the former manager of the Montgomery team, released because of trouble with Umpire Buckley. and who went to Terre Haute to play in the out field, has gone to WIlkesbarre. where it seems he had signed to play before he came to Terre Haute.-Montgomery Ad vertiser.
 Jimmy Tamsett, shortstep on last sea- sons team, Is now with Toronto in the Eastern league. He Is hitting in better form. Duffy, at Rochester, and Tamsett have non-reserve contracts again, and will be free to sign where they please after the present season.-Memphis News-Scim- itar.
 Jack Law, after having refused to play with Nashville for s9OO per month, has, 1t is said, signed with Gulfport for $So. It was stated that this was a case that needed Investigation as badly as that of Thornton. who went to Mobile for $S5 af- ter having refused SIPS from vicksburg.- Commercial Appeal.
 Doc Reislng signed as a catcher by Nashville, was used in the box by Will Transport against Altoona, of the outlaw league. Reisng won his game and shut out the Altoona players. Bow Bill Gan non and Eddie Beecher, of the 1905 Mem phil are star members of the Altoona team-Memphis News-Scimitar.
 Infielder Hoffman will reach the city to- morrow morning and his arrival is being looked forward to with pleasure by Matty and his crew.
 Manager Matthews received a telegram frcm Billy Smith of the Atlanta club early yesterday morning in which he stat ed that he would have shipped the third sacker. but for the fact that Jordan was out of the game esterday.-Savannah Morning News.
 'T am one of the greatest boosters always for the home team, but I tell you that Birmingham club looks good to me even if 1t is on the slump. Wait and you will see what Dad Vaughan does to them worked in Birmingham once and used to shave Dad and. gee, his whiskers are tough. He is good ball player. too. So is Matty He is as tough as Dads whiskers, and the way he loves Atlanta would make you afraid if you heard him talk"-"Barber Joe" in Atlanta Journal.
 In appointing Joe Hennager IS acting manager the local directors have made a wise move as it is doubtful if there ever was a more popular player with the fans here than Hennager He has been with the local team for the past two sea sons and is regarded all over the league as the premier second sacker of the cir cult. Besides being an excellent player. he has a thorough knowledge of the game, which should make him an ideal man for the place His many friends here hope that he will be retained as manager throughout the remainder of the sea son.--Jacksonville Special to Savannah