The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-11
TIPS FROM OTHERS.

In his excellent Sunday sporting section, Alex Lynn of the Atlanta Constitution, after saying some very complimentary and very truthful things concerning the Barons comments in some half column on a statement appearing in the Birming- ham Age-Herald recently to the effect that Harry Vaughn could have landed the pennant this season In New Orleans Memphis, Montgomery, Atlanta or Bir- mlngham.
 Without disputing this, the Constitu- tios sporting editor cannot say that the statement Is true. In his endeavor to seek a solution he reviews the season to some extent and tries to point out where in the exact strength of the Barons lies He finally solves the riddle. after admit ting that their strength is not their hit ting by answering-team work. This is q synonym for skill. He admits that Harry Vaughn is the most skillful of them all. This is true
 In this connection it should be pointed out that to win a pennant for the Gate City Billy Smith will have to have team that thoroughly outclasses anything else in the Southern league. This Is true because he is no standard Southern league manager. He will try for years. but will never succeed. As an example of his faint -heartedness and inability to bear up under reverses. the following story is told:
 After Atlanta had gone down before the Darons in doube-header, after the Atlanta pitchers and the entire team had played excellently, someone inquired of George Winters concerning the where abouts of tho manager. He replied that Smith was in his room, sitting with his face in his hands hemoaDing his fate. IL faIIcs stouter stuff to make stout man ascrs. The sooner that Atlanta gives Smith the pink papcr, the sooner will the Firemen win q rug.
 Somc weeks ago the porting editor or The Age Herald picked an AllSGuthern team made up Of the stars of the several teams abous the circuit Since then the fad has become quite stylish Some fans in thc Memphis Commercial Appeal got busy Sunday ant picked two teams, a first and second Their judgment was good in some respects. for of the first team Wilhelm, Garvin, Smith and Mont Romery were mentioned, the latter being paced in center Of the second team Ra- gan, Clark, Gear, Molesworth and Oyler were made members.
 Tn this connection, while there are sev- eral good teams about the league, and several good teams could be picked from them 1t is true, as some fans suggest cd through The Age Herald recently, the Barons in toto. as they stand today, make up tho best All-Southern aggregation. It doubted in fact, If an all-star team could be picked in Dixie that could defeat the locals in series of five games. This is true of course. because the members of the all-star team could not play together as could the Barons. And this Is not so strange Take the individual members of the stronger teams, the Birmingham az gregation excluded, and see if individually Birmingham Is much if any, stronger. Then why is 1t that the rag is coming to Birmingham this season?
 In speaking of all-stor teams, Two Very Eccentric Fans" desire the sporting adItor of The Age Herald to inform them which of the following could hold a stout CT hand against the pennant winner of the American association:
 Gear. lf,; Montgomery. c. f.; c. Smith, r. f.. Abstein 1b.; J. Smith, 2b.; Cargo, 3b. Oyler ss.: Garvln. Douglas C.; Will helm. Teller, Fisher and Llebhardt D.; or
 T. Breitensten. If; Montgomery, C. f.; Abstein, r. f.; Fox. 1b.: Cargo, 2b.; Babb, 3b. Nichols. ss.: Douglass, Archer. c.: Wilhelm Liebhardt, Hughes, Maxwell and Fisher, D.
 The sporting editor Is of the opinion that the latter thoroughly outclasses the former but why Theodore Breitenstein Is placed in left. when Rickert. Houtz, Ap- perious or Molesworth could be placed there is unusually strange. It is won dered, too. why Montgomery in both teams, is placed in center. Montgomery .is an excellent fielder. but as he has not Npiaysd in that position in two seasons, there are probably some that outclass him. It Is even probable that a better team than either of the above could be picked.