The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-24
BASEBALL BREVlTIES
Back in the first division again.

A days rest will be welcomed by the
 Barons.
 The hearts of the fans were too full
 for utterance.
 Blrminghams percentage on the road
 trip just ended was 200.
 If we must trade Sallee. let us trade him
 for a good pitcher instead of Bugs"
 Raymond.
 The Birmingham team kept above the
 300 mark in the percentage column on the
 western trip.
 It isn't fair to knock on Alcock for mak-
 ing errors on second. It must be horne
 in mind that he is playing out of position.
 It is most respectfully submitted to the
 management of the Birmingham club, not
 in the spirit of knock, but simply as
 suggestion for the good of the team and
 in the interests of the lovers of good
 sport in Birmingham that every effort
 should be made and some money spent
 looking towards getting good first base
 man for the team. That is undoubtedly
 our weakest point. The other positions
 could be fairly well filled with the ma
 terial the Barons now have if one can be
 procured. Walters is not, and does not
 claim to be, first baseman. He shows
 up much better at second
 Nursing wounded jaw. the re-
 suit of a spit ball that lodged
 there during Tuesdays hard-fought
 game between the Memphii and Atlanta,
 Otto Jordan, the second baseman. last
 night left for home to rest probably for a
 week or more. He was accompanied by
 Phil Zellers. Stitches were taken in his
 cheek by a physician at the hospital
 where Jordan was removed after retiring
 from yesterdays game during the sixth
 inning. Sid Smith. who played a remark
 able game at second after Jordan was
 hurt, will continue there. and Larry Hoff-
 man will resume Smiths position at third.-Commercial-Ap
 With "an answer quick postscript at tached to telegram received by Manager Smith from Manager Vaughan is an offer to trade Slender Jim'' Sallee, the Baron left handler, for Bug Raymond, Atlan- tas cratic southpaw. Comparing the slab merits of the sidewheelers Smith is under the impression that he would re- celve the worst of the bargain should he decide to loosen hold on Raymond, but Sallee's good behavior off the field of ac- ton is asset in his favor which may cause the Atlanta leader to take Vaughan's offer under consideration. Sal lee is the tall youngster who recently per formed for Birmingham against the Mem phil when Babbs band cornered twelve runs in a single inning, in which sixteen batters faced Sallee, eleven of whom hit safe, creating an innings record for the league.-C Commercial-Appeal.
 The following letter has been received by the sporting editor of The Age-Her- aid:
 Sporting Editor Age-Herald:
 Please publish your opinion in the first issue of The Age-Herald possible the fol- lowing play
 A man is on third base and two men are down. hit is made and the man crosses the plate; the runner turns wrong
 at first and is put out after the man from third has scored. Now does this score count? NEWBERN BASEBALL CLUB. Answer-J. l.. Silk and other focal au- thorties on baseball agree that the score referred to should count in the final re- suit of the contest. This. however, has been disputed several times this season In games played in the Southern and other leagues. No decision on such question by President Kavanaugh of the Southern league has so far been placed on record. ha at Ind between the Travellers and the Birming-
 ham Iron Barons was the piece de rinky- doc of the baseball season in Little Rock and was replete with fireworks from the time the busle called the players to the post until Johnson scored the winning run in the tenth. It was the first extra-inning game the Travellers have won this year The final score was s to [, but the Tray elers had to work all the way and were fortunate in coming out with the long end os the score. The game kept one busy fig urlng out which side was ahead. It was a seesaw affair all the way, and neither side was ahead for five minutes at a time. The Barons showed in front first then were tied by the Travellers and then the Travellers got two lengths to the good. The Barons let out d link in the sixth and got a run ahead, but the Travellers came back in their half and made three runs which put them two to the good but in the next inning the visitors made up the two and tied the score. The game went the regulation distance to tie. but in the tenth the Barons made one and seemed to have the game won. The Trav- elers were stil there, however, and came back with two and won the game after Hickey made stupid play and threw away an opportunity that was badly need ed.-Arkansas Gazette,