The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-18
THE DOPE SHEET.

The rain and the mud won out.
Breitenstein played again yesterday.
No doubleheader for today. Everybody
is sad.
The fans will take pleasure in greeting
Minahan.
New Orleans will be here for the game
tomorrow.
oyler will get back on short. He will
help some.
The rubber ball" matter is now dead,
presumably.
1t is said that inside work was lacking
in Montgomery.
Cy Watt for New Orleans Frank is af-
ter Douglass, too.
A big bunch of fans was disappointed
when the rain fell
Memphis will be strengthened by
pitcher and second basenfan.
Let us all pull hard to overcome the
millionaires of Charlie Frank
Atlanta got rain, too. and Little Rock
narrowly evaded another drubbing.
Unless the game this afternoon is taken.
one series will have gone to the bad.
Cincinnati handed severe package to
Cy Young yesterday. He was hit hard.
If the sun shines, then Babb will see
how well Birmingham patronizes base
BALL
In the brilliant Nashville Shreveport
game of yesterday there were five double
plays.
Wilhelm or Clark will do the twirling.
Liebhardt or Clark will pitch for the VS.
itors.
One game was played in the American
league yesterday. Rain and mud played
havoc.
The four leaders in the American league
are tying up right now. The wool will
begin to fly.
VIII the east develop an opposition to
Kavanaugh? Will Little Rock be ousted
from the league.
The newly signed players of the Atlanta
team have arrived. No releases have been
heard of as yet.
Mobile and Meridian are tied for first
place in the Cotton States. Everybody is
pulling for Mobile.
1t is probable that Manuel will open UP
against Birmingham. Moxe Is doing ex-
ceedingly well right at present.
Carey, Memphis first baseman. Is fast
improving from his illness, and will prob
ably figure in the game this afternoon.
Manager Babbs friendly feeling for
the man who assaulted one of his players
was little short of wonderful. The fans
say. however. that the president shall
know the facts
Charlie Fox and Walter Taylor are at
dagger points. Do not pay any atten-
ton to the secretary. Walter. Fox Is per-
fectly harmless, and he has tried to be
of force for years and years.
Chicago defeated the Giants yesterday,
with Mathewson in the box. Chicago and
the Giants are the chief contestants for
the National pennant. Does this victory
of Chicago not forecast the finish of the
season? The Chicagos are now leading by
81 points.
Walsh is certainly a good pitcher in
spite of the fact that since joining
Montgomery he has missed his every
game by narrow margin. Yesterday he
gave the Pelicans 2 total of seven hits,
and did as we'll as the older and more
experienced Breitenstein. Errors by Null
laney and Busch really lost the game for
him.
1t Is said that Tom O'Brien Is in the pay
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prophesed that Washington will do bet
ter next season. 1t is said that the visit
of OBrien to Birmingham was from a
desire to see Liebhardt All of the young
sters will get on their mettle now, and
play excellent ball. The scouts from the
big leagues are In Dixie.
Duggan and Fritz fought out a mag
rifcent battle of thirteen scoreless innings
In Nashville yesterday. Shreveport has
figured in two extra inning no-run games
in one week. the other being wiz. Mem
phis Sunday. Duggan, who Is fast de-
veloping into one of the best pitchers
of the league, outpitched Fritz. but the
youngster from Shreveport is revealing
the fact that he is right there with the
goods himself.
The standing today is varied only
trifle. The only changes are in the relative
grades or New orleans ana montgomery,
the former going still higher and the
latter still lower Birmingham and Shreve-
port are still tied. and the Pelicans are
leading by 6 points. This is the afternoon
that Birmingham and Shreveport will be
tied for first place and New Orleans will
be in third
Trying to Enter His Own Home.
Jackson, Miss, July 17.-(Special)-
James Harrison, well known white man
whose home is on Capitol street, near