The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-14
WHAT OTHERS SAY.

Sallee, in Memphis, is considered the
greatest pitcher that holds membership
In the Birmingham team. On commenting
on the probable outcome of the last
Memphis Birmingham series, after the 10
Gals had taken the first game, the Com
mercial-Appeal declares that inasmuch as
Sallee was out of the way the Memphh
should take the remaining games.
Babb is very anxious to annex Sallee
to his staff of twirlers next season. 1t
is a. certainty that If Sallee falls 10 please
the fastidious Mr.. Clark Griffith, the
New York American chieftain, who has
drafted him, Vaughn will have an OPP
portunity of disposing of the lefthander
to the Memphis management. 1t Is prob
able that Vaughn will not dispose of him,
but IL is certain that the chance will pre-
sent itself.
In this connection, 1t is known that Sal
lee has splendid natural ability Inc
truth of the matter is that he should nave
won more than half of his games season.
He has speed and a treacherous curve
ball. and can often control his delivery
Rabb believes that Griffith will make him
take care of himself with the result that
he will make good in fast company.
"Pittsburg Travelling Man has pub
lished a bit of baseball poetry that is
clever A dreamer dreamed that he was
Sedltu dL a. Ddl bdiAiC WIN liz ~ -
Concerning what he saw, heard and i'm
agine, with the result is told la one verse
of the several of which the poem is made:
Some peanuts swung near his hungry eyes
And five feet off was patch of shade,
Where a stein of lager of goodly size
Was famed by glasses of lemonade.
And from time to time a player would
stroll
To the scene of all this suffering grim,
Poke some fun at this wretched soul
And take the drinks that were meant
for him
THAT is a knocker," the devil said
"a stiff who on earth had season pass;
His home town players with slurs he fed
He's paying the piper now, poor asst
Frightened, 1 woke from my CHASTITY
dream,
And went to the park, the game 10 scan;
And at each play made by the local team.
l shouted mady, Good eye, old MANI
A Pittsburg man suggests a change in
rules that will prevent the managers OF
teams coming out on the field and making
kicks on the decisions of the umpi~es
when that manager is not an active par
tlcipant in the game or one of the nine
men who are actually In the game. OF
course, when a manager is an active
player like Chance or Tenney or Fred
Clarke" continues the suggestion. mo OBJ
lection can be made to his appearance on
the field to protest" Very fine but a
kick from a player manager Is just as
unsportsmanlike as a kick from any other
kind of a manager. Unless 1t is a ques-
ton of Interpretation of rules, kicks are
taboo and a player-manager should be al
lowed no more leeway than the bench
manageable.
Children were admitted gratis the other
day at a National league game In Chicago.
fat man presented himself at the gate
but was told he was not on the free list.
you ought to let me in" he retorted.
81 must be in my second childhood or
wouldn't want to see the Cncinpatis
play"
In reference to the All-Southern team,
the following communication has been re-
ceived:
"A cranky crank says, in speaking of
an all-star Southern team to play the
/ American association a post-season series.
II he had the picking of such a team he
would select the following aggregation:
First base, Meeks of Birmingham; Sec
ond base, Jordan of Atlanta third base.
Bah bof Memphis: shortstop, Castro of
Birmingham right field, Winters of Allan
ia; center field Miller of Nashville; left
field, Houtz of Montgomery; catchers.
Archer of Atlanta and Douglass of Little
Rock; pitchers, Breitenstein of New Or
leans, Liebhardt of Memphis, Wilhelm of
Birmingham and Fisher of Shreveport.
This crank would bet his last dollar on
this aggregation, provided Vaughn did the
managing and every member would obi
gate himself to play his best and follow
instructions absolutely, win or lose"