The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-17
Some Facts and Fancies
 O This and Next Season

It is history!
 The season of 1906 is now but some thing for memory to do tricks with.
 Birmingham won the pennant by an eX- cellent margin. such a margin. indeed, that the players were allowed a consld- erable amount of laxlty during the last week of the season.
 Memphis managed to win second place, In spite of the fact that the Atlanta bunch. under the management of Silly Smith. played excelently during the last two series.
 Atlanta comes third, following the Mem phil by less than two lengths. New Or leans, the proud camp of the proud Peli- cans, managed to wind up the season within the borders of the first division. Shreveport followed next, with Montgom- cry immediately behind, the hoodoo pre- venting Mulaneys men from crossing the .500 mark, holding good to the very last Nashville and Little Rock conclude the list.
 Birmingham won out by such a margin that a supreme effort was not necessary. This delightful state of affairs did not exist in the camps of the Bremen and the Memphii. the race for second place
  up to the finish.
 Atlanta, aided by Birmingham, made . supreme efiort tJ be-,, ... ..s gregaton To the tape, but failed through the rather stupid course of Billy Smith.
 It is remembered that on Friday after noon Smith broke a double-header with Charlie Frank. This threw him below Memphis. which latter aggregation man aged to defeat Montgomery in the second battle of the series. This lead gave the Babbers all the advantage where Atlanta had this doubleJheader not been played, should have had any such existing under hold" As it stood, however, Memphii and Atlanta could both win on Saturday aft ernoon, or both lose, and the Memphii would still have the upper hand fin the race for the pennant. That Is what hap pened. Saturday afternoon Memphis de- feated Montgomery for the third suc- cessive time, and Atlanta again took the scalp of the Pelicans, This gave the race to the men from the mountains of Ten nessee,
 In spite of the fact that Manager Billy Smith was not popular in Birmingham, 1t is an undisputed fact that the fans here desired that Atlanta win out. for the sim pie reason that there had occurred senti- mental division in the Southern league, on one side being the teams of the wild and wooly, on the other hand the teams of the east
 Memphis did not finish the second game of .e7e double-header Saturday afternoon, a game in which Montgomery had as- sumed the upper hand. II is probable that time was properly called by the umpire, and it is probable, too. that after seeing the first game won by an easy margin, Manager Babb gave the order to Tag just little in leaving and entering the field. and in approaching the pillow for a time at bat.
 When next the roses bloom 1t Is very probable that the Southern league will start another voyage with the same pas songers on board Little Rock and Shreve- port, the two members against whom the eastern clubs have raised their voices will hold membership, unless something unexpected and strange occurs.
 Charlie Frank will continue to lord 1t over the Pelicans. while Harry Vaughn will remain in charge of the Barons Charlie Babb is a sure shot for another term as manager of the Memphii, and 1t seems certain that Atlanta will cling to Billy Smith. Mique Finn has announced that he will manage Little Rock next season, and in a recent interview fin the Shreveport Times Manager Robbie Gllks declares that he has given up any little plan that he might have thought of. and that he will hold the reins over the Pirates for another season. If this is true, then the report to the effect that Tom mic Fisher would manage the team is dead bird. Dominick Mullaney will not have charge of the Pretzels again, and