The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-08
ALL ABOUT IT.

Sparks and Ragan starred.
 How about the rubber ball?'
 The fielding, at times. was brilliant. Rain delayed the game some twenty minutes.
 Ragan outpltched Sparks by narrow margin.
 Billy Smith did magnificent work in the outfield.
 Tomorrow is an off day. The team needs the rest.
 The race In the American league is a beautiful one.
 It will be Wilhelm and Maxwell Mon day in Montgomery.
 Connie Mack is looking for the star twirlers of this league.
 Matthews entered the game with rush. His work saved the day.
 Hammering in Memphis! Little Rock won two on foreign grounds!
 oyler's injury will put him out of the game for one week, at least.
 Little Rock no longer has A cinch. Nash vile is scrambling for the bottom.
 The three leaders in the Southern league are getting well punched together.
 Archer and Garvln found the pitchers for more than one hit. None others did Two great games. Two ties out of three struggles is going some, to say the least Billy Smith is after a ney center fielder, but viii not say who the gentleman Is. The Shreveport Times boasts that 1t has the greatest base runners In the world.
 Would Frank accept the unanimous nomination for the presidency of the league?
 The New Orleans Picayune is complain Ing that Umpire Buckley makes bad de- cisions
 Shreveport and New Orleans long fought 1t out, but the latter won. Manuel saved the day.
 There were three extra inning affairs yesterday. They are very common in the Southern league.
 Nashville got a lead, but lost out in +he end down in Montgomery. Johnny Dugan was wild
 Archer was struck twice by the ball. and painfully hurt both times. He was game, however, and stuck 1t out.
 
 six thousand one hundred and eighty two fans saw the Fourth of July game between New Orleans and Shreveport. Cincinnati Is after the services of First Raseman Louis Nordyke, whom Birming- ham wanted to employ sometime hence. Harry Niles, with the St. Louis Ravens, Is to be matched for 100-yard sprint with Al Burch, the Cardinal outfielder Rarber Joe. in the Atlanta Journal, who ,s none other than Walter Taylor. picks R,rningham to land the rag. He is right. Ntoresworth deeply regretted the fact +bo+ the ball was dropped. He immed- iatelv afterwards began pulling up young grass.
 There is no confirmation or denial to the report that Manager McAleer of St., Touis has been offered John McGraw's place.
 Roy Montgomery played for Jasper yes terdav against Peil City. In the second game. he hit a home run, which did not 1,aoa11se rain came.
 Little Rocks double victory yesterday nulled Memphis away from the heels of birmingham. Keith. the college twirler, Is evidently a coming star.
 Our old friend Schiappcasse was eject cd from a game between Augusta and Savannah day before yesterday Norcum, foo. was sent to the timbers on the same dispute.
 The selling of Catcher Phelps by Gin c,nnatI to Pittsburg is causing much criticism in the National league. Some say that Hermann, knowing he cannot win, Is aiding Pittsburg.
 wilson Matthews, formerly sporting edi- tor of The Age-Herald. writes that Jack sorvilIe has won thirty-one out of thir- t,,.seven games since he assumed charge of the team He thinks he will land the pennant.
 Trouble in the South Atlantic. Man ager Ransick of Augusta. charged that Tmpre Latham is crooked. He will have to prove the charges or get fred. If he