The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-21
LOveInan, Joseph &LOeb
TIPS FROM OTHERS.


Runners for the big leagues are all
Athletics is securing all over the west
Representatives of the Highlanders, the
White Sox and the Athletics are in Des
Mones, too, and are making efforts to
land the cream of that city's team. CAT
fyn, Miller and Town. An offer of $1,000
each has been made.
In the opinion of Sporting Life Lew
Moren of the Eastern league formerly
a pitcher of the Atlanta team. is the
best twirler in the company with whom
he moves. Lew, 1t is remembered, is the
son of an exceedingly wealthy Pittsburg
capitalist. He figured in the role of one
of the Southern's best. and that he Is
succeeding in his new field is a source
of much pleasure to his friends in Dixie.
Schuster will make good as an UNI
pire Judging from exchanges printed in
those cities where the new member of
the staff has officiated, he will not stand
for profanity, handed out in his direc-
ton. nor in the hearing of the spectators
Bully for Schuster! He recently elected
Meany and Douglass from a game in
Nashville. and fined them, too. because
they said some things TO him that other
umpires have tolerated.
The Cincinnati Enquirer is authority
for the statement that Cincinnati will
enroll Byrne of Shreveport, one of the
fast shortstops of the league as Red
next season. 1t is said that the deal
has not been closed already, because
Gilks desires to hold him through the
season, SO that he will not be handi-
capped in the Southern pennant fight. As
far as known, Byrne is the only ran
on whom drafting hands have been un-
mistakably placed at this date
Mique Finn is thinking of getting a
stronger team. The Cincinnati Enquirer
states that he has made a proposition
to Bill Hart, the we'll known veteran
of the game. and intimates that there
is chance of the terms being accepted
There is unquestionably something that
holds Finn down. He is a good baseball
captain and If he is ever given free rein,
he will place a winning team in Nash
vile. Harry Vaughn, even. could do Moth
ing with his hands tied behind him.
Here is a bold statment from the At
lanta News: ut is a certainty that
there is some misunderstanding between
the president and the vice president
FranE) as concerns the matter of special
privileges. The time has come when the
eastern clubs will not stand idly by and
let C. Frank and his gang take all the
candy"
There is of course some misunderstand-
ing between President Kavanaugh and
Manager Frank. But the insinuation that
Kavanaugh connives at the misdemeanors
of the wiley New Orleans leader-well,
there is doubtless two sides to that mat
ter.
Pearson of Nashville and Bird of Lit
tie Rock says the Nashville American,
were formerly two of the best known
college players of the middle west The
former starred with Wisconsin and the
latter with Michigan, of which team he
was captain for two years."
1t is fast becoming a recognized fact
that college players are most valuable
They have several advantages One is
that they are comparatively free from the
instinct of the rowdy. Baseball today is
made up of much better material than 1t
was some years ago. The conditions are
improving every day, too.
The exchanges since the recently pub
lished statement that Kavanaugh would
again ask for the presidency of the
league, the rumors of a successor have
about died down 1t is generally ad-
mitted in the exchanges that Kavanaugh
will receive the unanimous vote of the
clubs, and it was generally understood
that there would be no opposition, that
the boom of this or that candidate was
launched with the understanding that
Kavanaugh would voluntarily retire. For
that reason, Kavanaughs fat-footed an
nouncement that he will ask for the
office again is putting a quietus on the
situation. The Atlanta News, the Nash
vile Banner and possibly the evening
papers of Birmingham are the sole op-
position to the now president There
are numerous others on the fence.
The prolific punster of Sporting Life
will never die. Here is a recent out
burst:
Chicago will always take a CHANCE
and will be KLINGing at the finish
Pittsburg will stick like a LEACH.
New York will always have MAR
SHALL.
Philadelphia will always be a'DOoIN
the other teams.
Cincinnati will SEYMOUR clubs ahead
Of them than will be behind them.
ST. Louis will have a very SMOOT time
beating the other clubs.
Boston has the BRAIN but does not
seem to use II properly.
Brooklyn will be sent up the river JOR-
DAN by the other seven clubs