The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-27
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The Reds have another pitcher in their
ranks who may be called on to officiate
In one of the coming double-headers or
an exhibition game Eddie Tiemeier. the
Reds new inhelder Is also a twirler
and good enough to let team down with
four hits on Sunday morning. Bob Wick
er, who has batted against him in morn
ing practice, says that he has all the ear
marks of ffrst-class box artist. Man.
ager Hanlon will try him out this morn
ing and present him to the public as a
twirler, If he shows up well as he
anticipates. -CincinnatI Enquirer.
Alabamans interested in current base
ball happenings in the south are right
now figuring on flying two pennants the
present season. One. according to the
Alabama manner of figuring is to be
hung at high-mast from Alabama pine
down in Mobile. This win be emhlematic
of the Cotton States league championship,
and would commemorate the ending of q
fifth season in that organization in which
no two pennants have ever been plucked
by any club
The other and more important banner
that would be unfurled from the oaks
which grow in dwarfed form around the
Stag piles of Birmingham would be the
emblem of baseball supremacy in the en-
tire Southern states.
The silks that would be emblazoned with
Mobile lettering is as good as settled,
but there may be a slip in the Southern
race, Notwithstanding double-header
achievements yesterday. last week and
the week before of Harry Vaughn's con-
solidated array of team workers, who
have played consistently from the rise OF
the curtain on the first act of the present
drama on which rests the settlement Of
the sixth Southern championship.
The Alabama Barons won two yester-
day, defeating Shreveports representa-
tives They move to New Orleans to-
day. Both New Orleans and the Memphi
have what might be looked on as a look-in
chance for the pennant. in spite of the
long lead the Birmingham team has taken
in recent clashes, for provided the Mem
phil can take a few games from their
opponents, the Montgomery team. today.
while New Orleans and Birmingham are
battling, there may be revelation on
tap for the series next week, when the
Barons tackle the reinforced Memphians
at Red Elm in a series that may set
at rest for good and all tine pennant win
ners of 1906.
Manager Vaughns team enjoys long
lead Unless the Pelicans can do some-
thing today tomorrow and Sunday. while
the Memphi are taclSling Montgomery
pennant talk here will be suspended for
another few months at least, Stockdale Is
likely to pitch against Maxwell today
The series extends through Sunday.-Com-
mercial Appeal.
Have you noticed Higgins new style Of
batting?
In the past few games the clever second
baseman has gotten somewhat out of the
habit of doing the so-called baby act"
in the matter of laying down the ball in
front of the plate. although he still holds
to that style when the occasion is pro-
| pitious one. His new line of batting con-
sists of chopping at the ball in such
way that 1t hits the ground Immediately
| In front of the plate and then bounds
high In the air The moment the bat
comes into contact with the ball Huggins
Is off for first base. and by the time the
ball descends into the hands of the impa-
tiently waiting catcher or pitcher Hug
gins is no near the initial bag that
throw is quite futile. Within the past
few days Higgins has worked this chop
ball successfully several times. and there
is no doubt that he VIII continue to inn
prove its use
1T got disguised with the ordinary bunt
/ over In Philadelphia recently said Hug
gins when ] popped up a fly in trying
to sarciice at a ticklish point of the
game The failure cost us victory, and
at once decided that I would try
some other style of sacrificing. On Man
ager Hanlon's suggestion 7 tried this chop
| sacrifice and I find that it not only
works well for moving UP base runners,
but also is fine thing for base hits.
So in the future I'll use the chop ball
more and the bunt hit ess."-Cincinnati
Times-Star.
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