The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-31

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 If he ever gets his nerve Guese will become one of the best pitchers in the game. He has everything but the neces- sary nerve. 1 hope to develop this. Lack ot nerve Is the only thing that stands between Guese and big league fame."- New Orleans Item.
 There, they admire "Whlteys' yellow streak"
 fith the addition of Charley Smith to the field the Memphis outlook takes on an even brighter tnge. It's hard to figure how they will be choked off now for the delft southpaw Is pretty sure to win a big bulk of his games in this league When Cristall rounds to this will give Babb three good, and three mighty good. right handlers and a brace of good 1eft-hGnders-a quintet strong enough to go the rest of the distance. Babb hasn't been taking yer many chances with that flag this season. Even when he was five games to the clover he bagged Man ming and James, and now with the ad- dtion of Shields ie can sit back and take life bit easy. Atlanta must show an awful improvement on the road before she can even hope to crawl above the West Tennessee delegatlon,-Nash Tennessean.
 The following is an Atlanta special to the New Orleans Item.
 "The rumor that Billy Smith will go to Macon at the end of this year will not down, In spite of authoritative de- nials by all parties concerned.
 The local management says If is en- tirely satisfied but 1t is said that Billy Smith has a good thing down there. It is pointed out that the reason he has sent so many Atlanta cast-offs to his old stamping ground is that he wants to have a good team there when he arrives If Smith goes to Macon 1t will doubtless become the official farm for Atlanta players"
 President Coleman has just finished 8 tour or the east with the Memphii. At Nashville the team was showered with occasional bottles, scores of cushions and n rock or so-the last mentioned branch of the shower happening on the outside by thugs, who not held to represent anything or anybody. But the local pres ident is determined that visiting players shall not be subjected to such treatment from occupants of the open stand as happened to the Memphii in Nashville He says that if a spectator throws a bottle at a player, it is a matter for police investigation. and will insist that any party be prosecuted. The cushion problem has always worried minor leaguers, but President Coleman may have solved 1t by asking double the price of the purchase of a cushion. with the understanding that half of the amount will pe rebated on return of the cushions. The argument is advanced that fans will thInk twice before throwing away any thing with cash value attached to 1t. No cushions were sold at all yesterday to the bleacher following. The new method may be adopted at futures games fin Memphis-Memphis Commercial-Ap- peal
 Careys high foul over the score board in the last half of the sixth ming came near resulting in serious accident The ball struck a little 3-year-old boy on the head in it's downward flight, as he was being carried from the lnclosure in the arms of his father. Had 1t not been for the straw hat which he wore. the blow doubtless. would have resulted seriously Though stunned by the whack. the lit tic fellow stood it gamely. and was able to walk by himself after a few minutes rest.-Memphis ews-Scimitar