The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-13

1 MT. c. Frank once more jumps in and breaks the Southern league constitution and national agreement by borrowing ath- letes from an outside club, playing them | in one game and letting them return. Just how the portly Dutchman manages to wedge in these little by-pays is quite a mystery, but so far he has managed to | turn each festive little brick uncalled.- | Nashville American.
 l It has even penetrated Nashville.
 Now, to show where Babb got all the best of it, Hackett allowed Neghbors to go to second while Alcock was running after the ball that hit Richards. This was comcal on the part of the umpire, but Harry Vaughn did not announce protest, too.-Exchange.
 Wherein Is Birmingham to blame be- cause an umpire is incompetent? Atten- ton was called to that discrepancy as soon after its commission possible. Neighbors scored, too 1t might be added.
 A large number of last seasons pen nant winners are finding the going pretty rought this season. Birmingham in the Southern league for while was In the cellar; Portland in the four-club Pacific Coast league, last place; Des Moines, Western league, fourth place; Grand Rapids, Central league, seventh place; York Tri-State league, sixth place; Cedar Rayids, Three-I league, sixth place; Lynchburg, Virginia league, fourth place. Scranton, New York State league. fifth place; Erie, Interstate lyeague, fourth place, and Paterson. Hudson River league last place.-Memphis News-Scimitar.
 Nose Wormsner blew into town yes- terday, said Hello Harry" looked over the assocations books, saw the game, and said goodbye. He has visited every city In the league except Memphis, and has found every team under the salary limit and the books according to Hoyle, or who ever invented baseball book keeplng.-Shreveport Times
 How Nose could have found things in good shape when Frank admits that he Is violating every rule, Is wonderful. Speaking of block balls and the like, Manager Vaughn and Umpire Rudder ham tell of a clever stunt they used to pull off at Nashville Back of first base on the Tennessee grounds Is a large 1 double gate. There used to be an old darkey guard It. and he had habit of closing the doors when the home team was in the field and opening them in 1 the other half oh the inning. The result was that should there be a bad throw on the part of the visitors the ball would go outside and the men on bases would ! a chain and lock- and Rudderham's threat | to put the negro out of the grounds and | on manual labor stunt, finally had the effect of keeping the gates closed all the time Shreveport Times.
 | Fielder Jones insists that this is his last year in baseball. T know that players | have been known to make those bluffs before, but I am sincere when I say that this Is my, last year." he said. When we get through in the fall I am through playing baseball. I know when I have enough, and I am almost filled up with 1t now. Time will tell whether am bluffing | or not"
 Jones started to play ball In Springfield
 Mass, in 1895. He played minor league ball for but four months and then went | to Brooklyn and became a big league | star. He has been In the baseball lime | light ever since. and is as good ball player today as he ever was. and 1t WI
 be a real surprise should he carry out his determination to quit the game.-Washing- | ton Post. -
 You cannot figure Detroit out of this pennant fight" was Silw O'Loughln's S prediction. That is the most improved | ball team I have seen this year. They are fast. hit well. and that inf1eld works | like clockwork. Hughey Jennings has in- | JecteQ lOtl or ginger llto tHe tedill s work and the players are hustling from the time the bell taps until the last man is retired Their pitchers are working weel, and 1t is good team. Cobb Is better than ever this year, while Crawford is | playing grand ball, and if Mcintyre was | in the game that outfeld would compare
 very fovorably with any in the league, l though I guess Davy Jones Is playing
 good ball It would not surprise me at all | if the team which beats Detroits out wins the pennant this year. r."-Washngton l Post.
 Mike Finn's tip is Atlanta by shade.
 The Irishman with the upholstered mus
 tache figures that Billy Smiths people
 should nose out all contenders with the
 demon Teller travelling at such a rapid
 clip and the entire club so well bal anced Mike was not keen about pass
 ing out dope on Nashville's outlook. He figured the home guard was still bit
 uncertain with possibilities of landing
 high up and also the chance to break
 into a streak of luck and tumble Tt S | the best race we've ever had" com
 mented the Little Rock mogul. and there