The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-26
WHAT OTHERS SAY.

Grantland Rice, now sporting editor of the Nashville Tennessean, gives his view of the situation:
 If Bill Smith can ooze out of Mem phis with three of the six games sched- uled in that town, he has an elegant opportunity of winding up with a neat little margin at the top. With an even break for the series he would then leave town neck and neck with the west Tennesseans, and Babb would have an awful job ahead pillng up any healthy lead before the last seastern trip set in We have contended all along that Memphis will need a four or five game lead by the time she sets sail from home in September, and 1t will take something better than an even break with the Georgia tourists to bring this blissful result about.
 Outside of her battles with Mont gomery, Atlanta has been moving at an awful clip of late, and the odds that two weeks ago were badly against her have now Yeered around to even money or better. It's a peach of soiree, any way you look 1t over.
 President Kavanaugh has sent out a bulletin calling the attention or the league managers to the fact that the drafting season of the major lea gues begins September 1 and runs to Octo- Der 10.
 '"rhe names of all players who have been sold by any club must be reported to Secretary Farrell before the 26th inst" says the president. "because every player whose name shows upon the draft list upon that date Is subject to draft. It is highly important that MT. Farrell should be notified of the sale of any player before this date and this information should also be fur nished to the president of this associa- tion. The matter should be attended to immediately and l hope no club will delay or postpone the matter.
 "I am in receipt of the following let ter from President Pulliam of the Ma tional league, which l submit for con sideration of the clubs:
 CT desire to call your attention to the field events open to all national agreement players, to be run off in con nection with the Bowlers' day ceebra- tion at Cincinnati on September 10. Five different events are provided, the winner of each to receive $100 in gold and a suitable medal. l hope that your organization will be represented by it's best candidate in each of the events specified. Terms and conditions cover ing these contests may be secured from MT. August Hermann, president of the Cincinnati Baseball club.
 Secretary Mccullough of the Mem phis club received the communication Thursday morning The names of three Memphis players will be absent from the reserve list the club will forward to Secretary Farrell-Suggs, sold to the Detroit Americans Bills, sold to the Philadelphia Americans and Manager Babb. who sewers his connection as player on the local squad within few days.-Memphis News -Scimitar.
 Atlanta's protest of the second game will hardly reach the ears of the direc- tors who sit on such things. Atanta's s manager based his claim on hls own ears, which he said had heard Eldridge order Neighbors and Carter out after their rally roung Eldridge in the Car r-Carey episode. Master Eldridge said after the game that he had not ordered any one out and that he had not felt any one kick him. Otto Jordan said he received the only blow of the mixed pickle battle when the twenty-six play CTS and some spectators were sur rounding Eldridge. Somebody swung hard and landed on Otto's lawbone. The Georgia leader took the blow good turedly and actually laughed as he felt his mouth and inquired with smile for the sender. He said so far as he knew the same fellow who hit that ancient member of the Patterson family must have hammered him.--Memphis Commercial- Appeal.
 A special from Memphis to the Nash vile Banner says:
 The Bremen have approached the local club with a proposition to play six games after the wind up of the regular season, and the Memphis officials and players are willing to meet the Crack CTS if satisfactory terms can be ar- ranged.
 As there never has been post-sea- son series that amounted to anything between leading clubs of the Southern league. 1t Is believed that such contests as are proposed for Memphis and At lanta would prove a strong drawing card both here and in the Georgia city.
 A conference was held between Man agers Babb and Smith but no definite agreement was reached and the scnehe is still hanging fire.
 This post series would not interfere in any way with the exhibition games to be played by the Hustlers Sunday, September 15 The series between the Bluff City and Crackertown would be- bin a week later. three games to be nlaved here and three In Atlanta. Tn inc event of a tie the flip of a coin would decide where the rubber would be played.
 Billy Smith says that there is some talk of a burlesque game to be played bv the Crackers at the atlanta park, when the season closes. But this bur lesque exhibition, like the locals benefit game, would not interfere with the pro 0osed series.