The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-19
WHAT OTHERS SAY.

w f1A1 V nGOEo OkA H. After three or four games over in Bir- mingham the Pelicans will hike towards Nashville. The Barons may be easy, but the Lowlanders going to put up mighty strong front Time was when the Pelicans could beat the Nashvillians both at home and away from home, but this year they can do not better than break even Dropping down to Montgomery, the Pelicans are going to find some trouble. too. Those Pretzes have spoiled more dope than any team in the league, and they're just tricky enough to beat the Pelicans a series when the Pelicans need games most-New Orleans Item. No team finds Birmingham easy at home.
 The Pelicans move to the Barons' a stronghold tonight, and when the sun comes up in the morning, Franks friends should be occupying the land and get ling themselves fat and furious for pound ing the Vaughnites.-New Orleans Pica- yune.
 Pelicans cannot pound" In Birming- ham.
 Just keep your eye on that Birming- ham team and SC what it does. It is not  may think and before the season is over the Barons may make fellows up in the lead feel a little shaky.
 Those two games the Birmingham play CTS took from Atlanta showed none Of them had forgotten how to play by any means-Atlanta Journal.
 We are preparing to say, Il told you so."
 Ed I,afitte will not join the pitching staff of Atlantas ball club
 An offer has been made him and he has declined It. because he wishes above all things to complete his course at the Iech next term.
 Billy Smith has long had his eye on Iafltte, and has more than one oeca- sion told him he would make good in pro- fessional company.
 Tuesday afternoon the Tech pitcher %as at the ball park and worked out with tho team. At that time it was thought h' might reconsider and sign contract, bh ha has given what he says is his ma / answer. ,. ing and expects to devote his time an' talents in that direction when he mas HI ished school.-Atlanta Journal.
 With Manager Finn receiving all sort of offers for Keith, he should rememDe that there was another pitcher on tn
  ahout as good a reputation this sprini as did Keith and sign the other twirlef The St. Louis Browns are the iates to De after Keith Manager McAieer oi fers S2500 in cold cash for the lmnea fate release of Keith, but Finn knows good thing too well to let Keith go a present.-Little Rock Democrat
 Johnny Carr couldn't keep his ingrow ing disposition under control, which is said has been a knock to hlm every were he has played, and this explain wny the swift shortstop was let loos by King Fisher of the Pirates. Disor Ranizers can do more harm in minut during idle hours. so some manag ger ai,ue than they can do good on the hel during an entire season. n.-Memphis com mercial-Appeal.
 MT Rather has no unkind words To Manager Frank.
 .Memphis" he chuckled "has some what of reputation for 'doctoreo boxes"
 .eWho gave it to the town?" loyal loca fans hastily interjected.
 well I guess I'll have to admit was Charles Frank" laughed MT. Rather IT Rather is too modest club presi dent to predict that the Flnnites wi float the 1907 league pennant but he LOOK for the team to be well up in the run ming when the whistle blows a cessatio of ostilities.-Memphis News-Scimitar. They do say such unpleasant thing concerning "Cholly.
 Things have changed whole lot the south since Bill Hoffer twirled Sulphur Springs bottom for Ned Sul, vans Nashville team fourteen years asf Houer said last night that he was SUI prised at the progress baseball had mad zinc tc used to live here, and that s Memphis last week when he faced enormous crowd of fans in that fine R Elm park, with the commodious gran stand and bleachers in front of him. n colld have imagined himself back l Baltimore in the old days. with New Han Ions famous bunch of Orioles, when 70 GOO and 30,000 people was not an UT usual crowd to go out to watch Bait aore "eat 'em alive"
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