The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-24

trip is finished NOthlnB 10 lHe Iulioi that he is suffering with humps. Johnny Duggan will work today. The deal for new infieder is still pending; I will prob ably know definitely today.-Dobbs, in Nashville Banner.
 Several times the Memphians rapped smartly to the outfeld. Molesworth gath cred in three of these drives, Gardner got in the way of a couple and Smith made rather a miraculous catch of another, but nary a time did the leather drop in safe spot in the garden outside the in- field.-Memphis Commercial-appeal.
 Pretty good outfield at any rate.
 Smith was very liberal in his praise for Atlanta and said his club was getting more backing than it could use He declared that whether Charley Frank, Mike Finn or any of the managers carried fourteen or fourteen hundred players was not of the slightest concern to him, for he had a team which was "the quality of the league.ANew Orleans Picayune.
 Smith doesn't seem to worry about the grumblings of Charlie Frank.
 Of the fourteen games played Nashville won seven, making a total of fifty y-one runs against sixty-three for it's oppo- nents. Nashville split even with Little Rock and New Orleans, beat Memphis two out of three, and won one out or three at Shreveport No better record away from home was ever made by Nash- vile while a member of the Southern league.-Nashville American.
 Manager Malarly announced last night that he had released Outfielder Sam Ap- perious and Second Baseman Wye. Ap- perious Is suffering from water on the knee and Nye has bad ankle. As result, it is likely that Malarky Will re- fuse to waive on Henline, who has been with Memphis, and keep the outneloer.- Arkansas Gazette.
 In permitting Smith to carry a team Of sixteen players President Kavanaugh o1 the Southern league is violating the rules and laws of the National Association or Minor League clubs, and there IS nkely to be lively baseball war in consequence before the season ends. Kavanaugh IS not only not enforcing the player strength limit rule but he is also permitting near ly every club manager in the league to tretch the salary limit. In exceeding this salary limit the clubs are liable to a fine of =25 per day for every day the pay roll is allowed to be above the limit fixed by the national associaton.-New Orleans Times Democrat.
 Whew, but he's hot. But had he not used the nearly in the above, Frank would have thrashed him roundly.
 'He hits for three sacks" if some one walked quietly up behind you and whisp- cred it in your ear what would you do! Be inclined to knock right away, some people would and tell you of similar per formances of the Blonde Haired Texan since this season began. Every bit of it would be time and it's a two-three label for the Texan if things don't 'commence 10 go the other way-Montgomery Jour nal.
 After studying 1t out. one is brought face to face with the fact that Pitcher Walsh has got a roast.
 The Barons were about to win a game yesterday, when the bunch of Vaughn blew up on errors. Not even little pros perity can the Slagites stand.-Montgom- cry Journal.
 The Nashville players are almost unit in declaring the Pirate bunch the strong est they have gone up against ana that means 'em all.-Shreveport Times.
 They're scratching each others backs all right enough.
 Well, after so long a time they are on the hunt for Sunday ball in Memphis ana threaten to put it out of business.
 The Wrlter s VIEWS Ol luiS SupJOSea not of any special interest, even to hlm- self But he does wish to recall just one incident of the last attack made on Sunday ball in the Bluff City
 An organization of ministers started It and were in fair way to put the game out of business. Their cause was gain ing strength with great rapidity, and all inc endorsements were welcome-that is, until they found that the saloonkeepers of the city were lined up with them.
 And that was a strange anomaly! The ministers and the saloonkeepers fighting side by side against Sunday baseball.
 This set the ministers to thinking( or so the story goes, anyway-l wouldn't Voueh for this personality and after some thought they objected to their sparring mariners. dropped the agitation and Sun day ball has gone on there ever since Atlanta Georgian.
 Much fun would be denied the followers of the Southern league race were it not for the annual contentious between one B. Smith of the Atlanta aggregation and C. Frank who preSides over the gongs and comings of the New Orleans PelcanS. The latest is the protested game, an ac- count of which is published today. No manager on the circuit but Billy Smith would ever have got into such an unnec- essary tangle and no other manager ex- cept Charley Frank would have turned such a trick. It all adds life to the game. although in an effort to extricate himself Billy Smith may consume his salary in plug tobacco.-Nashville Banner.
 Fun? Dobolical rot on both sides.
 Umpire Pfenninger was considerably better than during Sundays game, but there was still room for improvement. His obstinacy in refusing to allow Jud Daley a home run, showed that he had not looked up the disputed point of the preceding game.-Shreveport Times. Pfenninger sick? Why, we hadn't even heard of it.
 In sixth place, and with hard road | trip beginning Thursday night, the pros