The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-15
WHAT OTHERS SAY.

WHAT OTHERS SAY.
"The Birmingham Age Herald is nothing
If not loyal. With reference to the pen
nant race in which seven clubs are to
fight for second place, it has the follow
ing: 1T looks as if the race will be Il
bitter and close one this season. Birming-
ham would prefer to win the pennant
after a hard fight "--Arkansas Gazette.
Since the Barons have just gone through
a season of disastrous defeats, the sport
ing editor of the Gazette had an oppor-
tunity to wax even more sarcastic. They
never do rub it in, however, over in Little
Rock.
In commenting on the game Saturday,
the Nashville American states that Man
ager Vaughn did not want to play, argu-
ing that the cold was too severe. Man
ager Dobbs, however, would not listen
to calling off the game, declaring that
the Barons could stand it as well as the
Nashville outfit Technically this was
true, but after the result became known,
the fans locally doubted it. However,
Vaughn was right. The weather was so
cold that fires were kept burning in front
of the players benches.
The sporting editor of the Montgomery
Journal has the following. Nashville
continues to rub it into the pennant win
ners of the Coal City" lie does not stop
at that, however, but takes the >porting
editor to task as follows: 1.-THE sporting
editor of The Herald has one which
is enough to make Montgomerians laugh.
He says the fans are already calling for
the head of Malarky." 1t is something
If Montgomerians are compelled to exert
themselves enough to laugh, even. In
addition, the fans would do well If they
demanded the head of Malarky. Smiling
John is a good fellow, and a neat pitcher
but no manager. However, the Journal
continues This is all rot. How in the
world he ever got that in his Head, we
do not know Perhaps he is off on
count of the fact that Birmingham has
been losing steadily. and that maybe it
might stop the howl for the head of
Vaughn. The fans are perfectly satisfied
with Malarky, and the association is also.
Then why should the sporting editor of
The Age-Herad raise howl?' The
sporting editor will not raise another.
He has given Montgomerians the tip.
They cannot complain at the end of the
season that they did not know better.
The Arkansas Gazette, after referring
tot the defeats handed the Travellers by
the Memphis aggregation, states that the
ltdlll VI lllH lOWeTS DtdQ anu SHOULDERS
above the Memphii. The sporting editor
of The Age-Herald, as is natural, has
some misgivings along this score, but
inasmuch as he believes Birmingham
stronger than Nashville, in spite of the
recent defeats meted out to the Barons,
he sees a reason for the Arkansas gem
tleman's deduction.
The Atlanta Georgian has the following
conforming tba Ia ar t,.ir, tlat tha
Atlanta team has begun: "Zeller. Sparks,
Schopp. Rowan, Spade and Ford will all
take the whirl through Alabama, and
each will get game or two on the road.
Sid Smith will probably do most of the
catching, but Sweeney will be used now
and then. For the present, Castro will
continue at shortstop, and 1t would not
be surprising if he held the job regular
ly. Hoffman will be carried as utility man.
The team will leave for the Alabama trip
in excellent condition, and ought to
sweep in few games while on the road.
The Montgomerytes should be reasonably
easy even on their own diamond; and
birmingham will not prove hard, robbed
of the backing of the five thousand fans
who helped to defeat Atlanta on the OPEN
ing day"
Percy Whiting thus predicts fine road
record for atlanta. His fountain pen is
generally loaded with good stuff from an
Atlanta viewpoint, but there is grave
danger that the Atlanta fans will censure
him for dreamer of dreams when
Smiths ragged bunch returns to the Gate
City.
VIII Hamilton. sporting editor of the
New Orleans Item was not surprised that
birmingham was badly beaten in Nash
vile. He figures the Nashville outfit 80
per cent stronger than ever before and
weaker than last season. He
takes into consideration. too. that the
Barons were on the road, and that sew
eral of the regular members of the team,
We're on the "sick"
Nashville is stronger than last season.
all right. Birmingham is stronger. too
ana IL the Pelicans make six errors under
the Stag they will never remember get
ting away with Il solitary" in Birming-
ham.
1.-THE Barons made several attempts to
steal the keystone pillow, but Hardy
proved bit too quick for them, getting
the ball to Mccormick or Captain Morse
in ample time to retire the runner,
The above from the Nashville American
is true and points out a lesson The Ba-
rons are just a little slow in stealing
bases, and stealing bases is absolutely
necessary, Get start, boys, and run
like the dickens.
The Atlanta Journal is authority for
the statement that Montgomery is using
the squeeze" play this season Since
Birmingham introduced the play in Dixie.
and because the Barons played it so sue
cessfully, there is always little jealousy
locally, when another, realizing its brill
liancy. undertakes 1t. However, there is
little reason for fear. 1t takes nerve to
work the play successfully, and rest as
sured that Montgomery will abandon II
before another weeks end. Nothing
ranked more last season than when
Nashville worked it successfully against
the Barons and won game thereby.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
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