The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-08
WHAT OTHERS SAY.


 Umpire Buckley, who offciated in the Southern league last season, and who was called the -@Czar of the Diamond, handled the indicator in the place of MT. Fitzsimmons, who was released yesterday morning by President Boyer. Buckley was signed before the season opened, but owing to some trouble with labor unions, MT. Boyer saw fit to release him until the trouble could be patched up. Buckley then went north and was com pletely exonorated by the union and he was immediately signed again for the South Atlantic league.-Charleston News and Courier.
 It is some consolation to know that the other western clubs have fared little bet ter in the east than has Little Rock. Shreveport has been playing seesaw game with the locals, while Memphis has lost the fairly comfortable lead with which Babbs crew started the invasion. At that, none of the leading eastern clubs have forged so far to the front to as- sume a dangerous lead-it seems to be merely a case of Birmingham and Mont gomery creeping up enough to make the race more interesting. Less than 200 points now separate Montgomery in last place and Atlanta in the lead.-Arkansas Gazette.
 They have now "creeped" up above the Travellers all right
 Some people wonder why pitchers who pitch good ball can't win games but the answer is easily reached through dissec- ton of Handsome Harry McIntire's rec ord in the National league with Brooklyn this year, as it shows that the Brooklyn club has made the phantom-like total of three runs in six games pitched by Big Mac this season.
 According to expert figuring, this Is an average of half a run per game, which may have been beaten had Brooklyn bat ted hard enough to hang a record Of three-quarters of a run per game.-Ex- change.
 Bill Phillips is scouting up around Cin- cinnati. It's double-barreled cinch that he is looking for men for the Peli- cans and when he gets back home the end of the week the ball club will have more announcements to make.-New Or leans Item.
 Frank has now more players than he is entitled to.
 Birmingham wins Hurrahl Hurrah What do you think of that? And 1t took eleven innings and Matthews wild throw to do it then. The fans are evidently wild this morning. We believe we hear them shouting that Daddy Vaughan is the best III the business Keep 1t up.-Montgomery Journal.
 His Honor. the official scorer, gave Johnny Dobbs an error on his great at- ,empt at Massing's hit to center. The nogul got two fingers on the ball. it Is rue. but the fans were not disgruntled.- Nashville Banner.
 They get jealous, sometimes, Ewing.
 At the jump Lister the new first base ian, made a good showing, getting hit ne first time up and covering his bag rell. But difficult chances resulted in two rrors for the ex-Barons. Then MT. Hick- lans benders caused him to fan out vice when hits were needed. He was ttl too anxious to break up the game erhaps.-Exchange
 Harry Arndt's major league career anne to premature close. He is a bet er batsman and infielder than he was rior to 1906, but the injury to his throw 1 arm. sustained that season, has not ielded to treatment and the unfortu- ate fellow has to accept a minor league erth. The Robisons had several offers or him, but in appreciation of Harrys ood work gave the player his choice f the bidding clubs and he selected the Wilmington team of the Tri-State league If which Mike Grady is member The Milwaukee club was hot after Harry.
 The series with Birmingham should go far to fatten the Memphis percentage of gap,es won. The Barons are not easy rnA by any means-they have what is z fseded to be the best slab stan in th/ Ie ve-but Babb's boy-s have shown A knack for trimming the Birmingham r1ers by close scores, as our team ap- pears to be much stronger than when