The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-07

tested the game, then played 1t out Memphis News Scimitar.
 Without accusing Messrs. Babb, Mo Cullough and Coleman of trying to perpe- trate fraud on the New Orleans club, 1t appears to Sporting Chat that they by no means lived up to their regulations as clean sportsmen when they refused to sprinkle a shovel of dirt on the one faulty part of the diamond. It was entirely too late for them to denounce Frank for disappointing the Memphis public after they had been the whole cause Of the publics disappointment.
 The Memphis management is very par ticular to insist that even had Manager Frank been in earnest in hls contention he should have clothed himself in a mantle of charity and played for the satisfaction of the 5000 fans
 Brother Babb should understand that charity begins at home. If 1t was the part of either side to exhibit any charit- able traits, 1t was his part, inasmuch as 1t wouldn't have cost him but about cents worth of dirt, and not cent of principle. Had Manager Frank played anyhow" 1t would have cost him the game and much of his sef-respect. The fact that he had been handed such a lemon by men who posed as his friends would have hurt him more than the fall
  grand stand New Orleans Item,
 Kavanaugh decided that Frank was wrong, however.
 It cost the New York team just an even $15 one day before Laporte finally retired Centerfielder Lord of the Athletics on pop fly. According to the American league rules, after a ball goes into the grandstand, or bleachers, it can no longer be put into play, and only new balls are to be used after all the old ones have run out.
 Lord came to bat in the fifth inning of a game at New York and the first ball pitched he hit into the leftfeld bleachers. When a ball is hit Into the bleachers it never comes back. Lord hit five more fouls into the same bleach CTS and an even half dozen over the grandstand before he wended his way to the bench a retired man.
 The American league balls bring sl.25 so that the dozen Lord put out of com mission cost the home management an even s15. It would be & costly business If all hitter5 were as extrayagant as Lord.-Ex.
 Memphis special to a Shreveport newspaper says that 'Matty," the Peli- can catcher, was roundly hissed and Jeered when he appeared behind the bat for the New Orleans club Sunday after noon. Matthews Is getting to be unpop- ular with players and fans alike in this league.-Atlanta Georgian.
 Harry Matthews and "Silver Blll' Phil lips are due to win todays game, as good battery is all that is required Mat ty was on the coaching lnes alternating with Joe Rickert, Whitey Guese and the others. and is in fine condition Since his axyr aapfa ct | fatt. has been little more pensive, but stead fly maintains his innocence of doing any more than any self-respecting player would under the circumstances.
 Matty cites Umpire Rudderham as witness to his lamblll1e behavior and tho fact that the unps did require Bender to retract the statement about his hearing Matthews curse Bender seems little bad for the scribe's contention that he was cursed and made faces at by the catcher before he swung at him with his fist. If the truth must be told, Matty was q little vexed with Carr, the latter having slung a bat in his face while batting a short time before the alleged dirty work of Matty in sliding to second feet flrst.-New Orleans Picayune.
 Charley Frank has reached New Or leans and has unfolded his banner of trouble, exhibiting document he paid s25 for in attorneys fee in Memphis. which sets forth his defense for aecuring his friends, Thomas Mccullough and Charley Babb, and his uncle, F. P. Coleman, of attempting to job him with d muddy cor ner of batters box that would have been occupied almost as many times by Memphli as Pelican batters. The Pe- can chief is reported to fully realize now the gravity of his act in forfeiting. and is trying to explain how the wee corner of the batters' box looked like a mountain of mud.-Memphis Commerclal-Appeal
 It is the same way with the other clubs. They win at home when they can't win on the road. Come back home boys-Montgomery Journal
 We know how 1t Is, Horace.