The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-15

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 If President KaVanaugh doesn't put some good umpires on the field his league is going to suffer in patronage. Reports from the east say towns over there have lost money through the rottenness of some of the umpires, and there is no doubt falling off of the local attendance on this account-New Orleans 1tem
 Sam Weems pitched big league ball in his game Friday.
 During the first six innings only eighteen Atlanta batters faced the Bullock county boy, and only one of these reached the first sack.
 Not hit was made until the seventh . the lone visitor that iourneyed to Baxter vile previous to that inning riding down on q free ticket
 He was put off the cars a few minutes later when he tried to beat his way to Yves station.
 The sporting editor of the state had de- cided to cut out everything that in any way bore on the recent rumors that the team was not supporting Weems but the temptation to call the knockers attention to the brilliant. snappy brand of ball put up behind him yesterday is too great.
 l hope that you all saw it. and l hope that you will treasure it in your memories as assduously as you have all errors that have been made behind the colegian.- Montgomery States.
 Rip Ragan was pretty well worn down from his work of the day before, and failed to show up with his old-time speed and breaks Unless Vaughn bags a slab man or two in the next few days he'll have to hire a pitching machine to finish the season with so many double-head- on, the quartette he now has on the job is about trapped from overwork. Harry expects to have one ready by the middle of this week. in which case his people look strong enough to stop the westerners with ease.-Nashville Tennes- sean.
 Vaughn's Barons play like fiends all the time. They are playing the best game of any aggregation in the Southern circuit and will make some of the first division teams fight for their places.-Nashville Banner.
 This makes Us feel better.
 
 The locals warm-hearted greeting for Shreveport yesterday was somewhat lost in the shuffle, but considering the fact that Harry Matthews narrowly escaped lynehing at Piratetown for resenting in suits the Fisheries are exceedingly and superlatively happy at their reception. ana promise to give lIe IdHS u SOou llle of sport today and tomorrow before the whole bunch of western teams ride like Young Lochinvars" to the eastern con- quests--New Orleans Picayune.
 The best chance Montgomery and Bir- mingham have Is to overtake Little Rock and Shreveport and make it warm for New Orleans. It will take some tidy bah playing to turn this trick, however, and more consistent work than either have shown this season.
 Malarky needs another slabmau very badly and he could use another hard hitting infielder. Vaughn needs another pitcher and he could also employ an other infelder and ontfelder with effect. With the material now on hand However, these two clubs look good enough to staih- pede the westerners at home.
 Atlanta and Memphis undoubtedly have a shade on the rest of the league. pdt the other six teams look to be almost evenly matched right now. Hence the fight for position among the trailing sextctte should be quite warm and efferescent the rest of the distance.-Nashville Tennes- sean.