The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-03

Had the Barons played every game this season with that same snap which they exhibited yesterday, they most prob ably would not now be in the hole.-Mont- gomery Journal.
 They were a little snappy yesterday, weren't they?
 Jack Manning, former Baron outfielder was signed yesterday by Manager Frank, and he held down the right garden. Man ming is fast man, a good fielder, a good base runner and fair hitter. Frank seems to think he will more than make good, and if he plays any kind of ball at all he will be kept permanently in right New Orleans Picayune.
 Jack is a good fellow.
 Manager Billy Smith of Atlanta has politely refused the offer of the Cincin- natl club to saddle him with the latest of President Herrmans college finds-Pitch- CT Rice of Purdue university. Bill knows that twrler may be wonder against college teams. but far from ready for work in fast league. The rah-rah bat ters are easy to pitch to, for they will strike at anything within two feet of the plate. When John Dubec was giving pass after pass on Thursday he called Admiral Schlei to the box and said, with surprise: Don't these fellows hit at anything?" ''Yes, they hit all right" replied the Ad- miral, but not at those curves that are 9 foot from the plate. You'll have to put them over the corners, at least' At lanta wants Bob Spade, but no green col legian. Manager Ganzel may let Spade go back there, unless he has to send him to Harrisburg in payment for Doescher.- Cincinnati Enquirer
 The Barons would like to land Spade. too.
 In the hearts of all rooters there must be warm place for Buttermilk Meek As soon as he lumbers into a city the citizens know it. Whenever he reaches the ball grounds, only one fact is known-which is that Buttermilk is altogether there.
 Birmingham carries Buttermilk along, for one thing, to root. He's the best rooter in the United States, not even ex- cepting Montgomery's own gallant deni- zen who touts so cheerfully in the neigh borhood of the third bag. Meek has points on them all. however, and because of this he's given a rousing reception whenever he reaches this ty.-Montgomery Jour nal.
 O'Brien and Baxter were suspended two weeks ago and are now back in the game. Southern league justice, as meted Frank Delehanty, however, is somewhat of a shock. Del is banished and there is hardly a chance for him to explain more than the actual facts. His own feelings and those of every player or supporter of the New Orleans team. as well as of fair-minded fans, were outraged at a seemingly inexcusabe break of the um- pire Del's heart and soul had been thrown into the fight for the last game at Memphis Bartley had been pitching and the SCOT Tas to ? at the end of the ninth De. Jaw Bartley get into an awful hole in the tenth Baerwald one of Babb's new men, came up after two were out and bases were full. Bartley was in trouble and every fielder behind him stiff fened up to support him. The crisis was at hand. Three balls and two strikes had been called. Baerwald not trying to swing at any of them. and then-Brown called, -Four balls, walk" and the fun began, for the game was over, a runner had been forced home. It should have been Three strikes and side out" but Memphis had won thanks to the umpire's potato eyes, New Orleans Times-Democrat.
 We can see no excuse for expectorating in an umpire's face, although the dramat- ic writer above possibly has suggestions to offer.
 South Atlantic teams want a spit sea- son. Says the Macon News:
 twill Jacksonville be the sport?
 Speak out, oh Jays, and give the an- swer.
 ''The question was first sounded yester- day, and by this time Jacksonville may be pondering over 1t and deciding on move. Asking for the season to be split m twain this year may be something new In organized baseball, and we may not nave much of precedent to be guided by. but it is worth try, anyway"
 We would like to start over ourselves.
 In the last two games it was plain to the impartial observer that Nashville had Att anta utclassed.-Nashville Banner.
 What dreams a victory will conjure up! If Jack Hardy had played up to his last years form, Nashville would be in frs, place now. Jacks downfall has been the most remarkable case on record and the pnly way to figure 1t out is that he is not worked enough Seabaugh has been doing ale bulk of the catching this year and has acquitted himself we'll but 1t might be xsss rood idea to alternate catchers every d4p