The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-18
EXPERT BILLIARB AND
 POOL GAMES PLAYED
Montgomery Has Some Fine Singers On the Team and the Quartet Is Extra Good-The Sporting
 Writers Entertained.
BY BILL AK.

Montgomery, Aprll lI-(Specldl.l- w lth the Barons, and. the enthusiastic crowds that they have caused to gather together, the Alabama Educational association and the Korassans, the city of Montgomery is having a busy week. The lobby of the Exchange hotel has been filled from morning till night, and were it possible to forget you would imagine this city to be Pittsburg, New York or Birmingham.
 The Barons have made a very favorable impression since their appearance in the Capital City, not only on account of their playing ability but on account of their fine appearance in citizens dress, and fine department.
 If. Birmingham should finish the season on the very bottom the fans at home would have no fault to find with the play CTS from a personal standpoint. They are all behaving themselves, in spite of the booze shops on every corner, and so far Manager Vaughn has had nothing of which to complain.
 Among the Barons there are some fine dressers. Tommy Raub, one of the most popular players, wears light gray, gener- ally a bouquet, and parts his hair in the middle. Reagan's classic face gives him the title of the best looking man in the league. Bill Douglass, an excep- tionally neat dresser, and a man of fine appearance, was thrice on yesterday taken for banker, and once for President Aber- crombie of the University of Alabama.
 McNeal wears brown, with a handker- chief hanging from his outer coat pocket, a style of last season which the twirler likes too well to abandon.
 Henry Meek is wearing pair of new ,i hoe nnac cad mai of oxfords. Walters has craving for spring change by the purchase of a new hat Carlton Molesworth, since his re- appointment as field captain, a position which he excellently filled last year, has invested in an entirely new outfit.
 All of the Barons have illustrated their fondness for pool and billiards since their arrival in the city, where it Is impossible to do anything else.
 In the Exchange yesterday afternoon there was a great tournament between Ginger Clark on the one hand and the sporting editors of The Birmingham Age Herald and the Birmingham Ledger on the other. 'tGinger" was giving the newspaper men two shots to his one and managed to win two of four games. The peppery Ohioan is a shark of the first water, and it is a lamentable fact that he won the only games on which a wager was placed
 Meek, having practiced for many months at the Apollo is perhaps the crack shot of the Baron outfit, even as he Is the best bowler and the hardest hitter. Ro- bertaille plays a stiff game of billiards, and has successfully defended his title as the champion of them all.
 The Barons called on Governor Conner this afternoon. The governor attended the game yesterday afternoon and hol- lered for Birmingham.
 "Why not?" Harry Ables questioned. 'Is it not true that Birmingham loves the governor more than any other city loves him?'
 The players did not question the gov ernor concerning Sunday baseball. The Barons are not thinking much of this matter although all are in favor of so utilizing the Sabbath. In Montgomery the fans are very anxious for the in- auguration of Sunday games, and I un- derstand that President Chambers isright with them. It Is not said, however, just what attempts will be made here, al- though some move in the immediate fu- ture might be expected.
 On the Montgomery team is fine quar- tette. Joe Pope has one of the livest tenors that ever thrilled a sentimental  Anda, in addition to being one of the bugs" of the league, carries along with ] him a deep bass. while Persons fills in with baritone. Helm sings the role l of the leader.
 Helm, incidentally, leads the church 1 choir at his home in F'loralla, Ala. I In addition to the quartette the Mont | gomery team has a first rate comedian, | mimic and general all-round minstrel | man in Mike Shannon.
 The visiting sporting writers have been 1 splendidly entertained by the local scribes. | The three Montgomery writers are not l only clever in dispensing the dope, but | are capital fellows Herbert Go1dthwate | of the Times is official scorer. Horace
 Hood Jr., of the Journal Is excellent | fellow as his many Birmingham acquaint- l ances will bear stestmony. Wallace | Screws of the Advertiser Is well known | all over the state, and he numbers his 1 friends by the score. l They have united in their efforts to make the visiting scribes enjoy them | selves and they have succeeded.
 The Barons are anxious to return home. | They are planning to surprise Atlanta in | that first game Monday afternoon, and
 they have no doubt but that the series l will be found on the right side of the
 ledger.
 Before arriving here the players 1 couldn't see wherein Montgomery had a
 chance to win a solitary game. But Mont gomery did turn the trick. just the same, | and there may be another to their credit,
 although no one will believe it. | -.ss---
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