The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-10
By BILL AK.

By BILL AK.
 Bill Smith has reached the city. This afternoon the Barons will SC up against the Crackers Russell Ford will work for Atlanta. while Manager Moes- worth will commission Robertaille to add another to the many recent defeats of the visitors
 McMurray and Raub will do the receiv- ing.
 If fair weather predominates during the stay of the Crackers, double-header will be played These games will most probably come on Wednesday, although Bill Smith expressed a hope last night that Tuesday would draw the double bill. Incidentally, this postponed affair dates back from the first visit of the Crackers. Strange to relate, Ginger" Clarke pitched the game against Johns, and the tied re- suit was the nearest that the peppery Ohioan came to landing a victory for Birmingham this season.
 Billy Smith attributes the string of recent defeats that have befallen his aggregation to a failure to hit on the part of the team "The pitchers have been delivering the goods beyond question:" he stated. But we cannot hit.''
 When Bill was informed, however, that New Orleans. after dropping seven straights won yesterday, he turned loose :, q broad smile.
 It was evident that he was dreaming a dream of probable victory for his team this afternoon.
 Smith related rather a funny story last night.
 He received a telegram from Augusta offering to turn over Sitton to the At lanta club next Wednesday for s2O0.
 Stton is Atlantas man at the con- clusion of the Sally season, and the season comes to an end Saturday. Au- gusta would have worked Sitton Tues day or Wednesday and sent him on to Smith. But Smith wired back: You have your nerve-Poo poo.''
 Smith has made endeayors to get Sit- ton back for some six weeks. But Au- gusta would not listen to his appeals. Now, inasmuch as the season comes to a close next Saturday, Augusta saw a pos sible chance to make little money. But Billy put an end to that hope. Sitton will join Atlanta Sunday.
 When Atlanta was here about a month ago the Crackers took two of the three games scheduled
 Molesworth should make clean sweep of the present series.
 Gene Ford met his brother, Russell Ford yesterday.
 The two had not previously come to- gether since early spring.
 They look very much alike and the sound of their voices are similar Both are clean-cut fellows. too.
 Since the Crackers were last in Bir- mngham Bill Smith has added several new faces to his lineup.
 Clayton, out of the Virginia league, 1: playing short. while our old friend, Lot Castro, is on the bench. However, Smitf thinks so much of the count that he ii little afraid to let him go.
 Two new pitchers have been added ItdudDduSn Ol oeddf fdpluS dHu Der Maxwell. who for several seasons bacl was with Montgomery, and who returnI south direct for the city of Cornelius Nc Gillicurdy.
 Then there is a new catcher, Herber Smith. He relieved the lamented Eddi, Hurlburt Smith is a faster man thai Hurlburt at any rate.
 There are absentees. too. George Win ters, the most dangerous man whom At lanta claimed is out of the struggle fol the remainder of the season with broker bone. Casteton. one of the leagues bes twrlers, is ill of typhoid fever.
 Manager Smith doesn't know whethe Nashville will win the pennant or not
 Of course he doesn't. Who does, fol that matter?
 The Volunteers q believe they cal them Volunteers have quite a health! lead, but they start out tomorrow on road trip which embraces 2S stragh games-quite a number.
 Nashville has great pitcher, al though thare are several good ones. Th' Volunteers are hitting the ball nicely a the present time, and their hits are com ing opportuney. Get a team to winnins and watch the luck break in its favor Nashville is having the greatest luck i'm aginable at the present time.
 "Of course, if they break even on thu present trip their chances will be thu best in the world. But there is dange that a slump might occur.'
 The game will be called at the usua hour this afternoon.
 The scene of the play will be West Enc