The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-25
And he didn't half try, he telephone, last night.

And he didn't half try, he telephoned last night. Pope did some sensational work yes- terday. While in Birmin gham, he accepted 19 fielding chances without error and some of them were exceedingly diff 1 cult. He was at the stick II times, struck out six times, and managed to scratch one infeld bunt that might have been
 fieded perfectly. Demont, in the three games had t13 ] fielding opportunities, with one error.
 He was at bat 10 times and got Texas
 leaguer behind third. Demont's hitting average was 100 .n the series. Pepes was .91 Billy Smith will arrive this morn ing at 10 o'clock. Billy's existence during a champion ship season is not happy one by any means. A safe hit by an opponent is as painful as a stab of a dirk. He
 can't see anything pleasant until the game is over, and he has won it. He ! remembers nothing pleasant connected with a game which has gone to op- ponents. And still he's a pretty good fellow
 at that. Atlanta's team Is one of fine spirits. 1 It enters a game determined to win,
 and with a dash and a shout, sweeps all before it. | Considering it's natural strength, it 1 is the most wonderful aggregation Tn l the circuit. It does not know when it is beaten. | It cannot believe 1t can be beaten. 1 And with this spirit, 1t bluffs it's way
 through game after game. | This spirit is the proper spirit, and we
 wish it grew on every bush We need
 some of 1t ourselves [ Take Lou Castro as an example l He hits about .33 in push ! But let man get on base, and let the
 team be one run behind, and he never
 fails to hit. | Atlanta's team is one of weak hitters. 1 Winters is the only member of the visit | ing aggregation able to top .2S0! ] The team plays inside baseball how
 ever, and its working is as well-oiled l piece of machinery. l The present team is far inferior, man , for man, to the team that won last sea- ! sons pennant.
 But it's fine spirit is keeping 1t well up | in the race, just the same, and will Keep | it always a warm contender. To even up the seasons tally, Brming- | ham will have to take three straight
 games from Atlanta.
 In the first series Birmingham defeated
 Atlanta in two games, and lost one l In the next Atlanta won three. | In, , one.
 It is now up to Birmingham to take the
 entire bunch.
 It ,s more than probable that Birming- | ham will draw Cummings, Johns, md
 Schopp.
 Those left-handers are hard to beat, per- i haps, but we must do it. | Turner opens today. | Manager Molesworth believes that Cm-
 pIre Fitzsimmons performs to the best of | bis ability.
 | His decisions in Atlanta" stated the ! manager, cost us a game or two, but !,
 really believe that he is honest, and ruled
 as he thought proper" [ Fitzsiinmons has given general satisfac- i ton in his recent games here. Manager Molesworth favors the appoint ! ment of man to superintend the um- rires.
 This man, according to sthe manager, i should go from town to town, without the
 knowledge of the umpires, and witness | their work. I He should see that they maintain good | habits, and not get in that physical con-
 dition which renders good work out of l the question. i There's much in the argument. 1 l All of which reminds that as as far as
 we know, no reckless guardian of the law 1 and protector of the people. shot an in l,ocert bystander last nignv. ] We have much for which to be thank | full
 Damon & Pythias, Amuse- U
 Theatre today.