The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-08
WHAT OTHERS SAY.

With a bunch of Birmingham fans com ing down on the opening day there is going to be plenty of betting. There Is much rivalry between the fans of the Magic city and Montgomery. This time the fans of Birmingham will be able to land all they bring. Montgomery is determined to win the opening game.-- Montgomery Journal
 We are coming after the game and not the money, Horace.
 Here's some cold facts for New Or leans sporting writers who throw doubt on Mobiles assertions about attendance over here: Connie Mack of the Athletics got $212 more here on his opening Sun day game than he did from his opening Sunday game in New Orleans, and the receipts of the Monday game here lacked just s12 of being as much as he got from his opening Sunday game in New Orleans. Connie Mack says money s."-Mobile Register.
 The infeld has developed into it's normal appearance by the release of Redmond to Vicksburg and it now appears like this:
 Carey, Babb, Cranston and Vogel.
 Manager Babb has returned to the game and has stimulated players with his presence. The good showing in the last series against the worlds best team from Chicago and the next best from Detroit, was in way attributed to his words of courage, whispered and hollered to his infield and outfield comrades Memphis Commercial-Appeal. The recent Visitors from the big leagues both players and newspaper men, have watched Baxter's work with an apprecia- tive eye. Patsy Donovan view the Brooklyn games from the press box and though owning such a slugging beauty as Jordan, the Dodgers manager still cast covetous looks on the Moose. Each time that the Moose went up to the plate mark to make about the big fellow Montgomery Times.
 1 Your first baseman will never hit with i ours, Herbert.
 l 'Vaughn has a good club in Birming- l ham and two of his men particularly impressed me. They arc Downey and | Meek That big first baseman certainly does clout the ball" This from Mana l ger Donovan.
 "Clouts the ball?" said Billy Smith witf sigh, well guess he does. Why, l shut my eyes every time he comes t l bat when we are playing against him | He is good fellow, but honestly
 hate to see him when Atlanta. and Bir mingham meet. Why, he will knock th' ban out of the lot and then yell at m' from the base. Then that night he will come over and sayNif will give him { good cigar he won't make hit the mex
 day. Hit the ball? we'll, he certainly doe 1 and then he kids me after he has don it. That makes it worse. But like hin just the same although he pains m
 deeply at times.-Atlanta. Journal.
 Pitching IS innings against the Cleve
 land Maps without allowing them a ru
 except on fielding error, which is n
 fault of the pitchers. is going some fo
 any twirler in the game. Going some is putting it very mildly i'll the case 0
 "Gulfport Jack Ryan, who is now get
 ting his first try-out in fast league.-
 flew Orleans Item.
 Your Ryan seems the goods.
 Managers in many leagues in the south
 ern states are scramblng for Mem
 phis talent to fill ranks with for comin
 campaisns on the diamond. Nick Cai
 ter who will manage the Twin City clu
 in the North and South league, ha
 punched several former local leaguers
 The Arkansas State league will b
 crowded with Memphis talent. Pitche
 Bernstein has signed with Hot Springs
 R. O. Green has signed with Popia
 Bluff. Outfielder Kelly is considering sev
 eral offers.-M Memphis commerciai-Ap
 peal