The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-01


is to be affiliated with the Federation
of Labor under Samuel Gompers. and
its object will be mutual protection. 1t
Is also aimed to create a fund for {
/ baseball players home modelled on the
! general idea of the Actors fund-GaI-
/ weston Dispatch.
There may be some big league
catchers that can put il on Hardy AID
Seabough, but as far as the Southern
/ league big nit artists there's strictly
nothing stirring. 1t is likely that
Whitley" Morse will be retained as
utility man after the crack first base-
man Berry has in view shows up
Nashville American.
1t was only yesterday that Ewing
dubbed Hardy the pin head" of the
league.
Anyhow, Gilks is certainly the gamer
by the transaction. Schmidt hasn't a
man on his hinging staff who can
touch Schultz. and it's doubtful If the
Cotton States contains his equal 70
day. He's too good for a Glass D OUT
fit.-Mobile Herald.
Charlie Babb didn't think so well of
Schultz.
Montgomery will possess the foolish
pitcher of the 1908 Southern league
Jimmy Ryan secured him from the
Grand Rapids club in the Central
league. In 1905 he was given try
cut by the Cincinnati club, after bril-
liant season the year before with the
Canton, o. club He failed to produce
the real article while with the Reds
and was turned back. Van Anda does
not go as far as Waddell in his pecu-
Ear ways, but extends himself plenty
enough at best.-Memphis News Scinl-
itar.
Van Anda won't have any cinch on
that job. There are others.
Talk about base-running! Well. our'n
showed they had the speed and noodle
to use it at the proper time.-Mobiie
Item.
Everybody is running bases this year,
it seems.
Master William Page is not assured
his job at second base. The refractory
little man who cut such a wide swath
in Southern league baseball last ser
son has been naughty this spring and
may be due for lesson from Manager
Finn, although the boss has little to
say.
Il don't know that Page is going to
mold down second base" was the start
ling declaration he made last night.
He hasn't been to see me, although
he has been in town "a hours. As r
matter of fact. East at second and
Manion at sh ortstop look pretty good
to me. 1t isn't certain that East will
be removed from second base.-Arkan-
sas Gazette.
We can't remember when Page was
so many"
By smearing a coast of kalsomine OF
the Maps Sunday, holding them down
to three hits in nine innings, Jack
Ryan, the Gulfport recruit came pref
ty near cinching his job with the Pei
cans 1t is believed to be the inter
ton of Manager Frank to keep Ryan
in the place of Molly, who is still
squealing for more salary. The Dutch
man has no more cause to worry over
Nolly's refusal to sign a contract
New Orleans Item.
You've got to get somebody. Ryan
can't do it all
THAT Ryan sure has a nice raise
ball." said Lajoie last night at is
the same ball that old Red Ehret used
in his palmiest days."-New Orleans
World.
To say the least, the showing made by
the Peicans was wonderful. Since the
opening of the practice games the all
round work has been consistent, and it
goes without saying that the Southern
league aggregation that leads the Peli-
cans in the pennant race at any stage
will be travelling a pretty swift base
all gait-New Orleans World.
The writer of the above is named
Hewett, and his photo daily accompan-
les his illusions, but he doesn't know
baseball from "a to lizard"
The newspaper writer's with the Cubs
have made hosts of friends in the short
time they have been in Atlanta Every
one of the party is a star in his pa
ticular line and some of the brightess
baseball stuff ever sent to the weS.
is being produced by them.-Atlanta
Journal.
Well size 'em up today ourselves.
Save on your doctors bills How? Eat
wholesome, delicious Sugar Glen molasses.
STOLEN-Horse and buggy
at corner 3rd Ave. and Goth St.,