The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-02

it is barely possible that a game or more will be won in Memphis.
 For the sole and simple reason that every victory falling to the Barons is source of great and lasting discontinue to the local "sorehead, we hope that they will conclude the trip with an hon orabIe record.
 Atlanta Is certainly shooting the soapy on the present western tour.
 So far the Crackers have won but two games. one in New Orleans and the other in Mobile
 Atlanta, if one remembers, is faring much worse than Birmingham fared the season immediately following the win ming of it's pennant.
 Last year Birmingham lead the second division
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 Pitcher Keith, who started yesterdays enga cement, returned to the south this season after finishing a years work at Oxford, England
 Keith. in his first game, shut New Orleans out with one hit. Since then he has encountered nothing save gruesome defeat, and had he continued yesterdays game the Barons would have won much easier victory.
 When Clark Miller, the league secre- tary. was in Birmingham last week he stated that big Keith has developed the English brogue, or rather that ridicu- lous brogue which actors attribute to the English Miller stated Keith's manner isms were furnishing a great deal of amusement to the Travellers and Little Rock fans.
 But it is an easy guess that 1t is not Keith's brogue that is causing wrinkles ;,, of MinI1a Finn
 Nothing has been heard from Manager Molesworth since he left Birmingham some ten days ago.
 Molesworth went on a scouting expedi- ton and his success depends on whether he will be able to get in a draft prior to the drafts of other teams.
 It was not expected that Molesworth would wire his every more and no one is surprised at his wise policy.
 Let us hope that he is making hay while the sun shines.
 It is with quite a flourish that New Orleans sends out the report that 3500 people saw yesterdays game between Nashville and the Pelicans.
 Suppose. fair fans. that Birmingham and New Orleans were fighting for the rag this late in the season, and that the SdIueS were DelllS Cu III oll lllh6 ham
 Do you suppose the Magic City would turn out such a paltry crowd of people?
 When we won the pennant season be- fore last the attendance in Birmingham broke all previous Southern league records.
 When Atlanta won the pennant last year Birmingham's record was smashed.
 And yet, New Orleans, with three times ,{.,.x1 Atlanta boasts of a 35O0 crowd!
 At the directors meeting last Sunday the decision in a protested game be- tween Nashville and Montgomery was awarded to the latter, alth ough the fine, usually attached to those forfeit ing games, was omitted.
 In 1904 Montgomery forfeited game to Nashville, and the directors not only upheld the umpire, but forced Mont gomery to pay the fine.
 All very good so far
 But President Chambers is very much displeased that the directors did not force Nashville to pay the forfeit, and has written a letter, which the Mont gomery Advertiser describes as red h ot,' expressing his opinion and con- victions.
 Since President Chambers is dis pleased it would occasion no surprise locally were the directors to hasten again to Memphis, reconsider their ac- ton, attach a fine on Nashville, and beg the usual Well done thou good and faithful"
 President Chambers wields a great influence in the South ern league, he being, together with President Heisman of Atlanta, the muscle and sinew of the entire frame.
 It Is denied that Ed Greminger has been made manager of the Pretzels for next season.
 He will be the leader, however.
 Nashville has walloped New Orleans in two successive engagements, and is now but two points below the lead CTS.
 Sh ould Nashville return home as near the top, 1t will be all over save the rejoicing in the village of the volun- teers, and the low music in New Or leans.
 They are certainly stirring up the dust in the National league.
 Yesterday Pittsburg won two, New York two, and Chicago lost.
 The three leaders are so closely bunch ed that they can't remember their respective rating from one day to the following.
 In the American St. Louis. Chicago and Cleveland are right on the heels of Detroit
 The Tigers have lost five straights.
 While St. Louis is second in the standing right now Cleveland and Cnl- cago appear more formidable than either the Tigers or the Browns.
 At the time of Ty Cobb's marriage it was predicted that the Tigers would slump.
 We believe the directors could have reinstated Stockdale and done nothing other than justice.
 Memphis was the broken spoke that made the wheel fall flat
 All of which reminds that in a poker game to take the other mans word for it and have lCck too, IS impossible.
 THE AMATEURS.
 Tuscaloosa, September 1.-(Special J. Tuscaloosa and the Pratt Consolidated teams fled up here in A nine-inninp game