The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-11
At vicksburg-vicksburg 4, Columbus O..


  l to hit is the cause of Atanta's numerous defeats. Evidently he is correct Had Atlanta been able to hit when hits would have done good yesterday afternoon, the Barons would never have won that game Clayton impresses local fans as being no better shortstop than Castro. He can sting the ball, however, to a fare-you-well Carpenter made several bad decisions yesterday. In the second inning, with two down, Smith singled and stole second. Walters hit to left and Moran trapped the ball so closely that the eye could hardly follow, He then threw to the plate, but Smith scored Then the um- pire declared that Moran had caught the ball. All of the players of both teams last night talked of the bad decision, but no one planes Atlanta.
 Then Douglass looked out in the fourth. As this was the beginning of the Baron rally, it might not have come had Doug lass been called out.
 Fans in Birmingham do not consider Carpenter good umpire. He Is not the same man who figured in the south in 1906, and the reason for his return to Dixie Is apparent.
 Ford came near springing into the lime light in the seventh, and his hit would have driven Dyer across the pan but for q beautiful bit of work on the part of | Downey. Dyer had got to second on Dow neys bad error. After two were down, 1 Ford singled over second. Downey made a magnificent stab at the ball and landed, | but, of course, it was impossible to | tire Ford. Becker retired the side and | Dyer never crossed the platter. Lou Castro says that Clayton is des- | tined to lead the league in hitting AL | though the count is on the bench, he has lost none of his popularity in Birming- ham.
 Russell Ford and his brother Gene Ford, will be opposing pitchers in one of the games which Birmingham will play in 1 Atlanta next week.
 Bill Dyer has found a piano in the l Morris hotel, and he was making merry last night, and pleasing a number of the hotels guests
 Atlanta has lost six straights, but the l Crackers feel sure in spite of 1t all, that they will again get into the running ] It was ever thus with pennant win | ners. Look at ourselves for instance
 Have you ever figured on how few games the Barons have been shut-out | this season? Tn other words had the pitchers held opposing sticSers, the Bar | ons would now be at or above the 500 mark. There's telling when they'll step out and hammer the stuffing out of l the sphere
 Yesterdays game was not the first Robertaille has won by his timely hit ] ting. When Memphis was last here his 1 two successive hits drove in the first 1 two runs scored by the Barons. Bir- mingham has few pitchers who are com 1 plete dead ones at the stick Robertafle 1 Bauer. Ford Turner and F7eharty may l be counted upon to hit the ball occasion 1 ally, and when Robinson had two good l feet it was nothing out of the ordinary | for him to beat out bunt | We have tried without success to make local fans believe that story to the effect that the New York Highlanders offered | Atlanta s3000 for Otto Jordan Atlanta s captain is all right in the field, but if he l hits 200 this season everyone will be sur prsed
 Larsen continues to deliver the goods at third. He's the best man that Bir- 1 of Jimmy OBrien.
 There were about 1000 people at the | park
 l Secretary-Treasurer Joiner of the Att lanta club states that Atlanta. in spite of it's slump, has drawn well throughout the season He hardly fears that there will be any perceptible falling off when | the team returns home.
 Lou Castro, at one time, was slated to come to Birmingham. But when Kelly. the "busted phenom'' from Cincinnati. failed to deliver the goods, Smith thought better of the matter, and the count will continue on Atlanta's payroll probably. until the close of the season.
 
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