The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-25

 team is playing good baseball. I have no kick coming; no complaint to make Fortune cannot break as hard for us in the future I hope the public looks at it in the same light"
 This is the way Manager Frank sizes his squad up and there are many students here who agree with him.-New Orleans Item.
 Tomorrow Dad" Vaughn will bring his Barons into Nashville for a four-game en- gagement. It is to be hoped that the Volunteers will have better luck with Bir- mingham than they have had With the Legislators. but they are not going to have any easy thing Vaughn has a strong team, and from the way the Barons played Atlanta it looks if they will be able to make the Volunteers hustle.- Nashville Banner. Garrity's control, coolness, curves, steam change of pace general demeanor and the immortal splitter caused all serts of predictions for him. one being that he will develop into the "Old Reliable" of the local slab. He moved Joe Rickert down twice and claimed Dundon, Sabrie and Fritz each on one occasion. All flies to the outfield were pop-ups, except Sabliess jolt to Donahue. He had Fritz struck out, but the opportunity of immortalizing himself as the hitless hero was denied by the decision of the ump.-Memphis Commercial Appeal.
 That Birmingham ball club is going to be in the running this year
 If Vaughn has really got the anarchists on his team subdued and can make that bunch play ball they should finish in the first division
 Even with Wilhelm off the team he has some bad actors left though, and it will take a baseball Napoleon to keep them all in line and working hard. 1t IS ques- ton of luck and generalship for Vaughn to solve this year. If he gets the answers to ti,@se iro ruill make showing.-Atlantd Georgian.
 Big Bill Chappelle may yet have 70 give up pitching for the Memphii. On "Wednesday the association received word from the Omaha club, in the Western league, that it had prior claim on the services of the tall Pennsylvanian. The case is now in the hands of Secretary Farrell and his decision will be an nounced in a few days Chappelle was secured from the Johnstown club, in the Tri-State league, in exchange for Frank Richards, last seasons third-sacker for the locals Chappelle played in the Western league several years ago.-Meni- phis -Scimitar.
 Manager Ryan pulled off a stunt that was highly commendable In the fourth inning Hardy stole second on a strike, but the Montgomery players were under the impression that Seabaugh had fouled the ball However the arbiter of the game was of a different opinion and allowed Hardy to remain on second. This decisioh caused the Montgomery players to swarm around the umpire for a rag-cheWing con- test. At this point Manager Ryan showed himself to be a true sportsman when he rushed in from the center garden and ordered his men back to their positions. The genial manager was loudly applauded for the gentlemanly manner in which he did it-Nashville American.
 When Jack Ryan walked to the bench after pitching Sundays seventh inning, he was a beaten pitcher. Defeat was written plainly on his countenance, and he showed it by every stride. Ryan seemed to realize himself that if he went in for another inning the Gulls would get his goat. You could see a mile off that Jack lacked confidence in himself.
 Now, what was cholly Frank doing all that time?
 Why didn't Cholly play the game that came near as the mischief winning for him Saturday?
 Why didn't he send another pitcher into the box?
 There was no necessity for saving five pitchers just because the team faced four games on the road That game was the che that Frank should have had in mind more than the ones that are to be played in Memphis.-New Orleans Item
 T he Item man should be given the job of managing the pale Pelicans.
 Here's a word to the hundred or so fans who hear the returns of the ball games called off over at Goebels matinee.
 Pinch yourself and wake up.
 Of all the sleepy, somnolent baseball fans under the sun those are the limit
 The only two exclamatons of any sort that passed the lips of that crowd Wednesday was when Carey hit safe and scored Donahue. and Fritz got the only hit the Pelicans made.
 The silence was so thick it could have been cut with a cheese knife. It was actually painful.
 New Orleans is noted for the weak kneed support she gives her baseball team; for her knocking, quitting baseball bugs.
 The Pelicans have never, since they were organized into a baseball team. showed as yellow streak as the local fans.
 ''Whitey'' Guese with three men on bases never quit as cold some of the sports around here who call themselves rooters
 If there are any loyal fans here they are in the minority. and they're not bold enough to make themselves heard above the din of knocking.
 These fans should go to Atlanta, Bir- mingham. Chicago, St. Louis and a few other towns to take lessons.-New Or leans Item.