The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-13

yesterday game ana nau the DalteTS guessing. He has already gone IS in- nings this season in one game and says he is in the best shape of his career. When it comes to the noodle" everybody has to give it to him. The way he cut that plate at Monroe park was a caution.-Mobile Register.
 Birmingham is to have travelling secretary.
 R. S. Douglas, who has been manager of the Jefferson theatre, has been elected to fill that position and will look after all business matters while the team is away from home.
 Secretary Douglas will do little press work for the team while it is on the jump, and will see to it that the Barons are given ublicity-Atlanta Journal
 Henry Meek and Sid Smith both had a good time all during the game. The two big catchers had nine-inning kidding" bee. Every time one pulled off a slow play the other was on hand to remind him of it. Smith stole sec ond off Meek in the ninth, and he cer- tainly had the big fellow going. Over confidence, or the understimation of Meek's throwing ability, caused him to take a chance on pilfering third. Meek threw him out so far he almost had chance to run back to second. Then 1t was Meeks turn to enjoy himself.- Chattanooga Times.
 But then look at Matthews team in frla q names of the players it causes you to think that Matty is mighty good finan- cier to gather that bunch together and keep within the salary limit. Truly Dobbs and Metthews have missed their calling Both should be financiers of the first water instead of baseball presl- dents and managers. Exceeding the sal ary limit. Not so We did not say it. We are only admiring their mighty nerve in asking good players to per form for small salaries.-Savannah Press.
 To hear some of the fans talk a per son would think that one man captured the pennant for Nashville over New Orleans. With some it was all Vedder Sitton, no other player having any thing to do with it. Guess they have forgotten the four victories Win Kel- lum won over the Pelicans, the effect i've stick work of Seigel against the same team, and the good work of the other members of the team. It takes complete team to win pennants; not one man.-Nashville American.
 The Pittsburg inheld as now made up, is the most remarkable on earth in respect to nations. Jew is on first, an Italian on second, German on short and a Frenchman on third. he tall iE Abbaticchio, who played the same po- sition on the local team several sea- sons ago. From here he went to the Boston team, the Beaneaters after ward selling him to Pittsburg, owing to the fact that Abby, as he was known to local fans, refused to play any long with that club. Abbaticchio is the best player ever developed by the To- cal ctub.-Exchange.
 Being defeated by major league clubs in practice games does not mean any thing, therefore do not hand out any predictions, and then think it is true, the Volunteers. So far the team has given a pretty good account of it. self, and if Moves comes around as Berny expects and the pitching staff is good, the locals will be right up in the race at all times. So far Moves has failed to produce the results ex- pected Of nm, but allowances must be made when it is considered that he has missed many days at practice owing to illness.-N ashyille American 
 Local fans are hazarding many guesses as to how the Pelieans will line up on next Thursday afternoon when they clash with the Sea Gulls Many predictions have been made but to those that have watched the team work out it looks as though they will line up as follows:
 s. Reagan, center field; Rohe, third base; Weimer, right field; Huelsman, left field; Dexter, first base; Demont, short stop; Dundon, second base; Mathews or Stratton, catcher; Fritz, Breitenstein or Hess, pitchers.
 Both Demont and Dundon demonstrated in yesterday mornings workout that they are in shape and will be able to hold down their respective positions for the opening game.-New Orleans Picayune.
 There have been a good many guesses made about the crowd. Three thousand two hundred or whereabouts, saw the 1908 opener here. But this was after tail-end season and the campaign had al ready been opened in Atlanta. With the one-fare arrangement made by the rail. roads and the half-holday gift of the local merchants, tackled on to a pennant raising episode, there's no reason to figure upon less than 7000 people-the weather of course, permitting. Tennes sean.