The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-24
bernhard After the Rag.

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Atlanta journal.
Bill bernhard is certainly going out
after the Southern ASSOCIATION pennanI
again TINS year II the speed his Volun-
teers are putting up Is to be taken
INTO consideration.
There mas been a general belief
among bail players IN the minor
leagues that the club that won pen
nant one year was almost sure to ~
to smash the following season and md
itself in dire distress.
This belief has not been without the
right foundation. judging from past
events.
Nashville took several pennants and
then began to TALL on.
Business got bad and tnings went
to the ragged edge generally.
D,a Two Of seasons sicry s rst s 1a o.
bunffnn the town had been able to cop
OF in more than twenty-five years.
Every one was baseball mad and
the club WAS the greatest thing that
ever happened.
came about and the club was down In
the rut. The cheering that had once
been heard was then turned into other
noises.
If Bill Bernhard had not gotten
away with the Volunteers In good
style this season he might have been
confronted with the same serious sit
uation. But good luck and good juis-
ment have enabled him to keep in the
lead and he is still hero in the eyes
of the fans who 60 to Sulphur Dell.
But that little word luck tells a
long story for every baseball man
ager. without 1t the man who has a
ball club Is indeed in bad way. He
may have the best players In the
world and never get higher than the
bottom OF the ladder. He may have a
very ordinary collection and land at
the top.
The Atlanta club has not had the
best OF luck this season, although II
has had worse.
At the start 1t looked like Atlanta
had the best pitching STAN in the
of twirlers would be able to stand out
against the world. the flesh and the
devil, but 1t failed to respond In times
OF need
things has been body blow. The cry
of malaria and ptomatne poison were
simply incidents to the real point at
issue which was more money for the
man who has gone and perhaps some
for the club owners.
1t was money that made that trade
not a fevered brow nor poisoned
stomach. The real truth of the matter
Is that Castleton was offered more
coin to go TO the Cincinnati club, by
several hundred dollars than ne was
going to get with Atlanta.
This and the fact that he was going
TO the big leagues moved him. 1t was
hut natural that he should want to
make the change, He is playing base
ball as a business. With a handsome
increase In salary ami the chance to
make good in the National League he
would have been very foolish not to
have been anxious to 20. But he
could not leave Atlanta unless consent
was given by the men who held HIS
csstieton was moved by desire to
get more money and 20 higher up.
Now. what moved the Atlanta club
to let him go2
Atlanta is in fourth place with a
standing of .617, which is $50 points
behind Nashville.
This lead might be overcome in a
few days II the Volunteers would take
a slump and Atlanta take a squirt.
Both, however. will have to come
at the same time. for Nashville must
lost when Atlanta wins for the latter
club to get in the lead.
The Mobile club has a standing OF
4es, which makes ii only 4s points
less than Atlanta.
Just to glance at the score OF the
Memphis game OF Friday one might
think that Dick. the Turtle twirier.
was going at a great gait to shut out
But looking at IL from a more crit
ical standpoint 1t will be seen that he
aid but little better than Johns.
Memphis made seven hits and At
Ianta got ave.
each. and the big difference came when
A.. -,,pa were counted I'm