The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-01
WITH THE sCRIBES.

Don't be too harsh on the Memphis
 team. Babbs got good bunch, and will
 hold up his end before the season is in
 full sway" These were consoling words
 of Manager George Reed of Mobile, who
 stopped off during the forenoon with his flock of Gulls, en route to Little Rock. They return to Memphis Sunday to start
 four-cornered series with the Turtles.-
 Memphis Commercial Appeal.
 That was a queer play in the seventh
 when the third strike was called on Man
 son, nor Kellum was looking for 1t to be
 called a strike. Manush had three balls and two strikes on him. It looked like
 ball. it was so low. Manush stood still. Tonneman muffed the ball. Then he threw low to Robertson. The latter evidently thought it was a fourth ball, as he made
 practically no attempt to catch it. It
 went on out to right and Manush went
 to second And then he scored a few
 minutes later.-Montgomery Times.
 Far as I can see nothing but bad
 breaks are keeping the Memphis club from
 winning" said Charley Frank this morn ing "Babb has a cracker jack outfield,
 fast infield, good catchers, pitchers
 look good, and his men run bases intel ligently. His team Is the real goods, and will soon get going, mark what I tell you"
 Coming from the Dutchman this is doubly cheering for he is about as fond of Babb as a kid is of castor oil, and Babb feels the same way toward Frank.
 Any time Frank says anything good about
 the Memphis team it's a cinch bet 1t ! comes from the bottom of his heart, and is not the result of favorable prejudice
 Memphis -Scimitar.
 From 1904, the first year of the South Atlantic league, the Savannah team has had eight managers In these years the Savannah team has landed on top once, second place three times and fifth place once. When the season opened in 1904
 Dad La Rocque was manager of the Sa- vannah team and brought with him a bunch of young players. La Rocque re- signed from the position of manager dur ing the month of May and Mullaney was given charge of the team. When he took hold of it the team was in last place and
 steady playing brought it Up to second place. where 1t was found when the sea son closed. La Rocque did not leave the team, but signed to play shortstop for it. and did so until the season closed. During the year 1905 Savannah used only one manager-Bob Stafford. Stafford did not win the pennant, but came so close to 1t that he was only two games be- hind the championship team when the season closed. In 1906 Savannah again used two managers, but this time to good effect Billy Hallman had charge of the team at the beginning of the season, but soon found out after a few months that he could not manage a team like Savan- nah wanted He was released and went from here to Columbia. Matthews was the next manager who took charge of the Savannah team. Before he took charge of the team he was an umpire in the league, and at that time was claimed by many to be the best that the league ever had. When Matthews took charge of the team 1t was in last place and in two months he took the team up to first place and won the pennant. This was the greatest record ever made in the South Atlantic league and Matthews was given the credit. Matthews Is managing the Charleston team this year and 1t is probable he will give the teams in the first division a run for their money. In
 1907 he won the pennant for that team. Last season was another good one for Savannah. Though not winning the pen
 nant she came in for second place again.
 Morris was given charge of the team from
 the start and held on to it until the sea-
 son closed. Of course there was no
 chance for Savannah to win the pennant
 last year, as Jacksonville had too much
 of start before Savannah team was
 in working condition. Bob Gilks Is in
 ba rca fhfa saason-Savannah Press