The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-07

Johnny Lower failed to make good
with Binghamton. Some days ago the
twirler wired Manager Wordsworth
that he had been released. and asked
what he must do. Wordsworth wired
back, DO as you please"
Larsen is not playing with San An
tonic. He was played at short and did
not show enough class to satisfy the
management. Therefore he got the Tin
can. He would have pleased at third
There are third basemen in this league
who are no better than he.
McTigue and williams are going
finely at Kankekee, and 1t is probable
that they will make Birmingham val
liable men some of these days. Will
liams has the goods beyond all ques-
ton, If he ever gets enough nerve.
McTigue may deliver In this company.
He Is delivering in the bushes.
In attaching Gordon Hickman to his
staff just at this time, Charlie Frank
did wise thing. Numerous double
headers face him on this trip, and five
pitchers in such crises, are better than
four. But as a general proposition. four
good pitch ers are better than five MID
dleweights.
The last player to wear a moustache
in the Southern league was Piggy"
Ward of Birmingham. The last man to
wear beard in this league was "Jiggs'
DOnohue of Nashville
Not when you are losing but before
you lose is the time to strengthen. Cone
of Philosopher Bobo's favorites.)
The Cotton States, having settled the
squabble over Umpire Hunt, is set
ball Is being played.
There is a beautiful race in progress
one has a chance to win the rag. Waco,
as usual, Is out of it.
Every club in the Southern has a
chance to win the rag, although the
chances of several are better than those
of others 1t is pretty evident. how
ever. that the present occupants of the
first division will occupy the first four
places when the bell rings.
Harry Ables is pitching excellently
in the Texas league. There is no rea-
son why he shouldn't make good in
the Southern.
Coombs is showing as much form
this season as either Plank, Bender,
Krause or Dygert. Philadelphia looks
good to cop In the American.
southpaws will keep Detroit from
winning a pennant. The left-handed
hitters of the Tigers are D. Jones. Cobb.
Crawford and Mcintyre, and neither is
able to do much punching when
portwheeler does the Ringing.
The Athletics advantage over the
New York Highlanders, their greatest
rivals, is due chiefly to the fact that
the Athletics have beaten the High
landers more regularly when they en-
countered each other than any other
aggregation
Ty Cobb is leading the Detroit Tigers
with a percentage of $3.50.
The New York Highlanders will soon
be Joined by Pitcher Mcclure and Out
fielder lube. two star Amherst recruits.
Stal1ings, like Connie Mack, has pen
chant for college men.
According to Sam Crane, the veteran
sporting writer of New York, the three
best outfelders in the big leagues are
Ty Cobb, lack Wheat, last season with
Mobile and Girls Speaker, formerly with
Little Rock.
For Jackson and Hess, both of New
Orleans, it is reported though not con-
nrmed that some club of the major
league has offered $4,000.
1t is not generally known that Cen
eral" Jackson, the hard hitting New
Orleans outfielder, cannot read or write.
Robertaille, formerly with Birmingham,
had the same trouble.
Well, the Barons won three of the
four games in Nashville, anyway. That's
pretty good start on the road trip.
Messengers speed did it. Bill Bern
hard was going like a house on fire.
Messenger, first up in the seventh,
hunted to first and beat it out. He
finally scored.
Often a man makes use of brains
and fails to get a verdict. In the seventh
inning of the second game, with Mes
senger on second and only one out
Bernhard walked McGilvray He should
have done SO. considering the fact that
McGilvray Is ten times more apt to
puncture the sphere to safe territory
than Emery. But Emery hits in the
pinches sometimes, and did so yester-
day.
Bauer was strong throughout, and
his wildness did no material harm
Once in hole he walked Flood with
two down to get to Lynch which was