The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-29
Literary Lights And Shadows
BY 8. MAYS BALL

alone, but they all seem real people with
real-life experiences every time. They
know the secret of doing things and
they do them with that zest and enthusi-
asm of youth which we are told only
genius feels and knows
THE Top of the Morning." like Doctor
Ellen and open House will please you.
There isn't as much movement in Miss
Tompkins' latest book as in Doctor
Ellen" or open House." but it is just
as pleasing, just as charming for those
who care for her sort of books-as any,
| thing Miss Tompkins has written and she
has written some very good stories
Miss Tompkins was born and brought
up in California. She was editor for four
years of Mr. Munseys lady-like The
Puritan" later being with the editorial
force of Everybodys Magazine for six
months. Miss Tomplxins has made her
home In New York since 1897, with the
exception of two years translation to
Boston
THE Top of the Morning is well worth
reading
THE Bride and the Pennant," by Frank
L. Chance. Qaird & Leo
Frank Leroy Chance, one of the great
est managers and one of the greatest in
dfvfdual players the game of baseball
has produced was born in Fresno, Cal,
=
after leaving Washington university,
| studied medicine for two years, but the
lure of the national game got Frank so
here we have him now manager of the
chicago Cubs National Baseball
,eague). Ana, worse than that, Frank
mas written DOCK, Ihe Brlde ana the
remnant IN wnich famous players are
mentioned and discussed, and Mr.. Charles
| A. Comisky. president of the Chicago
| White Sox, states in the preface that ut
d true picture OIL inns proiessionai
spoi' as II EXISTS tooay-an hohored call
ing, lhere are many young players,
sucn as Mr.. Cnance nero Harry sher-
Iiian, clean' apie ana "hoie-souled' at
wien MAKES i 'owara tne olu roman eau
ea.ionaI iueai Oh SOUND mlno IN
sound ooay congratulate Mr.. Chance
oii ms worh o, authorship. ana con-
sia'ui%.e, 'oo' Inc reaaers OIL MS vigorous
49,. ms
me brlae ana the remnant is sup
p e.a,', ~ zen VI d YOUNG iehoW VINO nao
uih co. ma. 49, hau oeen expeieo
ION lne UNIVERSITY oI Chlcago because
ne eouiun keep up ms stuoles' lie ap-
80 loi anu secures an opportunity OF
sno",ns WIG. ne couIu 40 WIN ms mus
80 NJ" 'la' .ne university hao stated
- el "oN VI eouiui, "orh.
tiaiIy Snerinan WORKED up with great
oseepai team from SCRUB pltcher to one
% n ITO star .wiriers. Inc prlde part
-. nc .i'ie anu poi'ion oI tne story was
JUS put III, thrown H. dldnt catch or
| set Wen either. trying to portray the
reart interest.
Lovers OF pasepail would enthuse over
MI. chances book. He has doubtless
expressed thereln, through his puppets,
many opinions OF his own on players in
, ,ne .wo W.. uie leagues. syndicated sport
inc
mat Chahce hao said that Mathewson of
the New York Giants was the greatest
pasepal pitcher In the world; but Chance
SAYS awning but that OF Mathewson in
Inc brloe ana the Pennant."
|
aNahash' Forest ranger, by Hamlin
uarIaho. IHarper d Brothers)
.na Inc oaily press doesn't give you
enough of the Ballinger- Pinchot mess, or
IL you would really care to read of what
Mr. fihchot has been trying to do with
conservation, Mr.. Hamlin GarIand,s new
pooh VIII please you The book is we'll
written and interesting. Mr.. Garland in
oicts the graspfng lawlessness of the sat
re men IN the great west and gives a
80. Apana'ioh OF the work OF the for
est reserve In preventing these gentry
from gobbling up the public lands.
nie piot OF the story concerns itself
WIN pretty girl or course. This pref
- 81, was the daughter OF an old-time
mes.e5n oesperaoo' but she had been ed
oca'eu, yea pollshed In the east. Cavan-
.ne nero Is an Englishman by birth
~ ,iau oeen one or the innumerable
49, ISL niuers OF colonel Roosevelt. Ev-
nv" anu tnen we discover new, I'M
49, re- nousn rider Just as we often
$500 ano,ner original member of the
eusrded ~ pr h,orooora the man who
III. n ana SO on.
kant ~ enl Iiotner IN this novel
and onn.ons noase at roaring Forks.
Car,snd.s ~ 70 lie most real of Mr..
tbin.s $3.50, e.,al ac'els' sne says and does
looL1no. ~. ,e. when the author wasn't
tho r1otha &c. n,iu ~ pieaslng character
owe, Ca,,al ne otner characters,
throw a. nau certain lines to
ment as.i. 81 oehdli OF the manage
tion low 80 pachins up converse
those cb.rootars uel ana SO forth, and
Won "hiie Iair' won't thrill
Thor. :, 49,
novel +ho,aS SIC m, spIehoid work In the
scrihed nIten mere Is one scene de-
lxeener .r,,,as l,.1 .he eating house
n vigoro,,sis, W. revolver and using
head colIactj,,o,,, Dans mop over the
out 'op 30, S,,,; o'ears the angry men
Mr. pinoba4 iooii.
torv Latte ~ SDh.iiou.es an introduce
March "a d.. s novel which is dated
rome nresnnoah,,' ne saiied for Eu-
~ a., pur,esuhapiy TO see Mr. Roosevelt,
"Cavanagh rnut was.
I'm To date NJ ranger is quite
his hero 70 resin. aiIano even compels
vice the monen, III tne forestry SER