The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-01
DIAMOND DUST

DIAMOND DUST
The fans are already lonesome and are
anxious for the return of the Barons.
They will be back June 20.
There is very pretty race in the South
Atlantic. Columbus lead is being cut
down, and Macon and Jacksonville are
fighting hard for second place.
Mobile is showing better form. The
| Reedbirds broke even with Atlanta in At
lanta, and have won the first game played
| in Chattanooga. r
Ty Cobb selects the Philadelphia Amer
leans to land the pennant of the Amer
lean this year. The guess was easy, 1t
appears
The Barons to date have done better
than breaking even on the road The
score is now three victories and two de-
| feats.
| 1t is very probable that Manager Moles-
| worth will send Bauer to the hill this
afternoon, reserving Wagner for the final
day.
The Cubs are going splendidly in the
National, and that aggregation is now
the favorite to cop the bunting this sea-
| son..
| Commodore circuit has put half a dozen
| fans into operation, and the big crowds
which attend his matinees afternoons are
very comfortable. The commodore b. in
better shape this season than ever before.
| Ho(s~ l. n; i, Lac
BILE to farm out, and that if he attempted
it, waivers could not be obtained. And
there is nos truth in the report that Will
helm will be in Birmingham June 10.
| Just few days ago the Atlanta Geor-
| gian wanted to know how Birmingham
| felt leading the second division. AS At
| lanta is in that position today, probably
\ there is no need of an answer go - .
Having defeated Nashville yesterday.
and in virtue of the awful wallopng New
| Orleans administered to Atlanta, the
| Barons are resting this morning in the
| borders of the first division. tfI..
| Messenger, in consideration of the times
he has been to bat, is TT away the best
run getter this league has seen In many
seasons. He's certainly the Alabama
whirlwind
Pittsburg and Cincinnati in the Natl
onal and Cleveland and Chicago in the
American could not play yesterday on ae-
count of the intense cold. And today Is
| June l.
| Covaleski has won three straights for
Birmingham Had his support been per-
| feet the other game pitched by him would
have come into the camp Of the Barons.
| too.
| The scrbes of the northern half of the
| circuit claiming sometime age that the
| class of the league was above the ,divid-
| ing line. have something to think of now,
| as yesterday, the four southern clubs were
| victorious on northern territory.
| Harry Mcintyre, after having Jared bad
ly with Brooklyn for four years, is now
going SO finely In Chicago that baseball
writer's are permitting him to consume
space in the papers explaining the man.
nerisms of the >spitball- .
Brooklyn, having broken out of the hole
in the National. is getting quite chesty.
The Dodgers ran ahead Of Philadelphia
yesterday The Phillies, incidentally are
doing very poorly under the management
| of DOOM
| Rube Benton of the Macon team is at
| tracing much attention throughout the
country and the amateur Is wanted by
| II clubs. 1t is understood that Cincinnati
will get him at the close of the Sally
season. ssS
| Schitzer the Chattanooga pitcher who
wrenched his ankle some weeks ago, was
easily located yesterday in his first game
since the accident by the Seagulls. But
he is considered good man just the
same. ST.
Fleharty has won seven games this sea-
son and lost two. One of, the defeats
| would have been a victory but for wild
throw to third by Fleharty, which let in
two Pelicans after they had yielded the
ghost. The big fellow is going finely this
| year. .4 s ,~
Columbus. after going badly for a long
while In the. American association, Is
gradually recovering lost ground and may
be in fast company before many more
days. And Louisville, last seasons pen
nant winning outfit, is. on the bottom.
Poor old pennant winners, they generally
go the route the ensuing seasons.
From accounts, the Chattanooga Look
outs are laying for the Barons because
| of their rough treatment of the Lookouts
In Birmingham some days ago. 1t ap-
pears that Manager Molesworth is laying
plans himself. Covaleski will pitch the
opening and concluding games of the
series, which begins Friday.
Manuel has been signed by Mobile, and
he will help the Reedbrds materially. 1t
would not surprise were he to inflict a
defeat onsthe Barons some of these days.
He's a good. pitcher when in normal con-
dtion, and there's no counteracting that
| fact
Welch Has Enough
Chicago, May S1.-A cablegram from
London today announced that Freddy
WEIGH has declined an offer by the Won
derland management of London Of purse
of $4,000 winner take all, for a match
between WEIGH and Packey Mcfarland.
Prise Fighter Fined