The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-06
JUST SOME LITTLE BASEBALL DOPE
Rain is playing havoc in all leagues.

Rain is playing havoc in all leagues.
| It's a good thing the team is on the
read. No games could be played at West
End on account of continuous rains and
wet grounds.
Atlanta was trounced again by New Or
leans, and the Barons and the Crackers
are getting closer and closer together.
But New Orleans at the same time Is pull
ing away.
1t begins to look like New Orleans. but
the end is long ways off yet, and the
Barons are coming mighty strong.
The following is the fearful dinge of
Allan Johnston of the Nashville Ameri-
can:
THE VOLUNTEERS.
(Solo. by Bill Bernhard.)
II am the silent manager; l seldom even
speak,
And when l do it's just to say. we've
struck a losing streak"
(Chorus, by entire team.)
There's a hole in the bottom of the sea,
of the sea;
There's q hole IN the DOllOiI VI tiic SSehs
of the sea;
Though we may not be there yet,
We are on our way, you bet
We believe that Jeff will need our COM
panee."
The downfall of the Volunteers is caus-
ing the sporting writer's to throw fits OF
every known variety. One of them has
the following:
Goodnight.
Nashville couldn't even get one score
out of two whole games-Jeffries is no
more-the weather is still cloudy and If
there is anything left to live for-well,
we're from Missouri and we haven't seen
IL vet. Somebody said: 1t never rains
but it pours'-the wisdom of the author
of that remark had all earth's sages
looking like newborn babes. What are
you going to do about it? Here's the an
swer-grin! Yes, sir grin; there'll be an
other champion before Johnson is as old
as Jeff, and as for the loss of those two
games-there will be others
Johnny Wanner, Memphis second base
man, had his nose broken the other day
by foul ball off his own bat, and will
be out of condition for a week or more
They are hoping again in Montgomery.
Baseball spirit is on the upward course
in Mobile There is a race in the second
division as we'll as in the first, too 1t
doesn't look like Mobile will have cinch
even for the cellar championship.
Scissors" Sallee is going finely with the
Cardinals this seas The long fellow
aided Birmingham in winning a pennant
once upon a time, and is as much a
fighter of the fiery brand now as he was
then.
Rip Raglan, the leading Baron twirler in
1906, the pennant winning year, Is tossing
them now for the semi-pros in Admission.
How the mighty tumble when they tum-
BILE.
Chattanooga scribes are out with
statement to the effect that big league
clubs are falling over each other in an
effort to acquire the services of AL De-
league than he, too. 1t is said that
Brooklyn and St. Louis (American) have
made offers.
Tom Fisher is in Indiana, to where he
was called some days ago by the death
of his father without the red top
Atlanta is in picket.
1t is reported that Hickman will go
back to Mobile and Barr will return to
New Orleans when Frank wishes the ex-
change.
Second Baseman Cunningham of the
New Bedford club of the New England
league will join Washington at the close
of the New England season. Major league
scouts have done quite an amount of bid
ding for the services of Cunningham
and McAleer is proud of the new feather
in his cap. His batting average last sea-
son was .2S7 only but he fielded excellent
ly and stole many bases.
Charlie Street Is going to have breath
ing spell after all. AS is known, the Ala
bama boy has done the bulk Of catching
for Washington for the last year or so.
Well. McAleer has him an assistant. The
assistant is Beckendorf. obtained from
Detroit Beckendorf Is pleased over the
exchange. because with Washington he
will be worked regularly.
With Birmingham up in the race, 1t
will be impossible for Wordsworth to do
the scouting this season. Yet scouting
trip is essential
The Barons will tackle the Vols today
in a doubleheader. Commodore Orcutt's
matinee is grinding away at the old stand.
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