The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-06
GOSSIP OF THE GAME

The Barons had an off day yesterday. They will meet the Volunteers at Sul- pher Dell this afternoon and the last game of the series will be played. Tan nehill Is slated to pitch for the Barons and it is probable that Manager Schwartz will send Fleharty to the hill for the Vols Then will be struggle for the gods.
 The Barons go to Lookoutville for four games tomorrow and should win at least two of them and probably three. After that they return to Redwood to open long season with the volunteers.
 How true it is that misery loves com pany. Thus walls scribe of Lookout vile: ''The panic has struck Memphis. Enthusiasm has waned in the Bluff City and Bill Bernhard seems to be up against it even as he was with Nashville last season. Bluff City fans are quick to knock. It is hard picking for the Tur- ties now. On Decoration Day less than 20O0 paid to see a double-header in Mem phis Week day crowds are almost noth- ing. Unless the Turtles pick up poor old Coleman probably will face another tough year." The pot called the kettle black.
 Umpire Cauliflower has been attract ing much undesirable attention around the circuit since the Lookout fans at tempted to mob him. Scarcely a paper that has not paid their respects to him. But President Kavanaugh says he will stick The scribes of the Gulls are ex- ceedingly sore at both Cauliflower and Byron Neither has had trouble in Bir- mingham.
 What do you think of Montgomery? !? The Billikens have been going some for the past two weeks and made 8, clean sweep of the series with Memphis Like wise New Orleans
 Unless New Orleans is stopped the Pelicans will have a lead that will be hard to overcome. The Barons stopped the Birds last year but were a trifle late. aThey will begin earlier this sea- son. The real strength of the Montgom- cry team will be seen when they clash with the Pelicafls Montgomery dropped three to Birmingham and the same num- Der to Mobile. Can they stop the Peli- cans? It is doubtful.
 Tannehill has about recovered from his illness and with the additional days style.
 Dr. Mccain Robinson has signed up with the Selma club of the Southeastern league. The doctor should make the River Rats a strong twirler Robinson shared the hoodooe that was lowering over the Baron camp in the early part of the season and no sooner had he re- ported than he was seized with a bad case of humps.
 Ellam is working out and hopes to get into the game when thes Barons re- turn to Redwood. His shoulder is yet giving him a little trouble. 1 The fans will have an opportunity to see Kent in action next Monday as Molesworth will probably open with the big twrler. He will again go up against | Nashville and if he shows that same class that he did Sunday, will win. 1 And now comes another howl about the cork-center ball In addition to the many other things that 1t is charged with, it is given as the reason for the poor fielding in the Southern league. Never mind. the new 'deadened" bal | is to be tried in this circuit and c lo 1 of them are expected. in short time
 Then the hurlers will breath a sigh ol
 relief and prepare for quiter life.
 We like to see a good loser. The fol lowing from the Nashville Tennesseear
 is an Illustrations:
 There were two bum decisions mad,