The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-12

called them, or for mismanaged men, as some of the Birmingham newspapers called them, they have done wonders.
 Down here in New Orleans we thank the kind Providence that watches over the Pelicans that those men are not satis- fled with their jobs, and thhat they are not wisely managed df they are all of that.
 The dissatisfied and mismanaged Barons have won 14 out of their last 21 games, losing six and tying one. Or. better percentage than that, they have won 13 out of their last IT. losing three and tying one. They have lost but two out of their last 15 games.
 They have played three double headers in the last three days, winning two and breaking even in one. Those were with the Memphis club, and the fact that the west Tennessee club has been like piece of putty in the hands of the Barons ex plains why the dissatisfied players of Bir- mingham are now within fraction less than five games of the league-leading Pelicans.
 The Barons have certainly had the Mem phis billy by the whiskers since July 25. These two teams have played eight games since that date and the Barons other club-Nashville-s that date, and of the Il games they have played since then they have dropped but that one to Memphis
 They put the speeding Vols out of the immediate fight for the flag by winning two games and permitting Bill Schwartz S good ball team only tie in the third.
 Memphis and Nashville have been easier than the others for the Barons since they started their climb, but they have also fed a little on the Chattanooga and At lanta clubs, winning four out of six games from these two.
 The .Barons' spurt started when they opened a series with Chattanooga July F. Just prior to that they had been taken into camp by "Swats'' Swacina's Gulls, in three odt of four games.
 They won their first game against Chat tanooga, lost the second and won the next. Then they won two straights and dropped one with Atlanta. Next came MeNphis and the dissatisfied persons grabbed a couple. They did likewise with Nashville, then tied one with the Vols. Next was Memphis again for six games, five of which went into the strong box of the mismanaged.
 They stopped the speeding Vols, they handed Atchison his first defeat. In fact, ttey have been misbehaving themselves in general.
 Will they crowd the Pels for the pen- nant?
 Will Gladys" Molesworth, the "incom- petent' manager, lead his dissatisfied shedded from the ranks of the Pelicans to the front?
 We had some fears about the Montgom- cry Billikens little more than a month ago. The Bilikens got within three and a half games of the Pels and then blew.
 Then came the Nashville Vols with their spurt. They blew just when it looked like the going was getting good again.
 These spurts are all right for business, and they help managers to get back at baseball writers. but give muh the con- sistent team-the team that gets in front and stays there.
 For instance, the Pels.
 Mobile Register. Those Barons who suf- fered slump when the Volunteers were in Birmingham got back into the running yesterday by taking two games from the Crackers. The Barons can win more double headers than they can single games. and it's a cinch they have the record for winning double headers this season. And poor old Atlanta was the victim. Otto Jordans club, which don't look so awful bad at that, is certainly down in the cellar for keeps, and it looks like cinch for them to stay there.
 Montgomery Journal: These Barons have a way of climbing up over the Bili- kens when the players of J. Dobbs are idle.
 Twice in as many weeks the Magic City tribe has played a double header, and played both games when Montgomery had an off day.
 Monday Molesworth took his players out to Redwood park, and as he had an easy thing in the Crackers, his club romped the diamond and came away with two games and climbed into second place, while the Billikens were celebrating Jud Daley's wedding.
 It begins to look as if the race for sec ond place will narrow down to the Billi- kens and the Barons.
 Both these teams seem to be distancing Nashville and Chattanooga, and both are going good at the present time.
 There is a chance, also, for either of them to slide into first place and beat the Pelicans out before the season is over.
 If the present pace both the Billikens and Barons are now making is kept up, c. Frank would do well to keep his weather eye open and not take too many chances of letting good men In his lpe-up go to assist Cleveland and Toledo.
 Should Montgomery and Birmingham continue neck and neck until August 31, tween the two teams, Capitol park will more baseball fans than have ever at tended baseball game in this city this season. Birmingham will come to Mont gomey August 31, September 1 and 2.
 If after that series the two teams still continue running even. can the fans pre- dict what will happen at Redwood park on September IA, 15 and Is, the three closing days of the season. when the Billikens will meet the Barons.
 RickwoOd would undoubtedly beat the eo Gue record in attendance.
 If neither Montgomery nor Birmingham can beat New Orleans out let the next best thing happen-a hot finish between