The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19

| Chattanooga Times: Four games thts morning separate the Barons and the Pelicans. The Birmingham team undoubt- edly has a great chance to beat the proud and naughty Frankmen out for the bunt- ing Four out of five from Nashville, while New Orleans merely split even with Atlanta, gained the Barons a game and half, which is gaining some in three days.
 Frankly, we'd like to see Birmingham win. So would most everybody in this burg.
 We do not say this because we dislike Frank and company. There are two req sons why we view with satisfaction the league would be better off with Q rag floating at Birmingham than for greedy c. F. to monopolize it. The other is that Birmingham has the best team, and we always like to see the best team win
 The percentage column doesn't show it yet, you say but think of the run of hard luck the Barons had early in the season; i; how they fought along with half a team
 in the field. a shortstop lying in bed with a broken leg; an outfielder out for the season; pitching staff with bunch of lame wings; "Rowdy" Elliott down with spiked foot, and still, with a catcher playing the infield, pitchers in the out field and a sub behind the bat, fighting for every game.
 If New Orleans bunch of youngsters, whose main asset Is confidence, had bumped into bunch of luck like tha1, the Pelicans would now be down in the second division, probably flirting with Jordan's Crackers around the cellar. Even Otto Hess mighty pitching would can't be whole team, even if he Is all most one.
 The Pelicans are only slightly better batsmen than the Barons; they are about the same on the bases; they are vastly inferior in the field and behind the bat and the Baron pitching staff with Max well pitching the ball he is this seascn, is better.
 We have nothing against c. Franks out fit. The Pels play fast ball and are good to look at, but, all the same, our wishes go with Birmingham.
 Montgomery Journal The Barons put a decided crimp In the action of the Volunteer tribe Wednesday,.
 But the Turtles. with the aid of Bill Bernhard, also handed the Billikens a dose of glum stuff
 If the programme is continued it looks as if the Baron tribe will run away with second place, and there is a possibility of the club pulling out in the lead of all other contenders be- fore the season is finished.
 This view is strengthened by the fact that the Pelicans, although not beaten by the Crackers Wednesday, were de- prived of a victory because of a tie, and the game cannot be played this season as it Is the last visit of New Orleans to Atlanta.
 If the players of c. Molesworth keep up their splendid rapid pace, which has been in evidence for the past month and there is no reason to think that it will fail, there is almost a pos sibility that the Barons will finish first In the league.
 And if Montgomery cannot win the coveted rag. the next choice of the local fans should be Birmingham, as 1t is an Alabama city.
 Mobile Register: Moley's Barons got away Wlln dnOtner QOuDle neduer yes terday. The fast-climbing Magic City representatives trimming the Vols 3 to 1 and ? to 1. The Pels drew a tie, which allows the Barons to get two games closer to the chesty league lead CTS. If New Orleans would drop a few and the Barons continue their sensational spurt and overtake the Pels we would have some pennant race ourselves. Go to 'em, you Barons. Frank don't need this penannt, after winning one last season. Nashville Tennessean That was rath- CT shabby in Molesworth to give Foxen a chance to get revenge soon. He could have at least waited a few days longer.
 In the sixth inning Marcan was caught mapping at first by Bair When