The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-25

Games Today
 Chattanooga at New orleans. @ games) | Atlanta at Mobile.
 Nashville at Memphis. Birmingham at Montgomery.
 On account of a muddy field and ceaseless rain. the final games of the 1 Ill fated Baron-Turtle series were called off yesterday afternoon.
 This morning the Barons take the road to Montgomery, and, according to the announcement of local baseball officials. will play in that city this afternoon.
 From Montgomery the Barons will move down to New Orleans. and there will clash in fierce series against the Pelicans. Then they play Mobile. From Mobile the Barons will return home for the purpose of welcoming the Billikens. Games will be played July 8-4-5. On the Fourth there will occur double header, and also another on the fifth. The second double header is made necessary on account of the pos tponement of a game of the orig inal series this season.
 Should the Barons make a good show ing on the present road trip-and there Is every reason to believe that they wilt is very probable that the crowd which will witness the games July will be larger than any other which Southern league games have caused to assemble Birmingham, at the present time, is more interested in baseball than at any previous time this season. This is attested in the fact that recent games In spite of unfayorable climatic condi- tions, have been eXcenently attended. More than 300O people, for instance, witnessed the game of Friday, which game was played on a field an inch thick with mud, over which thunder rumbled and a fine sprinkle of rain came down.
 The Southern league attendance rec ord is claimed by both Nashville and Atlanta. The largest crowd which ever gathered to witness a game in the Southern league numbered less than II 900. If the Birmingham crowd July equals 1000 then Birmingham will have broken all previous records and will have established one which will remain for many seasons, it is prob able
 Montgomery. in spite of the form it has displayed against other aggrega- tions. has been fairly easy for Bir mingham. It remains to be seen wheth- CT in the present series the Birming ham hoodoo will be broken The Barons at the present time are moving a lit- tie faster than the Billikens and Bir mingham has another advantage in that on account of recent idleness it goes prepared with its pitchers in first rate condition. It is very probable that Trough, Maxwell and Tanhehill will give a good account of themselves this week.
 In the series which is about to com mence there is still another interesting point Birmingham, in case 1t wins the series. will be very close to Mont gomery in the standing. And if Mont gomery has really begun It's annual slip Birmingham will have an opportu nity of cinching that high position.
 The team leaves in good spirits and in good physical condition. Manager Molesworth expresses confidence in the ability of the .Barons to make a good record on the road. In New Orleans there will be- of course, other hard nuts to crack. But the Barons in the pitch | ing departments are stronger now than ever before this season and the Pes might not find them as easy to con- quer as past history would indicate.
 Rain has played havoc with the Bar ons' chances during the two-weeks' | home-stay. Nashville was beaten 2-1. Atlanta lost three out of four and was saved by a rainfall from another drub- | ping. Chattanooga broke even and the rain took a game. Memphis, a team | which Is not going well, was saved by the rain. Of the four games planned but one was played. In that one the Barons were victorious. Had no rain fallen in the two weeks the BarOnS