The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-29
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Chattanooga News: Blessing, the young southpaw, who has been making them whiff with astonishing frequency In the local amateur league, was signed by President Andrews yesterday for try out with the Chattanooga team and is now a full-1edged Lookout. It is not the intention of the manage ment to make a regular out of the young southpaw this season, of course, and he will not travel with the team His join ing the team means no change at all in the real playing roster.
 q could sign the youngster in the limit" said President Andrews last night, and I did so. He will be at the lot with Smith and the rest when the Chat tanooga team plays at home. He will be used for batting practice and towards the last of the season may be tried in a game or two"
 Nashville Banner: Many of the local fans who are strong admirers of Harry Storch are crticsing Manager Schwartz for not pGtting the utility man in the game oftener, especially since he has be- gun to hit the ball better, and yesterday there were cries for Storch before the team took the field. Schwartz believes in running his team as he thinks it should be done. without having to account to the fans for every move, and he would never open his mouth, no matter how much knocking is done, His chief object is to win games, and he is using every effort to put Nashville high up in the race at this time.
 The truth is that Schwartz is keeping Storch on the sdelines because he is not as good a ball player now as Bay or Wiseman. This is said without casting any reflection on the playing of Storch, which has been good this season. 
 Ebbetts of Brooklyn: When I reached the town in which he played everybody was talking about Smith. To fully satis- fy my curiosity I went and saw him play myself, and he is marvel. He Is as fast around third base as Daubert Is on first, and the best part of 1t Is that he is at an age where he can be de- veloped to play any infield position. Two years ago the Chicago Cubs drafted him from Anderson, s. C., but he never re- ported. Last season he was fourth in the league batting, and from all accounts and appearances is clouting the ball good and hard this year.
 Mobile Register But they beat us and we might as well give 'em the credit for 1t and you must hand Charlie Frank S Cleveland Seconds" one thing, they can wallop that baseball Hyder Barr, erst- while Gull performer was the star slap stick artist of the Pes with two triples and single. Fly hit one to right center for a. clean triple and then bounced an- other off the right field fence for the same number of cushions.
 Mobile Item: Leave it to local fans. and the Peloans are the best htters in the world. They cloudted the two stars of the Mobile pitching staff Monday for total of 26 bases. Here Is the batting summary of the Pels:
 Johnston-Two singles.
 Barr-Two triples and a single.
 Manush-One single.
 Callahan-One home run and one two- bagger.
 Kirke-Three singles.
 Angermeier-Twc singles.
 Butcher-One single.
 Doane-One triple and one single
 This broke the seasons record on the local grounds.
 New Orleans Item: It is said there Is no longer any doubt about new ball park for New Orleans in 1912. President Cholly Frank has finally been convinced 1t is said, that baseballs great need Is larger and better equipped plant, and as soon as his team gets enough of lead that he can devote some time to looking into plans for new park he will do so.. It appears to be a foregone con- cluson that the Pelican club will close