The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-09
Maxwell Beaten By LoWly Seaeulls
POINTERS TO RANDOM

On account of the humble position of the Atlanta club, it is safe to say that in the Gate City there is something rot ten.
 According to the lamented Hamlet, Denmark was similarly distressed many years ago, and as the Dane couldn't definintely describe that something" we gro unable to say what it Is which has dragged the Crackers into the loathsome cellar.
 Various and sundry reasons have been suggested, and in the list, no possible explanation is omitted
 But we do not believe that the fault is with the men who are at the head of the club-that is, as far as the liberal expenditure of money is concerned. Atlanta has certainly dispensed gold and silver this season, and if they say truth, the owners stand prepared to continue the purchase of available ma terlal
 Some time ago, as Is remembered, 1t became apparent that Atlanta's pitch CTS were weak. The management then
  the former was unable to win In the Southern league, and the latter has proved a disappointment, there is every reason to believe that each Is a good man. However, they failed to deliver the goods, and the Atlanta management went into the market and came back with Sitton and Atkins. Both are good men, and both should go well, although up to the present time, the former Has displayed none of the wares which caused his immediate elevation follow ing the season of 1909.
 At the present time, 1t appears that Atlanta has a god pitching staff The catching department, which has been weak from the beginning of the year, and very weak since the sale of Charles Miller. was upholstered yesterday when Hugh McMurray, a former Southern star, was purchased from the Western league.
 So it is evident that Atlanta has been liberal.
 The Atlanta Georgian declares that the possible reason of Atlanta's slump is found in the insubordination of the players, and declares that this same trouble existed last season.
 If this is true, then the Crackers need a new manager
 Jordan is a splendid baseball player. But he has never been a success when drawing the reins over a bunch of players.
 As a well known college president once remarked concerning a popular professor, he lacks the proper profes- sorial temperament.
 The condition in the South Atlantic league is such that there is grave dan ger that the little circuit will fall asunder.
 Macon declares itself above the sal ary limit, and defies President Joyner
 to mete out punishment. Macon knows that it has no money with which to pay fine and knows that were It's fran chise vacated, no other city would be willing to assume the burden.
 But Augusta has trumped the ace of Macon. That club, declaring Macon | in open violation of the salary limit, has protested the games played against the latter, and has declined to pay the latter the regular daily guarantee. As a result, Macon will either obey | the regulations of the league, or the league will probably go down and out. It is safe to reason that other clubs will follow the Augusta suggestion. 
 The Southeastern has had trouble just a little-in reference to tf1e salary limit, but the trouble was judiciously adjusted.
 And the Southeastern is now waving | like the lily of the field which serves to illustrate the truth of the old axiom | that the best of all ways is the way of peace.
 | Any victory won by Mobile over Blr- mingham causes the fans sudden ill., ness. But when Mobile with Demaree up, defeats Birmingham with Maxwell | in the saddle, then the fans of Birming- ham are thoroughly disgusted. Under no circumstances has Mobile reason | to defeat Bert Maxwell at the head or l 0 good ball club.
  it's two runs. But Ellams errors, while deadly enough are not to be censured as severely as the Barons failure to take ad- vantage of opportunities. The Barons got seven hits. Mobile made one error. Demaree walked three men and hit two others. In addition he made a wild pitch with a runner on third. | And out of 1t all the Barons got one run.
 | And as a result of yesterdays games the Barons are below Chattanooga in the standing this morning. The aBarons are now our noble fourth placers.' And Memphis is close gehind And next week the Barons play the | Pels
 | At the present time, however, the Barons are without the active services of l Manager Molesworth, and without the swatting of it's best hitter, McGilvray | These factors might have had some | thing to do with the result, although Kent, who is not as good a pitcher as Maxwell, defeated Burleson Friday, and Burleson is every whit as good as Dem | aree.
 l But Friday the Barons played good ball, supporting finely their pitcher, and max ing their hits count for runs. l But when you stop to consider the mat ter fourth place is an honorable place. | Any position in the first division Is better l than any occupied by either of four clubs | in the second.
 1 So we are still in select society, even though we are not cake-walking or two-