The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-13
WITH THE SCRIBES

Who will twirl the opening game tor the Atlanta team against Chattanooga on Saturday?
 That's a question that has been asked several times this week. and to figure out the right man is but guess at the best, Manager Jordan being reticent on the subject, and even the players themselves not sure of who the man will be.
 But the logical choice seems to be Har- old Johns, if he signs his contract be- fore the opener And Harold in good shape is good enough to beat the Look outs any old day. Johns in his work outs this year appears to have some thing that he never had before.
 If Johns is not right" then the next choice will be either George Crabbe or Ollie" Britton. Both are in good shape, and working nicely.-Atlanta Constitu- tion.
 Herre Meek has landed his job with Waco good and strong. The big catcher has been pounding the very cover off the ball since he went to Texas, and nls training season cloutting average IS something like 800.
  if he didn't make good he would be re- turned to the Chattanooga club by April 15 for disposition. The Waco folks came across with the S500 yesterday and every thing is lovely Tom Carson was also sold to the Waco team. but without any condition tackled to him. Ralph NC Laurin and Red McMahon belong to the same team, and thus four former Look outs will be on the roster.-chattanooga Times.
 In the Southern league, Chattanooga looks to be as good a bet as does Albany in the Sally Their team is a great one, and if CoveleslI shows anything like the form displayed with Birmingham last sea- son, the Lookouts will have the best pitching staff in the circuit. Their infeid and outfeld are frst-class, and the team is blessed with many heavy hitters New Orleans seems to be likely contender for second place, while Montgomery at the present time seems strong for third. Birmingham will no doubt finish either second or third, for although the team Is woefully weak in the pitching department now( Rick Woodward isn't the man 70 hold back in the question of buying first class material There is also a hole ,n the Baron outfield which will have to be plugged. d.-Charleston News and Courier.
 We can safely affirm that with the ex- ception of Birmingham, which club is backed by a true blue sportsman) if rne other trio of big fry arrangements had lost as much money in the business, as has been sacrificed by the men who have supported the smaller aggregations in this league during it's existence, there would not now be a Southern league. despite the vainglorious trumpetngs of the high and mighty, the larger citfes.-Montgomer Journal.
 Joey Collins will play in his old favorite' left pasture at Atlanta in Saturdays Iio- prier for the 1911 season Elmer Zacher will be moved to center field or to right field. If he goes to right. Rip" Cannell will perambuiate in center
 The former Connecticut league star in- sists that he is perfectly satisfied to stay in Chattanooga, and that he will deliver the goods when the real noise is on.
 It is understood now that the deal Tor new outf1elder is off and that zacrer will be given full chance to show his 1909 form in the Southern n--Chattanooga News. We are led to the conclusion that the season of 1911 will be the most success full in the history of baseball in the south. The reason for this is that all of the clubs in the Southern association have become much stronger than they have heretofore meen. The class of ball In the south is getting better, and this means better attendance at the games. Here in Nashville, despite of what has been said | regarding the Nashville club and it's pos abilities, we are going to have a good year. Not only will we surprise these gezabos who have so unceremoniously rel | egated us at the foot of the ladder, but we are going to come into the basepa world from financial standpoint as well as from that viewpoint of the stockhofd- ers.--Nashville Banner.
 l It begins to look more and more as if the fight would be between New Orleans. l Birmingham and Chattanooga and right merry fight it should be, with Bern hards Turtles ever threatening to ger in the race.-Chattanooga Times.