The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-04

Chattanooga Times: Birmin gham fan writes to the News that Molesworth ought to be canned because he only landed in second place; that six other league managers ought to be let out Because they didn't win the pennant. If every manager who didn't win the rag were fired, wouldn't a chap hesi- tate before he changed his job from that of real player to short-liyed pilot?
 Any manager that puts a team in the first division, unless the team be a specially high-priced affair, can be said to have made success. At least 1t can be said that he is above the average.
 In spite of Tannehill's charge that Molesworth is belittled and assailed from behind by Birmingham fans and players, the Baron leader is making a fair slowing. Considering that he has no pitching staff at all worth speak ing of, except Maxwell and Trough, and was in even worse fix than that for some time, he's doing pretty well Ic be in second place.
 Birmingham Sporting News Letter The locals are now going better tha at any time this season, after a mos disastrous period of injuries; and conf dence is returning. Unthinking fans blamed Manager Molesworth, but a study of conditions should convince them that circumstances beyond his control have worked against the sue cess of the Barons.
 Mobile Register: But don't be toe hard on em, boys; they could make more money putting the game back to a double header August 13. and II has come to point now where lit- tie financial maneuyering is necessary with the local club. Of course il look s hard to go down to the ball yard and spend car fare getting there and have the game called off when it could have been played, but look at it from the Mobile club officials side also.
 Exchange: Birmingham, Ala. is not behind the times. The club has already asked Pittsburg for an exhibition game next spring "Too soon. Cannot tell where we will be in 1912,' is the mes sage of response Colonel Dreyfuss dic- tated to the early birds.
 Memphis News Scimtar: Jesse Tame hill, veteran major league pitcher of Montgomery and formerly with Birming- ham, has made allegations against the character of members of the board of di- recsors of the latter club that may dra w for him an indefinite suspension. The grizzled southpaw, who tried to stage a Reno with Cincinnati this spring in let ter to a Slagpile print states that Ba- ron director sent letters to Manager Dohbs denouncng him (TanehiD as g tIoublemaker and disorganizer. The vet efan declares that the director in question Is unaware of the word principle and tha il Is unfortunate that such a man is con nected with the Birmingham club.
 These charges are serious; probably d! grave as those entered against the loca club by Otis Stoclldale some years ago which resulted in the Fox being suspend ed for two seasons, Birming ghams official have decided to lay the facts before tn governing body of the Southern league and just what action that body will talk will be interesting to look for.
 Chattanooga News: The action Of Cm pire Win" Kellum in forfeiting tester daya second fray to the Memphii afte the Barons had deliberately attempted L ruljfy the formers successful efforts am de,;rive them by baseball chicanery of deserved victory. Is worthy of utmos commendaton. Keum is the baby um rre of the circuit. but if he continues [ enforce the rules in the same common sense and broad-minded manner that h did yesterday he will speedily prove tn most popalur.
 The utilization of dilatory tactics { slave off just defeat has long bee pract.ced in this league to its injury an detriInent and at the beginning of tn present season the pernicious habit grey so prevalent that President Kavanaug was forced to pass a special ruling re