The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-17
ST. LOUIS YANNIGANS BEAT
 THE NERVOUS YOUNG BARONS

day a man in the tax returns depart ment, who did not care to have his name mentioned.
 Tn my opinion" he continued, Johns is one of the best pitchers that has ever been in this league with a good man to catch him. Hemphil has the man in this fellow Kerr and if Kerr Is worked with Johns, that battery is going to be a stumbling block for a lot of teams this season." Commercial-Appea There are three laddybucks of slab persuasion on the home roster who will come in for more than one managerial slant when the weather man changes slides. This trio is now on hand and consists of Reno Love, Something Smith and Pepper Clark, all of whom are likely looking 2 fellows Smith and Love hurl from the southside Clark is a right handler. These gentlemen are aware of the weak condition of the pitching staff and will exert themselves to the utmost to gain recognition in the way of an official appointment.
 Memphis News-Ccimitar: In Pepper, the promising young hurler, the Turtles have one of the cleverest piano players in baseball today When the huge player begins to run his fingers pNti iHt htyDOdIu IOthS nave q idfQ time keeping their feet still.
 Pepper is also a bear when it comes to clog dancing, and the big pitcher could make a living shaking his feet before the vaudeville public if ever he failed in baseball.
 Nashville Tennessean: Welchonce who has been indisposed for the past few days, has not been out yet He has f.<e q quiet roof until the weather gets warm CT. This is no weather for a sick man to get out in, to say nothing of a ball player who is feeling badly and wants to get in shape.
 Chattanooga Times: The Pels are as nearly in opening season form right now, as other clubs will be on April II It's been one month and six days since most of them reported. and during all that time they have enjoyed pretty ia weather. Just how far ahead of the Cubs they are is shown by the ease with which the rooS,rs lick the big leaguers.
 Atlanta Journal: ball game can be saved by fancy fielding, but it takes bat ting to win them.
 Above is an old. old adage, but from the way it is being practiced by the At lanta club one would think it had been coined by Manager Hemphill.
 Grantland Rice: Connie Mack is said to have wired Professor Amundsen his congratulations and thanks Connie has about used up all the poles which this country has produced, and 1t is something 10 know that at least one is left to which he may attach the well known cheesecloth or glory-i e., the fiuttering gonfalon.
 Mobile Register Finn tried to get baseman and captain, five years ago. and he has been after Starr every year he has had a team since. This should answer all questions as to Starr's abil- ity as ball player and field leader
 Nashville Democrat: Horsev, PheIan and Mcdonald look like the finds" of the Cincinnati squad. So far they have shown up splendidly in practice and Manager Hank O'Day has about de- cded to carry them through the sea son.
 St. Louis Times: T see," observes a cheerful idiot. "that Jack Knight won't report to the Yankees until late on account of his work in a dental college. This should help him pull out even if he is looking down in the mouth"
 Chattanooga Times: few more spring seasons like this one and Chat tarooga. Nashville and Memphis teams will be taking training trips to Florida or some other cline farther south.