The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-13
GOSSIP FOR THE
 FAITHFUL FANS
 OF THE SOUTHERN

Jimmy Johnston is pilfering the sacks every day and it would cause little surprise should he lead the Southern in stolen bases. The Barons bid fare bo capture the team >bonor. too. Bert Maxwell lost his first game i'll the International league. when the Jersey City skeeters took Hiking to his slants and won the game. The di- rect cause of his defeat was the slug ging of Janvrin. youngster. Bert was hit during the latter innings. Although the Mississippi river floods are causing a great loss of money, Jupiter Pluvius' batter has cost the baseball magnates large amount also
 There has been about 30 postponements In the National league, while the Amer ican league has suffered but a few less. It is estimated that nearly $2oo.- 900 has been lost through the rains. Birmingham not only got good ball player in AImeida, but also lot of advertisement in Cuba. The Cuban newspapers have two special cores pondents in the United States just to keep up with the American sports anc to look after the two Cuban players,
 Marsans and Almeida. By watching tho efforts of the latter in the papers, Bir- mil gha.m will have as much prominence in Cuba as New York gets.
  Another Southern league that is hit- ting harder in the big league than lie did in the Southern is Red" Smith,
 who has been named oh Promise Ms'' Smith. Through Wednesdays game Smith was batting .375. Big Chief. Meyers Is leading. while Zimmerman is second. Jud Daley, who is playing with Smith on the Trolley Dodgers, is batting splendidly. too.
 Dutch" Zielminski, who formerly starred on the Howard and Birming- to play with the Bristol club in the Appalachian league this season. l"DutcE" is a wonderful player in the field, but his bat is not so active. l On account of making numerous err
 TOTS. Scotty Walker was released by tthe Lincoln team in the Western league. boobies lost him his position. Bert
 Maxwell will probably lose some more
 games now that Walker is out. l Little Joe Mowrey was given his un-
 conditional release by Charley Frank
 at New Orleans. Jim Lafitte was also 1 handed a like paper. Mowrey's ankle is
 not well yet and he will probably, be
 opt for another month. He is a fine
 fellow personally and has host of
 friends.
 Blue Eyed" Bill Bartly is now draw l ing salary in the United States league,
 while Bert Blue. who was formerly on
 the Baron team, is catching for the Richmond team. The Richmond team l Is leading the race, while the New York
 bunch has not yet got off the bot
 toL,.
 | Mike Finn was offered Lauderm'ilS
 by the St. Louis Cardinals, but refused
 him. He Is after Fulenwider of the
 New York Giants and may get him. Finn is said to be after another first
 sacker, too.
 1 Although the Southern league has loudly boasted of sending many play
 CTS to the big league. the International l is right up in the race. Nearly 40 men
 were recruited from the International | for the two major leagues. The Amerl- | l Together with the wailing of Earl
 Fleharty at New Orleans that two chil-
 dren tipped off his signals to the Pei leans, comes a moan from Pittsburg
 that the Phillies rubbed oil on the balls
 and prevented Marty O'Toole from us- l ing his splitter effectively. It has been claimed that Knabe sat with a bottle
 of the Standard Oil fluid in the lunch
 hooks" and gave the horsehide bath I of oil.
 The fans have heard of Tom Fisher
 rubbing perperSon ball 10 Keep iiai |, Wares tongue warm, but never or
 children tipping off Earl Fleharty's sig
 nals.
 Mike Kahoe went to Mobile to look over Dee Walsh, so the report goes lit would be advisable for him to come ltn Rirmin gham and look over Marcan. | He is hitting over 300 and is fielding