The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-04

nave q rude awakening. AnSon alSo pro poses to combine business with pleasurs by appearing at the southern theatres | with his monologue. The veteran should prove a drawing card on both stage and
 field.
 Watch the Giants slow down in their base running. I believe the sensational | sprinting that carried McGraw's team to l a pennant last season was a flash, too | fast a gait to be maintained. Another year, too other teams, understanding tue sort of game to be expected from the Polo grounders will be more. on their guard and make it almost impossible for the Polo grounders to circle the bases by sheer force of speed and daring, as they did in 1911"
 Charley Dooin took a day off recently to air his views on the coming campaign, and in the course of said airing hung out the above opinion. Whether he really thinks it is another question, Tn his gen eral round up however, he announced it as his belief that the championship won by the Giants last year was a sort of ae- cdent and that it will take McGraw until 1913 to build up a real pennant winning team
 Nothing tends to create enthusiasm more quickly among fandom than the dis covery of one or two young phenonls among the recruits secured for trial. Last year was a big season for the recruits. Several of the clubs had big years, more or less due to the unexpected showing of one or two of the new men from whom nothing so sensational had been expected.
 Vean Gregg and Joe Jackson ddi much to make the fans of Cleveland happy last summer, Alexander was the idol of the Philadelphia fans because of his brilliant work "Rube" Marquard was another National league phenom. His consistent work aided the Giants greatly in the race for the pennant. Detroit fans enthusei over the work of "Der' Gainor, Jack Me- Innis jumped into high favor with the Athletic supporters, due to his brilliant fielding and timely batting. Marty OToole was the object of much admiration among the Pittsburg fans. Pitcher Harmon of the Cardinals did much to place Bresna- hans club in high favor in St. Louis
 Practically every major league clue boasted of one or more brilliant young performers last year who did much Nto make the season successful. Little was expected of most of these stars at the opening of the season. They came through far in advance of the expecta- tions What will these debutantes do in the 1912 campaign? While much depends on them because of their great work last summer, that dope affords nothing cer- tain. PernapS they VIII uelNeI III peAAer style than ever. but then you can never tell in baseball
 That he will be unable to play ball for at least one season and may be retired from the game forever, is the burden of a let ter from Norman Eberiield, Washington peppery little veteran infelder who VIII not be with the team during the coming season. He says that his present physi- elan gives him no hope for the future. On this account Eberfeld feels that the Washington club might well give him his unconditional release in order to allow him to obtain a berth managing some minor league team. No team will pay any thing for him, he says, in his present physical condition.
 q played about two and one half months with a sprained ankle and an injured hip, for which I am still under a doctors treatment" says Elberfield's letter. Dur ing all that time l played suffering pain from every move.
 q couldn't get to second base for q double play. My hip would give way un- der me, and no doubt you have noticed from the press box that I could not go down on either side"