The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
BASEBALL GOSSIP

Hub Perdue is responsible for the statement that more bonehead plays are made each year in the National league than in the Southern. This is true since Hub" has left this company for the higher cline.
 Frank P. Coleman, president of the ter ribie Turtles of Memphis is authority for the statement that Little Rock is deter mined to buy the franchise of either Montgomery or Mobile. Stay your handl Mobile and Montgomery are bad enough.
 An even bet at the present time is that Atlanta, combined with Montgomery, will draw fewer people than New Orleans, and that the combined strength of Atlanta, Chattanooga and Mobile will not more than equal that of Birmingham.
 Harry Matthews, the old Southern leaguer, will manage the Rome club of the Southeastern league this season. The situation reminds one of penning up Texas steer in a glass cage.
 The fashion plate out of Chicago re- veas the fact that the Cubs this season will wear decollette uniforms. It will re- quire still more formidable breastworlSs to beat "Muggsy McGraw away from the pennant rag.
 The Peicans are piping their ways home again after 8 few weeks spent in Panama It is stated that Franks men got very little practice, but a great deal of experience. and that they return with sufficient fortitude to withstand the torrid heat of New Orleans.
 Here is the record of B. Schwartz. the astute manager of the Nashville club:
 19O1--Semi- professional in Cleveland.
 1903-Akron.
 19o4-Cleveland
 19o5-lndianapolis and Cleveland.
 1906-Akron.
 1907-Akron.
 190S-Akron (Manager).
 1909-Ekron (ManageD. 19l0-Nashville. 19l1-Nashville (Manager). 19l2-Nashville (Managep. Major league clubs will train in the south this season as follows: NATIONAL LEAGUE.
 Chicago-At New orleans.
 New York-At Marlin, Tex.
 Pittsburg-At Hot Springs, Ark.
 
 Cincinnati-At Columbus, Ga.
 Boston-At Augusta, Ga.
 St. Itouis.-At St. Lonis. ..
 Brooklyn--At Hot Springs, Ark. AMERICAN LEAGUE.
 Chieago--At Waco, Tex. Philaaephia-At San Antonio Tex.
 Detroit-At Monroe, La. | Cleveland At New Orleans. Washington-At Charlottesville, Va. New York-At Atlanta. Ga. St. Louis--At St. Louis. Boston-At Hot Springs, Ark. The following are the engagements of the Pelicans and the clubs of the majors March *1e iG +17-Chcago Nationals. March 23, *2A-Cieveland Americans. March 25, 26~Philadelphia American vet erans. March 2, 2s, s9-Detrot Americans. March 30. +sl-- Cleveland Americans.
 April l, 2 s-Phladelphia American youngsters.
 April 6. q. s-New York Nationals.
 Sunday. If Mack and Doon should cop the pen nants of the majors this fall, Philadel- pha, enthused as a consequence. would get wide awake and then die of nervous prostration. Lee Garvin. the old Baron catcher, is spieling as press agent for the younger brothers Those who remember how Gar win stalled in 1906, will agree that talent has at last found its proper abiding place. Merkle states that it is better to re- fran from touching second than to make a failure in the College Widow"
 With Fleharty and Elliott in Nashville, the head of Schwartz will soon turn gray. The passing of Doe Wiseman reminds that the Southern is now . very. very old league.