The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-12

w carcass of the Southeastern
known as the Georgia. Alabama
league?
There is every reason why 1t should
have been called the Alabama Georgia,
and only one why the opposite should
have obtained. 1t is handy for the
fans to refer to the league as the
Cal league. But that is scarcely SUI
cient.
The league is composed of six clubs,
four of which are located in Alabama
cities The Alabama cities, not only
from standpoint of. numbers, but
Tor financial reasons compose the
backbone of the league. And Yet for
some cause Georgia, in the league
name. was given preference over Ala
bama. Why, even in that Alabama
begins with The first letter of the
alphabet, this state should have been
given first place in the firm name. The
alphabet, as is known, covers several
acres before it even touches on the
letter C.
OF course, Us the eminent Mr.. Shake
speare was wont to remind, there is
nothing in a name. But had the
league been called the Ala-Ga 1t would
have received nation wide advertise
ment. 1t could have, as a matter of
fact, laid just claim to that excep-
tionally brilliant electric sign which
fls shes-like the ancient Pendragon--
from the top of the Florence hotel.
All of which we inscribed in the
hope that 1t might not prove necessary
for us to excuse the defeat of the
Parons. They got II in the neck, good
and stout, yesterday afternoon. and
after they had hammered the gentle
"Rube" kissnger off the hill.
Foxen was having one Of his awful
afternoons, and was soon relieved of
duty. lie was succeeded by brilliant
youngster, Tod Sloan, but on this oc-
easion the aforementioned had little of
his brilliance with him.
There IS some satisfaction in stating
that the Barons hit the ball hard,
hard enough to WIN several games,
and that with any kind of respectable
pitching they might have done the un-
expeeted-achleved a victory.
1t is to be noted in the special from
Memphis that Manager Molesworth
has protested the game because one of
the iocund dmpires declined to permit
ELAN to score ON a wild pitch. AS
matter of fact, if the grandstand in
iS
rear of the plate, ELAN, under the
rules, could not have been denied the
right to score. In this matter we
have no doubt but that the contention
OF the manager is eminently correct.
And 1t is reasonable to believe that
were the protest to be carried through
the highest courts of baseball that the
Rarons would be permitted to count
that run. Then the score of the game
would be published II TO Q.
OF course, seriously, that score
would do the Barons little good. But
suppose 1t had been permitted. Then
the Barons would have tied up the
count with the Turtles, and instead of
entering the field with blood boiling
In good, old Anglo-Saxon anger, they
Mould have been imbued with a spirit
OF confidence and hope. And they
might have won.
We are forever preaching the neces-
sity of upholding the umpires 1t is
pitiful. however, that all umpires are
not as good to visiting clubs as to
home clubs. We believe that were we
an umpire we would change the gem
eral custom and rob the club which
la
smiles and hurrahs of its home
fans. OF course. we would be more
apt to get a beer bottle against our
Uranium than were we to follow the
beaten path, but we would have the
satisfaction of knowing at the same
time that we acted with a degree of
originality. As a matter of fact,
since the day of Billy Carpenter the
league has not put eyes on many first
class umpires. Billy was several in
one, and he had no more right to be in
this company than C. Mathewson, or
that greatest Of them all, Eddie Plank,
would have.
'Peppery" Kid Elberfeld led his
cheering cohorts against the victorious
Mobile Seagul!s yesterday and broke
the winning streak of the peculiarly
effective henchmen of M. Finn.
And then the "tobasco'' marvel lost
his nut" of at least no other inter-
probation can possibly be made II one
is to believe the reports which have
been circulated 1t seems that in the
second game of the double header
Stock attempted to steal second, and
that in the clash at the keystone his
spikes tore the unoeorm of the Chat
tanooga leader. And il is reported
that the Chattanooga leader, having
grown angry, deliberately kicked the
aforementioned Stock.
1t is probable hat President Kavan-
augh, having the good of the league
at heart, will ask his umpires to give
a true and accurate statement of the