The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01
NASHVILLE FANS
ADMIT BUzz|NGOF
THE PENNANT BEE
The Passing of Jud Daley,
Which Appears Obvious,
Causes Certain Appre-
hension, However
By PAUL TREANoR

Nashville, May 31.--(Special. 1.-The smart
clip at which the Vols have been travelling
since they commenced their months stay
in the Dell has started the pennant bee
to buzzing again, amongst the tickle bugs
in Voltown. who are ready to acclaim the
Schwartzmen the class of the league
when they grab off a series, and dub them
corner-lotters when they drop one mar
gin game.
The yelping for a brace of dependable
twirlers to take some of the work off of
Beck and Williams is on again, for this
pair is about all the Vols can rely on for
regular box duty. Hirsig insists that
Chick Smith will blow in any moment
but the stuff about the southpaws re-
porting is getting to be like the boy who
hollered wolf so often. The Vols pres
ident claims that Tinker will ship Chick
down as soon as the Reds can spare him,
but at the rate Joe's gang has been going
they can't spare anybody very soon.
Dye Full of Life
Schwartz has landed a portsider named
Dye, whose work with Canton last season
greatly impressed the boy manager, since
he won II and lost 10 with a tail end team
in league of IA clubs. This Dye carries
with him a record as a bad performer
and Bill has an idea that with a new sys-
tenn he is applying that he can keep the
Canton boy from flirting with the white
lights. BIZ has shaken off a lot of the
kind words stuff and when one of his
hired men doesn't act to suit him, said
athletes pay envelope is promptly con-
fiscated and the bad actor gets only
enough to settle his chewing tobacco ac-
count. Whether Mr. Dye will fall for this
kind of punishment is another tale which
must be related at another time.
Frank Gibsons the ex-Tiger backstop,
has set the bugs nutty with his feshy
work behind the plate for he Is jammed
full of ginger and. although he is merely
a kid, he is wise little ball player. One
great beauty about him is his ability to
bat either right or left handed, according
to the wing used by the opposing pitcher
and he has been driving the pill all over
the lot. Gibby will be kept in the game
as long as he puts up his present brand
of ball, for Schwartz Is a superstitious
manager and claims he will not break
up the present combination.
Daley Is Slipping
1t Is for that same reason that Jud
Daley is allowed to stay In left field. for
Jud is certainly giving weird exhibit
ton of left fielding, and although the Vols
have just bought Outfielder Nicholson
from Louisville, the ex-Colonel won't get
a chance to show his wares until the
Vols hit a slump No one, himself In
cluded, seems to know Just what is the
matter with Daley. for after getting a
flying start in the spring practice he has
not only failed to find his batting eye,
but is displaying miserable judgment on
fly balls, several games having gone to
the enemy when he over-ran a hit or
failed to run back far enough.
Nicholsons work in practice stamps him
as another Harry Bay, for he is as fast
as chain lightning and makes hard
catches look easy. With the ash he has
done little to call out any scouts from the
majors. Schwartz sent him in against
Memphis as a pinch hitter and possibly
1t was due to his over-anxiety to break
In with a bang, but he handled himself
at the plate In a very unimpressive mar
ner, almost breaking his back on three
wide ones.