The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13
Phelan, Midkiff, Bergman
mer and Almeida Slug
Below Former Marks
SOUTHERN LEAGUERS
PLAY IN FINE FORM
"Slim" Sallee, Hickory" Dickson and
Clarence Smith Represent Baron
Graduates in Big Show-Jack-
son and Speaker, Stars,
Once in League
BY REUBEN a. LEWIS

are faring we'll in the big leagues Joe
Jackson IS the leading batsman OF the
American league with a swatting mark
Of 4o5. Closely following Jackson Is
Tris sneaker, product of Little Rock
Derrill Pratt, Birmingham YOUTH Is
one of the few stars with the lowly St
Louis Browns, Although Pratt is slug
ging but .2s1, the youngster promises
to attain the 900 ranks before the close
of the season.
But the greatest array of former
Southern leaguers is found on the
Brooklyn team. Jake Daubert' former
Turtle. is crashing with his deadly
cudgeI at 1853 clip. Dutch Stengei'
from the Billikens. is slugging for his
average which formerly exceeded 5oo,
has shrunk to mark of .292 dack
Wheat is hitting .2S2 and fielding in
fine form.
Birmingham products are not dong
so well but are holding on with the
big bows. Martin Berghammer, univer-
sally hailed as a lemon, with the
Pirates, is utility player with the Clh-
cinnati Reds and is batting .266. The
mighty Almeida is bench warmer with
the cellar champs for Rafael has faileo
to find his batting eye He Is just above
$50 with .253. Artie Phelan, now util-
ity infielder with the Cubs, was a star
with the stick with the Barons, but
he is among the lowly with Chicago.
Artie is hitting .237. Ezra Midkifr, with
the Yankees, is batting but .2o1,
"Slim" Sallee, who put many gray
hairs in old Harry Vaughn's head when
he was plotting Birmingham, is suffer-
ing an off-season with the Cardinals,
but Is vet twirling well. The human
beanpole" has won 10 games and lost
but six Another Baron. who is with
Dickson. Dickson has won and lost
for the Boston Braves. However he
has started in many more games and
has often acted as relief pitcher.
Clarence Smith, who has recently
twirled as relief moundsman, with the
Chicago White SoX, is yet to receive
credit for victory or loss Ihe
youngster has participated in six games,
but has never been started. Al DEM
aree has won and lost with the
Giants. .'Rube" Benton has string of
wins and losses with the Reds,
while Hub Perdue has won and lost l.
But the most brilliant product on the
slab from the Southern Is Joe Booming.
The southpaw has twirled nine stralght
victories for the Washington Nationals
and is hailed as a wonder Russell
Ford, former Cracker, is one OF the
two consistent pitchers Frank Chance
has He has won Z and lost 3.
Browns have COllec-
ton of quondam Billikens. Gloomy
Gus" Williams is batting .272, but is
sadly off in the field. Jack Johnston, an
other Bill, is swattng but .232, while
McAllister is subbing as second catcher
He is batting .259. Doc Johnston is
starring at first base for the Cleve-
land Maps and is leading off the bat
ting order. Although he is slugging
but 272. he gives promise to rising IN
the ranks. RED" Smith, former Vol,
is playing consistently with the Dodg-
ers after receiving disastrous start
Although Red" has slugged well over
800 during the past month, his total
is but .256 Steve Yerkes, product of
the Southern, is managing to hold on
to second with the Boston Red Sox.
Other players from the south are even
more brilliant, but the graduates of
the Southern are holding their own in
the several of the fittest.
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Williams Thre chase hits Pratt; Agnew.
Sacrifice hits. Brief, Daniels, Shotton,
Smith. Sacrifice fly, Hartzell Wallace.
Stolen base, MIdlSiI Double play, Hart
zell, knight to Smith. Bases on balls,
Leverenz 2, Fisher 8. Struck out, Fisher
3, Leverenz l. Time, LAO. Umpires, Egan
and Dineen.