The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-14

as Beck has proved a more valuable
man than Fleharty, il is considered i'm
probable that President Hirsig will let
MIN go even were Garry Hermann %
turn over his entire collection of Red
Hopelessness."
Rafael Almeida, the silent Cuban,
VINO played third for Birmingham last
season, and played it so well thas
from hopeless bunch of second divi-
sion Inhabitants, the Barons became
winners of the gaudy trophy of CORY
battle, will sit no longer on the bench
of the Reds. He will oe switched to
the outffeld where a good hitter and a
good arm are deemed necessary.
While we are pleased to learn of the
promotion of the erstwhle Baron, We
cannot refrain from remarking that
II there is one thing more offensive
to personal pride than playing on the
%Red team, it is sitting on the Red
bench.
1t is impossible to keep track of the
innumerable changes which E!berfeld
is making in the personnel Of his dis
comforting and burdensome Lookouts.
The announcement, with a flourish OF
trumpets, was made in the Chattanoo-
ga Times yesterday morning that the
Kid had signed Jimmy Dygert who
some 10 or u years ago, was a good
pitcher We have for some weeks been
mystified as to the object of the
kid" But since he has signed Dy-
CERT it is absolutely apparent that he
is making collection of priceless an
tiques. We do not believe that such
collection can be complete as long as
Bill Hart and otis Stockdale run at
large.
Sweet victory, with flutter of its
wings, perehed yesterday afternoon ON
our banner. We are thereby rendered
so optimistic that we are entirely in
different as to whether Mcdonald
comes or stays away. Indeed, we have
almost reached the point of figuring
the relative positions of the Barons
and the Gulls should the former win
10 straights and the latter lose as
many.
As matter of fact, should the
Barons win 10 games in a row, we
would then spend a couple of months
in dread anticipation of the footing
of the trumpet of Gabriel Such mar
velous success comes seldom to the
worthy. Mobile can win 10 or II
straights and then lose to Chattanooga.
AS far as we are concerned, we would
prefer moving along just as we are, IL
after a long winning streak, fate
should select the Elberfeld gang to
break us up.
We can imagine nothing worse than
losing to Chattanooga unless it is win
ming with Atlanta. Were We compelled
to do either, and permitted to select
our fate. we would spend several val
liable minutes Tipping coins. The
case would remind of the man who
spent life time Tneditating on the re-
srective merits of the carbolie and
razor routes to the grave of suicide.
Even when your team loses, you
can, if you win, find sources of sweet
consolation. For instance, we might
spend a happy afternoon rejoicing over
the misery of Charlie Frank. An
other afternoon might be whiled away
in speculating on the depth of the
hole which Billy Smith has made in
the pocekt of Mr. Galloway. And an
entire week might be passed in pleas
ant dreams with the subject of those
dreams the indescribable agony of the
fan who takes baseball seriously.
Really, there's a way when there's a
will
A local fan the other day made d
wager that Birmingham would finish
one. two. three. He will win unless
Mr.. Stockdale should happen to be Of
ficiating.
This business of writing a baseball
column is very helpful. 1t serves adj
mirably in exuding all the milk of
human kindness from the writer's
system.