The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-28
FOXHALL KEENE IS
SERIOUSLY HURT AT
COLORADO SPRINGS

note. Mobile scribes. naturally. are
not averse to believe that Prough Is
reluctant to meet the Pole, but even
in Atlanta, the bitterest rival of Bir-
mingham, and the seat OF the trouble,
no stock is taken in the charge.
a story from Chattanooga" says
Dick Jemison in the Constitution, is
to the effect that Covalesk is peeved
at Clinton Prough because that worthy,
TO save his pitching averages, lodged
both series with the Crackers. Get
that word both. lie pitched in one
and Carl Thompson beat him. Illness
of his favorite sister prevented his
pitching In Atlanta # the allegations
We're true we would not blame the
Pole for being sore, but as they are
not we do not hesitate to call him. In
our opinion 1t is a case of pot and
kettle. The same insinuations were
thrown at the Pole recently by Bir-
mingham. He is Just retaliating, We
guess"
The sporting writer of the Chatta-
nooga Times is quick TO Jump at con-
cmsons. He is ready nay eager, to
believe that Prough has showed the
yellow His sympathies are all with
the Pole. as is natural, but he should
not lose sight Of that spirit of fair
play on which the national game is
founded.
He makes the direct charge that
Prough side-stepped thai Atlanta se-
ries. He does not equivocate or mod
ify his statement Bill Trough de-
liberately ducked out of the last game
with Atlanta for fear of losing it,
he SAYS. Atlanta seribes have stated
that there was no ground to the
charge, the sporting editor Of The
Ase-Herald demonstrated the fallaey
of the allegation yesterday morning,
but It seems the Chattanooga writer
knows more than either Perhaps If he
would spend more money for tele-
graph tolls he would be better IN
formed. Listen to him:
Box scores from Birmingham on
Thursday and Friday OF this week will
be watched with compelling interest
by Chattanooga fans and by Harry
CoValesld in particular.
There is one question uppermost.
Bill Prough deliberately ducked out
of the last game at Atlanta. for fear
of losing 1t. Now that the Pole is
right on his heels will lG turn the
same trick again? In other words,
there Is a sneaking suspicion that
the big pitcher of the Barons has
pitched his last game until after the
AitPHa tpnl1HN Is liillShtui Wntth VIII
probably be after the Labor Day
games. We shall see.
The Pole Is intensely eager to win
the trophy. Realizing that he will
have to win several more games If
Prough ducks, he was even saving
last night that he would like to pitch
today. Friday and Monday. He should
not he allowed to do so, both for the
reason that he might lose one Of the
three COR being out of condition and
that he might hurt his arm so that
he can't get away well i'm Detroit
The Pole went I'm Monday with one
days rest, at his own request He
showed that he was game and wanted
stacking up against Atlanta three
days in succession. Prough has shown
exactly the other spirit At the same
time, the Pole should realize that il
is of infinitely more Importance to him
to make good in Detroit than to win
that $3.50 trophy and that II he over
taxes his arm within 10 days OF re-
porting TO the Tigers he is endan-
gering his chances of making good"
Bill Foxen was at Rlcl<wood yester-
day afternoon for the first time in sew
eral days. lie was still weak from
malaria and Will not be able to pitch
any time soon.
Pug Cavet also showed mp with a
blind over his injured eye. He is hav-
ing much trouble with the optic and
physicians fear that he may lose IL.