The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-14
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Fronrthe Angle of the Bug
BY HUGH w. ROBERTS

LIAR be it from us to speak kind
word concerning anyone. But
\ ii does begin to appear as If
this Walter Johnson person will soon
be strong enough to serve acceptably
in the big leagues.
W. A. Phelon, the artful scribe of
the Cincinnati Times-Star, says that
Detroit has grown tired of Ty Cobb,
and will trade him to New York, Hal
Chase to figure in the deal Were
that business transaction concluded,
the general situation would still re-
main unchanged, the general situation
being that the weakest clubs in ex-
istenee have the greatest individual
players.
Dick Jemison Is a constant reader OF
The. Age-Herald, though this by no
ms ms is his only strong point. The
1,,orting editor of the Constitution has
expressed himself in a most compli-
mentary manner concerning the action
of the fans in sending Ray Boyd to see
"Bonesetter' Reese, and declared that
it would be nothing less than such pa
triotism deserved were the prediction
of Reese to materialze, that Boyd will
be in harness again June l. 1t is SD
seldom that a man in Atlanta says a
pleasant word concerning anything
which does not occur in Atlanta, that
the generosity of Jemison is doubly
sl1rpriginp and Ipfrechipr
Inasmuch as the Mobile and the
Chattanooga papers have expressed
themselves in such different keys con-
cerning the remarkable and uproar-
GUS alteration which occurred Sun
day between El5erfeld and Stock, we
have been awaiting with bated breath
a word from the peppery leader of the
Lookout 'Impossbles. And lol it
has occurred that Elberfeld has made
a confession, perhaps, in emulation of
Richard III, with many salty tears.
The entire situation is cleared up in
the following bit of vivid description
the author of which is that most able
and conscientious Parney Sheridan of
the Mobile Register:
zone occurrence marred the after
noon, that of Manager Eberfeld delib-
erately kicking Shortstop Stock, after
the latter had unintentionally spiked
the Lookout leader while sliding into
second base. Stock slides high. but
the youngster doesn't mean any harm
and at any time would rather be
thrown out by Yards than cut an op-
a1satr ntf ic
inexcusable. However, he stated last
night that he was sorry; that he lost
his head and greatly regretted the
affair. E,lberfelds offense is all the
more serious because he has often been
accused of playing dirty ball, but
this season, since becoming a manager,
he has undoubtedly tried to keep out
of trouble, and is not near the 'rowdy''
that he was last year. So, while it is
hard to overlook such an occurrence,
especially by the fans who pay money
to see baseball, not dirty tactics, on
a pla ying field, it is a certainty FL
berfeld %will not be guilty of such
again-surely not here, for he was
undoubtedly sorry last night, after the
affair was over, and he realized what
he had done.'
If you will find Theodore Lacy, who
skipped some months ago with the
swag of the convict department, you
will probably also discover the where
abouts of Eddie Mcdonald.
Cincinnati, if we are to believe the
effusions of the scribes of Nashville,
is willing to shove over all its sky
scrapers in return for Pitcher Beck.
Beck is that marvel of speed and en-
durance who has won several games
for Nashville this season. Inasmuch