The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
From the Angle Of the Bug
BY REUBEN A. LEWIS

NASMUCH as Covaleslli's defeat
followed his act of giving vent to
his spleen, Birmingham fandom
will rejoice in the triumph of Bill
Prough over Covaleslli. What SYM
pathy the Pole created by his superb
twirling vanished when he grumbled
that Prough had chicaned him out of
the medal by artfully lodging the
series with Atlanta.
Bill Prough is a magnificent pitch
er. He has worked hard to accom-
plish his wonderful feat and has been
the main factor in what success Bir-
mingham has had. In winning the
! trophy, Bill will gain the hearty con-
gratulations of the Baron followers.
With a slight lead over the Barons,
the Billikens open a fiye-game series
with Birmingham this afternoon.
Should Molesworth's henchmen fight
with a determination to oust the Bills
from third place, the fans will flock to
Rickwood buta repetition of the series
with Mobile will prove disastrous to
attendance hopes.
Now is the time for the Barons to
show their appreciation. With every
man fighting hard and playing with
an aggressive spirit, Montgomery
should not prove dangerous. Third
place would appeass local fandom af-
ter the series of belated accidents and
mishaps. Bill Prough win probably
oppose "Chuck Case this afternoon.
Charlie Carroll was shunted to the
sunfield when Mcbride failed to re-
port for the battle. The siege of
malaria has weakened Mcbride and it
is probable that he was not strong
enough to endure the sun. But Mack
is a nervy player and it is probable
that he will appear in the garden
against the Billikens. Few batsmen
are more dangerous than the Baron
sumfielder in the pinch
Bill Foxen is still under the weather
as the result of his last attack of
malaria, but he is slated to twirl in
the present series. Mayer will be un-
able to catch, but the Barons will hus-
band their strongest defense to trounce
the Billikens.-
The proposal of Magnate Comiskey
to request the national commission to
hold a meeting to revise the baseball
rules will meet with favor. The vague
ness of the rules in regard to the in
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is causing considerable trouble and
the sooner the rules are adjusted the
better.
Manager Molesworth says the rules
are too vague and there are some
points which cannot be decided even
by the most critical student of the
game Umpire KERN, who is keenly
yersed in the rules, declares that there
are many plays which must be de-
cded without definite rulings and that
a revision would prevent much wrang-
ling.
The movement for a revision of the
rules has been gaining impetus for
some time. The adoption Of different
rules In the American and National
league in interpreting the balk shows
that a uniform system should be COM
piled. President Comiskey says that
the unpires. writer's and. managers
should combine and offer suggestions
With due notice. the three elements
will meet and hold a discussion of the
Weaknesses and offer suggestions as
to how the flimsy sections can be
strengthened aNl clarified. The
changes will not be radical but the
minor technicalities should be settled
beyond doubt. The scheme will be
financed by the national commission.
While the Southern. league clubs
employ off-days in piscatorial haunts.