The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-30
From the Angle Of the Bag
By REUBEN A. LEWIS

in hitting and will not bolster the
Billikens to the extent that Kuti-
mas sticking has. Bagby is an eN
celent pitcher and about the craft
lest walloper on the Montgomery
team.
A mighty howl will ascend aloft in
Montgomery, while the Pei fans will
wax warm in lusty shouts. The new
additions will prove of strength to
the Dutchman, for he needs hitting
ability and has the moundsmen.
With Snedecor and $3.50 Dobbs will be
faced, with a great obstacle to find
Bagby's equal for the cash stipend,
and will moan when Kutinas timely
blows are not delivered by the Ala
bama star.
The inkling that President Jones
thought he knew more about baseball
than -1anager Dobbs is responsible
for the loss of the two players. The
Billiken boss arranged the trade
without Informing Manager Johnny
and was congratulating himself when
Dobbs heard the news. The clever lit
tie leader burned the wires with a
scathing reply to the knowing mogul,
forcing him to make his famous
crawl"
Had the president consulted his man
ager, the Billkens would not be hand-
capped at this critical stage of the
game. Fighting the Gulls for the
supremacy of the league. the Billikens
are threatening to take the bunt-
ing. But unless Dobbs secures another
first class pitcher his cohort is des-
tined for lower berth.
The feud preoipitated by Lajole's re-
moval from second seems to have
been settled. The mighty Nap en-
tered the game a substitute batter
and drove across the only run Cleve-
land scored against the White Sox.
The wrathy statement of the French
man in regard to his younger manager
was expected. Whenever a younger
player is elevated from the ranks to
pilot, players who were starring before
his entry in the league feel they are
overlooked and sighted
The Frenchman has never showed
that he did not like Manager Birming
ham until the announcement was
made. Cavorting In the big league,
while Birmingham was at Cornell, the
Frenchman felt that he had a better
knowledge of the game than his boss.
The elevation of Johnny Evers to the
IIldndStTS0lD Ol lile 1uDS tduStu JUG
Tinker to refuse TO play under his
former team mate Constant trouble
has been evidenced between Evers and
Heinie Zimmerman this season, ap-
parently because Zimmerman feels
Evers, his old pal, has no license to
order him about the lines.
The problem Is the same. When
ever a manager is chosen from a set
of men with whom he has associated
with as an equal, the good luck of the
comrade hurts the pride of the fell
lows When a player feels sighted
he usually allows this to affect his
work.
In conference with Owners Murphy
and Herman, Rick Woodward tried
to land pitcher for the club yesterday
morning. While the Baron mogul
could land several players who would
burn up the Southern, the old salary
proposition confronts him. As the
maximum salary limit is $500 in the
Southern, few major leaguers are will
ing to be reduced to this stipend.
While the owner is satisfied with
the present showing of his club, he
feels that he should fortify his ma
chine for the succeeding seasons. The
present hurting corps is a strong one.
butt he feels that any slight perfection
will increase the strength. There is a
possibility, still, that there will be no
change.