The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
WEE WILLIE PROUGH
FACES COVALESKI ON
THE MOUND TODAY
From the Angle Of the Bug
BY ASA RoUNTREE

never lie," save when adorned with
the corsetes and bushes Of gay
Paree.
Smiled on indulgently by Dame For
tune two ex-Southern league recruits,
Paul Fittery and William I. Smith,
are at present occupying prominent
positions in the coveted baseball
Calcium. Both have achieved their
sudden fame by hurting no hit, no run
games and curiously these feats oc-
CURED on consecutive days. Smith
won his spTs on the fifth of this
month while Fittery duplicated his
stunt on the following day. Fttery
is the young sde-wheeler. who during
the spring, made such a strenuous bid
for a berth that Moley retained him
until after the opening of hositilities
in the circuit Billy Smith, not the
forelorn pilot of the decrepit Crackers,
received a brief trial with the Turtles.
after which he was shunted to the
Eastern association.
Eittery will be back next year to re-
sumo the work he left off. Moley has
signified his intention of recalling him.
Seasoned by this short soiourn In the
bushes he will in all probability be
formable centeder for berth on the
hurling staff of tho 1914 Barons. En-
dowed with good curves, plenty OF
speed and fair control. H'ittery should
give all a hot fight during the coming
spring.
A merry fight is on in the G. \. l..
league. Gadsden is leading the van,
while Newman and Admission are fol-
lowing closely at her heels. eagerly
watching for a falter In the present
70 ha a1stafse re- lnt w
ing wonderful form at present, but
how long they will continue that gait
Is the all important question. The mo-
ment that a slump occurs Newman and
Admission are in position to step up and
wage a deadly battle for the topmost
rung. Admission has during the past
week spurted from firth place into
third and is pressing Newman hard
for second honors.
Holding with dog-like tenacity to the
highest pinnacle, the Billikens are ever
on the lookout to increase the gap be-
tween themselves and the Gulls, At
present the Capital City team is leading
Der sister village by the narrow mar
gin of one point. Rarely have the bugs
of the national pastlme in Dixie been
treated to such a race Three teams
are all within striking distance of
the high flying Billikers and woe unto
Johnny Dobbs should his team falter
during the next two weeks of cam
paigning,
While several players, who are to
return to majordom at the conclusion
of the season are slowing up In their
stride. Walter Mayer, the popular
Baron receiver, is still there delivering
the goods, and demonstrating that he
is one of the best baekstoppers In the
Dixie Major" OF late Elmer Brown
and Harry CovelaslSi. both are whom
are certain of trials in faster COM
pany have been receiving their bumps.
Several days ago Brown was batted
all over the field while in the early
part of the week the giant Pole had
to retire from the mound, Much have
been said of the superior qualities of
several other promising receivers in
the Southern, but the fact remains,
that Mayer is one of the most sterling
young catchers that has ever trod
Southern league green's.
All of which reminds us that too
many people are prone to view the
old game of life from a comfortable
seat in the grandstand