The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-25

~WINGING day-break Pullman
y for New York Owner Rick
Woodward will leave this morn
ing in search of invigoratng mounds
men for the Baron hurting staff
Should the stay in New York prove
unfruitful, the Baron Mogul will
journey to Cincinnati to interview
Bosses Hermann and Murphy in re-
gard to the vexing problem.
The Baron mogul is convinced that
Thompson will not stand the strain of
the Southern and has forwarded him
to the Yankees. Perhaps there will
be another addition. The return to
form shown by the infielders and the
gardeners has pleased the magnate
and no changes will be effected in
these departments. But revolution
ary changes are expected among the
boxmen.
Unless the Mobile marksmen show
a decided reversal in hitting form,
some Gull will capture the home run
hitting record. In the city of the
"sun-kist shores" the ball park has
the shortest right field fence in the
league, Mique Finn has taken ad-
vantage of this fact and has practiced
his left handed batters until they can
lift flies within a very few feet of the
border.
Manager Molesworth remarked that
the Gulls devoted more time to this
end of the game than any other.
Robertson seems to be leading the
hitters in the circuit clouts, for the
big Gull outfielder has holster many
offerings over the short fence Few
visitors accomplish the feat in spite
of the offered advantage.
When the batsmen connect with one
of benders of twirlers at Rickwood a
sonorous crack resounds. The visit
ing players have often declared that
a hard hit ball sounds louder than on
any other diamond in the circuit. The
foxy Hardgrove has offered the So
luton to the enigma.
At Rickwood the park lies in a hol
low. and every crack is followed by
a subsequent echo. So when hefty
willow worker belts a fast ball the
sound is very satisfying to the fans.
By this line of reasoning the fans
should be joyful especially when the
Barons win and the loud crashes make
fine music for the fans ear.
Frank Chance and his luckless
hirelings have "a rival in the South
in Rill Schwartz. When Bean Bali
lrleharty trounced the Billikens yes
terday. it was the second victory in
IA games The Volunteers have
dropped from lofty perch in first
division to a humble rank among the
cellar denizens.
But Schwartz has strength on
the wav and will soon be in the
running The recent showing of
Almeida has made Tinker some
what wary about disposing of his
Cuban. but it is probable that the
Castilian lad of swat Will join the
Vols within a few days. The club
has also secured promising HEAVIER
from the Interstate league and is
dickering for one of C. Ebbets'
nitchers Artie Holman, recently
released by Pittsburg, is willing to
ioin the Vols if the Vols can Sc
cure his release from the Kansas
City club.
Ray Boyd will make his initial
appearance of the season against
the Billikens this afternoon The
sore wing, which is just rounding
to form, has strengthened suffl-
ciently for the chubby manager to
venture his work on the slab. SO
vitality interested in his success are
the local followers that every NOR
sci of news about the spit ball
p,tcher will be received with en-
thusasm,
Should Boyd make a creditable
exhibition this afternoon, Baron
stock will soar into lofty alti-
tudes. For should the server of the
cuspidorean slants puzzle the Bill