The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-27
NATIONALS DOWN
 TIGERS AND! FORGE IN FRONT OF RACE

1.-TWO honors have been carried off
 by prominent Birmingham lady
 4 golfers who are attending the Nomen's southern golf tournament now in progress at Knoxville. First they won the fight to have Birming- ham selected as the battle ground for 1915, then Mrs. Henry Howze, an ardent devotee of golf here in the Magic City, was elected to head the organization for the coming year. The election of Mrs. Howze is a signal honor as the association is composed of ladies from all parts of the south. The tournament attracts hundreds of fair devotees each year. and next spring the city will be invaded by more feminine golfers than ever be- fore The selection of Birmingham for next years matches is a good one for this city win have ample accom- modations for the fair opponents of the great game. We have one of the best IS hole golf courses in the south at Roebuck Springs, while the one of the Country club is not so very far behind The courses afford good test of the game and insure close and interesting competition.
 Billy Smith is in earnest. Day by day the Crackers are losing their foot hold in respectable company and Smith realizes that the time for prompt and decisive action has arrived. He has sent urgent appeals for help to friends in the big tent and already these are productive of results Catcher Enzen- roth has been secured from the St. Louis Browns and Catcher Tyree from the Chicago Cubs. Smith has also been seeking Pitcher Harper, now with the Nationals, but two major league clubs have refused to waive on him so negotiations have been severed. For a time Cracker fans thought there was a chance for Waffle Smith to wander back into the Southern under the Geor- gia banner, but Smith states that sev- eral managers in the big leagues are also keen on him and will not let him pass by.
 Again a complaint has been made over the height of the heaving mound on the Mobile diamond. This time the kick comes from the Chattanooga team. Last season Charlie Frank, then manager of the Pelicans, pro- tested that the pitchers box was too much above the level of the diamond. From this it appears as if no action to alleviate the complaint has been taken by Mobile officials as Lookout pitchrs claim that they were unable to control the ball and the surround ings seemed unnatural to them It seems, though. a higher pitching box would give the pitcher a greater ad- vantage over the batter instead of putting him to disadvantage.
 In the opinion of Memphis scribes the Barons do not appear as strong as they did last year, although Moley has succeeded well in filling the gaps on the team. Anent the Barons, the Commercial- Appeal has the following to say:
 "Carlton Molesworth's Birmingham club is conceded around the Southern league circuit to be the dark horse in the race for the pennant.
 While the Barons hardly appear as strong as they did last season, Moles- worth has succeeded fairly well in fill ing the gaps made in his club by the majors.
 With the exception of first base, he has the same infeld which pastimed for him last year. He disposed of Bill McGilvray, and in his place is Tex Covington, secured from the St. Louis Browns. Covngton was purchased last fall from the Denison club of the Texas-Oklahoma league. He hit over the 300 mark in that organization
 "Molesworth has Mcbride and Knisely, left from his last years out field.
 Tn place of Bob Messenger. who led the league in base running last season, he has Stewart, secured from the Chi cago Nationals. Stewart played with the Springfield club of the Central league last year and hit 333.
 'Behind the bat Tragesser has taken