The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-02
SPORTS
FOOD FOR RANDOM
BY FRED BODEIkER

The question of advancement of
Southern league players is certainly
drawing a lot of attention these days.
The number of players and their iden-
tity brings different opinion from
each city until at the present over IS
players have been selected by the
scribes over the circuit as the best the
league can boast of. The ivory
hunters have different opinion, how
ever, but they sometimes make a mis-
take and let a wonder slip through
their fingers.
President r. II. Baugh spent yes
terday in Chattanooga as the guest Of
President o. B. Andrews of the Look
out club. President Baugh had no Of
f1cial mission in his trip to the Look
out camp other than to pay his re-
spects to the club" Since he has
been at the head of the league, Pres
ident Baugh has made it a. custom to
visit the various clubs as often as pos
sible. It's good idea.
Johnny Dobbs, manager Of the New
Orleans Pelicans, who are pushing the
Volunteers for the league leadership,
says he had rather be in second place
than first just now because it let's the
other fellow do the worrying. Here's
the way Dobbs feels about it:
Wen win in walk, says Johnnie
Were in striking distance of the
leaders, and I'd rather we'd be there
than setting the pace at this stage OF
the game.
1T gives the other fellow chance
to do the worrying. Don't think for
fhat al ms on fha
to be leading race. The players pick
up the papers. They see another club
coming with rush. Then begin to get
shaky and then suddenly comes the
blow-up.
That's what happened to us. But
the blow-up is over. My men are
playing good, steady ball, and they are
not worrying about anything. and they
are keeping right on the heels of the
Nashville gang.
Believe me, that bunch of Ellam's
isn't getting along without a little
loss of sleep. It's just a question OF
time before they blow and that slump
will send us into first place without
any extra efforts on our part
Then we will be all set to make a
race to the wire.
Johnny had better get another view
OIL the SIludllOll, dIlu pIStty qu1Chs a.
that, or else the Vols will have the
old gonfalon ready to pull up on the
flagpole at the Dell in Nashville. The
Pels are not in the class of the Vols,
in our opinion, and the indications are
that the ELAN clan will cop the rag
without serious trouble. Yet. this is
baseball, and there's no telling what'll
happen within the next few weeks.
and probably days. ELAN. however,
is generally conceded to possess the
best club in the league.
The Nashville papers certainly have
it i'm for Burleigh Grimes for some
unknown reason. Both the Tennessean
and Banner assail Burleigh, and make
it known that the Baron star is not
liked. The Banner comments as fol-
lows
Another pop-bottle throwing incl
dent took place Sunday, when Bur-
leigh Grimes, Baron pitcher, received
several of the glass missiles as
compliment from the bleacherites.
Grimes melted the sun-seat occupants
to the demonstration, however, and
there would have been no regret had
one of the bottles grazed his dome.
Grimes is about as popular in Nash
Vile as a Frenchman in Berlin, and,
like Kid Elberfeld. stirs up as much
trouble as he can on his every visit
to the Dell.
Burleigh should worry, since he has
paid his last visit this season to the
Dell. True, the Nashville fans and
scribes may be against him, but he
still draws his check from the Biz
minghame Baseball association-and
that's what he is playing for-tffe
money.