The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-28

Juul, slabber for Montgomery several years ago, came to the Gulls from Toronto. He is a youngster, and with control of his puzzling delivery should add another sterling slabber to the ranks of the Schmidt box corps"
 If Bill Carrigan's red-hoSed band could always club against Bullet Joe" Bush and Ray Caldwell there would be no fortune-tellers needed to find out where the silk rag would flag in Ban Johnson's circuit Though the the Minnesota White Elephant and the Tanks teegrapher are rated among the prize performers in the junior tent, neither has been able to turn the world champs back in the current campaign.
 Three times Bullet Joe'' has labored against the Beantown brigade and on every occasion he has been routed Once oftener has the Carrigan crew showed Ray Caldwell down the steps.
 For the first time this season Dick Jemison of the Atlanta Constitution comes out and gives Charley Frank roasting. And, judging from the scribe's arguments, he is fully justified in giving the chubby one all he does. His article will speak for itself:
 Another perfectly good baseball game to all intents on the Crackers side of the ledger was tossed away Monday at Little Rock when Mana ger Charles Frank permitted Ed La. Fitte to stay in the box, long after it was apparent that he had nothing The Crackers made a f1ve-run lead for LaF'itte in three innings. In the fourth the Travellers hammered him f%x back with three more.
 Lafitte ought to have been yanked at the end of the fourth inning If not then, surely at the end of the fifth, but he was allowed to remain and the Travellers batted out an S-to-b victory.
 We've been strong for Lafitte ever since he joined the Crackers, but of late he has not twirled the class of ball capable of retaining berth with the Crackers. Any pitcher that can toss off five-run lead does not de- serve any sympathy.
 "In our humble opinion, the Federal league ruined good pitcher when Ed Lafitte joined them. It spoiled him just like it spoiled lot of good ball play CTS. They had an easy time of il with the outlaws and on returning tt organized baseball, where they have had to work again they have not pos- sessed the stamina to go through.
 "Lafitte is just one of many cases. We call his to mind pri- marily because it most vitally af- fects us.
 But back to the original ques- tion. Maybe Frank wanted La- fitte to stay in and take. a 1acing. Maybe he did. but a ball game in June is of just as much use to us in the percentage standing as one in September or any other month, and we are surprised at tossing his away in this manner.
 Frank never used to permit his pitchers to remain in the box and take lacing when there was a chance to win the game. He yanked them promptly. This has happened entirely too frequently of late and Lafitte has been hammer ed too consistently of recent games not to cause us to make com ment.
 'There is little sentiment in baseball. It is as it should be. La fitte is grand fellow personal s ly, one of the best in the world, but he has been tossing away too many easy leads by inconsistent pitching and unless an improve ment is shown shortly, the best place for him is back with the Fed eral league-it's out of existence