The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-26
That awful seventh.

Perhaps Karl Black will have better luck today. Johnny evidently didn't have a thing but a wish and prayer and he wasn't praying. Moley may send Ponder, the Texas league recruit, against the Crackers today to see if cannot stop Cholly Frank rally.
 Three hits were all the Barons could annex off Perrys delivery. Derrick and Clark singled and long Arthur Johnson doubled. Johnny was doing all he could.
 The series at Atlanta is only half over and there is still a chance to play 800 ball. An even break on the road is good playing and Moley wouldn't crouch if he came back with half the games tucked away in the right pocket The Barons play in At lanta today and tomorrow and then break the jump to New Orleans with a game in Birmingham.
 Moley again shifted his batting or der yesterday, giving Danny Clark the cleanup position. Carol was shifted to seventh place. Charlie has not been hitting as consistently as he might Tn the last few games and Moley figured that Danny would be more effective there than was Carroll. The mighty bludgeon of Cecil Coombs is sorely missed in the offensive strength of the club.
 O'Rourke pulled neat play yester- day when he was hit by pitched ball in the second, stole second and went to third when Perkins threw poorly to get him at the keystone.
 Perry seemed to have Caton's mum Der yesterday. The diminutive center gardener failed to get hit and struck out twice. This, however, will not cause his admirers any great amount of worry, Caton has shown unmlstak- ably that he has the goods.
 Hauser is doing some great work be- hind the bat. He shows nice Judgment in handling the pitchers and the speedy Crackers could pilfer but single cushion out of four attempts
 News has been received in Birming- ham that Thomas R. Watkins, se- retary and treasurer of the Memphis baseball club, is confined in a hospl- tai there suffering from an attack of appendicitis MT. Watkins has many friends in Birmingham who will re- gret to learn of his illness MT. Wat lxins has undergone an operation. While he went through very success fully, it will probably be some time before he is able to resume his duties in connection with the ball club
 Having won three games and lost nine. Chattanooga scribes are busy explaining to the fans what is the matter with the team. It is not hard to find. There are three things wrong with Eiberfelds club. The first is the inability of the pitchers to retain control in the pinches; the sec ond is the presence of q far too mex perienced combination around the kew stone sack, and the third is a woeful weakness with the willow. The de- feet rank ill importance in just the reverse order in which they ars mentioned.
 The Lookouts even with acceptable play in all other departments can not become pennant contendefS thlS season unless the present offensive strength of the club is improved upon The arrival of Messenger will ln- crease the hitting strength of the club to some extent, but not even the ad- dition of the former Traveller and Baron will make the Lookouts forml- dable enough with the willow as It now seems. Elberfeld should imme- diately get into the game at short in place of Smykal, while Hyatt might be moved to first base in place of Harris until Joe escapes from his present hitting slump. Powers might be placed in one of the gardens and Fred or Ovid Nicholson benched, whichever seems to be hitting lightest. The new hard hitting outfieider who is coming from Detroit is sorely needed immediately.
 New Orleans seems unable to over scome the flying Vols as the Ellam- ties put over another victory over the Chicks yesterday. The Vols cer- tainly are hitting the high places.