The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-25
FOOD FOR RANDOM
By FRED BoDEKER

We lost the opener, but still have whack at couple more.
 One defeat doesn't necessarily mean that the series must be lost, and 1t certainly won't in this case. True, the Barons are up against good pitcher today, and maybe another nice one tomorrow, but the best of 'em have their bad days.
 Likewise every pitcher has good day occasionally, and that's the req son we got licked yesterday. And maybe that's the reason we will win the other two games. The fellows are up against a bunch of players in those Crackers and we've gotta hustle to win out over them. The papers over in the Georgia capital roasted the Frank crew so much they can't afford to lose.
 The Barons, however, are chuck full of fight and will give the Crack CTS a run for the money. Yesterday Karl Black was slightly off, and the fellows didn't have a chance to win the game Therell probably be a diff ferent tale today, and maybe again tomorrow-who can ever tell?
 The Barons go up against the Crack ers' best twirler today in Ad Brennan, the former Federal leaguer. Emmett Key Perryman, the elongated divine, will be on the hill for the Barons and although the preacher has lacked any thing but a prayer on his last at- tempts, he is liable to teach his former home town team a few lessons about the national pastime We believe the preacher can accomplish the deed.
 Tex Mcdonald, the discarded Baron, was the chief factor in the Barons defeat, together with Scott Ferry. Tex slammed the old apple all over the lot and started both rallies that produced a tally or more for the Frank aggregation. Tex is valuable man on any club. He's fast on the bases, dangerous hitter and a fine fielder. In other words, he's what you can term regular ball player.
 Since the team lost, 1t has been ruled that a little poetry or something un- der that head would be acceptable, so here goes:
 I saw Fred Derrick drive out hit
 WItn a speed king on the hill, Key Perryman came up in pinch
 And landed safe on the pill.
 I saw the umps call Elberfeld out
 In the ninth with two men down, The play was close and doubtful
 But the Kid didn't even frown. I saw Mike Hauser beat out bunt-
 And then steal second and third; I saw John Dobbs on the coaching line
 And he never spoke a word.
 I saw bleacherite catch foul
 And no one shouted "Sign him." A player punched an umpires face
 And he didn't even fine him.
 Many things more I might have seen,
 In all this motley crowd;
 But a guy shook me roughly and yelled
 in my ear:
 "No sleeping round here allowed"
 Instead of going badly since his misfortunate to kill Johnny Dodge, the star Vol twirler, Tom Rogers, has reached the pinnacle of his fame Rogers has won six straight games for the Vols, and five of them were shut outs. For 40 consecutive innings the Vol phenom held his opponents score less. Rogers has been drafted by the Browns and it is reported that as soon as the Ellamites cinch the rag, Rogers will report to the Browns and get a try-out this season in the world s series with the Athletics(O.
 
 The defeat to the Barons yesterday was costly. The Memphis Chicks, who have been pressing the Moleys for the past month, gained another verdict while the Crackers were taking the measure of the Barons and conse- quently slipped into fifth place. The Barons are occupying the sixth place in the league standing today for the first time in over a month. However, a win today, while the Chicks are los ing, will fix things up nice again.
 George Baumgardner, the eccentric southpaw who preferred s75 a month job with the Browns rather than go down to Little Rock at $2O0 per, will soon be in a Traveller uniform, ac- cording to an announcement made by Secretary Bob Allen, Jr. Pater Bob has been over in Virginia discuss ing baseball with Baumgardner, who was given the gate by the Browns, and is expected to hook up with the