The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-10
STANDING
Games Today Rome at Griffin. Talladega at LaGrange. Anniston at Newman.

Anniston, July s.--(special)-Rai has played havoc in the Georgia Alabama league this week, and the clubs were un- able to play any scheduled game Thurs day, Friday or Saturday. The attend ance at Rome and Newman has been good this season, because the clubs have been at the top the whole season, but at Talladega the rain has caused heavy loss to the directors of the Tigers. who have had a second division club the whole season, and the receipts from the Fourth of July game will have to be given to the Griffin club for guaranteed gate re- ceipts for the two days rained out. Only three more games are scheduled to be played in Talladega this season. Rome has four more games scheduled at home, with Newman eight games left, in which they will draw good crowds and make back their loss for the two games rained out.
 The way that Rome checked their los ing slump this week was easily the fea- ture of the playing of the clubs in the Georgia-Alab league last week. Only a week ago it looked though La Grange would supplant both Newman and Rome and lead the league. However, the Romans took Bowens club on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday for four games, and won every contest. The return to their former strength was caused largely because of the return to form of Pitchers Wiley and Gates. During the week Rome has played five games, won four and tied one contest. They played tie game with Talladega, Saturday, and 6, and won four games from LaGrange, in Rome, by the scores of to ?, 2 to Q, to 0, and 6 to o.
 Newman also recovered from losing streak last week, when they won ma jority of the games played during the week. They won three games from Grif- fin by the scores of to 0, 10 to ?, and to 5. They tied one game with this club, 1 and l, and lost two games to La Grange by the scores of to ', and to O.. They played a total of six games during the week, won three, lost two and tied one.
 TALLADEGA PLAYS WELL The club managed by Tige Garrett play ed good ball last week. Talladega played five games, won two, tied two and lost only one. The addition of Allen, a shortstop, has strengthened the defense of the club to a large extent, as it al- lowed the removal of one Of the pitchers from the regular lineup. Talladega and Rome played a and tie game, Satur- day in Talladega. They won Monday s game from Anniston. 2 to 1; tied the morning game of July 4, by the score of and 4, and won from the Molders in the afternoon game in Anniston, by the score of to l. They lost Wednesday s game to Anniston by the score of 10 to 8. ] The LaGrange club cracked last week | and failed to continue their winning streak, which threatened to pull both
 Newman and Rome from the leadership l of the Georgia-A Alabama league. After winning two games from Newman. in | LaGrange, Saturday. the club went tc Rome and lost four straight to Manush { l club. They played six games during the I week. Bowen's club won only two con 1 tests and lost four, and are now more
 than six games behind the Romans. Had the games been played between LaGrange and Matthews club, which were sched- uled in Newman, an important result 1 would have been netted to one of the two
 clubs. Two games will probably be played l today. In the event that these are rained ! out. the two clubs will not meet agair
 this season Should they brace this week | and Rome lose, they will have a chance