The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-30
Awful Game Annexed By Gulls SPOR
FOOD FOR RANDOM
by FRED BODEKER

OH Gee, but that was a rotten
game.
Correction Nope, it cannot be
called a game, but it can be truly
an imitation on the part of the
Barons.
Agony and everything else was
endured. Would certainly been lucky
to have been on a vacation in
order to miss that affair. The Gulls
played a real game. They were
chucked full of scrap and started
the game determined to win. The
Barons were lifeless, not at the
start, but after the neat little
lead had been secured by the
Schmidtmen.
Well recommend Preacher Per-
ryman and Elmer Ponder to any
body as the best fellows in the
game when it comes to ascend
ing. About 5000 fans who were
also eyewitnesses to the tragedy
will indorse the petition. The win
gave the Gulls the series It's get
ting to be pitiful when the lowest
team in the league comes to the
home grounds and bags the Sc
ries.
Yesterdays defeat can be at
tributed to no one save the hurl-
ers. Perryman didn't even have
PRAYER and was lucky to last as
long as he did, while Ponder
didn't have that much at the start.
He grew better as the game pro-
crossed. Pitchers can't get much
worse than Perryman and Ponder
were in the third inning in yes
terday's farce and still be rated
as Glass A pitchers.
It's a shame the Barons can't
win. The pitchers get going good
and then the team plays rotten and
vice versa. That offering yester-
day was pitiable for Glass team
Moley knows it as well as any
body else and it's not his fault.
Burleigh Grimes is the only pitch
er on the team that's pitching
winning ball. Something had better
happen whereby conditions are
bettered.
Pei Scribes are railing Johnny
Dobbs as the guy that saved the
slipping Pelicans. Johnny went
on the coaching lines a couple OF
weeks ago and since that time the
Pels have been playing fine ball In
fact, the Dobbers have been gain
ing ground on the Vols at rapid
rate, and the space between the
f1xy rod
Johnny's got a great voice and 1t
takes mighty steady pitcher not
to get ratified when the Pell boss
gets on the coaching lines.
The Times-Picuyane says:
"Manager Dobbs has been on the
coaching lines for the past three or
four days and the Pelicans have
won three out of the last four
games played.
whats the answer?
Keep him on there. That's 1t.
Its going to be little hard to
do that If another man is added to
the clubs roster, for this would
bring them over the salary limit.
but at the expense of one of the
men already on the roster Dobbs
ought to stay on the lines. His
presence makes a whole lot of diff
ference in the games.
There is little doubt that he has
won games for the Pelicans simply
% through his influence on the oppos-
ing pitchers. Then there IL an
other way to look at it; in the
matter Of his influence on his own
men.
when Johnnie takes to the lines
it seems that every man on the Pei
lean team takes on a little extra
pep and speeds up little more.
Then, John has made a study of
scientific coaching and from his po-
sition of vantage on either first
or third lines, he can direct his
team with great deal more eff
ficiency than he can from the
bench. He is up there where he
can talk to the men on bases and
running men. He can see the bats
man and be seen by him.
But results tell the story and
late results have been NOSE salts
factory"
Ban Johnson's proposed rule to
check "beaning" by allowing bat
tiers two bases instead Of one II
hit upon the head by the ball would
greatly prolong the major league
lives of the John Andersons" of
baseball. With three on, two out,
and two runs needed to win, a
player with a concrete dome could
be a hero.
The Boston players were telling
the White Sox about how Presi-
dent Lannin threatened the arrest
of George Mcbride for his attempt
to assault Carl Mays with a bat
''They couldn't prosecute Mcbride"
said Joe Jackson. "He was never
dangerous with bat
Players on the Cincinnati Nation
al league team can no longer take
their wives wit hthem on road
trips. A good maay men probably
would like to sign up with the Reds
when they go on their vacations.
Lee Foil caught a few games for
the Pirates in 1902 and for the
Reds In 1908. Perhaps this ac-
counts for the references to the
Indians pilot as a miner Lacquer"
John Clancy, who shortstopped
some, then second based little and
later served as road secretary for the
Crackers. is now ball player again,
serving as utility man for c. Frank.
Oh. no, that's not evading the salary
or player limit; look who's pulling it.
Charley Starr has hit upon a great
scheme, according to his way of think
ing, that Of lacking fines on players
who make bad plays and giving the