The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-12

tossers spent the day in one of the numerous summer resorts of the Maglc City. The fellows open up today against the Little Rock Travellers, the prize bunch of sluggers of the league. For the Barons to win this series II means that the fingers must pitch strong ball and the team must ols- play the form that it is capable Of doing. In other words, play Class A ball.
 The team is in a rather crippled con- dition and is by no means on a par with the Travellers, who are in pig spurt True, the Travellers haven't a show at the rag, but Bob Allen is reported determined to land his team in the first division. The Trav- elers come to Birmingham for the second time of the season with mighty array of hitters, the kind that every pitcher in the business fears.
 The Travellers have four players hit ting the pill over the $50 mark and two others over the 300 mark. How ever, one of these stars, Ernie Wal ker, is out of the lineup at the pres ent, and that much of the serious ness is avoided Baby Doll' Jacob son, Bill Rumler and Eddie Manning are the other sluggers, while Tex Covington and Gibby Gibson are bat ting over the coveted mark. The ''Starrlings" are weak in one depart ment, and woefully weak there. The pitchers are the poorest collection of hurlers in the league and consequent ly the array of hitters is needed.
 The Barons will be without the serv- ices of Cecil Coombs, the leading Bar on hitter, and Fred Derrick, the in- itial sacker. Mike Hauser will play on the first station again today, while Bll Lindsay and Jimmy Eschen are holding down the outer defense to- gether with Emil Meusel. The team is far below it's standard and after the disastrous showing during the se- ries with the Nashville Vols, the fans have the hope that the spell has passed. The Barons are playing un- der severe handicap at the present. The loss of Moley to run the team is showing to disadvantage.
 President R. H. Baugh returned from Montgomery Saturday night and stat ed yesterday that he would act on Moley's suspension today, together with that of Umpire Williams. Both Moley and Williams were suspended by the league chief for an indefinite period and their period of absence from the game will be settled today Mr. Baugh also stated last night that he had not heard Moley's or Will Hams side of the question as yet and that his final decision would not be made until they had had the op- portunity to explain this standing in regard to the fracas of last Thurs day.
 In regard to the rumor circulat- ing Sunday that Birmingham com pleted a trade with the Atlanta club whereby Catcher Cy Perkins would become the property of the Barons, Moley was quick to reply in the negative. q don't know how that rumor started, but there's ab- solutely no truth to it." said Moley. We are not after Perkins and no negotiations have been in progress for his purchase"
 Burleigh Grimes will be the Bar ons' offering in today's game with the Travellers. The speed artist will probably face either Allison or Powell, either of which the Bar ons should solve with ease. Eddie Mcdonald will be in charge of the team during the game. The Bar ons are playing in hard luck at the present, but the fact that Eddie is at the helm is by no means the reason. The veteran is brainy player and is big favorite with the players. If the team can only arouse a little fight, we'll win a few games.
 The Orphans" are falling for a lot of roasting" from the fans these days and the attendance has been on the general decline since the inauguration of the poor show ing. Birmingham is the best base ball town in the south and win ming streak will cause old Rick wood to be filled daily to capacity with fans eager to see winner. I have gazed upon many picture
 Of many a motor affair,
 And sometimes the drivers arc
 smiling
 And sometimes weary with care. You've gazed upon many a picture
 Of many an auto race,
 But never picture of Oldfield
 Without a cigar in his face.
 Exchange. I have gazed upon many picture
 Of those far up in the race, But Barney alone you remember
 With stogie stuck in his face. I wonder where you have been
 looking
 Now for at least thirty years, While watching the cigar smokers,
 Not to have seen Pop Geers.
 A victory today, tomorrow and the next day is our cry. We need lem bad, fellows. Can't you win a few?
 The fans and scribes in Nash vile are jubilant over the fact that the Vols handed the Barons trio of defeats The fans up there don't remember the times when the Barons used to beat the Vols just to get in trimming for big series Well. we'll show that bunch in Voltown something before the ringing down of the curtain in the present free-f for-all. Blinky Horn in the Nashville Tennessean ex- presses his joyful state of mind as follows:
 "If the uproar in the convention
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