The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-04
EDITED BY JACK BETHEA
FOOD FOR RANDOM
By FRED soDEkElt

brought him here from that position, but after the purchase of Eddie Me Donald and the shifting of Bill Lind 2 say to short, the youngster was forced to battle for an outdeld posi- ton.
 Of all the yarns told in regard to Ty Cobb, Jim Morrison, one of the pitchers with the Anniston club, tells one of the best.
 He says that it was his fate to pitch against the Georgia peach in an exhi- bition game this spring. That every time Cobb came to the bat he would give him free pass to first. <
 In the eighth inning Cobb came to : the bat with men on bases and the score tied. Morrison turned to the umpire and asked, What shall throw that guy?'' Throw him a fast one and we will both duck" replied his umps. =
 The fast one was thrown, and both his umps and Morrison fell with their faces to the ground. The pitcher says when he got up the left fielder was chasing the ball and the third base man was looking for his shoe.
 Rivington Bisland, the former Cracker, is anxious to get into the game. All the big fuss in pre-sea- son has passed away, and now the demon shortstop wants to report to Elberfeld The Chattanooga Times has the following to say in regard to the situation:
 "Rivington Bisland is anxious to don the spangles again.
 The shortStopS movie job termi- mated last week and he is feeling the absence of the usual pay check all ready. Contemporaneonsly with that deficiency came the longing for the diamond.
 Tt is not impossible that Bisland will report, and be allowed to frisk around few days with a view of de- termining his ability to get into con- dition.
 ''Kid Elberfeld has shown no signs of tiring just yet. The Chattanooga man. ager has played every game since young Snykal was released, and no shortstop in the league is playing bet ter. At the same time, the Kids legs are admittedly bad. He played the Birmingham and Atlanta series, fol- lowing his collision with Allison in New Orleans, with one knee badly swollen and his underpining in such condition that less enthusiastic and determined player would not have been in the game at all.
 s'The Lookouts are stronger with El- berfeld at shortstop and going good than they would be with any other possible man that could be secured in miner league ball. Nevertheless, the Kid is liable to find himself hors de combat at some unexpected moment and thus throw the team out of bal ance, unless somebody is available to take his place at once.
 There is another angle to the prob lem, however; that is Joe Harris at short and Ham Hyatt at first form 8 dual combination that is little short of regular speed and could be depended on if the Kid is only out for a few days. Harris plays shortstop well, and Hyatt is perfectly at home on first.
 Hence, it's problematical as to whether Bisland is really needed; it's a cinch he won't be needed unless he's in his best form
 No word was heard from President w. D. Smith of the Barons yesterday from St. Louis, where he departed Friday in supposed search, of new players for the faltering Barons. The fans are anxiously waiting some word from the Baron mogul, and the news of new material will mean joy to the loyal group which is gradually dinlin- ishing. A little help would be cordI- ally received and here's hoping we get it.
 The Nashville Vols are certainly playing ball now, or either the Pels are not. It must be the latter. It's almost a cinch that the Dobbs aggregation has cracked, and it won't be long un- til President Heinneman is ringing in new players. ''Heinny' is in search of new pitcher at the present, if not, a couple of them, to bolster his wound- ed Birds. The Pels certainly have put out the distress signal But they can stand a few loses. They got a good team and time will see the Dobbsmen back in the lead unless we are badly mistaken, and then some.