The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-19

thing else when the fellows were on d rampage as they are now. Charley Frank ought to consider himself the luckiest fellow in the world. Old J. P. just naturally saved him from getting another drubbing.
 But what's the difference, anyway? They get licked twice today-unless it rains. Doggone the luck! Why didn't it do all of this raining or Slooding when the Barons were on a slippery side headed for the lowly swamps of the Baugh circuit. Well, all this comes in life, but Charley Frank had better have his performers holding a prayer meeting all morning today unless he wants to see the bold Barons ascend into the first division by means of double victory over his high priced stars.
 It was not raining when time for the game to start rolled round, but old Redwood was close resemblance of Mississippi swamp Moley and Frank were at the battlegrounds ready to clash, however, and the town was filled with the enthusiastic supporters of the Barons anxious to see the climbing Moleys win the game that would put them into the first division. The dis appointment was severe, however, for the big ball that swings out over Third avenued to flash the message to the fans was hauled In about four mir- utes after the town clock had struck three.
 Groundkeeper Jim is having the worries of his life these days. Moley Is calling on Jim to keep the field in good condition, and about as fast as he accomplisheS his job a hard rain comes along and ruins all of his work. Jim's no Sunday school teacher and consequently there's no use of attempt ing to explain what his opinion of this weather is. Moley's got about the same opinion, too, and the vets of the national pastime in Birmingham found consolation.
 Pete Allison, 300 hitter last year and one of the fastest men who ever wore a Southern league uniform, probably has passed out of the game. He is the first of John Dobbs' "All-Star' Pelicans to fall
 Pete was placed on the ineligible list by Dobbs Sunday at his own request. It is said that Allison is suffering from nervous breakdown and was advised by his physicians to quit base ball for the present season at least.
 The ceaseless knocking of the New Orleans bleacher fans doubtless has had much to do with the breakdown Df tha o-ctor r, to pick somebody for the goat of the Pelican slump and Allison was the suf- ferer.
 Dobbs has no one as yet to take Ali sons place. Catcher Deberry is play ing the field for the present.
 From under Jonathan Dobbs very nose Charley Frank sneaked in and grabbed Tom Reilly, who, at the close of the 1915 campaign, was drafted by the Dodgers but refused to report be- cause the boost in his pay was unsat- isfactory. Since his retirement Reilly has been working at a sugar factory in Louisiana, but he suddenly bobbed up on the Pels' field the other day in uniform and began practicing in violent manner.
 Up came the rumor that he would
 
 since Freddie is a bit spike shy in tag ging runners and was off his feed in swatting, but Dobbs vigorously denied any intention of having Reilly return to the Pel relagia. But just the same MT. Dobbs almost threw a fit when Frank stepped in, arranged light ming deal with Brooklyn for the one time Pel stars release at a figure said to be $500 and damned him into the game against his former bunkies.
 And with Reilly replacing McMil- Ian, the Cracker chief has plugged up one of the big gaps, for the former Tech star fell short of the needed standard. Last season Reilly clubbed around .2S1, fielded in gallant fashion and was hailed as one of the prizes of the circuit.
 His alliance with the Crackers only further sets stewing the pot of feuds between the Pels and Frankmen, which is near the breaking point al- ready. z
 Just as long as R. H. Baugh roosts on the presidents perch in Dixie. Jonathan Dobbs will waste no more of his precious time in filing protests to the league head. John says so hfm- self, being considerably peeved be- cause Proxy Baugh declined to up- hold a protest entered by the Pelican skipper over that famous seven-inning tussle in Little Rock, which the Trav- elers won.
 Down in Pelicanville they are be- seeching MT. Dobbs to protest about this, that and the other, but the pilot of last years champs gives it out cold that he is cured of emitting a. yap to MT Baugh. When the league head declined to rule favorably on the protested seven-inning game, the Pelican pilot emitted loud vail of anguish, and then swore by all the gods he would never let loose another protest, no matter what decisions were meted out by the arbiters.
 Dobbs contended that he did not agree to seven innings. While Jack O'Toole, the umps-in-chief in the pro- tested game, admitted that while Dobbs did not actually advise him that the game was to go seven in nings, he did not let out roar when the announcement was made to the stands. So the arbiter went along thinking that Dobbs was content with the abbreviated arrangement.
 Proxy Baugh declined to uphold the protest on the grounds that 1t was not filed when the game started, but was OelAyeQ until the SlXtn lnnlnS. AL that time the Travellers had collected a margin on the Pels and J. Dobbs de- cided the time was ripe for a holler, which brought him nothing but a sore to be nursed.
 Roy Ellam's team, which has. been favored by fortune all season, met its first serious setback Monday in Chat tanooga in the loss of Dick Kaufman, first baseman.
 Kaufman has been out of the game once or twice before this season, as have one or two other regulars, but only for short time; in the main, the Vols have had smooth going along