The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
We'll, we can't win 'em all.


 It's the first defeat we've tasted for quite awhile, and it certainly did taste funny. Why, here a few weeks ago it was our food, but now it's just like poison. Moley was anxious to play that game yesterday. but after the game he agreed with everybody that old Redwood wasn't a good place to stay on a cloudy afternoon.
 The first game of the double bill ar ranged for yesterday was declared off, and we wish that the second fracas had went the same route. now. But what do we care about defeat, espe- cially when it's the first one in about 10 days. True, if the game had been won the Moleys would have occupied the first division this morning, but no such luck for a Birmingham team.
 We smelled the first division, and Moays crew has a severe cold from approaching the top landing so close in damp weather. We're a game and half out now while only a few points separated the Barons from entering into the choice four yesterday morn- ing. If a double bill had been played a different story would have been told. Moley wanted to win two, but didn't care so much about one little old ball game.
 The scene changes today, and maybe our luck will. The Pelicans, once powerful team and strong contenders for the rag, will arrive here this morning for a four-g game series with the Moleys. The last time the Pels were here they were given a severe trouncng and Dobbs naturally doesn't look upon the coming with all the joy in the world. The Pels were leading the league on their last visit here and they're now pushing the Lookouts for third place.
 The Dobbers have had hard luck and this probably accounts for their slipping and sliding just like they had been undermined with an oil field. The Pels will meet the Barons in four games, with a favorable re- port from the weather man, including a double header on Saturday. The 1915 champions have undergone vast .CIdllS6S III IuS peTSOlIlGl Ol the ledul since their visit here in May, and the team will be hard to recognize.
 Pete Allison is out of the lineup and Larry Pezold, New Orleans boy, and former Pelican, has been recalled from the Texas league to take the former Chicks place. Jack Stans- bury is due to play third, but he's out with an injured leg. Freddie Thomas is on second, Cotton knaupp on third, and Red Bluhm on first De- berry, ahe young catcher, is playing third in the absence of Stansbury Pezold is supposed to join the Peli- cans here today, but is is probable that he will fail to make the connec- ton. In event he fails, pitcher will be played in the outfield.
 Elmer Ponder is scheduled to open against the Pelicans with Burleigh Grimes, Dick Robertson and Karl Black to follow in the order named All the Baron twirlers may get fling at the Pels while they're on the soapy slide. Clarence Smith, the for mer Baron and Birmingham boy, may hurl today's game against the Bar ons. Higgins will do the work behind the bat with Mike Hauser on the fir ing line for the Moleys.
 New Orleans scribes are hot on the neck of Charley Frank, following his signing of Tom Reilly, the former Pelican They've got a right to ride" the Dutchman. Anybody would to have a deal showed over right under their nose. The scribe for the Picayune gets the hottest, but we are waiting, as Colonel Cluke usually makes a few remarks on anything, makes no difference to him. The comment of the Picayune is as follows:
 The secret is out.
 It was some secret, too.
 Here was the question that bothered a lot of New Orleans fans who knew how close Tom Reilly was to Presi- dent Heinemann and Manager Dobbs of the Pelicans: Why did Tom Reilly so suddenly change his mind about being out of baseball for good, after telling Johnnie Dobbs that there was no chance to return to the Pelicans, and sign up with the Crackers? ?"
 That was what a lot of them wanted to know.
 This is the answer as it was told to one close to all parties interested.
 Manager Frank offered Reilly two-