The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-03
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nv FRED BODEIxER

Elmer Miller, recalled from Balti- more by the New York Yankees, is starring on his re-entry into the major leagues. He broke in Friday, which, incidentally, was his twenty-eighth birthday He made three singles, drove in two runs and stole one buse. In Saturdays game he hit home run. Mill has an excellent chance now to horn his way into the Yankee lineup, due to the fact that at least three outfielders are on the clubs hospital list
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 The Chattanooga Times says Presi- dent Baugh made his trip to the Look out camp on Tuesday, purely for the purpose of witnessing Umpire Jack Kerin in action and to investigate the reports that the unps was doing s.l in his power to defeat the clan of El- berfeld. The league head would make no comment on the situation and was not in Chattanooga on business visit, but merely paying his respects to the Chattanooga club. ~l.
 '' The scribes wire as follows of the league presidents visit:
 l. Southern league made a special trip to Chattanooga yesterday to : listen to complaints of the local club regarding alleged unfairness of Jack Kerin to the Lookouts caused by the umpire's antipathy to Kid Elberfeld
 "The league executive secured statements from club, president and players and will be given an affidavit today from player. who heard Kerin denouncing his inten- tion of sticking it to him on the slightest pretext." MT. Baugh took the whole evidence under advise ment and promised a thorough in- vestigation.
 "The President, according to President Andrews of the Chatta- nooga club, exhibited a telegram from Charley Starr, sent after last Wednesdays game, requesting that Kerin be taken away from Chat tanooga for the rest of the se- ries. Starr stated that the crowd so got on Kerin's nerve that he deliberately gave the Chattanooga club a ball game Wednesday. The decision in question was one call ing Graff safe at the plate with the tying run in the eighth inning and it must be confessed, was rather raw.
 MT. Baugh said that he had ex- perienced little trouble with his umpires this year, and that ker- in had maintained order every where. He expressed a reluctance to tamper with his staff, and stated that he would not for one. moment be guilty of backing down on his umpires. At the same time, if Kerin is proved to have stuck it to- the Chattanooga club purposely, it may be necessary to take some. action. - Officials of the local club do not expect anything, however, oth- CT than that Kerin will in the fu- ture keep off Elberfeld except when the Chattanooga manager deserves to be jumped. Kerin un- doubtedly has some qualifications of a good umpire.''
 Dolly Stark has been forced to surrender the helm at Santone The injured back, which routed Dolly from Dixie, as an active player, brought on his resignation in the Texas town, where he piloted a batch of makeshift baseballers into a handspring of the top.
 The Santone bosses were so we'll pleased with the work of the for mer Vol that they declined to give him his release after he had turned in his resignation. Instead, he was granted leave of absence, and 1t is understood that he can have the leadership again in 1917 if he so desires and is able to play.
 The misfortunes which have camped on the trail of the pep pery Vol field captain under Bill Schwartz will be source of dis appointment to his flock of ad- mirers and we'll -wishers here. For they don't come any gamer or of any higher plane than Dolly
 Bill Rnm1er. the former b1ug- ging Traveller celebrated his en- trance as a Brown with two- < ply clout when sent into the pinch hitting breach for Davenport Tues day when the Browns were round- ing out their twelfth straight win. That ought to insure Bill several meals at the. expense of Fielder Jones, who just now is making his annual though long delayed drive.
 Still, it's an old habit of this Jones person to stage a mad dash in the summer, which has always had the effect of landing him in the front division. He made a habit of that trick with the white ! hosed hitless wonders.