The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-03
EDITED BY JACK BETHEA
FOOD FOR RANDOM
By JACK BErHEA

for the grace of his movements and when he tried to wrap bat around his neck, it was funny.
 The boys kept the ladies lodging fouls yesterday and there was con siderable laughter when little miss sitting in the right hand boxes took a high foul off Red" smiths bat in the good oid-fashioned way. She spread her skirts and caught the de- scending spheroid in her lap. In the ninth Lafitte put one in the stands that a lady took in her hands.
 Red" Smith doesn't fear a runner whether he is coming feet first with whirling spikes or blowing up the ground on his stummick. Bet Tommy McMiilan's back is sore today. When he scored yesterday afternoon 'Caton made a perfect peg and the ball was a second late. It plunked into Red s' init dust before the runner got there and Red blocked Tommy off the pan. Tommy slid in anyway, hit Red s' legs. turned complete somersault in the air and landed on his neck. Bull dog Williams behind the bat declared that Tommy had touched the plate and declared him safe.
 Did you ever notice how much ''Red" Smith resembles Roy Ellam while standing at the bat? S fact The shade of his hair is just about the same as Roy's and his posture is somewhat similar.
 Charlie Carrolrs single yesterday scored run and his delightful bunt scored another. Charlie is working off the jinx that has hoodooed him for so long and the fans actually applauded him as he went to the plate yester- day. The same clique in Birmingham that attempted to run Roy Ellam off the club has been after Charlie and with just about as much reason. Car roll is a cracking good ball player, and is fortuante in having a man. ager who is not ruled by the bleachers.
 It develops that after all Munch was not to blame for holding Thrasher at third in the ninth in- ming of Mondays game. It seemed that he could have scored and Chol- ly Frank rode Munch for not send ing him on. Dan Pfenninger ex- plained it yesterday afternoon and gave the real reason why Frank did not go ahead and tie the score. Munch endeavored to explain to Cholly, but in vain and got his wigging just the same.
 "It really wasn't Munchs fault said Dan yesterday afternoon. "It happened that Thrasher pulled it himself, when he rounded third he missed the bag two feet and knew it. He looked up and saw me Haf ah no h Ixna ha ha In get back. He made the stall about falling for an aiibi and scrambled @ back to the bag. Munch, meanwhile. was waving frantically for him to go on but he couldn't.
 Black certainly keeps the runner hugging first base and is probably the most dangerous pitcher in the Southern league on this play. He has motion that looks just like his regular delivery but instead he throws to first, taking the regu- lation step toward the bag The opposition always raves about a balk but no umpire in the Southern league has yet found anything wrong with his throw to first Black caught Mcdonald off first in the sixth yesterday for the third out. Runners are certainly afraid of him.
 Caton set the fans alaughing in the first yesterday by his antics : on his stummic. The first time he : faced Scott Perry he scratched x, hit through secand base and went to third when Mcdonald singled on the hit and run. Eddie started for second to draw the throw and was ,. caught in a chase. They fiddled <. back and forth for several seconds and Caton saw light and beat it s for home. He had the bag but < stumbled and fell Undaunted he : arose and darted for third. Back and forth he ran until with a clean field behind him and I4ennox on his heels with the ball he started for the plate only to stumbled and fall again. It was good baserunning at that and would have netted run with any luck at all. Of course falling down wasn't good base running but Mcdonald meanwhile :, had gone round to third so he < fretted considerably-not.
 Johnny Clancy, whom Cholly Frank picked up when Mobile canned him. is slated for the mink slip as soon as Lii Marcan recovers enough to get in the play. Marcan IS now in Atlanta working out and will probably appear in the lAie- up as soon as the team returns. Lll was sent home from Mobile to rest up and get in shape.