The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-17
FOOD FOR RANDOM
By FIRED BoDEkEh

A little rain never hurt anybody, but these daily downpours are bit too much We're in the same position as the St. Louis scribe who wrote as follows:
 A little moisture now and then
 Is relished by the best of men;
 But as regards that moisture stuff We know when we have had enough.
 News from Nashville is of the effect that Bill Schwartz, the former pilot Of the Vols is seriously considering the question of re-entering the national pastime. The lure of the diamond is proving too much for Bill and the former genial leader has about de- cided to don his togs and again be rated as one of the pilots of the na- tional game. Bill didn't have heaps of success with the Vols last year, and having a neat business in Nashville, the elongated coach of Vandy retired from the game. Schwartz is one of the most pleasant fellows that has ever visited Redwood as a pilot and his entrance back into the game in any league would cause the uplifting of the game.
 The following is a story of the sit uation as appeared in a Nashville pa per yesterday.
 Back in the days of the Bernhard regime, Bill Schwartz gave up a fat berth with a tire concern in Ohio, to come to the aid of his old pal and plug up big gap at first base He was numbered among the self-retired gents at that time.
 Last summer the first aid to the injury party retired once more from baseball.
 But now he threatens to answer another call for help. This time it's Doc Bassett, over in the Kitty league, who is flying the signal of distress. And the cigar merchant is on the verge of picking up the first base mans init he laid down when Gene Taulette came to guard the in.--4 station for the Vols.
 All that keeps Bill from becom- ing a regular Kitty leaguer is the fallure of three Commodores to make up their minds to go in for profess slonal ball. Bill wants company in the Kitty. It's a lonesome place down there, but with his rah-rah boys around him the former Vol skipper might manage it.
 Should he finally decide to cast his lot with the Bassett circuit, Bill will become a regular first baseman with the Hoptown outfit. But unless the collegers decide to go, Bill will re- main behind the counter of his cigar store.
 Down in the Kitty the crowds are big enough but the brand of baseball could be miles better. That's why Frank Bassett hoisted the s o s signal to Bill Schwartz. He wants to tone up the calibre of baseball in the circuit.
 Bill went down to Hoptown to lamp the situation and found out that all Frank Bassett told him was true. That is, about the grade of diamond performance.
 So the ex-Vol skipper may soon become a Hoptown first sacker.
 Though he jerked himself from the lineup while at the helm for the Vols, Bill Schwartz is still capable of turn ing out a showy article himself. Few, if any, can teach the one-time Cleve- lander anything about how the old bag should be played: And against Kitty league slabbing Bill should run up fat average
 George Moriarty is moving heaven and earth to lure Buck Weaver, who deserted the Pelicans in order to become a regular business man, back into the Dixie circuit. Secretary Wat kins of the Chick club sneaked down to Lutcher, La, where Weaver has some sort of berth with lumber concern and doled out a touching tale of woe that has about persuaded the one-time Vol to take up the pitching burden once more.
 Iii fact, the Chick secretary is said to have virtually secured a promise from Weaver that he will grab job with the Moriarty outfit, provided Johnny Dobbs will consent to the scheme. Just now Weaver is on the suspended list
 The addition of Weaver to the Chicks would make the Tennessee en- try a formidable candidate, for since Moriarty assumed the reins and be- gan to draw a fancy article of ball out of the disgruntled gents, Mem phs has loomed up as stout factor in the flag hunt. Memphis already holds the attendance record for flock ing to the ball yard when the club was in the throes of winning streak and with more endorsements the coffers of R. H. Baugh & Co., will soon be as fat as the United States mint.
 And all the change that can be got ten together is needed, under this pooling arrangement of gate receipts. to carry along that white elephant down on the Mobile bay.
 It, seems that when Iris Speaker joined the Cleveland team he entered the one town in the big league cir