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

journey. Meusel will probably re- place Caton at center until it is seen what he has to show.
 Charlie Carroll is looking more like fixture, on the team every day. True to predictions the boy is starting off well and is playing a great game While his slugging is not so frequent it comes at timely moments. His arm is in better shape than 1t has ever been. Carroll will be retained by Moley because he is the best utility player in the Southern league. With a player limit of IA men it is absolutely necessary to have a gardener who can come into the infield when nec- essary That is if pitching staff of five is to be maintained. And it is taking long chances to reduce the number of hurlers to three
 Johnny Dodge, the golden-voiced tenor, is the hero of the hour with the Mobile fans. Johnny > made quick time of it in his deal with Charley Schmidt. He was signed at noon Tuesday, given a regular job two hours later when A Bromwich split his lip when hit in the face by ball during practice and before nighs was the idol of the Mobile fans. With Johnny's aid the Gulls finally put over two wins on the. Birds.
 By virtue of her victory over the Travellers yesterday at Little Rock, The Vols retained the honors in Dixie this morning despite the easy victory of the Pels yesterday. The Gulls put temporary crinp in Johnny Dobbs during the early part of the week.
 Roy Ellam is a hitting f1end these days and dreaded by all the pitchers. The sorrell top is leading his team with the willow with the no mean average of .404. Roy has faced the hurler AZ times, has scored F runs on a total of 19 hits for total of 25 bases. He is credited with two stolen bases. kauffmann is also hitting way up wonder having secured p hits for 31 bases out of 6S times at bat This gives him an average of 369. Kores is close behind with 2l hits for 26 bases out of 50 trips to the plate In view of these averages it is not difficult to see why the Vols are at present on the crest of the wave
 Ffeu InomaS, whom DobbS got back from Cleveland, looked mighty good at short yesterday. Freddy has taken the place of Jack Stansbury at third. the latter going to the shortfield Jack hurt his ankle during one of the Gull Pell battles and Johnny Dobbs is keeping him out of the game until he has entirely recovered. Eschen cov- cred third for the Pels yesterday and did it in a highly creditable manner. This Eschen is a sweet ballplayer, and it does not speak well for the judg- ment of Charley Schmidt that he turned him down to take Massey. Charley, it is currently reported, was offered either Massey or Eschen, and chose the former.
 Scotty Chesnutt is attracting atten- tion in the International league just as he did in the Southern. John Wray, who yields the hammer for the St Louis Post-Dispatch,' has the fol- lowing somewhat sarcastic comment on Scotty:
 The International league this year will be introduced to a new umpire, Scott E. Chesnutt. Circumstances over which he has no control indi- cateithat he will be known by the atitla Kernel ere the season is very far ad- vanced. Naturally, they have to pull this old stuff on Chesnutt.
 "The distinguishing feature of the Kernels career is his rapid advance in life. He started out humbly, three years ago, as candidate for lieuten- ant governor of his native state Ala banla, and was a complete success in being prevented from taking his seat by some 10000 votes.
 Next he advanced in life by study ing law. Realizing the linita tions of this humble sphere, he boldly threw off his timidity and plunged into the big life as an umpire in the Southern league.
 ''Ths coming and ambitious young man, it may reasonably be assumed, from his rapid progress some day may even become an official scorer or. other baseball despot''