The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-07


 thoroughly enjoyed the off day after hard week. The rest will probably do the team good, as a strenuous series starts today.
 Whether the Barons will rise or fall depends on the results of the games in the coming series. Should the Barons win out over the Tray elers and later over the Chicks. their hold on the fifth place will be practically cinched. If they can secure enough wins, they may be able to rise into the first division.
 The Travellers are playing great ball at the present and the Barons will find some lively opposition in the Starrlings. The great hitting strength of the Travellers is their most dangerous asset, although their pitching has greatly improved during the past winning streak.
 The greatest responsibility in the coming series rests on the hurl- ing staff If Moley's fingers can keep the heavy hitting Travellers
  amount of tallies, it is reasonably safe that the Barons will be able to secure the decision in the ma jority of the contests. The pitchers, however, must do their part and that's a mighty big one against such an array of sluggers that per forms at Redwood today.
 The Travellers are here for three games. Moley will pitch Burleigh Grimes, the star of the staff, in today's game, while Preacher Per lyman will draw the second battle. Provided Dick Robertson is back in shape, Moley will send the di- minutive spitball hurler to the hill in the final fracas, but otherwise the burden of the final setto will go to Karl Black.
 This will leave Elmer Ponder to open against the Chicks with Grimes and Perryman in reserve. The Ba- rons are playing a nice brand of ball at the present and are favored in both series, although the Travellers and the Chicks are also going at a breakneck speed. Mike Hauser will probably be forced to continue be- hind the bat for the next three or four days, as Red Smiths finger has not completely recovered as yet. Red will probably be in shape by Wednes- day.
 Mike suffered a slightly hurt finger in Saturdays game, but remained in the battle. Had Mike been forced to retire, either Emil Meusel or Jimmy Eschen would have been called upon by Moley to don the receivers attire. Mike, however was not seriously hurt and otherwise from having the finger nail torn from one of his fingers escaped unscathed from the numerous fouls off the Lookout bats.
 Hugh Ambrose Jennings some times lawyer and now somewhat en- crossed in manag ging the Detroit club of the American league, has bone to pick with the fan of his circuit. Hugh Ambrose believes that the fan has not kept pace with progress in baseball. He declares that, while the player has made marvellous strides as far as personality and conduct are concerned, the onlooker has changed little from the "good old days" of epithets and more solid missiles. Jen- nings unlimbered his verbal artillery recently.
 Hughey was answering question a question as to why magnates in the field of organized baseball al- lowed loud mouthed, boisterous fans to insult ball players by allowing them to slather their profane com ments through the grandstand and the two-bit section without taking adequate means to stop it. Not that Hughey objects to having ran ride a contract slave. Not at all. "Stop a fan from yelling and making :, ,oise and you take the color rom p oe game" quoth he, his blue eyes tyy inkling.
 "N ften, after the opposing team make a rally, somebody will yell from +ha st and, How do you like that, eh! and oa can do is to try to come hack w That object to is this: A ran ,,,i,1 oct up and deliberately shout an ;ns,,,t;ne. epithet that has nothing to do with his playing ability or any ac+ of hi& on the ball field. This can and m ust be stopped.
 "Ban John son probably has done more to put the game on the oasis where you can take your wiie, ,s;,,a S.s or sweetheart \ to the game, knowing thot che will be perfectly safe there' than anybody els e. But some ol .ne natrons haven't d one their part. Iney ,se language diree ted at the players that sis not fit fe IT any person to hear"
 Rin Van Wrinkle ha Id just emerged from his long sleep. a,,aried of whats the news?" ne au. the gent with the walrt IS mus. s,,st svor .sWhy. the Browns ln we Juse Soa IA straight and punctm 'eo 'he Ai"e chances of the Yankees" . ,, And they revived Rip ! s,.n h,oh b pootor and sonnt red medic 'lio the man carried on his hil ''
 One of the most ludicrous pi's ol iroapinatiye dope produced ms Sea- son is now being brought on Tn ..,e, De troit amid great huzzahs byi 1,ha of Hughey Jennings and Kid \ i1'00' field. u, shall was forced to undergo an opera ',on, have been saying that Elberfeld H r,. ruined the Rube's arm by over"o Can you beat 1t? .,, V rhe Rube's trouble is due entlree y +o an old sprain and his pitching arrI ;s os good as ever. The illness 1s not connected in the remotest way with his services to the Chattanoosa club. ,+ +hi.