The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-03

Outfelder Paddock, formerly of the St. Paul American association club, IS now a member of the Chattanooga team. Paddock has not reported to Manager Elberfeld. but ne has cashed a draft sent him by Secretary Foster to pay his transportation to TexaS, and by so doing automatically accept ed terms and signed contract The draft reached Chattanooga yesterday, having been indorsed by Paddock and cashed in St. Paul. Minn. No word has been heard from Paddock since he re- ceived it, but he has probably left St Paul and will report today or Sun day.
 This gives the Lookouts two good outfielders in Hyatt and Paddock. Har- per is still a possibility. and when he reports, or some other gardener is se- cured, Kid Elberfeld will have the team he was talking about when he mentioned a chance for the pennant.
 Catcher Koehler and Pitcher Rock were not returned to Detroit yesterday, as the Kid announced Thursday. Pres
 dent Navin asks that they be carried by the Lookouts until jobs can be found for them, and the Kid will oblige There is no chance of either becoming a regular, but they can help out during the next few days.-Chat- tanooga Times.
 Many of the Southern league team managers will shortly begin cutting their squads by the process Of ellm- ination. preparatory to the opening or the season. It's a sad time when the will show great re1oicing.-Moblle Register.
 Mr. Baugh was in Atlanta attending the first annual invitation tournament of the Druid Hills Golf club, and It was while following one of the cham pionship fights that the question was put to the Southern league mogul what effect war would have on base ball in the south
 How will baseball be affected in case of war;" questioned MT. Baugh in return. q don't think that declara- tion of war, or the European crisis, will have any effect at all upon the schedules of organized baseball leagues and least of all upon the Southern league.
 Even if the President gains the right to declare war and calls Tor a million volunteers, I hardly think the playing of the Southern league will be affected. for in case even consider able per cent of the players enlisted, which is. of course. not probable, there would be plenty of men left in the big squads now being tried out in the Southern league camps to keep up the high standard of Southern baseball
 No, I don't see any way the war could affect the league this season. 7 continued MT. Baugh. and I look for some of the best games of the leagues history this r."-Atlanta Constitu- ton.
 Hadley Williams. better known as Bulldog" to his friends in Nashville, has signed a contract to umpire m the New York State league during the approaching season.
 "Bull' was one of President Bob Baugh's arbiters last season and was one of the most capable of the entire staff. but had the misfortune of get ting in bad with the powers that be oil account of a fight he had on Rick wood Field with Carleton Molesworth, manager: Rick Woodward one of the owners and Karl Black, a left-handed pitcher with the Birmingham team, and the result was that he didn't have d chance for a job this year.
 President Bob Baugh lopped off Bulls" head without any ceremony whatever, and since that time he has