The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-14
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 By Marvin MeCarthy(

l nave Sd1u that the BarOnS hardly ever
 win close ball game. When we win a game, we win it. No skin of your teeth stuff for us.
 The old man called Jinx is still with
 Bernie. He was blanked five times yes terday.
 Again did Stevenson star times up, 7 hits, and runs, he helped the Barons win ball game.
 Peters and Duncan performed "as per usual' yesterday. That game was some- thing like the ones which the Barons used to pull off
 Kid Elberfield's Travellers must have turned their excess energy from scrapping with the foe to winning ball games from them. It is beginning to look like they can't be stopped. But for all the appear ances we l:now which is really the best ball team.
 Oh, where are Cliffindaffer and Whitey? Have they gone and lost themselves on the way. Unless we win few more ball games, or these two hopefuls hurry up,
 they wont find ball club left by the time they appear the scene. If it was real scrapping instead of playing ball the Barons would take cake
 anywhere. Take peep at such men as Peters, Duncan, Hairston, Bernsen, Fish CT, Ellis and the rest. Eddie could out argue the umpire himself, if said official
 cared to try conclusions with him. Atlanta rebounded from her recent fall l to bottom and rose up to her accustomed
 place yesterday. We hope that Little
 Rock works on the principal of what
 goes up is bound to come down again.
 Maybe this one would suit the Barons.
 slow but sure.'
 Mobile and New Orleans loafed yester-
 day. Today they ought to be full Of | pep" and play hard game Although
 we have no particular love for the Pel- cans we hope that they trounce the Bears.
 Said club dares to divide honors with us | for third place.
 | No two things can occupy the same l place at once, so Mobile will have to
 fall First come, first serve,' you
 know.
 Since we are full of proverbs let us
 give Slapnicka one. Turn abouts fair play!" Win a game, lose a game, is the principle of Slap's work? | Webb will shortly be back in the game But where are we going to place himY At present there is not weak place in
 the team. Hairston is catcher but he Is playing good ball at third. As we don't
 need two second string catchers it looks
 like Gooch must hit the trail, and hit II hard
 l Sparrng partners have habit Of treat
 ing their charges too roughly. It ranked
 Willard tha: Soldier Stanton scratched
 him while wrestling. Consequently Stan 1 ton is now seeking a new job. Soldier,
 take advice from us and land something softer than being at the receiving end or | a champions pile driver. | Dempsey is also suffering from the ef- | fects of treatment at the hands of one | supposed to receive punishment and not give it. The Jamaica Kid must have | landed a neat little wallop to put tough l bird like Dempsey out of the game for week. It remains to be seen whether 1 Jack takes his punishment like man or whether he fires the kid. Denizens of the valley of the sweet flowing Village Creek take heed unto my prediction The Barons soon return home ward to play ball games. But as in the past it will rain, and rain. and rain some more. Don't mob me, it is only predic- tion. over which I have given much thought and study. At last by the aid Of comparing past records have arrived at this dire conclusion,