The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-16
JOHN MORRISON TO PITCH

see the SaEash su eeS ss a pilot, but unless he gets hump on himself it looks like he will chalk up failure when it Comes to handling the managerial reins. He was handicapped from the start, however, by directorate which does not believe in un- leashing the pursestrings and spending money for baseball tall ent. Unless the Nashville mo- guls display a tendency to spend some money for players during the fall and winter months they will never be able to put forth another winner at the Dell.
 Stntaam's Case Puzzles
 The peculiar status of Bill Statham will give the bugs much food for thought. Towards the flag end of last season Bill was brought into the league from the Augusta club of the Sally league. He immediately made a hit with the Vol fans, and it looked like he was on his way to the big time loop. He won seven straight ball games.
 This spring the Dell supporters were counting on Bill for big things, but he got in there and proved as big a disappointment as he was a sensation the pre- vious summer. He lost game after game, until he was finally benched by Hub. Of late the Vol boss has been playing him in the outfleld. due to the fact that he's known as a pretty good larrupper and also because of the benching of Stellbauer, the for mer Texas, leaguer. What's the matter with Statham? His bril- liant future has turned to a saf- iron hue.
 What has become of the old fashioned ball game, which had to be called off on account of rain.
 Umps Williams out of Luck
 One often hears an umpire re- ferred to as a burglar It now developes that one umpire It least can refer to some one else as a burglar. Arbitor Bu ldoC Will Hams was forced to work in the Vol-Baron series minus shin guards and other protecting ac- coutrements. It seems that in the ride from New Orleans to Bir- mingham a thief entered BIsl- dogs berth and relieved him of shin-guards, chest~p protector and textbook on how to dodge pop bottles. He borrowed a protec tor from Erwin on the days he had to work behind the bat, but he had to go through the whole series without shin guards.
 Cor trary unt.e amor that Doe ;. Newton would be out of the game for couple of weeks. due to the blow on his arm, Doc announced Wednesday, that he would he ready to pitch again within the next day or so.
 Pug Allen has an ambition to get in a perfect day with the willow. He. says he's never bat Z ted thousand for day slnce he entered professional baseball. hut he's still living in hopes. By the way, it nigh. be mentioned that Pugnacio. after getting away to a miserable batting start, is lowering just under or jJst oyer the covo,ed ., Q mar!- tLese days.
 Have To Hand IL To Kid
 Off with the Kellys. You lust gotta doff the old roof to Kid Elberfeld, boss Of the Little Rockers. The Kid left here few days ago with the assertion he was going to give Memp 1is uncherted Hades. Look at the ye- suits for yourself. His Razer- backs beat the high-flying chicks four straight games. Before the Bluff City boys encountered ehc Kid they had been rhnnln" ,ough- shod over every club in the league. with the exception of the Barons. who split series with 'em. It was great sunt fer tha Travellers and their gameness in taking the - ii tow { nis to show the Little Rockers may be