The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-25
SENSATIONS OF 1921 SEASON

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 Mitcheu Delivers At Last.
 Fred Mitchell, who several years ago was hailed as wizard at whipping ball clubs in shape, was given management of the Chicago Cubs. At that time the Cub directors were moving heav- en and earth to p .t "a Win ner. When Mi ( ell m- into camp they lous cd the purse strings and told in, to st out and get a pcnnan w'nner the Windy City.
 Mitch. in his 9u st 'i material spent gobs of coin io- rnj'y stars, among them being Grover .Cleve- land Alexander. Crl,ics watched Mitch pick the stars and predict ed that he would mould Q winner. Club directors waited, and after a few seasons they decided that they had signed a lemon in Fred Mitchell as manager. Last fall Johnny Evers was signed as cub boss and Mitchell was given the gate.
 Moves To Boston.
 George Stallings, hero of the old days, had been tagging along the past few years, and finally he was given his passports at Bos- ton. In looking around for manager to succeed the former Miracle man in the Brave direc tors decided upon Fred Mitchell. He was brought into camp and placed at the helm, though little was really expected of him. The Braves had no real stars and the material Mitchell was given te work with was made up largely of cast-offs from other clubs.
 Tn Chicago, with all the money in the world behind him Mitchell had failed. Tn Boston, with skimpy directorate and few men who were looked upon as real ball players, we find him breez- ing along at rapid rate. If Fred Mitchell had pitching staff he , might give the Pirates and Giants trouble before the 1921 pennant race is decided.
 Have Great Hitting Power.
 The Braves pitchinf staff has been living up to expectations and the hurlers have been show ing little form. In other depart ments of the game, however, the cast offs of other clubs seem to have taken a new lease on life. Barbare and Southworth were sent the Braves by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the Maranville trade. Nicholson has drifted around from club to club for number of years. Eoeckle is veteran who was supposed to be slipping. Walter Holke was formerly with the Giants, but was discarded by McGraw who pronounced him too weak for major league ,calibre. As matter of fact the entire club is made up of men who were formerly pronounced misfits and cast adrift by their clubs. Yet we find these former undersir- ables squirting along at the best gaits of their careers.
 Barbare Lives Down Critics.
 Walter Barbare. always looked upon as one of the best infield- CTS who ever wore a glove in the Southern League could never get going in the majors. Cleveland had him twice and then sent him bushward. The Pirates had him and weren't satisfied and finally sent him to Boston. Even this Spring 1t was hinted that Bar bare was due for another booking in the minors. Fred. Mitchell, however, up, against it for i'm fielders sent Barbare to short, and he has been there ever since, proving a star, both afield and with the willow.
 Billy Southworth, another Southern Leaguer. and former Baron. led the National League his first year in the Majors His next campaign was not so good and many critics hailed Billy as |. flash in the pan. But, when the Pirates decided to send him away in trade Billy landed on his feet in Boston and began to play the best ball of his career. Mitchell thought so much of his work and his pepper, that he de- parted from the general custom of making an infielder team cap tain and gave the job to Southy, who holds down a berth way out in right field. Billy's hitting and fielding have been all that his manager could desire.
 Hoike Getting Better. Walter Holke is a living ex- ample of what a change of envi- ronment will do for a fellow ev- cry now and then. He couldn't deliver in capable fashion for the Giants. Yet as member of the Brave outfit, which was supposed to be way down in the dozens, he is coming through in rapid fire order.
 Cruise, an Alabama boy. who went like great guns with the Cards for a couple of seasons and then seemed to lose his effec- tiveness to such an extent that he was shunted to the Braves is al- so having a good year. Chris tenberry, who formerly played with Pratt City team of the T. C. l, League is also delivering when called upon. but is being used only as utility man. Taken all in all. the Braves are made up of misfits. Nobody expected any thing of them at the start of the season. Fans merely took 1t for granted that the National League had to have eight clubs. fo L a,, ayo-