The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-02

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 Pups New Training stunt
 Pup Phillips, old Ga. Tech foot ball star, who romped on the same Tornado with the famous Strupper and Guyon. and who now hibernates in Birmingham. got hunch a week or so ago that he was getting flabby Pups chief business used to be to buck lines, and snap scrubs asunder and the like, and while doing that he was as hard as nails. Even after he joined the Marines while Uncle Sam was at war, Pup got plenty of knocks to keep him in great condition. Of late, however, he has been doing office work, be- ing manager at the Galax the- atre here. Pup could see the early training going far naught, and he feared flabbiness would set in.
 To ward off such thing Pup got busy, and with Lloyd Towns. manager of the Strand theatre, he has sought tot introduce a new training fad to Birmingham. Both Phillips and Towns assert 1t is the goods. How do they train? At home via the graphophone
 New system Works
 Colonel Towns told me the whole plot yesterday and it sounds theoretically sound. MT. Towns says it is not only there in the- ory. but in practice as well. It nlVgl- cal cuture. Professor Somebodyor- other. has doped out a fseries or exercises. Instead of sending one book the professor reaches ms clientele by graphophone. III early morning or late at nlght' when the exercise is in order Messrs. Phillips and Towns place the Profs. voice upon the metal lie disc and start doing his bid ding. "It is putting us In great physical shape" said MT. Towns though you wouldn't think former football star would have to resort to this type of training. The professors voice will shout, Arms back on floor, face for ward; now throw your right leg forward 15 times, Pup and l will do as commanded. Thenthe pro- fessor's voice will say: At ease for a minute Pup. blowing from his exercise. will say: "Thanks' ' awfully. Professor I'm about winded
 The Rusus at Memphis
 Tt all depends on whose OK IS gored. ."-Old proverb.
 That explains Umpire Pfennln- gers action in Memphis sunday as compared with his verdict here two weeks ago. And, 1t also goes to prove the contention of many critics the league over that the umpires of the Southern associa- tion are pro- Memphis.
 Here two weeks ago the Mem phis Chicks and Barons were playing Saturday game. The Parons were about to win the game, and rainstorm was com ing up. Umps Pfennlnger was in charge of the game. He allowed the Memphis athletes to go through the worst siege of stall ing ever exhibited by any ball club anywhere. Nothing was ever said by the umpire about forfeit ing the game Way? Because the Memphis boys were the guilty ones.
 Sunday in Memphis the Little Rocks and the Memphians were staging a game. Tn the tenth in- ming 1t was a tie. It looked like the Chicks would put over run, /and Elberfeld began stalling for time. Promptly the umps. none other than Dan Pfenninger, doffed his mask and announced that he had given the game to the Chicks by a forfeit score of 90.
 Can you beat it? It is the most fragrant show of partisanship exhibited in this league in many a year. Of all the ball clubs in the league, 1t doesn't seem Mem phis would have had the nerve to claim a forfeit on account Of stalling by another club. Of all the umpires in the league, 1t doesn't esm that Dan Pfenningcr would have had the gan 10 for felt a game to d team when he had refused to defeat the same team for the same cause by for felt two weeks before.
 Joe Guyon's main trouble Is that he Soes into a base like he used to try to so through line. Football tactics won't carry man very far in baseball--that is, in the long run.
 Though down next the bottom in the pennant race, the Cincin- natl Reds are proving stumbling hlocks For pcnnant aspirants.