The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-06

his home-run record. In other
words, it will blemish the 1922
campaign. Fans will always won
der whether Ruth. with a fair
start, could have broken his pre-
vious mark?
Not a chance now of testing the
thing out. With month of idle
ness in the early spring, when
pitchers are putting little on the
ball, Babe will get back in the
game just at time when the
pitchers are getting their effec-
tiveness. He will have a months
start Topped off, and as things
now stand he will have no chance
whatever to equal or break his
old home-run mark.
A great drawing card, to be
sure. and winner of many base
ball games, but we were Just won
dering as to whether it really
pays ball club to have a man of
the temperaments of habits of
Ruth.
The Giants won the world series
without a Ruth. They are in
fair way to duplicate again next
season. They didn't make as
much money at the gate last sea-
son as the Yankees, with Ruth
as drawing card, but year in
and year out, the average profits
of the Giant ball club will match
much larger than those of the
Yanks.
BowIers Book Match Games
The bowling epidemic in Bir-
mingham is at its highest pitch
now. This week two match games
have been arranged for the Bir-
mingham alleys. Tonight M. A.
Moran and his PIN smashers from
Ensley are to take on the Bir-
mingham All-Stars, and Friday
night a game between the Pro-
gressive Farmer team and a
picked team has been arranged.
Moran will send the following
men against the All-Stars to-
night: Osgood, Heydorn, Carlson
and c. G.. Reems. SAKE Larney,
in charge of the All-Stars, will
have on his roster Perryman, Par
ker, Parrish and McQuiston.
The Chistmas spirit seems to
have invaded Larney's heart al
ready, as he told me Monday that
he was going to give to some
lucky bowler the night of Deem
Der II a fat turkey gobbler as
Christmas present.
After Jackets and Georgia
The Civilian club of Birming-
ham is anxious to see the Uni
versity of Georgia and the Golden
Tornado teams perform at Rick
wood field next season. They
think IL would be a good thing
for Birmingham to get these two
squads over-not as opponents,
of course, for be 1t known that
the Tornado and Red and Black
outfits stand just about as much
chance getting together athleti-
cally as do Auburn and Alabama.
Lloyd Townes tells me that at
recent meeting the club sent let
ters to the two Georgia institu-
tions urging them TO book games
into Birmingham next fall.
AS is known, Georgia and Ala
bama have been negotiating for
the past week or so in an effort
to come to an agreement for
date at Redwood next fall. Thus
far nothing definite has been de-
cided as to this game. Howard
and Birmingham-So Southern have
the park for the Saturday before
Thanksgiving, the date that the
University of Georgia would like
to come to Birmingham.
eldest Ball Player Dies
News came south Monday of
the death of little Joe Pepe.
shortstop for the Nashville Vol
unteers last season. Thus passes
the Oldest active ball player in
the league. Pope, always
minor Lacquer. had long career
as a ball player. Fans who saw
him many. many years ago with
the Montgomery and Mobile ball
clubs didn't reallze last season
that il was the same Joe Pope
who cavorted in this league in
1907. The cause of his death was
not announced, except that he
had succumbed to a sudden ILL