The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-09

fans were enjoying for the first tune major league ball park In minor league territory.
 Another Big One Monday
 And speaking of big crowds, another stem winding attendance will be recorded Monday when Chaltanoo&a and. Birmingham meet in the regularly scheduled league game for charity. The entIre proceeds of the Monday battle will be turned over to Col. T O Smiths emergency relief fund for the unemployed. It was announces at campaign head quarters Friday afternoon that lU00 tickets had been mailed to the members of the Business and Professional Womens club of this city. Members of this club are getting five tickets each to sell. Many reported Friday with cash for sale of five, and asked for more Dr. Lola Taylor is president of this organization, and she~asserts that club mem bers have gone into the campaign for this worthy cause with a remarkable spirit
 Many stores have agreed to close, in order that their em- ployes might get off to attend the game; the Boys Industrial school band has agreed to give concerts downtown and at the game. All in all it looks like a big day, and it seems that Bir- mingham Is going to attend this game in body, in order tha. the hungry and needy might be looked after.
 Praise for the Irishman
 While Spencer Abbott, manager of the Memphis team, has been given much praise for the show ing of the Chicks thus far in the pennant race, and deserves it, still there is another man on the Chick roster who has helped out wonderfully in insulting pep into the team and keeping up it's morale. This fellow Is the mid get, Tommy McMillan Despite his long years in the service and regardless of the fact that South ern league fans have been look ing for him to slip for a num- btI LII ytdIS HpWt Int DOChtI tul- ton of Old Erin is having one of his best years in the game. He Is hitting well and playing the best defensive game of his ca- reer around the short field. One could never figure Tommy as a veteran, by the way he covers ground and goes after everything around that short field. Tommy is the life of the team, and if Memphis follows through to a pennant much of the praise for the landing of the flag should go to the dynamic Atlantan, who played on the infield for Tech in years agone, then served an ap- prenticeship in the minors, worked for many seasons in big league uniform and finally drifted back to the minors, where the critics have been busy trying to count him out for number of years. One of the tragedies of Tommy's career was the fact that he was stuck in listless town like Mobile for a number of campaigns.
 Pie a Temporary Baron
 Pie Traynor, who has startled the whole league with his flashy fielding and base running this summer. is not wasting his bril- lianee down here in Dixie. His fame has spread into many major league camps, and if the Pirates should show tendency to let him remain down here for an other campaign some National league club would grab him. was speaking to Billy South worth. captain of the Boston Braves, about Pie the other day. Say" said Billy, i've heard at least 20 ball players up here dis cussing this Traynor. They tell me he is a wonder" He won't stay in Dixie but year. If ne isn't on the Pirate club next year you can bet your bottom dollar that he will be on some National league club.
 New Hur1er May Help
 The acquisition of Lloyd Wheeler, a right handed pitcher, by the Baron club may help some. Wheeler was obtained from the Brantford club in the On tario league via the Pittsburg Pirates. The Barons undoubted- ly need pitching strength. wheel CT may come through. Of course it's a gamble, but Moley Is will ing to take a gamble these days in order to try for bolsterins his pitching staff. Wheeler Is sup posed to join the Baronial outht today.