The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-05
Ellan Will Manage

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 ElIam Will Manage
 Johnny sugge says the consen- sus of opinion on the Atlanta ball club roster is that Roy El- lam, former captain of the Ba- rons, and formerS manager of the Nashville Vols. has been brought over from the Texas league to manage the Crackers next year.
 It has developed since the sea- son closed that Bill Rariden, a very likeable fellow personally, did not impress his hirelings any too strongly with his baseball strategy during the season just past. The tossers who drew their salary checks from Bill and took orders from him on the field were prone to criticize the line of battle he mapped out. This criti- cism reached the Dutchman's ears. and he immediately set about to get new manager for the 1922 campaign. He decided on Ellam, who made a creditable showing with the Vols as long as the magnates up there gave him N' 1T NO Niiiithf5 chC PCi- nant Frank immediately started negotiations for a trade. and sent Kaufman and Smith to the Galveston club In exchange for Roy. And now it's taken for granted by nine -tenths of the Georgia metropolis that Ellam will be in the saddle when the Crackers start forth in the spring of 1922 in quest of the pennant.
 The Memphis Alihi
 Camp stated that Memphis didn't choose to dig up alibis for the loss of the championship to Fort Worth. but stated there were two factors which did more to- ward beating the Chicks th-tn anything else. Too many left handlers and too many rope strewn fields, according to Camp. He stated that the enormous crowds made it impossible for the parks to seat the people. As a consequence the fields wero roped off and no field was Ions one. 'The Cats got fly ball after fly ball into the roped-in crowds that would ordinarily have been caught for putouts." said Camp,
 However that excuse is pretty flimsy, as it looks like Memphis could have hoisted ,em beyond the ropes with all the consistency of Fort Worth.
 Around he orders
 Messrs. William J Stewart and James, T. Wood of the repor- torial staff of the Journal-Ga- zette at Fort Wayne, Ind. have taken unto themselves pretty heavy assignment from the city editor of that sheet. They walked In on me Tuesday morning and made" Birmingham. These two young men have started on jaunt around the world. Their paper has given 'em four years to hoof it around the globe. and If they do the stunt In the allotted time. they win $60,0n0 cash prize. to be sDlit two ways. They started out from the old home town May p and since that time have covered IS states. They are just back from a trip down the west coast and up the east coast of Florida. They were lost in the Everglades one whole day. but finally found their way to high way with aid of a compass. Stew art carries a 65-pound canning outfit on his hack. while Wood packs so-pound kit They "did' the fair Tuesday. announcing thev would hoof 1t for Memphis. and from there they would strike out for the west coast, where they would ship for Asia on tramp steamer. touring Japan. China and the South Sea Islands on foot. They may ride now and then. if the ride Is offered them, but if is in}the contract they must never ask for ride, or pay for one.