The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-18
The Passing of E4ekicd


 Spencer Abbot, winner of pen- nants and connoiseur of cheese cloth, works in mysterious ways his wonders to perform. After wrecking his flag-winnlng ball club of last year. partly through sales to the majors and releases to the minors, he continues to wield the ax as the season gets on it's infancy. The latest action on the part of Spencer was to chop the head of the antiquated Ezekiel Lohman in the basket. Ezekiel, like the snowman, must get tired of answering the per- petual question, where do you go from here"
 After being bounced around in baseball for the past several years, Zeke came back into his own last year and pitched win- ming baseball for the Chicks. And, then with one of his best years to point to, along comes his boss with the pink slip, and pins one on zeke.
 Many Broken Bats
 Looks like fragile timber has AdhCA th6 PAaNC OA NAAb AANG baS0- ball in the game this summer. Boss Moley has paid out new money for bats until he's looking over the list of referees in bank rutpcy. Take the case of Jesse Burkett for instance. Jesse came to town this spring with an as- sorted allotment of timber, enough he figured to last him most all season. But the wear and tear has been awful and Monday the illustrious Jesse found himself without his special brand of willow.
 With none of his pet sticks on hand Jesse burglarized an assort- ment of war clubs ordered sent here by George Tice, before George knew that he would pas- time in the Virginia league in- stead of the Southern.
 Henderson Away Up North
 Knox Henderson, the big right handler purchased by the Barons from the Pittsburg club, who makes his home in Tennessee, is away up in the north playing ball this summer. After Henderson left the local ranks he got a job with the Flint, Mich, outfit. and it is understood that he has hop ped away to good start up there.
 Newton With Augusta
 Doc Newton, the former Baron, has latched on with the Augusta club of the Sally league and will
 
 had trouble with his arm last year. but this spring the hurling wing showed a tendency to get back to normalcy. Nevertheless, Moley. was afraid to take chance on the arm, so he gave Doc his release a few days ago.
 Frank Barrett, chief mogul of the Augusta club of the Sally league, was in town Saturday and Sunday and held conference with Doc and they agreed on terms.
 Newton, if back to normalcy with his arm, should make win ming pitcher in the Sally league, as he had good year in the Flor ida State league last year. after being sent there by the Barons, and his arm wasn't right at any time last summer. Mir. Barrett was looking for a veteran who would fit in with his young pitch CTS and he decided that Doc was just tho man he needed. Prior to his talk with Mir. Barrett, New ton was figuring strongly on go- ing to Andalusia this summer and taking charge of that club.
 Neale Ball of triple play fame is managing the Augusta club this year.
 EIIani Looks the Same
 Father Time seems 70 be deal- ing rather kindly with Roy FL lam, former Baron captain, who is now managing the Atlanta Crackers. Roy is getting up in years in a baseball way. He was counted a veteran before he left the Birmingham club. and follow ing that he pastimed for several years, as manager of the Nash vile outfit. Last year he spent the summer in the Texas league. and this year we find him back