The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-06
TELEPHONERS ; MAY FORFEIT ->-----S Alabama Power To Get Rag By Beating
 Lakers'

Southern Bells baseball team will not contest the right of the Alabama power team to the championship of the Central division of the City league, if the Powermen defeat East Lake in the game today on the Lakers' home grounds, according to a statement last night by Pop Shaw, manager of the Telephoners.
 Shaw declared that he was through, unless East Lake should whip the champs of last year, thereby making Southern Bell the winners, automatic ally, of the Central rag. Inability to hold his team together, in such an event, and dissatisfaction in general were the causes given.
 However, it is by no means cer. tainty that the East Lake aggregation will be disposed of. Manager Byrd stated emphatically yesterday that he would have his best team on the field and that his men would give the Mo riarty collection the hardest battle they were capable of.
 Alabama Power has consistently found it difficult to stop the Byrd com bination; and with the full strength of the Eeasterners in the fold for this week, 1t will be an even more strenuous problem. Bill Bancroft, who started 1 the year at East Lake and then shifted to the DeBardeleben Coal league, will be in there at short, while Captain Hu- bert Caldwell, probably the outstand' ing first baseman of, the loop, will be on hand again. Vic English at sec. ond and Red Douglas at third complete the infield.
 southpaw, has arrived from Mignon Mills in Sylacauga and will be ready for duty He will start against the champions. Bayliss, Woodlawn star will handle him behind the bat. The gardens will be cared for by Dewey ! and Curdy Byrd and Herman Sanford l brilliant captain of the Phillips Grim. sons last spring. All in all, the Pow. ermen will receive just about as much as they can handle. It is almost an even proposition just now, with the Mo. riarty's very. naturally slight favorites Sayreton, it is announced, will for felt to Southern Bell this week. An effort was made to hold the former team together for this final contest but it was not possible. Thus the only scheduled contest in the Central wheel is the headliner. It is expected that a huge crowd, as was the case between | Southern Bell and Alabama Power last week, will be on hand for the, battle.
 Below is the City League schedule for this week: Central Division. East Lake ys. Alabama Power com. pany, R. L. Fuqua and N. E. Thomp. son. t4 Southern Bell ys. Sayreton, forfeited to Southern Bell. ;. s
 Yellow Cab forfeited to Acipco. | Eastern Division Neal Grocery company vs. Avondale | Park, R. K. Gunnals. E :. 1 .s...-5.. .,.- ,. Avondale Park .,-.. ...-,, East Birmingham vs. 0Sioss By-Pro ducts company, Wm. Nelson. .. | At North Birmingham
 Stockham Y. NJ. c. vs. Doster North. ington, J. A. Inman.
 Virginia Bridge Division Western Division Red Top forfeited to Fairfield.
 Thomas vs. Boys Club, c: E. Michaels At Thomas
 McDonald's Chapel vs. Woodward, J A. McDermott. At BrishtwoO
 "B" Division Central Park vs. Fairmon, W. Louis Griffith. ...
 North Pratt vs. Alabama Boys In. dustrial school.
 East Birmingham forfeits to Wylam
 Ketona or Kilby, Clay Nelson and c. B. Anderson.