The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-13
EVERYBODY. CLAIMS
 ONE BUT STEWART
And They Figure To Finish First, So It's All Over
 But The Shouting

Now that the question of who wifi win the pennant this year is all de- cfded, prospects are bright for A hot race with managers running brain light on the matter of pennAnts and thought heavy on the matter of winning kafiies. u has ail been agreed upoh unanimous- ly by seven managers who will win the pennant, and now 1t is thought that a Dig presentation ceremony will be held et some centrally located city where the 2sO.oo0 Southern league fans can gather and flags symbolic of Southern league Championships win De awarded seven
 Line Up, aensiemen
 Managers who will get the flags are Les Nunanaker, Bert Neihaff, Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Dobbs, Larry Gilbert, Emil Hum and Kid Elberfeid. Then with ncthing more weighty on their brains than the matter of which team will finish first in Southern isaene ranking at the seasons end the race will get off Tuesday and the mere mat ter of losing 10 or 20 games, in q row will therefore not put out any man sger, it Ia figured, nor cause multi pncstion of thought creases on the furrows on the brows of owners.
 Barens Going After First. s-S
 So the Barons will not try to. win a pennant this year, figuring that all pen- nanta have already been laid cIain to, the Stewart clan will merely attempt 10 unfsh first in league standing. sof eourse. at the end of the race. f sue cessful, they will be declared southern league champions.
 Though rain held up here throughout the day and nothing wetter than dark and threatening clouds appeared on the norl1on, Carieten Molesworth lett Bir- min6nam Saturday night with never an tota of competition. Rain fell throurh the entirety of three days and left Rick wood field in very aquatic condition The lack of rain Saturday did not, therefore. help conditions.
 Sees Silver Lining, .ss
 Despite the streak of rainy weather Into which he ran here, however. Nam. Mger Molesworth announced that his Columbus Senators are in excellent phys- ical condition. He has been favored with smiling skies at other points Of his itinerary than this, and the ras1i eri :, eountered here is practically the initial
 '-Thsse games would have come in very handy" he said, fin the finishirr or of training, but these idle days will not materially handicap me. My pitch- CTS are all in the best of physical con dIfton and the entire team is in fine shape. I have been very fortunate in weather conditions since I left, Colum- ~. s-1 u~VS SMHu pEacttcaHy no rain during my training season" FsTA
 Senators Play Vols Today
 The Senators went from Birrnin Rhana 70 Nashville. where they play an exhfbi- lion game with the Vols Sunday after 1oon: Sunday night the team will again board train and head for home. 1t is scheduled to arrive in Columbus atbo,,t noon Monday and will practice Monday afternoon and be all set for the operiiux game with Kansas City Blues on Tues day afternoon.
 The Barons will start the season somewhat handicapped on account saf scarcity of training weather Rain has played havoc with the practice sassfons this year, but Manager Stewart 7haz slipped in every available workout, and the team will be in the best shape ros- athle under the circumstances. With the opening game In Chattanooga Tues- aay afternoon the Stewards will get off to what promises to be one of the