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Johnny Dobbs and His Pels
Begin Series Here Tomorrow
The Barons will return to Rickwood tomorrow and play nine games on
home soil, during which they will entertain New Orleans, Mobile and Atlanta,
in the order named. Although the showing of Moley’s team thus far has
been anything but satisfactory, the Baron manager is confident that after
a few games his pitchers will settle down and his batters will get their eyes
on the ball.
The opening game with the i eucans
here to-morrow will undoubtedly be wit
nessed by the usual big crowd that al- j
■ways turns out when Dobbs brings his
Gulf City aggregation to Rickwood. This
series will offer local fans an excellent
opportunity to see what, if anything, is
wrong with the team.
When the practice season started about
a montn ago in© reucan puot lvuuu
himself with 16 eJass A men on his
hands, but by careful trading and weed
ing he has cut down to S, and rounded
out a team that is about as fast as last
year’s champions. If the Barons can
get two out of three with the Pels the
faithful will soon forgive them for the
poor showing to date.
Corbett’s Daily Letter
_On Great Sport Topics
By JAMES J. CORBETT
Uncertainty of result is the life of
baseball. And because the coming sea
eon is so full of "its’’ and "huts,” it
promises to be the greatest in the history
of the game.
In all other years fandom could get a
fair sort of line of the strength of each
club. Trades and sales during the win
ter were few and far between. And past
performances served as a basis for meas
uring strength. But so many deals were
engineered during the past few months
that the whole major league geography
has been changed, and radically. New
—yet old—faces will peer from every line
«rp.
Will players in their new uniforms per
form as they did in the years gone by?
Will they execute plays in more bril
liant fashion? Or will they, instead of
being "towers of strength," as hoped for,
become useless cogs in a machine?
Changing stamping grounds always has
affected players, some shine even more
brightly In new surroundings, and some
fade into the minors.
What will Hal Chase do in 1919? -
That is a big baseball question, one
That agitates not merely New York, but
the whole baseball world, for Chase, who
has had almost as many ups and downs
as an office building elevator, is a na
tional figure.
Chase was a wizard performer for the
Yankees for many years. Then he slipped.
He was traded to the White Sox, and still
he slipped. The change of uniforms
hadn’t helped him. He jumped to the
Feds, and blossomed forth again as a
(star. But skeptics declared that Chase
really hadn't come back. They insisted
that any old dub could perform like a
wonder of wonders in the Feds.
When the outlaw organization dissolved.
Chase was taken over by the Reds. Dur
ing his first year with the Reds—1916—
he startled baseball by hammering’ his
way into the batting leadership of the
circuit. He repeated his sensational wrork
in 1917, but in 1918 rows with his manager
and with the club owners became fre
quent, and Chase just dubbed ^through
the year.
What will he do with the Giants in
1919?
The Yankees are banking heavily on
Ernie Shore and Duffy Lewis, secured in
trade from the Red Sox, to aid them in
their pennant scramble. If the pair dis
port in the fashion of their Red Sox days
they surely will do much to lift the Yanks
to pennant heights. But will they play
true to form?
A1 Mamaux was a pitching wonder with
the Pirates. He failed miserably when
traded to the Dodgers. On the other hand,
Burleigh Grimes, who lost something like
116 out of 20 games for the 1917 Pirates,
i joined the Dodgers in 1918 and won 19 out
| o? 28.
Dave Shean wasn’t a success in the Na
| tional league and was waived right ou*
of it into the Boston Red Sox lineup.
There he helped Boston to win a world’s
| championship. Lee Magee “flivvered”
with the Yankees and also with the
j Browns, but he became a most valuable
i member of the 1918 Reds. Earl Hamilton,
! who couldn’t win a game in the American
league whilfe with the 1917 Browns, didn’t
| lose one in six trials for the 19L8 Pirates.
Clarence Walker was only ranked as a
fair sort of swatsmith while with the
Browns and Red Sox. Connie Mack got
him and immediately afterward Walker
became a noted buster of horsehides.
George Burns never was famed for long
distance clouting* while with the Tigers,
but as soon as he climbed into the Mack
ian livery he broke into the extra base
column nearly every day.
The Athletic rooters are rather enthused
over the acquisition of Bobby Roth from
Cleveland. They figure he’ll smash all
existing home-run records. Why? Well, j
because half %of the circuit swats Roth
has delivered during his career have been
done in Shibe park. It’s figured that
playing half the season in that play
ground will be just to his liking.
Fair sort of reasoning. But wait!
Frank Baker gained undying fame a/s
a home-run artist in 1911 when, during
the world series duelling, he sent homers
on successive days into the right field
stand of the Polo grounds, New York.
When Baker became a Yank and was
privileged to play for half a season on
the same field, his admirers reckoned he
I would hit out four bases almost every
1 day or so. But Baker has lost caste as
! a home-run manufacturer, and only on
the rarest occasions has he been able to
deliver the ball into the stands.
• • •
Fans in some cities are not at all happy
because of deals engineered by the club
owners. On the surface of things several
clubs got decidedly the worst of it. But
in baseball “you never can tell.” The
“truly greats’ that go away frequently
skid into the dub class in a few months
and the incoming “dubs” star in a
luminous way.
Cincinnati rooters were very unhappy a
few years ago over the deal with McGraw
that took from the Red lineup many
seemingly great players and brought in
exchange, among others, a youth named
| Reinie Groh. Nor were the folks there
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Seven Veticans and Eight Youngsters
Here we have Moley and the 15 hirelings that comprise the 191!) Karon aggregation. They are. standing,
left to right, top row: Crews, Pitcher; Samuels, pitcher; Ellis, left field; Kalmer, pitcher; Peters, catcher;
Kernsen, first base. Middle row: Morrison, pitcher; Hairston, catcher; Stevenson, shortstop; Brazier, right
field; Carleton Molesworth, manager. Bottom row: M ebb. third base; McDonald, second base; Slapnicka,
pitcher; Sigman, pitcher; Duncan, center field. __
Barger’s Birds Make Auspi
cious Bow Before the
Home Fans
Memphis, Tenn., April 26.—Before a
crowd estimated at slightly more than
5000 persons, Memphis won the open
ing game of the season here today from
Little Rock. 9 to 4. Memphis batted
around in the first inning, getting five
runs and thus putting the game on ice.
In the eighth inning Griffith hit a home
run, scoring Barger ahead of him for
two more runs fo
score:
Little Rock— AB.
Frierson, cf .... I
Thomas, If .4
D. Walsh, 3b ... 4
Kin sella, If. 4
Grimm, lb .4
Distel, ss. 4
Chappell, rf .... 3
Brottem, c . 3
Griffith. 2b - 3
Stone, p . 0
Hevengeld, p . . . 3
Memphis. The
R. H. O. A. E.
0 0 0 0 0
0 12 0 0
1 2 2 0 2
0 12 0 0
0 0 9 0 0
2 14 3 0
1 1 3.0 0
0 112 0
0 112 0
0 0 0 1 0
0 0 0 3 1
Totals .33 4
24 12 4
Memphis— AB. R. H. O. A. E.
High, If . 3 1 0 2 0 0
Cooke, 2b ...... 4 1 0 3 2 0
Barger, cf .. 4 3 2,1 0 0
Griffin, rf. 5 3 4 0 0 <»
Smith, c. 2 0 0 5 0 0
Dehaney, c.0 0 0 2 0 0
Conway, ss. 5 1 2 2 4 2
V. Walsh. 3b ... 3 0 1 1 0 ft
Slattery, lb. 4 0 1 11 ft 0
l Canavan, p . 3 0 1 0 8 0
Totals.33 9 11 27 14 2
Score by innings:
Little Rock. 010 100 110—4
Memphis. 500 200 02x—9
Summary: Stolen base, Conway.
Two-base fiits, Slattery, Barger. D.
Walsh, Griffith and Brottem. Home
run, Griffin. Sacrifice hits, D. Walsh,
High and Griffith. Sacrifice fly, Hev
engeld, Smith. Double play. Griffith to
j Distel to Grimm. Wild pitch. Stone.
| Base on balls, off Canavan. 2; off Stone,
3; off Hevengeld, 5. Struck out. by
Canavan, 7. Hit by pitched ball, Kin
sella (Canavan). Umpires, Johnson and
Collins. Time, 2:20.
others than peeved at the deal that gave
them Eddie Roush and brought about the
departure of several men who were sup
posed to be classy performers.
Who is the greatest all-round third
baseban in the game today? “Heinie
Groh”—that’s the answer that fandom will
hurl back at you. And how is Roush,
batting champion of the 1917 National
league, classed as an outfielder? "Right
along with Speaker, Carey, Burns, Jack
son and the other ‘wonders,’ " is the
unanimous reply.
So baseball continues to be a game of
uncertainties; one in which yesterday's
deeds cannot always be used as the basis
for the reckoning of today. And because
of that—because players that are traded
seldom play true to their old form—the
1919 season promises to be one of remark
able interest.
PELS AND BEARS
PLAY GREAT GAME
Stansbury’s Double in Ninth
Robs Red Day of Sweet
Victory
New Orleans, April 26.—Mobile and New
Orleans battled sixteen innings to a 2
to 2 tie in the opening game of the local
season today. When the game was call
ed on account of darkness the teams
were going as strong as at the start.
Stansbury’s double in the ninth inning
after Deberry had singled scored the
run for New Orleans that tied the score.
Day pitched a steady game throughout
for New Orleans. Lankenau gave signs
of weakening in the eighth and was re
placed by Weaver.
New Orleans gave up hopes of winning
the attendance trophy when the official
count was announced at 6,040.
Mobile
Sum ma, cf. .
McMillan, ss.
Schepner, 3b.
Du cote, If. ..
Miller, rf. ...
Meyer, 2b.
Brown, lb. .
Coleman, c. .
Day, p.
AB. R.
. 7 0
H. O.
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j New Orleans—
• Gilbert, cf.
( Knaupp, 2b. ...
Daniels, rf.
Sullivan, If.
Stansbury. 3b. .
Deberry, lb. ...
Daubert. ss. ...
Kitchens, c.
Lankenau, p. ..
Weaver, p.
xRobertson .
AB.
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. 6
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3
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Totals
11
*47
19
R.
•Day out, bunting third strike,
xBatted for Lankenau in eighth.
Score by Innings
Mobile .[phone] 0— 2
New Orleans .001 000 001 (WH) 000 0— 2
(Called on account darkness).
Summary: Hits—Off l-ankenau, 8. with
2 earned runs in 8 innings; 2 earned runs
off Day. Two-base hits—Knaupp, Schep
ner, Stansbury. Three-base hits—Miller,
Knaupp. Stolen base—Ducote. Sacrifice
bits—McMillan, Coleman, Day, 2; Dan
iels, Stansbury, Daubert. Struck out—
By Day, 1; by Lankenau, 2; by Weaver,
1. Base on balls—Off Day, 7; off Lank
enau, 2. Double plays— Schepner to Cole
man to Brown; Meyer to Brown. Time
Three hours and 32 minutes. Empires—
Blackburn and Schaeffer.
Mississippi Trapshoot to
Be Interesting Meet
Of great interest to the trapsh outers
of America, and especially the ladles,
will he the eighth annual Mississippi
state tournament to lie held at VIcks
burg Miss., the historic city of the
south, on May 12, 13 and 14. For with
out a doubt this will be the most at
tractive shoot *to be held this season.
There will be $600 cash added and $600
in trophies and prizes to be contested
for.
All are extended a cordial Invitation
to visit Vicksburg. Miss., and the ladies
especially, on May 12, 13 and 14, as Mrs.
James M. Barr of Gallatin, Tenn., do
nates a handsome ladies’ tourist case
to the high gun lady shot in prize event,
May 13, and Robert S. Smith of Mounds
ville, 111., a handsome purse and mani
cure combination to the second high
gun lady shot in prize event. May 13,
and Maj. I^eet Richardson of Vicks
burg a handsome hand bag to the high
gun lady shot in prize event, May 14.
! Our local club should get in practice
| and send at least a squad of shooters
I to Vicksburg, Miss., on May 12, 13
[ and 14
“Babe" Adams Hurls
Pirates to Victory
Chicago, April 26.—Pittsburg made it
two out of three from the Chicago Na
tionals by winning the final game of the
initial series today, six to three. “Babe”
Adams, veterar* pitcher of the Pittsburg
team opposed Douglas and Weaver on the
slab. The Cubs made twelve hits off
Adams, twice as many as the visitors
made, but in tight places they failed to
deliver.
Score by innings; R. H. E.
Pittsburg .001 003 020— 6 6 4
Chicago .000 102 000- 3 12 l
Adams and Schmidt; Douglas, Weaver
j and Killifer.
Reds Make Clean Sweep
of Cardinal Series
| Cincinnati, Apirl 26.—The Ioc^lI team
| made it four straight from St. Louis
by winning today, 5 to 1, thus win
| ning the entire series. Luque, the Cuban
pitcher, was hit hard in the later innings,
I but very fast support, including two
, lightning double plays, kept the visitors
; from becoming tlangerouS.
i Peak was wild and lasted only two
j innings. Neolte’s home run inside the
I grounds was Hie first four-bagger of the
i season at litis park.
! S» or* by-innings: R. H. E.
SI, Louis .OOOOfJO 100-1 9 1
Cincinnati.3J0 oio 00% 6 S 1
I Doals, Ij.cinhart, Shetdel. Tueio and
Clemdns? Luque and Rarkfeh.
PETERS LEADS THE
Duncan, McDonald and Tom
Stevenson Also Hit Well,
But Others Are Weak
D!jc Peter* IomIn the IlHrons In
hiltinK the three Rimes played up
to date. Pete hits clouted the onion
(safely five time* out of nine trip?*
to the plate, which Is quite a supr
priMe to fhoae fans who predicted
that lie would make a good eoneher
hut a poor hitter.
Next to Pete comes Duncan, fol
lowed by Eddie McDonald and Stev
enson. The poor showing: of the
Barons to date can in a measure be
accounted by the weak hitting of
Webb. Brazier, Bernsen and Ellis, all
of whom should soon round into shaj •
AB.
Morrison . 1
Peters ... 0
Duncan . 13
Slapnicka . 3
McDonald . 10
Stevenson . 10
Brazier . 13
Ellis . 13
Bernsen . 10
Webb . 13
Crews s. 2
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movement in Japan, the minister of
education has granted an application
for a woman’s university in the sub
urbs of Tokio, with Miss Tesuko Ysd*
as principal.
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The city championship tourney just completed over the
Roebuck Country club was not only a success from every stand
point, but it served to illustrate the growing popularity of the
ancient turf pastime and its complete return after a year’s set
back at the hands of Mars.
To thr Inymtin, “cow pa«turo
pool,” an It in derisively dubbed by
war, I, merely n senile eiertlnn
for llie ovee-fnl. Idle rich. or the
dcMIltntcd “lounge Ilrard." hot
nothing could be further from the
truth, tiolf I* probably the moot
scientific of all out-door «P«rl«.
Certainly It require* greater skill.
Mtendler nerve* and n keener per
ception than any *port etvtant.
Hewitt Smith, according to Frank
Sprogell, instructor at the Koebuck
club, is one of the most promls.ng
golfers in Birmingham. Hewitt is now
being groomed to occupy Hie sums
place in the Magic City that Bobby
Jones does in Atlanta and Sprogell
thinks he can turn the Iriek. Dout
Hoot won from young Smith in tne
semi-tinals after an awful tougli bat
lie.
Bob Munger was not up to form dur
ing the jiast week and although ho
won his first match the seml-finaU
found him out of it. Hob is one of
the best in the city, but he rarely ever
escapes with any of the silverware in
these tournaments.
How the veterans have slipped: Or
is it that the youngsters are improv
ins: rapidly. Bon Baugh, uncle koj
Thach. Diddy Setble*. Bob Gregory and
Vic Prowell used to be the champs
but none of them survived the semi
finals this past week.
Doug Root proved to be the "dark
horse” of the tourney at Roebuck.
Root has always been known as a
steady, consistent player, but this is
the first time he has ever grabbed off
a championship, and what's more, no
never figured prominently in previous
meets.
p. E. Douglas is another golfer who
seems to be ascending the ladder rapid
ly. Douglas was a fifth flight per
former a couple of years ago, but now
he hops up and gets away with tne
medal in the fourth flight.
And Pol. ebb Crawford, playing
down among the "rookies,’’ won three
successive battles and the trophy. Tbo
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him about being a good manager.
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