The age-herald., 1902-04-07
PLEASED WITH
 PRESENT TEAM Birmingham at Top Notch in Battery Department BROWNS SHOWING UP WELL Haller Believes He Will Have Good Team When Harry Wilhelm Ar
 rlves-To Play owenton
 This Afternoon.
BROWNS SHOWING UP WELL

The sunshine of the past week gave op- portunity for sizing up all Southern League teams in actual work except Nashville. Fishers park is under water and his men have only been able to get a little practice on the Vanderbilt grounds. Birmingham, New Orleans, Att lanta, Memphis and Little Rock have played exhibit games. The Chattanooga and Shreveport teams are away from home
 The result in toto of all the games has caused the prediction that the league will prove decidedly faster than last year. and consequently more successful. Birmingham has won more games, but l New Orleans has undoubtedly made the 1 best showing so far. Powelfs Pelicans | have split even with Cleveland in four | games, winning the first two played | Atlanta has also shown up to decided advantage, though Boston won both | games
 What Birmingham has done certainly pleasee the management to say the least. 1 To the owners of the club Manager Hal l Ter has talked very freely. He has criti- cised players when he thought it need ed but he has expressed faith in the showing made. He says every player has shown up to be all that he could hope for within so short time.
 showlngs of the Players.
 Taking the men individually, he has ex- pressed pleasure in the showing of Brown, the catcher The latter plays his posi- tion quietly, but covers everything poe- sible for catcher. He has shown ex- cellent judgment in going after fouls and has been throwing to second accurately.
 In the box Smith, Lipp, McKenna and Campbell have all been given trials. The first two men, though absolutely different in their style of work have proven stars. Smith covers all the territory in his part of the field and runs bases like Hugh Jennings. Lpp is fast in fielding. but not the equal of the former in base running. He has a great delivery. Campbell was not given much of chance, as he only joined the team Thursday. Stili he did good work the short time he was in the box at Tuscaloosa.
 McKenna is youngster, but has proven his ability to stay Tn fast company. Yet 1t is possible that owing to the presence | of four other good and older pitchers. he may be farmed out for few months. But this has not been definitely decided
 The infed, except second. has proved to be all Haller wanted. LaRoque is in excellent shape at first, Moss is covering everything near him at short and War ren is holding up his end at third. The l three are doing good stick work. With Harry Wilhelm on second Haller feels that he is safe against almost any batter to report tomorrow.
 | The Outfield. Of the men in the outfield Sorber has possibly made the best showing. He will 1 be kept in center Taylor will be retained i for the present. McKenna did some ex> celent work in the field also. OHair has not had chance to show what he can 1 do, being laid up with a vaccinated arm
 Added to the pitching staff will be Will helm, last years great favorite here. He | will report April 10. He is now at Au- burn and is in fine condition. He expects l than last.
 Haller himself will assist in catching at 1 first and elsewhere when needed. He will keep the men in shape and look after the owners interests in every way. The fact of his being pleased with work to date counts much, for he is hard to please.