The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-22

playing second comes from rast stock
and covers the bag well. He may be
played on second or in the field just as
the MANAGER decides. Herman has been
signed as a second station man, but he
has not vet been called upon TO report.
If he is needed nc VIII be sent for and
he is said to be one of the best second
basemen in the country. There Is no
doubt about the man that will play snort
If Peas keeps up his brilliant work. iTaylor
on third has his job cinched, for there
Is not man in the Southern League
that he cannot play all around. Durrett
in left field can give the Others cards
and spades and beat them out. Old Ike
is simply great at the bat. and he means
to play every game with the intention OF
winning Mike Lawrence will be here
today to fill his position in center gar
den. Mike Is a middle aged player about
thirty three, but Manager kretg says thar
he will guarantee that the Chattanooga
public Will be highly pleased with him
The man who will hold down right field
has not yet been decided upon. Moles-
worth will probably be back this week
to try to hold that garden down. In
some way that no one here understands
Lew Whistler, who is managing the
Schenectady team this year, claims to have
signed him. but no one believes that they
can justly hold him, and the local asso-
citation will not stand for such tactics.
Moran. the young pitcher Who has
made such an impression on the FANS
may be played in right field except when
he pitches and Shocks put In there then
to take his place, Either Spratt or
Hanks, as already stated, may be given
that position. Manager Kreig has some
time yet to determine this matter and
he VIII not act until he has had ample
time to carefully sum up Tie team and
see where the men can play best. Prob
ably no team ever has had the pitching
staff that Chattanooga has this year. 1t
Is not numbers that count, but what they
can do, and the champions have here
six of the best slab men that have ever
twirled In the Southern League. Dolan
Is safely on the team. Jack is a great
pitcher and can win a larger per cent of
his games than nearly any twirler In
the league. Bruner, who developed so
well last season. promises to be even
better this season and to tear UP the
atmosphere with his curves. Brennan is
out of sight when 1t comes to pitching.
as was evidenced by the way he won his
game at Terre Haute. McKenna has
done excellent work in the past two years.
and is In better form than ever before
this season. Hopkins Is the only south
paw on the team this season, but he is
speedy man with great CONTROL
1t seems Newt Fisher is having his
troubles with the knockers. The Ameri-
can says: Nashville fans are inclined to
think that Manager Fisher has corraled
rather weak aggregation of hitters to
sustain the title which he captured in
1901. after thirty-six hours of legislation
In the corridors of the Stanton hotel in
Chnttan00Ra In which hattie he had c
his adversares Mique Finn and his Ar
kansas Travellers 1t Is the general opin-
ion that the Fishermen as they now stand
have too many men that are not fast
enough for Southern League company
The pitching staff is exceedingly weak,
while in the field the team is slow in
average At the bat the players are not
up to the scale, and unless a number of
changes are made soon Nashville will bid
| farewell to the flag. The salary list was
raised from $1,000 to slzoo at the last
meeting of the league, and the fans are
at a loss to know why Fisher has not got
a stronger team than he had last season,
now that he is given better opportunity
to get good players"
Harry E. Mace of Washington, Nicklin s
new umpire, was strongly recommended
by N. E. Young of the National League.
; There were a large number of applicants
for this position, and President Nicklin
selected the best man that could be
gotten. 1t was with regret that the league
gave up tombstone as he was the ST
umpire in the league last year However.
the man that has been appointed this sea-
son in his place promises to give eminent
satisfaction.
| Charles Chic, one of the new umpires, Is
now in Chattanooga, assisting President
| lin, In
from st. Louis highly recommended is a
perfect gentleman. and promises to give
entire satisfaction in the position to which
he has been appointed. Mr.. Chic begins
his work at Shreveport, leaving here dur
ing this week.
Thirty-f1ve dozen of the new balls have
been received at league headquarters and
will be sent TO the clubs as they ask for
/ them.