The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-26
INTERSTATES TO OPEN
LEAGUE SEASON WILL BEGIN
 HERE MONDAY.
Burnett's Montgomery Team Will Play Brewton at Highland Park Grounds-Local Team to Make
 First Public Bow.

Play ball" will be called tomorrow af- ternoon for the first time this season at the Highland Park grounds and the sea- son of the Interstate League will be for mally opened.
 The League season in Montgomery will open with Burnett's bunch of Highland CTS pitted against Brewton.
 It Is expected that parade of the Montgomery and Brewton teams around town on open cars will precede the formal opening of the season. A brass band will head the parade.
 The Highland Park grounds have been improved in a way that will surprise the visitors who will see them for the first time today. commodious and up- to-date grand stand has been built. The new bleachers have not yet been fin ished. In view of this, J. B. Timberlake owner of the Montgomery team, announc- ed that tomorrow one general admission would entitle the visitor to grand stand privileges. The visitor who pays at the in the grand stand.
 Carriages will be allowed in the grounds The vehicles will use the old carriage gate and they will be assigned to their old places near third base.
 Ladies will not be charged admission tomorrow. Nor will they be charged ad- mission for any of the games played at the Highland Park grounds. They will be admitted free tomorrow and on all days on which Interstate League games are played. special section of the grand stand has been reserved for them In this special section chairs will be placed Instead of benches.
 It Is source of regret to "Herk' Bur nett, the popular manager of the High flanders. and to his many Montgomery friends that he will not be able to take part in the opening series of the League. He has been called to Louisville, Ky. where he is an important witness in a lawsuit. As soon as he gives his testi- mony he will hurry back to Alabama.
 In Burnett's absence. Green. the fast Kentucky player who has been assigacI to right field and who is the substitute catcher for the team. will play trst base Bobby Langsford. the veteran South ern Leaguer will manage the team until Burnett returns.
 Akers, the speedy twirler from Ken lucky, will be in the box tomorrow tor Montgomery. Ackers will make his ini- tial bow to the Montgomery baseball public tomorrow and Burnett who knows him. says that he will make good be- yond doubt.
 Montgomerys lineup tomorrow will be as follows; Romp, catcher Akers, pitch- CT; Lane, short stop; Green, first base; Langford, second base; Steel third base; Dugan, left field; Fisher, center field, and Snodgrass, right field.
 The team is in good condition and can be depended upon to make good show ing;
 yet known. The team was last summer one of the fastest independent hines in the South. The Brewton management was not content to rest upon its laurels, however. and the team has been greatly strengthened.
 Manager Boykin. If Brewton, and his oall tossers will req sa the city this even ing at 6 o'clock
 Mobile and Pensacola will open the In- terstate League season tomorrow at Pen sacola, where a series of three games will be played. They will go from there to Mobile. where three more contests will be held. After playing here Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday the Montgomery and Brewton teams will leave for Brew ton for three more games.
 Ed Mahoney will umpire the three games at Highland Park. Mahoney Is one of the most popular umpires that ever handled an indicator in Montgomery.
 The schedule of the Interstate League has been arranged so as not to conflict with the Southern League dates in Mont gomery. On few days, however, it has been found impossible to avoid conflict of dates.