Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-20


; lowing interesting review of the team.
composing the Cotton States Base Bali
! league
The local followers of the game
| ougn, to be satisfied with the Vicks-
burg ball teams campaign for the
season of 1908. Starting out as
| team OF green youngsters they have
been rounded to until now tbey are
admittedly the best in the league AT
the outset BIly Earle announced that
his pan of management was one that
would bring about continual i'm
provement in the team, and in this ne
has Tn especially successful While
IN the earlier part of the season the
youngsters We're llable to get ratified
III almost any preteXt, they now play
the game under any and all condi.
tioiio diiuool like ca t1me1S, and the
errors have continued to dwindle un.
I'll 1t is rare event when more than
one or two are made per game In
fact, about half or the games played
lately have been absolutely free of er-
first part Of the season, as the rec
| ords will SHOW. Team work was one
| of the lacking qualities when Vicks-
burg started IN the pennant race. but
ire members now work together with
q nicely. The club that now repre-
sents this city is without question OF
doubt the strongest that has ever been
here. Several star men have been de-
yeloped. NO better pitcher than Cam
nltz ever wore a Vicksburg uniform;
in fact, it IS generally admitted that
he is in a class by himself A better
all-round fielder than Hahn has never
! been seen In these parts. His field
ing, fastness and batting ability
combined making him a very vaHl1la
nan.
AS a consistent hard hitter no one IN
the league excels Miller. en third base
OF all the other men i6 IS possible to
praise some of eneir abilities.
Vicksburg has experienced a little
hard luck during the season. The loss
of Pitcher Hines was a rather hard
blow, and as no good man was secur-
ed in Hines place tnis one thing was
an important factor in keeping Vicks-
burg out of first place. That Vicks-
burg did not secure good pitchers was
not the managers fault Earle could
salary had not been a consideration
He was limited in his expenses, other
wise a number of good twirlers could
have been added to the Vicksburg line
up if necessary. Pitcher Persons could
have come to Vicksburg had he been
paid his price and other men were
willing to work here had the shekels
been forthcoming But Vicksburg had
decided to keep within the salary linn
it and this policy was strictly adj
hered to. In the furtherance of this
policy the manager was handicapped
as Baton Rouge aud some of the other
teams went beyond the limit
Baton Rouqe's Camnaign.
Baton Rogue's point of superiority
over all the ether teams was a first
class pitching corps and in every game
that the Louisianian's have played
this season Pender has been able to
put in a good pitcher against his OPP
pOnGnts.
Pender has tried to secure good bats
men and there were as many if not
more strong batters on the Baton
Rouge than on any of the others. How
ard Murphy, the outfelder was consid-
cred the best batter in the league and
will doubtless lead the stickers when
the averages are given out Baton
Rouge was never short Of men and the
salary limit of The Cajans has been
higher probably, than any of the
other teams. Persons, the Little Rock
pitcher. drew $1G5 per month, and
there We're other players who got large
salaries.
Hlaupt on Natchez's Failure.
Manager Haupt Of Natchez. attrib-
utes his failure this year to the fact