The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-18

 each other in their eagerness to come down in Gods country. The Detroits of the American Association are doing their up stunts with Bobby Gilks team at Shreveport, Bill Armour's Cleve- land American League team with Cam pau in New Orleans, the New York American Leaguers with Alb Powell in Atlanta, New York Nationals at Savan- nah, Boston Americans at Macon, Gin cinnati Reds at Augusta, Boston Ma tionals at Thomasville and lots of oth- CTS making training trips. While Mont gomery will not have any of the big teams doing their spring Charley-horse exter- mnators here this year, the grounds at Pickett Springs not being m shape, sun we will get seventeen exhibition games. The first of these games Will pc one week from tomorrow with Camiskey Chicago American League crowd Wno are doing their spring work in Mobile. The chief interest in the exhibition games. however, lies in the fact that the Detroit team is booked for eleven games in Montgomery, and as sis" Hopkins IS one of their box staff the local fans VII enjoy watching the Work Of the tMirlet who was "too good" to stay with Whist Ter Speaking of the Detroits The Shreve- port Times says:
 shreveport inhabitants Will tnlnk race of giants have come to thls clty when the Detroit baseball team arrives here Tuesday noon. They will be twenty players in this party and of this number over one-half are over six feet tall. In fact adyices from Detroit are to the eI- feet that the fans of that city are con sidering the question of changing the name of the team from Tigers which has been the pet name of the team Tor number of seasons, to the Giants Man ager Barrow, however, thinks differently and says this years team will be stlli called the Tigers" but will be of a larg- CT and more fierce brand than in past years.
 There is no question but that Manager Barrow has gathered together bunch Of players that will be heard from before the end of the 1903 season, and one that VIII race. The dope artists of the papers In the American League cities all give De- troit a place in the first division, and several of them say they are possible pen nant winners. Manager Barrow himself is not making any pennant claims but says he will be thar or tharhouts" when the season closes. In Detroit the team is considered the best that the city has had since the days of the famous Big Fourt" team-Brouthers, Rowe, White, Richardson, Dunlap, Bennett, Hanlon and other stars-that won the National League pennant and worlds champion ship back in 1887. There is no question but that the team is the best Detroit has had in the Western or American League, and the training stunts in this city will give Shreveport fans chance to see some of the stars of the major league as well as a number of the very best of the younger class of players who are Just breaking into fast company.
 With the team will be Wild Bill' Don ovan, last year with Brooklyn, and who Is conceded to be the best pitcher in the world today, and who possesses more speed than Rusie ever did.
 Frank Kitson is another star twirler on Hanlon's staff last season who is expect ad to a Tiger this season. George Mullin, the third star pitcher of the team, Is a youngSter who had his hrst try in fast company last year with De troit, and more than made good. In tact
 he came pretty near being the best Tn the American League last season and Is
 expected to have that honor this season.
 In addition to the above Manager Barrow
 will have Sis Hopkins big lefthander
 who made a good record With Chatta- nooga last season; Nal Eason, formerly
 with Chicago and Boston National; kis-
 singer, a Michigan recruit picked up by
 Detroit last fall and who looks to be a
 conner; Jack Deering, siX-footer, whose
 pitching helped the New Haven team to
 win the Connecticut League pennant last
 season; Joe Yeager, for three years with
 the Detroit team. who is not only valua-
 ble as a pitcher but is also one of the
 best utility men in the League. and who
 may be played at third base by Mana
 ger Barrow this season.
 Behind the bat will be Fred Buelow, a
 hard hitter, clean fielder and splendid
 thrower; Lew McAllister, who is well
 known to the Shreveport fans, whose
 home is in Fort Worth, and Jack Lilly, a
 youngster from Lehigh University, who
 is touted as a sure conner.
 The infield will be strong, consisting oi Charlie Carr. a six-footer. who will play the first bag, who beside being splendlo
 fielder is hitter who is always over tht 300 mark. At second base Captain George Smith will direct the team as well as cal up everything in sight in the fielding enc of the game. Smith is the most recent acquisition of Manager Barrow and New York National League fans are saying unkind things about the Detroit mana
 ger for getting away with the dea whereby he traded the antiquated Kid | Gleason for Smith, who is young play | CT, this being his second season in fas | company. Smith went from the Roches ter Eastern League team to New 1orE | last season and was first made captain and then manager, being displaced in th' | latter position when 'Muggsy' McGraV | sold out the Baltimore team to New 1ork | The New York papers say that Barrov ''gold bricked' McGraw. but Barrow smiles and says let McGraw do the eX
 planning, I am satisfied Kid" Elberfield, noted the hasebal | world over as one of the scrappiest play CTS in the business. will be at short fo | the team, while the third base man VII be picked from one of three men, 1eag CT, Turner and Gessler, unless Manage | Barrow succeeds in landing tried maj fer the position. Of the three named an | one is considered fast enough and m | fight for the position during the pracuc | series will be a pretty one. Turner | | from the Toledo American Association | team, while Gessler Is a college recrui
 who played a few games with NeWari | last season under the name of Schultz. | He is a big fellow built on the Han | Wagner order and looks to be conner. | Gessler, if he does not make third base | will also be in fight for position III tn | outfield as well as third base as he VII l have to buck against Wallace Clements l another coIlegian who under the nam
 of "Oakes& made a splendid record witl l Jersey City Eastern League team: l the other two gardens will be fouhd san | Crawford, who Cincinnati fought so har' l against losing last fall and who Is on
 of the hardest hitters in the game today
 and Jimmy Barrett, the crack center | fielder of last years Detroit team.
 Of last years team but six men remain | Mulln, Yeager, Buelow, McAlhster Fl
 bertield and Barrett, so that Manage l Barrow will have practically new teail
 to bring North with him.
 | Every fan in Montgomery that ever at | tended a bah game will remember the pc | culiar manner in which Bill Armour | walked behind the plate before taking h.!
 position at the bat, He was one of tho | outfelders here in 95 and a favortc. SC
 that the people of Montgomery feel de | cided interest in his Cleveland bunch this
 year. Speaking of the CleNelands' Th' l Picayune of New Orleans says:
 This year the CleVelands are gBeatN 1 changed Most of the inficld is gone anC
 there are changes in the outleld. Schrcck | the big first baseman, is with Philadel | nhia. and Bonner s out of the big league | Bob Wood, the catcher, has been substi tuted by Fred Abbott, the old local favor | ite and there are gaps in the outteld nov