The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-12
INTERSTATE LEAGUE
NEW TEAMS TO BE ADDED TC
 ORGANIZATION.
Burnett's Highlanders Strengthened Greatly Have Returned to Montgomery-Will Play Mo-
 bile Here Thursday.

Interest in the Interstate League has taken a boom with the formal entry or Mobile into the League coupled Wlth tne announcement that four other cities were applying for admission It is now said that Anniston, Selma, COlumpus 1a'' oi" Ensey will join.
 Manager Hercules Burnett and ms IIighlanders will go against the MopiIe team for series of three games. pc ginning Thursday next at Highland Park: The Mobile team under Manager Kelly IS fast rounding into shape and hVeiy contest is confidently looked for.
 The Highlanders are at home after a most satisfactory trip to the coast All games on the trip were played elther at Brewton or Mobile, and in each instance the Montgomery team was pitted against Brewton. Several championship games have been played, and Montgomery mas taken five out of the seven. Tnelr exhi, bition games were played. in Mooiie' all of which Brewton took
 Burnett said last night that the locals | went into the exhibition games with | weakened team and with the piaSers r changed around in various ways Bur ! nett says that he is out for champlon- ship games and the team that takes them from the Highlanders will earn them. The Highlanders have been ehansee @ and strengthened since they left nome. Sanchez new man from Pensacola, mas been signed for the second sack: san chez was about the fastest second paSe | ma that was seen neTe ldSt wi'h any of the independent teams, that drew | large crowds to Highland Park Sanchez | is lively on his feet. a sure fielder ana ne l is handy with the bat. Sanchez taxes the l place of the veteran Bobby Langstoro' | whose connection with the Highlanders was severed at Mobile. The second sack l when covered by Langsford was confess edly the weak spot with the Highlanders. | Langsford was a good one In ms day' | but the years have not improved his eye l eli movements | they once were.
 Burnett recognized his weakness at sec- ond. and he now feels gratitied that he has second baseman up to the hlsh | standard of the local team.
 Let 'em Run" Lane the popular short stop who was knocked out in Mobile, IS expected to join the Highlanders today. | Lane. it will be recalled was struck on | the ear by a thrown ball and 1t was at 1 first thought that he was seriously hurt 1 His injuries, however proved to be much l lighter than was at first thought. lie | has been recuperating at his nome Tn has about recovered and expects to be | with his team mates tonight.
 The lineup of the High!anders is as fol- lows: Ramp. catcher. Ackers. Burttle Burnett, first base Sanchez, second base; l Steele. third base; Dugan, left field; Snodgrass, center field; Fischer, right field | and Grau. utility.
 | | he has the fastest lot of ban tossers ever | seen at the Highland Park grounds. The | boys are now in splendid condition and | their team work Is said to be admirable.
 With few exceptions they are youngsters | with surplus ginger and enthusiasm. l Important developments in the Inter | State League are expected within the
 next few days. Several towns which
 were unprepared to go into the league | when the regular season opened are now | asking for admission
 Pensacola appears to be out of the
 league for good. On the other hand, l Selma, Anniston, Ensley and Columbus,
 Ga. are figuring on coming in. All these
 cities are good ball towns. but ball en-
 thusiasm in them ordinarily never spreads
 except in hot weather. The season began
 a little early for them, but they are now | said to be ready to take a hand.
 A special from Mobile shows a con- fict in the Interstate League dates. it | being stated that Mobile would pay
 Thursday, Friday and Sunday in Mobile. | Manager Burnett, however. states that
 Kelly's crowd win he sporting on the l Highland Park grounds on the three last
 days of the week.
 Mobile, May n.-(speoial. .)-Manager
 Matt Kelly of the Mobile Interstate
 League club. with his aggregation of play
 CTS, left this morning for Brweton to play
 a series of three games with the Turpen-
 tine Distillers. The team was as fol-
 
 | CTS; Zeman, catcher; Wallace, first base; | Knowlton, second base; Gallagher, short
 stop; Kelly, third base and Farmer, out
 fielder. Five of the above bunch are | ex-City Leaguers and good ball players.
 The others come well recommended and | a good report Is expected of the Bay Grass bunch Brewton will return with
 the Mobieans for a series of three games, | Thursday, Friday and Sunday, at Monroe | Park.
 Up to Saturday night there was a good prospect of reaching a compromise agree
 ment with the City League and yester-
 day morning it was expected final con-
 ference would be held. This fell though,
 however owing to the City Leagues not
 coming up Now there Is no chance of a
 sell-out for the hold-outs and this morn
 ing the new park was lively scene. Up
 to Saturday night 250 feet of fence had
 been built and the entire lot will be
 closed in and seats built in time for
 Thursdays game. The diamond is being
 scraped and a hve-ton road roller will
 knock out the kinks and the interstate
 League will have as good play ground