The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-08

team and Harry Vaughn put in charge
 The situation in Montgomery mas been far more critical than in Birmins- ham and though ". H. Ragland of the local association told The Advertiser some time ago that Molesworth or Schwartz would assuredly be put In charge of the team absolutely nothing
 has been done so far. In Nashvllie. Atlanta and other places the opinion has been sent out that the majority or the trouble with the Montgomery team was due to William Stickney.
 The. baseball situation in New Or leans last summer will never be forgot ten. Manager after manager was re- leased and shakeup after shakeup was given the New Orleans team. While Montgomery has been in a more deplo- rabIe position this summer than New Orleans was last year not one move has been made, by the local association. They seem perfectly content to let the team rock along in the place that has become SO familiar to it--last.
 The disgusted expressions of the patrons of the game seem to have no effect upon the Montgomery Baseball Association, the manager of the Mont gomery team having told the fans who asked for relief to mind their own business. f
 Matters now seem to be worse than ever. Let the Montgomery Associa- tion follow the example of New Orleans last summer and Birmingham this sea- son-make thorough change In the management. One thing is surettt can under no circumstances be any worse than it Is just now.
 Speaking of the Birmingham situa- tion The News of that city said yester- day. A,,. ,.,.,.,,on o, . n,s,. Tn the baseball circles of Birmingham. which certainly means a reorganization of the Southern League team that represents this burg, is the release of Manager Thomas O'Brien, the election of First portfolio and the quiet but sure de- parture of Ginger" Clark. the steady pitcher from the city to his secluded home in Ohio. The managerial shake the local directors yesterday afternoon, and the change meets with the ap- proval of many fans, although the directors found one dissenting vote in their own councils.
 But the announcement from official circles that Pitcher Clarke had left these diggings on an early morning train for his home in Ohio delivers a severe blow to the hopes of the base ball folk and the ambition of the team itself. if there is any left. Gradually as the season advanced Clarke was showing remarkable form and his leav- ing of the club will produce big hole at this state of the race. He had proven himself decidedly the steadiest member of the pitching staff. This now leaves the slab duties on the shoulders of three twirlers-Oscar Streit. Minahan and A1loway.
 The origin of Clarke's differences with the management was in Atlanta last week when he was put in the game to relieve Alloway. who had been knocked out of the box by the Atlanta team. He pitched an excellent game for the remaining seven innings of the contest and was complimented by the press of the city where the top-liners live. But in the third inning, after he had taken his base on balls. Duffy hit 8 clean two-bagger to left, which Crozier returned swiftly to the plate. retiring Clarke before he could score. Acting Manager Vaughan thought he ought to have scored and fined him $10 for indifferent playing. This stung Clarke and he smarted under the act as he has never before perhaps He informed the officials of his intuition informed the officials of his intention of quitting the team and so left with his wife this morning.
 MT. OBrien has not announced his plans for the future. Neither has Vaughan outlined his policy as yet, the same lineup as heretofore to hold for a while Hollingsworth was given a try-out yesterday and made a good showing. It is thought that he should be kept in action as long as he per forms as well as he seems to be fast on his feet and swings like a hitter at the ball. Efforts were made yes- terday to trade Jimmy OBrien to Newt Fisher. of Nashville. for Kennedy. but as the Nashville magnate needs a first baseman he will have to hold Ken nedy in that position for some time yet
 The departure of Clarke leaves the western jaunt which stares the club in the face.