The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-29
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The exhibition baseball season opens fhis afternoon and it Is peculiarly ntLns that the team from which the blaTk 1 ooA of last season got their name VII open the post season with Stickney's Pretzels.
 when tlqe Louisville and Nashville train from the south reaches the uHion station this morning Comiskey's Chicago band of American League Warr1orS VII fall out of one of the Pulimans, anS til,s t,l,e afternoon they will begin the first or two
 The grounds at Highland Park are in fine condition, the hard rain of Saturday followed by the cold wind of Sunday ana ma fbe sunshine of yesterday having made the infield fast as lightning. The grass in the outfield has been cut close ana there is a beautiful sweep Of far,reacn- ing territory for the guardians or the lots to protect Some fast work will De aone both in the in and out-fleld, and II there are any home runs this afternoon they will most assuredly be deserved.
 Some of the most enthusiastic among the local fans will of course go to the Park about the same time that the two teams leave town but regular cars will begin running to the park at o'clock. the Oak Park cars running every four minutes from Court Square and the Jack son Street cars running every ten min utes, direct to the grounds. The magnet that will draw most of the fans out this afternoon will of course be to get some kind of line on the new men, the game
 
 the fans have had of watching the bunch of Pretzels in action. Besides this good deal of interest is felt in the White Sox, Comiskey's aggregation having made a most favorable impression in Montgom- cry last spring.
 Comiskey's team Is a good deal strong CT now than it was the last time 1t was in Montgomery. several of the old stars, notably Manager Callahan and Pitchers Owen and Flaherty, being familiar to To- cal fans. But one of the drawing cards Is the work of George Davis at short. Then again Montgomery fans remember how a young fellow came out of the Cot ion States League last summer, joined Alb Powells Crackers and made the Black Sox one day resemble very much battered % cent pieces. This youngsters name was Dougherty and he made good so rap Idly that Comiskey and Callahan began making goo-goo eyes at him. And, pres to, change! He is now one of the star twirlers of the White Sox.
 Altrock. Owen and Dougherty will prob- ably do the twirling for the American Leaguers this afternoon, and it Is unnec- essary to say that every eye in grand stand and bleachers will be focused on the former Cotton States League star.
 Manager Stickney will give Molly a chance to get into shape for the Ala bama- Tennessee campaign, and he will probably pitch the first two innings, fol- lowed by Deaver, Carter and Roach, Lu- cas. Polchow and Stultz working against Walsh and F'laherty tomorrow. Either Ike Durrett or John Whitaker will play first base, the other going to left field. though yesterday afternoon Whitaker went to first and Durrett to the lot Both of them played their respective positions jam up, a high jump and one-handed stop by Whitaker of a widely fielded ball being one of the features of the practice.
 Out in the field it reminded one of old times to watch the swift easy way in which Big Ike got under a fly ball pulled It gracefully down and with one Of his celebrated throws shot it back into the infield
 Roach did most of the hitting to inc in and out-aelds yesterday afternoon with Harry Manners shooting them down to third, second and first "Chesty" is more than getting the few particles oi