The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-07
WET GROUNDS, NO GAME
NEW YoFK BASEBALL TEAM
 LEAVES FOR GOTHAM.
McGraw Hopes to Do His Spring Training in Montgomery Next
 Season-Exhibition Season Here is Over.

The rains of yesterday morning made even thought of ball playing out of the question in the afternoon. as the infied at Oak Park was transformed into a sea of mud.
 A few of the Pretzels went to the grounds but Manager McGraw and his bunch of New York players did not even leave the hotel. They took advantage of the time to pack their trunks and have everything In readiness for the 6:3O o'clock train when they left on their jour ney to Gotham.
 Just one week from today the National League season opens with the Giants in Brooklyn, Boston at Philadelphia Chica- go at Cincinnati and Pittsburg at St. Louis. Manager McGraw said yesterday that if he could have arranged 1t he Carolina on his way home, but as 1t Is he will go stragiht to New York.
 While there has been nothing definite as yet think that we will do our spring training in Montgomery next year." he said, II spoke to MT. Stickney about 1t this morning and if possible I want to come straight here next spring for about two weeks work
 The details of this matter will be ar ranged later. Buckenberger wants to train his bunch of Beaneaters here next spring. but 1t would be preferable in every way to have New York instead. Manager McGraw and his team have made splendid impression in Mont- gomery and their stay here has been as pleasant as possible both to them and the Montgomery people. Local fans have an added interest in the New York team from the fact that their star pitcher, Joe McGinnity, started his baseball career in Montgomery and he Is a great favorite in this city which he calls his home. of his first games in Montgomery, being with the Shreveport team back in the sos. So it will be seen that there is a lot of local as well as National interest Ia Nnuy fnaF nd ft Iz kA l,sa hoped that next March will see them doing stunts in Montgomery.
 The exhibition season in Montgomery is over for this year and from now until the opening of the championship season in Atlanta the Pretzels will work by them selves.
 Manager Stickney has written to Tusca- loosa and the fastest college ball team in this section-Alabama-ma come here though 1t has not been decided. Only two games during the exhibition season have been lost by rain. yesterdays New York game and the opening game with Auburn.
 The showing made by the Pretzels in the seven games against the big leagueNs has been remarkable. They won the first game with the Chicago Americans to Csicago's six of Dougherty and Owens. Altrock pitched the second game for Comiskey's crowd, Cy Young of the Boston Americans. pitching the opening AOA sSOiS OlhS iOui bCiAS made off Altrock and seven off Young and Lucas. Chicago winning to l.
 The game with the Boston Americans was the most remarkable of the series. only four scattering hits being made off Carter and Roach while '-the Pretzels made six hits off the great Dineen and Winters Boston only scored in one inning. the first. when they made a couple of runs. They were shut out with great regularity after that, the Pretzels scoring one in the seventh and Boston winning bN score of to 1.
 In the first game against the Boston Nationals nine hits were made off Willis and Fisher and eight off Molly and George Stultz, Boston winning by score of to 8.
 The second Boston game was ten in- nings, twelve hits being made off Pit tinger and Wilhelm and seven off Deaver and Lucas, Boston winning In the last of the tenth by a score of 10 f.
 The first New York game was another ten inning affair, McGinnity hurting his hand in the first inning and Taylor finishing. The stickwork of the Pretzels was terrific. they getting fourteen hits. New York getting eleven off Roach and Carter New York winning in the last of the tenth by a score of to s.
 The second New York game saw the Pretzels go to pieces for the first time nine errors being made by them and nine hits off Wiltse and Ames, New York getting eleven off Deaver and Molly, New York winning by a score of IS to 7