The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-23

pef curves too often he must pc '.y..si p.vn- oz Inc hnblf. A pitcher wno nss .s. Srasrs ssss, ssssorsmenis of curves. ana andossssui w man.
 IF vounHster has a good cuIvs .,gs ys raised bah. the thing Is to develvp .se. ss.s curve until he masters 1t 10 peI.ess4Ss.. p ss. Then ne should be taught to cnan 1s Ha. pace; that is, use the same m0uon .sa a,,rsss .m nyer1ng the ball, but change Lns eurJs, -,S- Ihis will tend to puzzle the batsman, wno V may strike at { high, straight ball. ex- pecting curve. s.
 4 pitcher to be successful must WoIk n na rnony with the catcher; ns sns an behind the bat Is generally in a oetter players, and fl the pitcher ioiIows ane e catcher's instructions the chances aLe m many cases they will gain tneir poiht.
 A Baseball Guide.
 Reach's American League Ohcial s3uaoc for Isot published by the A. s, a,.nS nsaSn Ss, Company, of Philadelphia. ana editeu py Mir. Richter Of Exporting Lte, IS out. and Is, as usual, first in the neio, stnus .s,, making it. the hamburger of the pesenaIl season. The American League Ssuioe to, 1904 Is In all respect first-ciass nhno sl book of the national game ana ue cided credit to the American League ana to the publishers. the Reacn ComPany. W This Is the third annual issue or tne Reach Guide as the official hand DOCK oi the American League, and the twenty second copsecutiye year of It's publication as q book of record and reference TOT the entire baseball world.
 The book gives complete revieW oi the American Leagues third eventIui season Hs n major league; complete records and averages of the American League race and players: graphic story of the American Leagues successful struggle to establish new Nationai agreement to supersede the Cinclnnatl peace treaty; and a general review oi all matters affecting the American League during the whole of 1903 up tc date of publication. In this section is also given a review of the memorable worlds championship series so igailantly won by Boston, with individual bio graphies of the worlds championship winners. The Illustrations comprise DOT traits of President Johnson and kihiiea' Managers James Collins. champion bats man Lajoie. and specially designed group pictures of all the American teams of 1905 It may be Justly said that these illustrations alone are worth more than the modest price of the volume.
 The National League race or l9OS IS aiso fully treated. and exhaustive averages oi the National League players are furnish ed, together with portraits of Presidents Pulliam and Hermann and specially de- signed group pictures of the PittsDurg, New York and Boston teams. The minor
 
 lively covered than ever before, and the records and averages of no less than seventeen minor leagues are given In full together with group pictures Of the champion team of each league. The records and averages of no less than fif- teen minor leagues, embracing the entire baseball field, are given. These leagues are the Eastern League. the American Association, the Western League, the New England League. the Southern League, the New York League. the Con, necticut League, the Pacific National League. the I. I. I. League, the Pacific Coast League. the Northern League. the Texas League, the Cotton States League the Missouri Valley League, the HudsoI River League, the Central League and the Kentucky Illinois Tennessee League
 In addition to the above there is grea' deal of general information contained IT special articles. namely the chronology of 1908, the necrology of 1903, the pros uectus for 1904 and the roster for 1904 which eives the makeup of all leagues now in the field. A record of all maJol inter-league games Is also furnished. suecial. feature of universal value Is tht full text of the new national agreement which now governs tine entire baseball world. This alone should make the Heaci Guide for 1904 indispensable to eyerybodI actively connected with baseball Th' work of the National Association and O inc Joint Playing Rules Convention fl also detailed. The Guide also contains the new uniform playing rules code fo 1904, and the 1904 championship schedule of the American League and the Nation al League. In short. everything Of tn terest or value either for record or refer ence' will be found within the covers o this great book.