The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-06
THE BEST EVER
IS VAIL OF PEsIMIsTIc NEW
 ToNLAN.
Foxy Nashville Manager Says He Has Combination That will Make the Rest of the Southern
 League Look Trapped.

Nashville. Tenn. March 6.--tSpecial.)--
 Manager Newt Fisher. just the opposite
 of the reticent Mike Finn. has announced
 his full team for the coming season. More | than this. the players have already com
 menced to arrive here and practice has
 been going on at the Fishermen's dia-
 mohd now for week.
 Fisher Is well pleased with the looks of things up to the present, and does not hesitate to say that. in his opinion, he has the best team that ever made a pen-, nant fight for Nashville. He considers that his pitching stan is fully the equal of any that has yet appeared from any of the Southern circuit, and there Is ev- cry probability that 1t will be still fur- ther strengthened before the League sea- son opens. He has In prospect young Tennesseean who Is deaf mute. Lester Rosson by name. Rosson has played professional ball for several seasons, last year with Wheeling. W. Va, in the Gen. tral League, and was the star of that team. He played formerly with Albany. N. sY., and In one. game with the Boston Nationals, let them down with one hit. Wheeling wants him this season. but he wants to play with Nashville. and 1t looks like he will wear a Fisherman uniform. In signing his team this year, Fisher has had an eye to the hitting ability of the men. It looks like he has signed a team that will have its eye on the ball. as Fisher says he will show a hitting av- craze for the team of 300 or better. This Is finding the ball. but the past records of the men it would seem, warrant the belief Fisher is depending on Abbatti- chic to hold down the half-way bag this season. Abby is scheduled for the outer garden in Boston. He says he will not go out to the pasture, and Abby has a bank roll that makes him capable of following. his inclination. He has written to Fish CT saying he wants to come back to Nashville. Fisher says second base Is waiting for Abby. no matter who he may. have signed, and as Al Buckenberger and Newt Fisher are good friends. it looks like the deal will be pulled of. Smith. the star purchased from Cairo of the Kitty League, to play second for Nash vile. will go to Atlanta, 1t is hinted, if Abbattichio returns to Nashville.
 The line up as announced by Manager Fisher for the season of Ivoi, is as tol- lows: .5 ssis &
 Catehers, Fisher ana Roth; pitchers, Piatt of the Central, National and East ern Leagues; Willis. last year Of the Central League: Nelson, a southpaW from the Texas League: Russell and Herman of last years team; Nickens, the Nash vile boy of, whom great thingS ere ex- pected; Frickie, Jones, Burnum and Adams, all of whom will have their first professional experience this season. This gnves the Fishermen possible trio of southpaws, Piatt, Nelson and Jones all being left-handers.. Rosson IS also in- cluded. as everything points toward his. beIng signed.
 First base, sherman Kennedy is the most probable occupant, although Bus sey will be candidate and Tom ParrOtt is a possibility for that bag. i Second base, Abbattichio is a certainty
 If he can be secured. IT not, smith will
 pc ct this bag. 2s.
 shortstop. Lowney. and. there Is no one
 who stands a chance to crowd him out of the position. Third base, Lewis or Bennett, with
 chances in favor of the former. 3,5 In the outfield, Tom TParrott. Punch
 Knoll, R. E. Kennedy Doc Wisenan and
 Harry Feldhaus are the candidates. hut
 1t Is practically a certainty that Parrott,
 R. E. Kennedy and Knoll will take care
 of the outer gardens l Newt Fisher says 1t Is too early In the
 season to be making any predictions. but
 declares that he is sitting back we'll sat-
 isfied with his line, up, and feeling hap
 pier and more confident every time he
 reads about the players the other man- agers have signed.