The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-29

Newt Fischer. Yesterday morning he received telegram from his wife who Is visiting in Augusta stating that his little two year old son. John. was dy- ing.
 Snibeck was in bad shape and only went in yesterday because he mad been advertised and didn't want to do as Lajoie did here.
 Peitz was considered high-class "coacher' by the Cincinnati baseball writers while he was with the Reds, but since he joined the Pittsburg club, his former admirers have discovered that his methods are illegal and rep rehensible. Strange he was never censured in home paper when his believing and blackguardism were directed at a Pittsburg pitcher.
 The Official Guide of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Leagues for 1905, known as the Official Minor League Guide, which is edited lished by A. c. Spalding & Bros: The Guide contains pictures of President P: T. Powers, Secretary ]: H Farrell and sociation of Professional Base Ball Leagues; also pictures of the President of each Association, as well as other valuable official information that coll-
  fessional Base Ball Leagues.
 The feature of the Guide this year Is the interesting articles written by prominent representatives of minor league cities. The Guide also contains schedules of many of the minor leagues as well as the Official Rules The book will be sent to any address in the United States or Canada upon receipt of 10 cents by the American Sports Publishing Company, 21 Warren Street. New York.
 Five thousand Grand Rapids fans have signed the following petition and same has been forwarded to the mana ger of the New York Highlanders:
 MT MT Clark Grifith. Manager New petition, but an honest, businesslike request to one whom we believe to be sensible manager and gentleman. John Ganzel, under contract. to your club has, under strong local popular pressure, been induced to become a magnate of a minor league He proba- ply has domestic reasons for wishing to remain in Grand Rapids, but that is of secondary importance. If he had Jumped his contract for another league the case would be different. We res- pectfully ask for his release. that he may play with the Grand Rapids team, of the Central Baseball League, with out infringing upon any of the laws regulating the major organization. MT. GanZel is highly esteemed in Grand Rapids and enthusiastically welcomed as manager. His acceptance of a fran chise. almost dormant, has revived in- terest in the national game which indi- rectly will benefit all organized leagues, fore, ask you to forward without un- necessary delay the release of John Ganzel. The request is coudteously made and, we trust, will meet with an equally courteous and also favorable answer"
 McGraw's men have adopted their managers methods and are cordially detested in every city of the National League circut except the one they rep CT Abbott was condemned as cowardly and unprovoked by every baseball writer In Philadelphia and the public is so embittered against the Giants that they have been twice mobbed in the most orderly city of the country President Pulliam suspended McGann for ten days and fined him S100 and Abbott, who threw ball at his assail- ant, has been mulcted In the sum of $50 and barred from the game for week. The records of the participants in the disgraceful affair should have been considered in imposing penalties. McGann assaulted Abbott and provok- ed him to retaliate, but each Is given practically the same punishment. It is doubtful if McGann loses a days salary or pays dollar of his fine. Players and patrons of the National League are determined that the mana ger and members of the New York team shall not practice in 1905 the bull dozing tactics which they so extensively employed last season and they need police protection in every city they visit if they do not conduct themselves American has made suggestion to President Shettsline which he and all other magnates should adopt. In the advertisement of games for which the 1lI ,Ir,rr should be inserted: Decent people had better stay away today. McGann will play."-Sporting News.
 The Pitchers Union, as Jesse Burk- ett terms it. is always getting in it's work on the new players who have broken into league company this spring. It is battle of the pitchers ually and this to no small extent ac- counts for the preponderance which the twirlers have of late years gotten over the batters. Each youngctcr as he breaks into league company has weak point and 1t Is soon discovered. The man who finds 1t out loses no time in tipping off the result of his dis2ov- cry and the poor batter gets nothing else but the kind he doesn't like. Sometimes ho coaches up and learns how to hit the ball served in the ag- ! recall une of the opening games of last season. On the bench Bill Dono- van, due to pitch that day against St. Louis. was waiting to warm up. Red" Donahue, then a St. Louis pitcher. ap- preached. It was the first appearance of St. Louis that year on Detroit grounds The usual amenities were exchanged d between the twlrlers. Back at yonr old tricks, 1 see, Red. sai i'd Bill. T notice you didn't do thing % that Cleveland bunch a couple nf days ago" 'Oh, the old boy has a couple of games left in his stout right wing, replied Donahue "l notice that this boy Tur-- you" continued Bill. He was making them all back up to the. fence for a while till you huttcd in." "Yes," and Red smiled, he never got 1t through the infield. had him spotted the first time up. Don't curve 'em to him A Close to him, ou know, Bill. Much obliged" said Bill. When "lev land appeared and bill pitched. Terry. the cottontop, had nothing but ciphers in the second and third columns of the box score. High fast ones close in were all tirRt were served up 60 him. The Pitchers Union was getting m its deadly work.-Detroit Times.
 Many time when he wore the Red has Heiny PetZ started the bees to huZzing under the bonnets Of the op- posing slabmen. The SmoketOwn crit les who saw tho first game here ex- pressed the opiliOn in their stories that 1t was the German Baron who filled the balloon for Jack Harper and started him for the clouds Certain it was that the ex-catcher was the man who took Overall off his feet, The MatheWSOn of the West was not used to the believing tactics of PeltZ That exasperatlng laugh, which was sweet