The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-17
GRIFFITH WANTS
HIS MEN To HIT
Is Training Them With That
End in View
O'BRIEN HAS GOOD BUNCH
Men Are All Very Sore After Wednes-
days Game, But Griffith Says
Tom Has a Fine
Team.
o'BRIEN HAS GOOD BUNCH

Montgomery, March 16.-(Specal.) -Clark
Griffith, manager of the New York Amer
leans, who played scraped up team Of
the local team yesterday, is highly
pleased with the showing made by his
men and thinks there is much fine timber
in the crowd gathered up by Thomas
O'Brien to play for the capital city.
81 am greatly pleased with the batting
put up by my men," said Griffith after
the game. II have been pushing them
hard along this line. In fact two-thirds
of the practice put In has been to
strengthen the hitting qualities. This is
the main thing in baseball and am en-
! deavoring to keep the men interested in
better and better service with the stick.
The boys are little sore. of course, but
l am glad to find that have not q sore
arm in the lot. mean there IS no lame
| ness beyond some little stiffness and this
&, will pass away with few hours on the
| field. O'Brien has bully bunch. l was
surprised at some of the work done. They
showed up like set of winners. l think
Gilbert has. the making of a fine pitcher
and Gardeners willingness to punch the
sphere looks good Sfor high averages in
the record column. With things work.
ing good you should MAJ the other clubs
in the southern circuit ge. busy to head
you off,"
Montgomery Looks Pretty Good.
| The first practice game of the baseball
| season yesterday developed that while
the local bunch is stiff and sore, having
had practically no practice, there are
| some things in sight for the season. The
hope of the fans Is largely centered in
bonnie Charley Schwartz, who will have
charge as team captain and has begun
already to demonstrate some of the strong
points of the team and individuals. Shan
non made rather phenomenal showing
| at short though he has three errsrs
| credited to him. 1t must not be forgotten
for moment that this was the first
time the local men had ever been on the
field this season in any organized order.
Brouthers also made things look as II
he would be at the third station and
| Charlie Schwartz played all over the Sec
ond in remarkable form. Rueben Gard
ner found Mr.. Garrison twice and was
| the only local to do so. The others were
afflicted to some extent with case Of
stage fright, but stood up to the bag
like they would get next In very short
time. Gilbert, the long pitcher had swift
/ to burn, and If he can get them over he
will be hard to find even by the best Of
| them. Brandt got in some good work,
though he showed his old fault, little
| Witness.
Americans Make Good Showing.
| The New York Americans made a
| good showing. Conroy came up four
| times. made one run and one error. Fulz,
| in the center field, did not get put out
| but he damned out three hits and a run
| for each. Yeager did well at short getting
| five assists and one put out, along with
| two hits and two scores. Williams had
| three hits and two runs, with three put
outs and seven assists credited to his
work at second, while Orth got two hits
and a put out playing left garden. An
! derson was effective at first with fifteen
| rut outs Holycross, right field, got
run. and Catcher Dun two runs and
one hit. Pitcher Clarkson did not show
in the hitting, and Pitched Whitley got
only one hit and a run. Clarkson struck
out four, Whitley and Gilbert 2. Whitley
| gave two bases on balls and Brandt one
| and GARRISON one. Hits were secured eff
| Brandt six; Clarkson two. and Gilbert
six. There were only two earned runs.