The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-14

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 What are referred to as the up ana down curves are nothing more than shoots, and the average pitcher, as a matter of fact, delivers but one curve. and that the out curve.
 "Of course, the wide out curve or the days of the past Is not employed now adays. because the batters would have | no difficulty in guaging 1t, and only the short, sharp curve that breaks close to the plate Is now effective It may amuse some pitchers to have It under
 stood that they can curve ball m four different directions with one mo- tion. but that Is a pleasing hction. me man who can control one curve IS very fortunate. and if he combines that with a change of pace and coolness he Will be apt to succeed on the slab." There was one ball tosser who was nursing just about the sorest set or digits in Montgomery last night There are nearly 300 such digits in town.
 That ball tosser was no other than the irrepressible Mickey O'Brien and his aforesaid digits were put to the bad by trying to stop a sizzling sphere err. turned loose like catapult from big Gilbert. The big fellow is in excellent condition and seems to have lots more speed than when he was here last spring. Whether he has good control first game tomorrow. One thing IS certain. however. If he can go the whole route with the speed he handed out yesterday. and If he can get con trol he won't have any trouble in hold ing his own with any pitcher in this league.
 Kube Gardner, Jack Brandt and Mo Donald worked out some fis1 arm loose. Roy Hale was out in citi- zen's clothes. He looks remarkably we'll and will get into his uniform and take his first hard workout today. shannon was also in citizens clothes and will take his first work today.
 Clark Griffith had pretty near his regular team out yesterday, with An Keeler will be here tomorrow or the day after. Conroy was on third. Will Hams at second. Joe Yeager filled every inch of Elberfields shoes at short and Mcclure was on first.
 Chase Is expected today and will probably play first in tomorrow's game. Nothing further has been heard from Ganzel
 Whitley. starkell. Holycross. Hogg and probably Orth and Putnam will be worked in the box for the Yankees day the celebrated Jack Chesbro will pitch against the Pretzels.
 Delegations from several towns around Montgomery have made inqul, good crowd of out-of-town people viii be at Athletic Park on the day that the spit ball artist goes in the box.
 Looking the picture of health and his physique showing the care that he has taken of himself this winter, Charlie Schwartz reached Montgomery last night When he left here last fall he weighed just 162 pounds-most of 1t in bone and muscle and sinew--and last night he tipped the scales at an even lS0 pounds, just eighteen pounds heavier than when he left Montgom- cry. . these are pretty heavy clothes that l have on, and when 1 weighed the last time in Montgomery 1t was in my uni form. I am glad to get back to Mont gomery and am ready for a season or the hardest kind of work. I think that the team We have this summer will make 1t interesting for a whole lot of them"
 When the exhibition games of the Pretzels was played last spring the fast work of the team was marked. Charlie Schwartz was field captain then, Pabst not having arrived. and never after wards during the entire season did the team play the clean. swift game that they did in the post season games. The fact that the team will start out the season this year with Schwartz as field captain makes things look good to working, conscientious player, light ming infelder and hard hitter, Charlie Schwartz has the confidence and respect of every baseball enthusiast in Mont gomery, With it all he has the friend ship of every man under him. "Sandow" Mertes, the hard hitting outfielder of McGraw's Giants dropped into the local camp of the Yankees last night He and his dog, "App, are en route to Birmingham where they will join McGraws bunch today.