The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-02-22
BABB'S NEW MEN
STACKING UP WELL
Memphis Team Makes a Good
Showing So Early
SEVEN PITCHERS SIGNED
Something of the New and Old Play
ers, and Their Records In Past
Work-Fire Chief an
Old Player.
SEVEN PITCHERS SIGNED

Memphis, February a.-(SpeciaL with
but one outhelder to sign and few
pitchers who have seen service in local
harness for several years Charles Babb,
the youngest manager Memphis has ever
had, may be regarded as having pro-
crossed favorably up to date in gather
In gball tossers for the 1906 season.
Babb has signed "Artfur' Arthur Good
win, the curveless wonder of 1904 and
1905. He believes he will experience little
trouble in securing signatures for an
other seasons work from Otis Stockdale
George Suggs, Farmer James Brown
and other veterans of past Memphis
teams-at least those he cares to enlist
Criss, a Texas slabman with a highly
favored reputation earned on independ-
ent diamonds in the Lone Star state, has
been signed and will report to the local
manager March 90 Liebhardt, who
pitched for st. Joe last season, is an
other prospective slabman, and Sidney
Eekstone, a young Greenville, Mississip-
plan, is still another dependence on whom
early slab work at least will be placed
With Goodwin, suggs, Brown, stock
dale Eckstone, Liebhardt and Crisis to
look on during the early season, Man
ager Babb expects to select corps Of
four pitchers to work throughout the
season.
The Memphis infeld and outield will
undergo complete transformation. First
base, which has been alternately occu-
pied here by Daddy Laroque, Perry
Werden, Lew Whistler, Jack Law and
other veterans, will be looked after most
likely by George Carey, a major and mi
nor Lacquer who came into prominence
ten years ago as a member of Ned Han
Ions famous Baltmors orioles. Carey
has not accepted Manager Babb's terms
but the argument between them is con-
sidered of such an insignificant nature
that momentarily ii is expected that the
documents will be signed.
Dick Cooley Will be at second base in
place of Lou Walters, the occupant for
the past two years. Although Walters
was faithful In his efforts his efforts
were not at all pleasing at times to local
fanatics, especially in fielding and base
running way. The change from Walters
to Cooley will therefore be one of the
most popular moves made by Manager
Babb At short stop Simon Bolivar Mich
OILS will succeed Jimmy Tamsett Mich
OILS is heralded as a hard hitter a fast
fielder and a steady, sober, ambitious
Industrious ball player who has pleased
Marylanders and people of Pennsylvania
Manager Babb, VIII ohas been playing
short stop since he left here four years
ago, will side step to third for the Mem
phi, the same position he occupied when
member of Charley Franks 1902 local
aggregation.
The outtield is almost complete Daniel
Raley, like Nichols and Cooley, a Mary
lander, has been signed and will most
likely succeed Sam DUNCAN in right.
Raley is a left handler. DUNCAN will re-
main on the Pacific coast, he saws He
mas bought several orange trees, grouped
them into a grove, purchased a steam
laundry and home and Is doing finely
IN other business ventures, having been
supplied with plenty of the financial
goods from his exemplary habits spent
on the diamond for twenty-five years
past.
The latest addition to Babb's outfield
Is Buck Thiel. Thiel is a well known
minor Lacquer who can throw. field RIM
ana NIT. He was with Omaha last sea-
son. helded fairly well, threw out AZ
men, which after all is the true test
OF an outfelder and smashed at a go
clip. NV
Memphis has a fire chief who is a fan
an old time player and still able to catch
sooo game of ball Nicely Sullivan.
VINO was appointed chief of the fire de-
partment last week, played many games
win the old Memphis Athletic club team
Prior to that he was a Texas leaeuar
ana TOOK part In many of the indenend-
ent clashes on diamonds In Arkansas
Mississippi and Tennessee. He was al
ways a heady player and fanatics orc
happy at having him at the head of the
force. 'ie