The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-18
"CHIEF' THINNER
TALKS BASEBALL
Issues His First Announcement
of the Season
HAS MANY GOOD PLAYERS
Excellent Schedule of Exhibition
Games Arranged by the Little
Rock Managers and the
Fans Are Happy.
HAS MANY GOOD PLAYERS

In an interview to the sporting editor OF
the Arkansas Gazette, Manager thinner
spoke as follows
"The team have signed certainly looks
good on paper" said the Chief last night
"and unless l miss my guess entlreS' |
think we will have the best in the league
The end is not yet. as | have sent con-
tracts to other good men and am expect
ing any day to have them returned signed
up. one of these men is Pat Meaney' an
outfielder and a left-hand hitter VINO
would be a star in leading off the patuhs
order. Last year he was with Montreal In
the Eastern league and during his entire
baseball career he has never batted less
than 800 during any season. Another IS
Ruebel who has been captain of the foot
ball team and a pitcher on the pasepaii
team of the University of Chicago. lie
is a youngster who weighs 1870 pounds IN
uniform. and Is feet and 1OH2 inches III
height. He has never played professional
hon hut is anxious TO break into the
ranks, and I believe he will make Vaiu-
able man If his college record IS worth
anything.
ct think made a ten-strike in signing
Douglass. and he ought to become iaV-
or,to with the baseball people of Little
Rock We have not received the con-
tract of catcher Anderson, if he fails to
come across Douglass will probably be
nlaced behind the bat to alternate WIN
me He is about as good catcher as ne
is a first baseman, and that is SAYING
good deal In the event that Douglass Is
moved up to catch Nefeau will be placed
at first -,
ION the pitching staff we have Becker,
Chinn and Watt. who were with Little
Rock last season: Brady, who comes
from the Philadelphia Nationals ana
cash. Cash is a college pitcher and is
feet two inches in height. He is so aiiN-
ions to show what he can do and be given
a workout that he is coming TO Llttie
Rock and will remain here during the
training season at his own expense. we
are still dickering for Eyler who has
pltched great ball for the Lincoln team
Of the Western association. | am unde-
eided as to whether | will bring FRANK
Killen, the old Atlanta pitcher, to Little
Rock
"No word has yet been received from
Blake but In case he does not show up
we have a good one to take his place In
the person of George Kelley, VINO Is well
recommended by Mike Mccain.
"In the outfeld there will be Mccain.
Garner and Nefeau. as strong trio as
believe will be found on the outskirts OF
any in the Southern league teams.
Travellers Exhibition Games.
The training season that the chief has
mapped out for his band Will be a bruis-
ing one. including, it does, games with
three of the National league teams, TWO
of which are conceded to be the strongest
and shiftiest In the business. The pair
| referred to consists of the New York
! Giants and the Pittsburg Pirates, and
brush with either will leave no room
! for doubling that their opponents have
! been to the races.
The first exhibition game that the
Travellers will play will probably be With
the New Yorks, which team is in train
! ing at Memphis and will likely run over
/ to Little Rock for a tussle during the
week of March 1924 On March % "a the
| Travellers will probably go to Hot Springs
for a two days argument with the Pitts
| burg layout and on Sunday, March %
! they will probably go to Fort Smith and
/ meet the aggregation that will repre-
| sent the Border City in the South Cen
| trail league. The ST. Louis Cardinals will
| be in Little Rock March q and % on
! their way north from the Texas train
ing grounds On April and Pittsburg
] will play here en- route to the east The
| Travellers will leave Little Rock during
tho latter part Of the first week in April
| and will work their way by easy stages
to New Orleans for the opening round of
the scheduled season. They will play in
! Vicksburg April I. and 9. at Jackson
| the 10th and 18th, and will begin the
big fight the following day with the
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