The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-18

award was made in accordance with the
rules, notwithstanding the fact that the
entire Montgomery crowd are very angry
about it.
The way that boy Niles is clouting the
ball for the st. Louis Browns in the
Yexas towns during the spring practice
leaves little doubt that he will be re-
tanned by the big league club. Niles is
not needed in the St. Louis infield, but
his services have been found of great
value in the outer gardens, and 1t looks
like he is going to be kept good and hard.
Mike Finn, former manager of the Lit
tie Rock team. and now at the head
of the Nashville club, has written to a
friend here that the 1906 Travellers look
better to him than any team in the
league Finn says: In my opinion it
should be the best hitting club in the
league as, with thinner, Douglass, Nc
Cam, DeArmond. Mckee and others,
can't see anything In the league that
will compare with it,.
Baseball men who are inclined to make
predictions say that the Cleyelands will
win the American league championship.
1t is figured out that the Clevelands
should be stronger in batting than last
year, as five of the men have batting
averages of 800 or better
Claude Rossman who will fight with
Stovall for first base, comes first with
$751; made in the Western league; La
joie, who will play second, has 1929 while
Cougalton with .314, Flick with 1906 and
Wakefield with 300 complete the list. Bay
and Bems have .290, while Bradley, Tur-
ner, Stovall and Jackson are close behind
them.
The Cleveands have a formidable lot
of pitchers. The chief factor in the look
editor success of the team is luck, as
Dajoie's injuries last year are not ex-
pected to be duplicated. The majority of
experts figure out Chicago and New York
as the teams that will come home on
the heels of the Clevelands.
The Philadelphia Nationals are having
great luck with the weather and atmos-
pheric conditions at Savannah and are
fast getting into shape.
Harry Kane is looming up strong with
the Phillies at Savannah. and Manager
Duffy says he believes this young He
brew will prove one of the finds of
the season. He has cut out all bad habits,
and is paying strict attention to bust
ness.
The Chicago National is the only big
league club which will not train south
of the Mason and Dixen line AS it is
cold in Chicago until late in May bene-
fits of southern practice. are lost when
the club returns north.
Oldring, a candidate for third base on
the Athletics, has seen big league ser
vice before. He received a brief trial with
the Highlanders at the close of last sea-
son.
Clark Griffths two Hahns, Frank, alias
Noodles" and Eddie are not related
and do not look bit alike. Noodles
is the Beau Brumme of the Hot Springs
colony of ball players.
Con Harlow, the mogul of the Houston
team, started playing ball professionally
with the Portland, Ore, club in 1893 and
since then has played in the Western as
ISOLATION, Texas league, Interstate league,
Pacific Coast league, Southern league,
Three | league, Cotton States league and
the Central league.
Nordyke. the Californian who is going
to st. Louis Americans to play first base,
is touted on the Pacific coast as one of the
best players ever seen out there.
More than $4,000 will be expended by
teams in the American and National