The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-22

hitting Lest the fact be forgotten, nay readers are reminded that Monte naa good season for batting in 1s0o, oniy a few of his Athletic teammates makanss mns remarked yesterday:
 The game that Monte played last year would be hard to approach ,l muSn less duplicate by any 1thsr .baI shGrss never think of displacing Monte with another man so long as he fields and hits as we'll as he did last season. I really a5 5 as brilliantly as did Monte after ne got back into the game about the miav dle of the season following the lnluss to his hand which kept him out or tne game during the first half NO, my Washington friend need not worry worry about Monte Cross. Manager Mack has no intention of parting VII with after 9in yet for while, and he IS not "''e' Cassidy at the present time.
 Manager Babb has recently added two ball players to the Memphis llsoI Glenn Liebhart and George Manusn; The announcement that Liebhart nag accepted terms was made sometime ago; but there was some tie-up over the dea, and Manager Babb did not feel at ~, sure of him until he had his slsneu contract And now he is none 100 ger ger
 Manush was selected as the most promising semi professional outtlelaer in the Memphis territory and Manager Babb put his name on the list in pur- suance of his policy of getting hold of the best youngsters in the Memphis territory and giving them chance IT order to encourage local players. f1e is also on the lookout for the best To- cal semi -professional pitcher of last season and will give him chance also. It is not likely that any of these youngsters will make good on thelI first attempt, but the encouragemen. x.yi1 bolv .toIl Ilxy nd if the HuEtlerS could add another Memphis boy to their lineup 1t would do much to popu- larize the game. .
 Just at present Memphis mas LNe men signed. one man drafted, one man who has agreed to terms, nine men re- served from 1905: The list is:
 Catchers-Hurlburt, reserved; Alex ander, reserved.
 First Base-Nobody.
 Second Base-Dick Cooley, signed Lew Walters, reserved.
 shortstop--Simon Nichols. signed,
 Third Base-Charles Babb.. signed.
 Outfield-Dan Raley, signed; Ilunean' reserved: Cannon, reserved; Manusn' accepted terms.
 This gives Babb sixteen men whom he has Strings tied to: However. Dun Dun show up, and there is possibility that Cannon may be traded.
 first baseman and an outfielder or two are the men who are being huhteo for rlEnt now. a., .,4 for
 Manager Babb still has line out TOT Bobby Stafford, but 1t not at all cer- tain that he will be landed. Manager Smith wants three prices for the man and the local management cannot see that he is worth 1t. They are negotia- ting at present for wonder ana nope to fill the shoes of Duffy and Dungat in a satisfactory manner.
 The fact that the salary iimlt mas heen boosted to $2,7O0 a month relieves tbe financial situation consideraoiy aiio will enable Manager Babb to get tne kind of players he wants to give Mem | phis a first-clas team. Athletic Park will be one of the lar, I rest hall lots in the Southern League | this summer, and home run VIII onl. | be made by a long hit inside tn' | grounds and some pretty swift nas' | running. The inclosure at Athletl, Park will cover six acres of ground l exactly the same size of the Hignian' Park grounds In 1900, which were n. 1 largest in the South. Last summer tn, i outfied fence were moved oaci | twenty feet and work will begin m | few days moving the fences back flIt' | feet more, seventy feet in all Tht
 will not only cause better base run
 ming. but it will give the cutfield | chance to show what Is in them, an,
 they will undoubtedly have to wori | some,