The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-11

For the second time the option given the Montgomery Baseball Company for the payment of the s5.0o0 agreed on in January has been extended by the Montg emery Traction Company Under the agreement made when the Base bail Company was re-ore anized for the purpose Of virtually taking the respon- sibility of running the baseball team off the hands of the Traction Company, the sum of $5,000 was to be paid the Traction Company. on the lst or Jan
 An extension was asked by the Base ball Company and President Apperson granted 1t until the 1st. of February, when a second extension was asked by the Baseball Company and granted by President Apperson of the Traction Company.
 At the same time that the second ex- tension was asked. the Baseball Com and have the $5,o00 reduced to S2.500 and 1t is very probable that this wili be done. tin Is last weeks Sporting News will be peculiarly interesting to local fans. Under the head of Released by Pur- chase" are the following two items:
 s,sy sy S'o MSo'ntgSmeFy hiaoama to spring
 By Springfield, Ohio. to Montgom- cry, Alabama, William Evans"
 This ciinches and forever settles the matter of the trade of Breitsnstein to Springfield in exchange for Bill Evans. and makes Malarky's 1907 infield loom up in about the proportions Of an ar- mored battieship when 1t comes to solidity. The local fans could scarcely believe the story of the trade of Brett enstein for Evans when The Advertiser gave out the news-and it did have . ring of improbability about it at that The idea of an up-to-date baseball manager swapping one of the most val. uabIe infielders that ever played ball in a minor leagu for a pitcher that at his best was only a second rater, seem ed preposterous.
 the Breitenstein here confused with old Theodore Breiterstein of New Orleans --the local baseball people were In fear and trembling lest the Springfield peo- too late. It Is most assuredly too late now, for the papers have virtually been sealed, signed and delivered. and the details of the trade have been sent sociation by both Springfield and Mont gomery. This ratifies the deal and the fact that the announcement as publish ed in Secretary Ferrelrs bulletin in last week makes it iron clad. and the
 This bulletin of Secretary Farrelrs last week Is filled to the brim with sood news for Montgomery, for under the head of Terms accepted" is the fol-
 with Montgomery. Alabama. Martin lie"
 Nye IS a young infielder recommend ed to Malarky by friend of his up in Illinois. This man has dug out num- Der of ball players. developed them and they are now among the stars of the National and American Leagues In recommending Wye to Malarky, he said that he was one of the most promising infielders that he has seen in a long time
 This makes seven men to be tried out for the infeld next month--Con- nors Perry, Evans. Busch. Sweeney. Nye and Biggers. No baseball mana ger in the country will be as well fixed as Malarky will be next month- he will have two men for every position in the Infeld
 For third base hex will have Clayton Perry and Connors. Perry Is one of the fastest fielding third basemen ever seen in Montgomery and while Con- nor's record shows that he easily out hits Perry. he will have to do some pretty fast fielding to get anywhere near the class of the boy who made a decided hit with the Montgomery fans last summer
 For the positions of second base and shortstop he will have Bill Evans, Sweeney. Nye and Busch. There Is hardly any doubt of the fact that Evans will be a fixture on second base. un- less Biggers proves a four-flush at first base--in that event Evans may go to the initial pillow. In that event, if connors makes good at thlrd ana