The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-04
RECRUITS FOR MONTGOMERY
 TEAM MAKE REPORT TODAY

WCAlB anu at HIS OWh ASNOOSt E" Ho oCaAr back to his home before the season closed.
 When he wrote Malarky, stating what had been promised him last year. the Montgomery manager replied that If he made good this summer. he would give him an increase in 1908.
 Malarky last week signed Bill Brandt and will try him out this spring. Brandt was given trial In Montgom- cry during the early part of 1904 and 1905. He had a world of speed and good delivery, but somehow was never able to control the ball. If he suc- ceeds this spring in locating the plate, he should make a good pitcher. His lack of control was his undoing in Montgomery before. Some years ago, he and Malarky pitched In the National League. Malarky has great confidence in him and thinks if he can get con- trol of the ball. he will make one of his most valuable pitehers this season.
 Sessions Remains Silent.
 Nothing had been heard from Ses- sions up to last night and the chances are Malarky will not be able to get him this season. It is probable both Maxwell and Burnum will sign thefr contracts this week, and with Maiarky. Walsh. Walker. Maxwell, Burnun, sam weems and Bill Brandt. there will be seven pitchers, out of whom it should prove easy money to get i've good ones. The end of this week will doubtless see the signature of Bill Evans also, as letter from shreveport 10 President Chambers last week said Evanss long suit had always been holding off until the last minute be- fore signing his contract in the Louis lana town. n,
 Evans Is a heady veteran who will balance the team admirably and 1t Is hoped he will sign. With Clayton Fer ry and Evans to fight it out for second base, Connors looking safe for tniro. Busch, Sweeny and "BilP' We Tor short, and Biggers for first, MalarKy will have as hard a job in picking out of the seven fast ones In the inneio as he will of the seven pitchers.
 Ii looks as though young Leslies s finish is already in sight, for with Bill Hausen and Andy Anderson ne WIT hardly have a chance, unless ne shoWs mn even better than has been expec- ted. and out of the twenty men Wno '' Maiarky will have to report, ne VIII have to let go six.
 Bunch of Exhibition Games.
 Two weeks from Friday the first ex- intuition game of the 1907 season IS schaduled for Montgomery. It is to pc with Bernie McCay's Mobile team Of the Cotton States League, the team that won the pennant of that league last season. haan
 Ten exhibition games have been scheduled by Malarky, and ne has shown wisdom by not playing put s ohe of the big league teams. The nrst snrinq game scheduled is with sam Weems and his Auburn crowd. Ihe dates have not been closed as yet. oue if will be about March IS or lS' Ihese games should be interesting from the fact that weems is captain or the cor lege lads in the first place, and Tn the next, because he will be one of the lo- cal pitchers when the college season closes.
 Then again, it will be the first oppor- tunitv of the local fans to get line on what Malarky has in store for them this summer. March g and 2S' Mobile will play a couple of games at CaptoI Heights, and as both the local and Cot ton states teams should be in pretty fair shape by then, these two games should be fast ones Then MaIarky bunch will have a breathing spell or one day, Bob Gilks and his Gultport team, playing here March 25 and 26.
 On the night of the 26th, Malarky crowd will leave on their first road trip of the 1907 season, the Gulfport ana Montgomery teams leaving on the same train for the little Mississippi town on the shores or the MeAlCdu OuAl' NtNASi 27 and 2S, Malarky will play in Gulf port, jumping over to Mobile and play ing a couple of games there March 2s and 30. This will make four games with each of the two Cotton States teams. aggregations that promise to be among the best in that league this summer.
 The local team will then jump from Mobile back to Montgomery. where it will have the stiffest proposition of the entire exhibition season cut out for them. April 1, they go up against McGraws New York Giants at Capitol Heights, and after having played nine games, four of them on the road, they should be able to give the big leaguers a pretty good April Fool surprise party. For the next nine days they will have q chance to pick up all the loose ends and get in shape for the opening games in Atlanta Wednesday, April 10, when the race for the rag will be on.
 on the Bat.
 President Chambers received the fol- lowing letter from Dan McAleese last week: AS that big fellow will not be