The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-18
Llmbsr.ng upI ln Memphl..

the mask for the Memphf this season. was an early arrival at Red Elm park inspecting the Improvements. He Is in good health, he says. and ready for the winter in Canada and 1t will take mated here He was brimming with praise for the new stand and diamond, and says he hardly knew the old place. are as asr,yin@ TaainGe and % the Weather is good the entire stan, with one or two exceptions, will be seen on the field
 sfanager Babb passed the word down the line Wednesday that hereafter portation Thursday to Robert Carter work instead of the single afternoon performance that has prevailed for the
 Secretary Mccullough wired trans- training too strenuously at the geta- at Mount Airy. N. e; Buck Thiel; sr ton. Ia, and Scoops Carey, East Iiv-
 sGeorge suggs and Sylvester Loucks were kept busy "Wednesday afternoon shaking hands with the fans and re- ceiving congratulations on the fact that they are once more In the BluT City. the best baseball town in the League.
 His trunk had not arrived and suggs had no uniform when he showed up fos practice. He didn't want much exer- else, however, as his muscles are still soft and he doesn't intend to go into
 I had enough of that last sea- son. he said T started off like sixty horsepower motor car on the third clutch and my arm. after the first days throwing, was sore for week. Contrary to reports, Suggs had no Kingston, N. c. He spent the winter working in the office of his brother. who is the county register of deeds in the Old North State.
 with Sylvester Loucks, however, it | is different Loucks jumped into a | uniform and cavorted about the field like a colt. He witnered in Macon, | playing tunes on his cornet most of the along he took a hand in coaching Mer- cer College and incidentally took ad- vantage of the outdoor work to round into shape himself; He Is not exact | green fruit by any manner of means. and expects to be in prime condition before many days have elapsed. u. been for three years Sylvester re- marked, crossing his fingers on bat. Malaria got me last year and had a deuce of a time nak snaking & 1t out of my my | early chills, you bet If continue to going for the last few months. I think I I
 Ali told. there were ten players in uniform on the field Wednesday after bRon bit faster ta than '6 they have done yet, Babb set the pace and smashed the sphere with vim that kept the boys
 Young Wood. the Mason. Tenn. boy who, will try to secure a place on the locals twirling brigade. did most of the pitching; and unlimbered his wing
 "one of the ex-oficio players who is daily going through the stunts with br9ne{fe t4feiS who did sisb duty nut anS per ambulated in the outfeld Tor the old Chickasaws."
 Jimmy Gibson on Nashville StaR.
 The Nashville Club, through Mana ger Dobbs, has at last practically sue. ceeded in signing Pitcher Gibson of the Boston team; to work during the can of Thursday had the following
 Jimmy Gibson will pitch for Nash. vile this year. The forn.sr Boston slabman. who Is not at White Blufr Tenn, where he has a large farm, has about agreed to help Manager Dobbs been signed, but it is certain that Gib- son will be on the roster He will though, only be seen in action during the home stays of the club. His busi. ness will not permit him to go on the road again, but he has agreed to keeI in shape and come in from the farm while the team Is at home and take hi' turn at the slab Gibson was regu' lar on the Boston squad up until tht middle of last season. when he injured his arm to such an extent that he wal unable to hold up his end. After leav' ing Boston he went to Lancaster, Pa. where he pitched for a while. after which he returned home Over winter he has been doctoring his whip and he believes that 1t Is as good as ever, 1T which case Nashville will find in hin a star for it was he and Cy Youne | that pitched Boston to victory In tho 1904 pennant race