The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-28
Pays High Compliment
 to Players.
Says Sport in Montgomery This Year should Have Greater Following Than Ever Before-Pre-
 parting Grounds.

That baseball in Montgomery this year Is b. uno to be success. not only from the sportsman's viewpoint put from a financial standpoint as well, is the expressed opinion of President R. J. Chambers of the Montgomery Base- ball Company in an interview yester- day.
 Not only has President Chambers faith in the men who will compose the team. but he is encouraged also by the interest manifested by people of Mont ing of the outlook for 1907 he said.
 why should baseball be more of q success fin Montgomery. this coming season than ever before!
 "First-We have. to begin the sea- son. by far the strongest team we have ever had. The pitching stan Is the strongest in the southern well. Walker. Walsh. Breitenstein and Burnum. Malarky is an able standby and Is in finer trim and will pitch bet ter ball than he has ever pitched; . May ss fore and should also Burnum and Breitenstein. Walsh is In great shape. and reports are that he will be among season; and Walker. the wonder left handler. will win more games than any other pitcher in the League.
 Backstors Hausen and Andersen Hausen is, and no comment Is neces- sary on his work. Will Anderson has never had a superior in any union league. He bats we'll. can't be beat throwing to bases, and is chain light ming on his feet. fl
 'aThe infield will be greatly strength- ened with Siggers on nrst. Perry on second and Conn2rs or third and w'tn in the League that can touch 1t. and then comes Houtz, Apperious and McCann in the outfield. These three men are too well known In all south | ntf .we have also three CT four other young players who will report for practice. but I am not inclined to pass on any of them. until they are given
 we will. of course, carry only the number of players allowed and the public may feel assured no dead tim Der will be tolerated. We expect to pay the highest salaries. and we are to have first class men and the best baseball ever given. and want the fans to understand in the beginning that 1t will not take us all season to us long to get rid of poor players If money and energy will get better entitled to first class ball, and John Malarky has been given this informa- tion. and he fully realizes 1t. There will be no bum ball. no sell outs and mighty little fussing with umpires. "The games will be played at Capi- | tol Heights, a splendid park W tn grass diamond and double track lines, | cnlv ten minutes from Court Square to the ball grounds. A splendid grand stand. will have 200 chairs in pri- | vate boxes. which will be greatly dp- preciated by fans. The grand stand | will seat thirty-three and one-third 1 Ter cent. more people than the old l stand and every convenience will be | observed in It's construction. Work | has been commenced on grounds and | grand stand and everything will be | in readiness in ample time.
 No vistting teams will be allowed to | practice on our grounds as we expect
 our own team to have the exclusive
 use of them.
 "I believe John Malarky Is going to
 make fine manager.
 "'The sale of stock Is very gratifyin g. | as the ueople are subscribine for it to
 an extent that is greater than was an 1 ticipated and 1t is a general belief
 the stock will prove good invest
 ment There is no reason why 1t
 should not paw handsomely. It pays l big in Memphis. Birmingham, Allan a | and New Orleans. We expect to make l it pay in Montgomery.
 "A number of peo~le think the Mont
 gomerv Traction Company Is still back l of baseball. This Is mistake. The | Traction Company owns only small | percentaee of the stock. and has but | one representative on the board of | directors. Baseball in Mantgomerv be- | longs to the citizens of Montgomery
 and we expect the public to patronize ] it now liberally than ever.