The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-18
ARE SATISFIED
OUTLOOK FOR BASEBALL IN BIR1f-
 INGRAM Is GOOD.
Exhibiffon Games win Begin At siag- pile This Wesk---Harry Vaughn We'll Pleased With His
 Team.

Birminghsm, March 17.-(Special)-, Birmingham win witness the first real games of baseball this week. provided there is no rain.
 The Howard College team. being coached by Lee Garvin, the catcher. will try hand with the Birmingham Southern League team tomorrow at tne West End ball ground Wednesday tne Chicago Cubs will come for series and then until April sth. there will be exhibition games almost daily. The Birmingham players have been putting in some practice rignt a,ons. There has been much indoor work py the players with but little of the out, side exertion put in. In almost all cases the players appear to De anxious
 tS train aown & to basepai ,Sst sHnp HiTpection. a Harry Vaughn. manager of the team, is watching the practice closely ana while he still refrains from making boasts, he says that the players all aI look good to him and he is satisfied that there will be great work done when the regular season opens. Everythfng Is almost in shape at the ball park for the opening game. Con tracts are being made for the prtvi- leges around the grounds. the pain ters are at work on the fence and the juice" dealers are making all prepa- rations for the .'ice cold" stun stand. Some discussion has been going on among the daily baseball scribes as to the press box, one of the fanatics suggesting that the press box be plac- brought Out an Assertion that there were possibilities of the grand stand falling in some day and that It might be fatal to the press gang If they should be located on the top. The baseball patronage in Birming- ham promises to be better this year than ever before, no matter what Kind of a start the club gets.
 While there is no telling at this time r1a will hn in tha hoY for the local team when the season is opened April g, when Atlanta comes here for one game and the pennant is floated at the
 that the twfriing viii be done by Ginger" Clark. The young pitcher appears to be in fairly good shape al. ready and he has bunch" of fans' around him all the time.
 Meek is doing some fine practice be-
 hind the bat. He says he will be found ready to do his part this season and IS willing to alternate with Garvtn or do all his share of the seasons work right in the start. Lister, who is to play i, on first, succeeding Meek, is proving up. alright in the practice. He is tall. well built fellow and gives signs
 of being q level headed and clever ball player. He will make a good man not only at the bat, it is believed, but
 viii handle the stick with determi- | nation.
 All the old players on the Birming- ham team report that they have been keeping themselves in fine shape dur ing the winter and as soon as the weather gives them chance to thaw
 out they will be ready for the bat ties.
 Moiesworth is. doing considerable work at the skating rink The out fielder has to get of some weight, but he says that by the time the orders
 play ballg are heard he will be in con
 dition. Montgomery has been working in q local theatre, taking tickets and
 doing other Jobs and has been able to get In some indoor work.
 Carlos Smith appears to be happy In
 the anticipation of the ball season. He says he holds no i'll feeling towards ] the local association for not giving
 him his release that he might accept position as manager in the Cotton States League. Altogether, the dope" on the Birm- ingham team figures up right we'll and the enthusiastic fans appear to be satisfied with the reckonings.
 BIaney'u A Chiid of the Regiment" !