The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-06
FINE ITALIAN HAND OF
 SMITH IN THIS DEAL

can guess, that Ball was to be farmed out by Grifith in 1908. to the Montreal club. When the season of 1908 begins. stop for the Atlanta club of the south ting like a fiend. running bases like a cyclone and playing the sensational.
 Charlie Frank will have Jakey Atz at short again for his 1908 Pelicans-- the Montgomery people dld. Cosmiskey bought the Oh etc hero, but the check was built on a foundation of cash from the treasury of the New Orleans club, ana next season Jakey Atz will be a member of the New orleans outfit.
 The chances now are that Sebaugh will again be a member of the Mont the Nashville deal being broken up he was turned back to Murphy and the Chicago Nationals.
 There waen.t a better all-round baugh. He hit we'll, ran tue bases in a fast and intelligent manner, was near ly perfect in. going back for foul balls and was the only catcher in the South system Of backstopping first and third bases. The only thing that he was weak in was in throwing to bases, and he was decidedly weak in this.
 | " Ryan can get him to throwing them down to second. all right, he will be easily the star backstop of the south tainty So I far ITS Is Jack Jack Robinson. ad sony who who was drafte4 from the Macon Club at the close of last season. Bill Hausen has stated that she will not be back, as Bill has little farm off which he Is living easy. Ryan has several men that he win bring to. Montgomery with hsrn, mn one or two good catchers being in violet time next Spring, it's a pretty good bet to say that one of tn emen that Ryan brings from Chicago with Seoaugh. if he comes back, will be
 The outlook now is that there will be only one man of the 1907 team on Ryans 1908 infield. That man is est all round third basemen in the South. Ryan will have new men for both first and second bases as well as for short, Pope who was drafted from Ryan is not taking chances and will bring some fast old heads from Chicago with him to take care of the hole left by the departure of Neal Bill Nye will probably be turned over to some minor league team. Moose Baxter will in all probability be sold. In the ontfield Archie Persons looks ilA6. a LtXture m FfSnL. k1e IS one or the fastest outfielders in the South and Mike Finn has admitted that he has no claim on him. It has been hinted that Ryan will bring men with him from Chicago to fill left and cen ter. though when he gets hold of a faster man than Fred Houtz for left field he will have wonder for keeps. for the way that Lefty worked that sunfield and ran the paths made a lot of them look cheap. Noah Henlinc is another fast man and he was hitting good towards the end of the season. Phil Nadeau is fairly fast but cannot be depended upon.
 Just what Ryans plans are have not been given out yet but 1t is possible that he will have men of his own for center and left field. There is one thing sure, Jimmy Ryan is going to have ball team that will keep the local fans roofing from they jump. President Chambers wrote him letter telling him not to make the mistake of understanding the Southern League as Dale Gear. Chief Trimmer and other unfortunates had done in the.mpast. Ryan answered that he certainly would not fall into that trap but that he will give Montgomery team that will make everything in this league lie l wake of nights.