The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-24
Bernie Mccoy Believes He
 Will HnUe Winner in Mobile.

Atlanta. Ca. Feb. 2s.--Bernie Mccay. manager of the Mobile team. shakes the clay of Georgia from his feet March 1. and reports at Mobile.
 Ills team Is due to report March 10. and his first exhibition game Is scheduled for March 1s
 ..It.s a six team race this season." says Bernie, land far be 1t from me to pick the winner. That would spoil the fun. But can't see how we can be far from the front. And I want to say that if the team
 we have now will not do 1t then we will
 get some more players.
 .aThat team of mine is going to be below the salary limit. If I keep the highest pric-
 ed men have signed my team will rtii be sso under the limit. Of course am only
 going to carry twelve players. l would rath- CT have a smaller number of good men
 than a larger number of poor men"
 q bore that the other teams are going
 to stay Inside the limit. But don't think
 that they are,--that is, some of them. Gulf port looks suspiciousiy expensive to me don't see how Giiks can have the players he has signed and stay anywhere around
 the limit But maybe the thing will work
 itself out. Anybody can get a good team
 If they spend money enough But it takes a pretty foxy manager to win with . cher. taam.
 q think that the Mobile team of 1907
 will be well balanced. if nothing else I think that have about the right propor-
 tion of old heads and beginners. My infield looks particularly good think that without doubt. 1t will be the fastest in tn league. haven't paid so much attention to the outfieId. and have only signed thre men for trials there ft will bs an eas, matter enough to make an outfielder out
 some of my infielders if it is necessary. MeCay has placed his dependence in two l catchers. o'Brien. who was reserved from eL. rNnk a-Sa AAA DxtaE Ecff l last named performer was with Selma, Ala- last year. where he played under Lem Bal lev old King" Bailey, the southpaw oi | Southern League fame. | Eight pitchers will report at Mobile fci | trial. They are Nichols. Brant Ray
 in-lses. Hays. welch. Driver, Phillips and BishrS-
 | Nichols is an Indian Territory wonder, | last year he was with the Bartlesviile team 1 of the Kansas state League where he wor ! is games and lost six
 Rrant played independent ball with Porta- mouth. Ohio. last year and so did Ray, The last named had the envtable record Of 2l won. lost and tied
 Hays was recruited from weIlsville. Mo, and was recommended by heavy hitting | Rir Douglass of the Little Rock team one Of the best judges of ball players in the l South.
 weIch is another Selma, Ala, product and hcSAy s1sHSd hifh Oh tits comm endations from Mulianey. the deposeo
 manager of Montgomery and Schwartz. the 1 wouid-be-but-wasn't manager.
 Driver Is the only off-side pitcher among l the recruits He Is a speedy twirier and
 was recommended to Mccay by Mickey 1 trRrien who says that Driver is coming phenom.
 PhiIltps was reserved from last years I team and last year he led the league as | a pitcher Bishop was with Vicksburg las' l season.
 I Nine of the men signed arc candidates for job tn the tnfieid. These men are Foeil Burden, Bagweil. Goodman. Breyette. Ross l Mitchell Adamina and Manager Mccay. l Foefl is St. Louis product and wants tc play first base. Bagweil has designs on the l same baE and Burden Is going to make