Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-07

as a third baseman. He will be giv- 1 en chances at the various infeld positions. HeroId, the Louisville boy wonder who was with Eicks- burg last season, will be brought forward again, and it is expected that he will be faster and more re- liable this year than last. Herold was ill a big part of last season and this handicapped him. Herold is to work for shortstop. Toner, who has played third for Vicksburg several seasons, is i2 fine fettle and he should make a nie@ try to retain his old place. Last season Toner was easily one of the most reliable and best men on the vicksburg team, but in 1907 he will have faster and better men to contend with.
 Five men are to try for positions as outfielders. Bates Fisher comes here from Nashville, his home. He has had experience with the Texas league and was two years with Beaumont. Fisher is to be a re- serve catcher, and is slated to play regularly, except during emergen- cies, in the outfield. Lally will suc- ceed former Manager Hooker in center fieldfi and it is expected that he will prove clever guardian there. He claims the distinction of having led the Southwestern league in hitting last year with an average of 1858. McEvoy, the little out fielder of last year, will be given an- other chance to make good this season. McEvoy was fast and at times sprightly hitter. He will have to hustle for his job this year. though, as no favoritism is to be shown and the players given berths simply through merit. Albert Fisher, another outfielder, comes here from Three Rivers, Mich. He was recommended by Pete Baker, the old Baton Rouge pitcher. Cook, the youngster who started the sea- son with Vicksburg last year, will come here again this spring and will work for an outfield position. Possibly, too, he may be tried out l on the infield. Last season Cook, l in the few games in which he par ticipated, showed himself some
 thing of slugger and batted around the 300 mark. Just what showing he will make in thorough l try-out remains to be determined. It will be up to him to show just what i he can do.
 Blackburn will have five pitchers 1 from whom to choose, possibly more. He will retain four of them, and expects to carry that many box
 men all through the season. Bar
 Der comes we'll recommended from the South Atlantic league. Dix is mute pitcher recommended by the
 veteran Harry Truby. Bishop was
 with Vicksburg last season, and is
 a steady, reliable man. Taylor has
 just been singled from Lynchburg.
 Mason has played with North Louis-
 lana semi-pyofessional clubs and
 will be given trial here.
 The vicksburg grounds are be- ! ing placed iR good shape, and if the imildnessE off thzE weather continues hsohs aoad S1hiEt.eaasaass4a,iu 4a,iu bs given here before khe opening of thes]i championship season. The
 Blades team, which may play here
 Sunday; is a strotig seombination.
 having played and defeated last
 season the teams 1t Lake Charles,
 Beaumont and GalYestoas q:
 Pitcher Jeff Clark, .s3svickburg's s
 crack pitcher of last year. remains
 in that city He has yet heard
 nothing definite as to where he will i, play the coming year.. He was
 drafted by Cleveland last fall, but
 this major league club does not in-
 tend to use him, it seems. Possibly
 he may be turned over to some other club, but Clark does not know l just where he is to be ordered to 1 report.