The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-30
Sam Apperious, Like ~ Cobb,
Wants Insurance against Hurts

Ty Cobb, the champion slugger of
the American League. is not the only
Dali player that wants a clause in
serted In his 1908 contract that guar
a i,l him projection against any pos
son: Tyrus. before he signed his
contract. wanted the Detroit club to
agree 70 pay him his fun salary for
in the game this summer BY reason
OF injuries. In the case of Sam An
perious, the popular Montgomery boy
the south-there is a great sini mia y.
Both Cobb and Apperious are among
the fastest base runners In the busi-
ness, both taking chances on the
are calculated to put them out Of the
games for days and weeks at n time.
and it Is for this reason that they want
to- be protected. 49,
In 1905 Sam played throughout the
season without an injury ana ws :
among the leaders of the leasna n,
Dase running. Last year he was n,at
o th OF business early in the season
kle and injuries received in rmnning
passes. 80 far the local club has re-.
c coSsr 70 agree to the clause In his
time caused by injuries. U.s.
Sa,l mas stood pat on his demands
ana ana mas refused to sign his 1893 cor, :
t = IL, Just what the result win be
II nOnG0
that a compromise will be made for
sam Apperious is one of the most val :
uaple men in the baseball business not
for his high character and Ms infiue
ence on the local team. His work
curing the past two years is as fol-
1906. >. ..l37 IS 1874 IL 81 $50
1907 :. "a rs :. -. 26S
At present it looks as If sam has
d not to play professional
pan this summer. He has received of
fers from Little Rock and other clubs
IN the southern League. but so far has
surned them all down.. He has been
eiected captain of the Western Rail
way team in the City League and 1t
was stated down there yesterday that
he will be put either at first base or
behind the bat on that team this sum-
mer. With the Georgetown college
team--where he made his reputation
as ball player-behind the bat was
gardcd as one of the fastest back
stops in the business. Since he has
been playing ball in the South sew
eral of the big league teams have made
MIN offers, Clark Griffith being one
OF the men who wanted him, but for
personal reasons he has turned them
down. He is now hoiding-and has
been for the past year-a response
pie position In the freight depot of
the Western Railway where he lis very
popular.
The landing of Bill Bernard, the old
Cleveland pitcher, as manager of the
1908 team in Nashville has put new
life into that town which has been
on the ragged edge since the retire.
ment of Newt Fisher. In speaking of
the prospects for the coming season
The. Nashville American has the fol-
lowing:
improvements to be made at Athletic
Park Will be under way in the next
few days. When once started tfere1i
be no let up, for the management
realizes the short time remaining in
which to get everything in tip top
order.
Plans for the new grandstand have
been roughly drawn and bids will be
received probably today. The archi-
tect has planned very commodious
stand. seating about 1900. II will be
elevated to the street level and will
extend from Fourth avenue, west on
Jackson street. The foundation will
be of concrete and it's height will be
above the high water mark, so that
the overflow from the river during
the spring season will in no way in
jure the wood work.
The improvements, all told, will
probably cost $4,000. President Kuhn
stated that this was the estimated cost
when asked as to the amount to be
used In rebuilding the stands