The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-03-16
LATE In REPORTING
MEMPHIS FANS ARE IN A FRETTrNs:
HUM0R.


Memphis. March is--( Especial Mem
phis fans are fretting. Few players
have reported. Keyed up to the notch
Of nervousness caused by the success
OF the southern League squads al New
Orleans and Atlanta against the major
league teams. Memphis fanatics fear
that the locals ray meet terrible Wa
terloo next saturday when they face
the Philadelphia Americans In the arst
game OF the Season..
Manager Babb asked pitchers and
e ca intended for this years list
o'Leary and OFT were the only ones to
appear During, the week Ralph Saw
idge, the former South Atlantic Lacquer
on whom much g depended. donned UNI
s s1r sfssT a loo long ZIP from
from the New York State League.
showed up: w. H. Chappelle. who IL
destined to tower over ali siabmen IN
inches and ayoirdupois. also reached
Chicago. aud few others.
But. added to the worry OF Manage
Babb. the famous turtle back diaraoud
was water-soaked. Crawfish In me
outfeld also filled the low spots sSith
enough holes TO convert the spot into
an ideal spring rendezvous for q flock
of prairie dogs. Practice therefore has
been slow and that IL why the fans ere
with the past week all hands hay..
promised TO be present. George CeS ~,
who has no rival for his perch at first
base, Is WORKING faithfully and needs
the same at physical condition he ex-
perienced last season when he cut In
with the aquamaniae brigade. staying
months mont ana up to 81 The present. M .s'1
Redmond and Cranbton. who are
on second base: otto Vogel. the fast
Inree Ives aSakus W. aev p' sq r tne
are due any day. Ortiz Collins, who.
b ycoInmon consent has zeen given .
permanent position in one section Of
the Memphii outfeld. e IN training
fears he might overtax his muscles to
a state OF staleneas.
The regular players have instructions
to be in uniform Ct 10 a. m, next
Thursday. This win enable the Mem
phii OF 1908 but two days and a fore
noon OF practice prior TO taking on
their maiden battle for the SATURDAY.
following.
naugh Believes that he has his star
staff this year In umptres. Not
IN any previous year has the Southern
chief been so enthusiastic about his
referees. When he passed through this
city recently, he spoke highly OF Car
penter, O'Brien, Pfenninger. Brown and
Fitzsinmons. All but Pfenninger and
Carpenter will be strangers TO the ma
jority OF the present Gay followers OF
baseball In the South. Carpenter ref.
creed In the Southern throS years ago
and Pfenninger win commence his third
term with the opening OF the cham
pionsllip season. O'Brien has played
in the South having been member Of
former teams In the SontherH League
of the SOS at Augusta, Ca, and Nash
vile. Team. In the past three seasons.
however. he has ruled the roost in the
New England League. Fttzsfmmons
was the star umpire of the Cotton
states League last season and President
Crowder hated 10 give him up but
would not stand in the way Of Fitz's
advance Tom Brown, who will al
ternate with one Of the four mentioned.
is an oId-time player to whom many
credit having been instrumental In the
DEVELOPMENT OF the bunt. He was q
star In Louisville in the 'S0's when
Louisville was a member Of the Amert-
can Association. Later he played with
washington and has had major league
experience as an umpire.
The first bet OF the season has been
registered here between q New Orleans
enthusiast and a Memphis sport. The
Memphian agrees to pay the New Or
leans man $500 II the Pelicans win the
remnant The hacker of the Pelicans
agrees TO forfeit $500 II Memphis wins.
Boiled down the race track betting II is
a plain case Of the New Orleans enthu-
siast betting odds Of s to 5 that New
orleans will win the pennant, but how
aver ali bets To be on should neither
Memphis nor New Orleans land 1t.