The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-19
JUD DAILY FOR STEVE REAGAN Deal Has Been Virtually
 Closed. oUTFElD LOOKS LIKE A GEM Seems That Spike Shannon May
 Leave Montgomery. - Talk of Hin Being Suesesdea by Gar- ua, Mobile catcher--FitchlaE
 sssn Uaehapeed fer
 Next Year. r I A

while tcnSday limit was given President Chambers to decide on the Steve Reagan-Jud naly. proposition by M0bff6. the deal has already virtually been closed. k Mobile wants. Reagan badl ly--and' they will get a cracking good ylaRn 3p the hard bfttinet outfield- CT. while, Montgomery will also get a corktnE9 good outfielder in the ex-Sea- gull -Shreveport lefs fielder.
 The deal fits in for both clubs as snugly as Q wad sof chewing gum in the fafe of typewriter lady. Req reason. and even it. he was forced to come back here nex1s 1spring the chances are that he could not put his heart into his work, even though. he conscienti- ously tried to do his best. Just what the trouble with Daly in Mobile is no one knows. He Is a very fast man. but for some reason the Mobile people want to set rid of him Possiely t F as it Is with Reagan here.
 At any rate. both clubs get an even break and It's tossup as to which one of them gets the best of the trans- Montgomery the fastest outfield that the locals have had since 1905 and pos- sibly one of the fastest that this town aver had With Daly tn left. Hopkins a sats of gardeners that can so some. Daily is possibly the weakest of the trio with the stick. but ha makes up for that In hts little habit of knock Ing the othcr people out of hits Hops kins hits pretty well now and the chances are that next season he VIII be lots better than he was last. His fielding Is above che average and he the best or the three. He is not only one of the most consistent hitters in the League. good fielder, heady ball player and stood third last season. in that a man from the Western Associ- ation may come to Montgomery. White man from Portland in the Pacific Coast League was offered in exchange for the chances are that the Portland deal is of. It is a question # either of these. men would be an Improvement 'over Hopkins, and it would certainly for the lots than Jlaly. Hopkins and Persons.
 It was learned yesterday that there Is scarcely any chance to get Perry back. but at that. third base is sure of being well taken care of for a deal is hanging fire now by which Mcnt- gomery has chance Of landing two Of the highest class innelders that ever played ball in minor league. One of these men is sure to come to Mont Eomery and within 4the next few days the matter twill be definitely decided. It's a lead. pipe cinch that Greminger will have for his 1909 Climbers guar that viii rank up with Perry. Brouth- CTS, Dick German, Danny Minpehan or any of the string.
 Joe Pope is the swiftsst neldlRg short st0p that ever played iH this League. He was a faster helder than Neal Ball but the latter; onthit hlm and was hts superior tn all-runnd work. IBey Rocksnfeld should he better next year than he was last. He Is known to be fast sheider: good base runner and fair hitter. If Rocky" works hard to get into condition next spring there will be no trouble about second base. Everybody knows what Ed Greminger Is. both in hitting and fielding, and this reands out an inneld that will
 As sfoF the -backstop department. that also looks promising. Hub Hart Is .going@to be lots better neSt year than He came to Montgomery from Chicago in midsummer and 1t took hiIp nearly two months to get straight from the effect of the great change in the cli- mates of Chicago and Montgomery. rounded to in. the form that gave him a reputation with the White Sox in 1907. hitting the ball hard and throw ing to baseg like a--rife shot -Krebs is nearly 300 hitter.t .tbut he Is a little too slow for the team that Montgom- cry will have next year and he will probably be sold to the Cotton States Og pOuIn.. AriAAiElc-f NSNlke shannon IS upquestlonably one of the best catch CTS that ever came South, but he Is dissatished In Montgomery and wants to get away. -,a-t ,+. s1
 Nothing sdefinite sl1as, been done as yet. but it is possible that Shannon will go to Mobile in exchange. for Lee Gar win. Garytn is not much with the stick. but lie Is a good catcher. throws to bases in great shape. and is one of the headiest ball players in the busi- ness. His experience and Knowledge of the game and of the different bat ters makes him an unusually valuable man to handle young pitchers Then, too, he is one of the best coachers in [, the business. always keeps his team full of ginger and aggressiveness. AL together he would be a good man for Montgomery, and with Hart would make a. brace of catchers that can be depended on.
 The pitching stan will be just as 1t was last year with the addition of a brother of Forest. Thomas-and the fans know that there isa no need to worry about the slab department.
 Take it from the club house in left field to the .grandstand,, and the pros- poets for 1909 are good. Greminger may bring some men down with him, but the team just as shaped up above looks ike one that will make all seven of the others hit a pretty fast clip to