The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-09
MEMPHIS TO TRY OUT
BABB,s MEN ARE TO BEGIN THEIR < PRACTICE.
Heport Thursday and Regular Players WilI Report one


 catsherx and Pitchers Are Expected to
 Hegort .Thursaay and Regular Players VIII Report one Week Later.
 Memphis. Tenn, March S.-(SpeciaD. -catchers and pitchers of the Mem phil are expected to report next Thurs day at Red Elm Park for the begin nins of the 1908 campaign. Regular RR,saysFs Rs a. are te report one week later; later; season arranged by the local manage nent is to be played March 21. with the Philadelphia Americans. Manager Babb. Scoops Carey, Char ley Shields. of last seanson's line up are in town and have been practicing daily when weather permits. Orth Collins, the best batter in the Cotton signed for an outfield berth here Is all so among the active players at the local park each afternoon. Ed Hurl- burt of last years team, Is in the city but declares that he Is sincere in his announced determination to re- tire. He has not been near the ball Of the list that Manager Babb has gathered with the legal baseball claims for the forthcoming season most of them have signed. Hurlburt. and Owens. catchers of the teams of the from toH g ssasons seas short stOg cel,ssn Shultz from Meridian are holding out. Those whose contracts have been for warded to the local club and who are to De depended on to report next week
 Pitchers; Schwerck, Savidge, Chap belle. Hancock. Armstrong, Garrity.
 Catchers; ott oleary.
 mond. vogel. Babb. Cox.
 outhelders; Donahue. Collins. Fox, MeKenpa.
 Clarity Is now in Hot Springs boil : Ing out. This is the temperance pitt cher who bars drink of all kinds and | on whom the New York State League critics are depending to show Southern sluggers a thing or two in the art of ChappeiIe is the big six-footer formerly with Johnstown, Penna and who has been traded for Frank Rich- Srds., the former third baseman. University of Pennsylvania at present | but will be here on schedule time to
 start with the battery forces Thurs
 Otis Stockdale. former Montgomery player who has made good since he | commenced his local career of four
 years ago. is coaching the baseball
 Ccsno,dates Csro,sna at University of North
 championship season opens in April but is training in condition meantime. | According to Glen Liebhardt, the
 when with the Memphii in 1906, creat, l ed a worlds record for double header
 victories that may live for many sea sons, working In double doses no pitt ! cher the least harm provides the pitt I cher can reserve his strength for the | last game of the series on the day he | ts asked to work. Liebhardts won- derful record in 1908 when he won l nine out of ten games was calculated | to injure his arm. The German Baron | who spent many days here recently l says however that he has never felt sting of pain. His record in 1906 was:
 June 37--Memphis 3, Shreveport |. June 27--Memphfs !, Shreveport 1. July 14-Memphis 12, Shreveport {. July 14-Memphis 1. Shreveport 0. July 20--Memphis 3, Atlanta 1. July 20-Memphis 3. Atlanta l. July 2S-Memphis 2, Nashville 2, :. July 2s--Memphts 1, Nashville 3. August 1--Memphis 6; Shreveport 1. August 1--Memphis- 3, Shreveport 2.
 According to Liebhardt, he has fiiever felt damaging the strain that many would have encountered from five double headers in thirty-four days. He control of the splitter which enabled him to loaf and take things easy iu inc -second game he pitched the real game. For Eczema. Tetter ana Rtng.WOrm.