The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01
TODAY Is LAST FOR MANAGERS Contracts Not Sent Null
 and Void. KENsELL IS NOT YET LOCATED Manager Ryan Cannot Locate His
 Shortstop. Feared That Crooked Work Has Been Dons sy westerp League Tesm's = Baxter's Papers
 Expected.

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 Today--March ist--is the last day that the ball clubs of this United States. have to send contracts to the many thousands of players scattered all over the country.
 After today if ball player claimed by any club has not received con- tract from the manager of that club he is free to do business with any body that he wants to. If, however. the manager of that club has tried to find the address of the player in or der to send his contract and fails to locate the address of the player by the 1st of March the player is bound to the manager of that club at any time that he can be found and his contract sent him. Ass
 Ryan has some time ago sent con- tracts to every one of the men on his list with the exception of Kensell. the shortstop from the Iowa league. The manager of the Climbers has made repeated efforts to locate Kensell but sso far has failed. The whole thing looks like there is some crooked work being done. and the Indications are that some club of the Western feague has been tampering with the player made him dissatisfied by offering him more money than Ryan offered.
 If this is ever proven and the case gets in the hands of Secretary Farrell of the National Association both Ken sell ana the. Western league club are liable to butt into the middle of a pretty bad fix.
 Baxter'n Contract Expected.
 It is possible that the signed con- tract of Moose Baxter may be sent in now most any day. Baxter want ed more money which Ryan refused then Baxter offered to buy his own re- lease ate450--Ryan wrote him that he could have it for $500.
 Since then nothing has been heard from the fast first-sacker, and as the limit of the option that Ryan gave him has long since passed the Moose will either have to sign his contract and come back to the Climbers or quit playing professional ball.
 That Baxter will pass up profession- al ball and the chance to draw some thing over S25o a month fs, hardly a supposeable case, and 1t is pretty. safe to say that he will be stopping high ones and running on bunts this sum- mer from the initial corner of the dia- mond at Capitol Heights. Baxter is one of the best men in this league and the chances are that Ryan will give him deserved increaSe-though hardly A $50 one. 3
 Connie Mack works.
 Connie Mack is evidently determined to work Aia AthIeticss tp among thes leaders this summer. and in anticipa- ton of the big crowds that will natural ly follow a winning team the following account of the new plant to be built for Connie is given by a Philadelphia pa per:
 ''rhe stands to be erected on the new grounds at Twentieth Street and Le- Righ Avenue, just purchased for a per- manent home for the Athletic Baseball Club. will surpass anything of the kind ever attempted in this country. The pavilion, the main entrance to which will be at Twenty-first Street and Lehigh Avenue, will be of the French Renaissance style of architec- ture, with the walls of brick and terra cotta trimmings. The lower pavilion will be of reinforced concrete through out. and the upper pavilion will be of steel, wood being used only where un- fireproof throughout. The bleachers and the walls inclosing the new park will be of reinforced concrete and steel.
 Every improvement that ingenuity could devise to add to the comfort and safety of prospective spectators has been embodied in the plans by the skilled engineers and draughtsmen. There will be seven entrances to the grand stand and eight to the bleach CTS.
 Special attention has been paid to the exits. There will be two on Twen- ty-first street. near the entrances, and