The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-08
TICKETS HAVE 7 BEEN MAILED Climbers Ordered to Re-
 port March 10. GREMINGER IS ALL SMILES Trouble About Signing Contracts
 Has Disappeared. Frank Manush Will Show Up At Capitol Heights By Middle of
 Month AS Panama Season
 Ends This Week.
GREMlNGER IS ALL SMILES

When a bunch of transportation wal sent out by the local club Saturday Il 1909 baseball season in Montgomery, Transportation for twelve men. with l instructions to them to report at Capi. tol Heights by March 10 or as soor s legend that flashed Over the wires te 1 the following addresses:
 I Forest Thomas. Medical College. St Joseph. Mo-: F. w. Bliss, Richmond Joe Pope. PIT St. Ann's Avenue. New York City: James Henry Hart. George | town College. Washington. D.. C.: R. Krebs. Scranton. Miss: Owen shannon L. Persons. Kapa Sigma House. Madi' | son. Wis: H. E. Lively, Joppa, Ala. Jud I. Daley. Webster. Mass; Dan 1865 Berry Avenue. Cleveland. o. Nothing has been heard from Thom- as within the last few days. He wants more money than was handed him last year and has so far refused to- sign the contract sent him by GreminKer. The basis of his claim for an expansion ot him this year Is that he led the south ern League in the pitching department last season.
 Old Man Breitenstein led the league. winning seventeen. losing six and tie- ing one. while Thomas pitched thirty. won nineteen, lost nine and tied two.
 Thomas pulled a pretty nice bunch of gomery club last year. however. and while it is natural for a man in any branch of the business to want the best of It, still it's pretty safe e., to gamble .t,,, make his fountain pen get busy in af- fixing his autograph on the 1909 con tract that Greminger sent him.
 As to Elmer Bliss. no plans have haa nada Whfla tranRn0rtafi0n han been sent him and he has been ordered to report. it is possible that he will not come down to Montgomery this spring. and he may be sold or traded.
 Bill Phillips. who has the Wheeling team in the Central League this year. instead of the East Liverpool team in the P. and O.. is raking, the country for a first baseman and he could not find a better man than this same hard hitting Elmer Bliss. who can step. in and hurl pretty swell game when called upon.
 Whitey Guese Is liable to walk into camp now any old day. He signed his contract some time ago. and wrote Greminger that be would like to know when to report. as he wanted. to make arrangements about storing his furn- iture. / te
 Joe Pope also may be looked for any time. within the next few days, and the the Bronx ought to be in good shape. as he has been keeping In good condi- tion all winter.
 cheering bit of news that was sprung a few days ago was a letter that came to Greminger from Hub Hart. saying that he would be in Mont gomery March 1b. week from today. Hart had been one of the hold-out col ony, and at one time it looked as If there might be some trouble. but 1t is all settled. He writes that everything aown s st ones fas e as been w workns % out with his old college, Georgetown. at Washington. and will be in shape to start hard work as soon as he gets here.
 Spike shannon was one of the first of the bunch to sign his contract. He is in good condition, says that he has cut out entirely the habits that got in Montgomery some time within the next few days. Krebs will also be here in a day or so. as he only has a short distance to come. Persons may not show up for A week or more. as he is teaching school and will not leave unless he gets somebody In his place, but the changes are are that ne VIII Ds with Connie \Mack's people on the 24th.
 Jack Lively will be here in few days. as he has only a short ride from work towards the close of last season Thomas will have big bundle of work cut out for him in the leading pitcher line. Jud Daily Is ready to report at
 
 same holds in the case of Dan Kerwiu and Joe DeBald.
 Nothing more has been heard iron. Snai sent to him at Houston. Texas. and his transportation will be sent him at that place. If he don't get it. of course tho money will be returned to the Mont- gomery club.
 It will probably be some days before anything is heard from Frank Manush. It takes a letter some time to, get tu Panama, even if 1t catches the first boat. Connie Mack has abandoned his plan of taking Manush on the spring training trip of the Athletics. and # is possible that the young infelder may was expected. The chances of Manush making good his bluff in regard to stopping in Panama all summer are too remote to be considered: The season ditch winds up this week. and unless the players have good jobs with Uncle Sam they will have to hit the hog trail unless they are fixed for their return to the States.
 Now Manush may have a government job down there. but 1t Is hardly possl. ble that he has landed one that VII, coin that he will get playing ball foi the Climbers. Just stick a pin In this prediction: Frank Manush will report m month. Going on-the supposition thai | he will not come to Montgomery. Con nj Mack has written MT. Chambers l that he will turn over another fast in' | fielder in the event that Manush flukes So there is no worrying over the flu 1 ture movemnts of Mir. Manush. The | Climbers are well taken care of In an,
 Speaking of this Connie Mack mat ter. 1t is assured that the Qutfield will l not suffer. for the long leader of tht Athletics writes that he has a rattlins 1 good outfielder that he can let thI | Montgomery club have If they went him at any time within the next feH | Daiy, Dan Kerwin and the gardener that MT McGillicudy says that he will turn over here. there will be a quar 1 tette of pretty fast men out in the lot, man shows up all right the. Athletic | outfiolder will hardly be needed: ther i there are the possibilities shroudina 1 the Phil Geier matter.
 When Geier first wrote to Greman | business for himself Mike Kelly. his | manager at St. Paul. having told hin to go ahead and work out his own sal vation. When Greminger takes him up he comes back with a. letter. that says This looks a bit irregular. and the To cal officials are doing some haru thinking. In the meantime. GremingeI l is keeping up a warm correspondence note to Mike Kelly.
 Geter Is a good man, way above ths average, and 1t Is not outside of the bounds of the possible that he will bC If he is landed. 1t will make five men | for the lots. and every one of then i are men that are head and shoulders | above the average minor league out. fielder. and the beauty about Geiar if that he can plan any infield position al 1 oood aa the regular man on that fOb