The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-13
Rumer Has Is That Lively Is To Be Traded For Thira Bascman.
 wa,yer. Being Asked

If reports from some of the. papers around the <circuit of thes American n Association are correct, then Ed Grem. CTS that he has been trying to land This man is oyier, the star shortstop Of the Minneapolis club. Two years ago oyler was with BirminghaIn in of him in 1907. For the last two years oyier has bean one of the stars of the American Association. He did or with Minneapolis until last season when both in fielding and batting ne was one of the features of that league. Last season in 116 games he was I442 hits. g sacrifice hits. 26 stolen bases. and cleaned up neat average of .27z for the season. -H Now that's going some. and if Big Ed could have landed the man he would have had. the star infielder of the Southern League during the com- ing season, During the latter part of ia some %ay Sna Tss enensy ststsd in the papers around the American As soclation circnit that he was making an effort to get away from the Min. league. Those same baseball writers are. saying now that everything is lively in the oyler matter, and that the fast st satSSrtssSp has signed his con. will be field captain of the Mtnneapo-
 All this may be true. and then again If 1t 'is~ a bluff. 1t is greatly to De hoped that Greminger will yet be able to land hin. -f ss57''gs f'-TFs
 Reports and rumors among lot of baseball fans are queer things. Some wild and woolIy yarns, ,,are started by a bunch of fans, but at that this kos- sip does more than anything else to keep alive interest in the sport and boom
 The latest story that mas been started by the fans fs one that was sent flying about town yesterdaysNto on between Montgomery and the De- troit club. The story is that the Fff- ger people want a pitcher and 9the montEomeIy. Mon I people want, third base one of her youngsters in exchange for Jack Lively. If this@is the scheme that is contemplated. there will be the local fans, forr next to Forest Thomas lively looks better than any pitcher in the Southern League If the the cuilman county boy get. away. twisted dufing the coming season.
 At any rate the Montgomery fans won't have long to wait before know ing something definite, as 1t is only ruary. that the big leagues will ask Tor t waivers on the youngsters that tney oo nor -lntend to keep. Then Southern League, and the Montgomery club will in all probability land a couple S9p of good infielders and possi-
 Speaking of waivers; the Mobile Club has ask ed for waivers on Jud Daley. Atlanta is the only club that has been heard of as agreeing to bile was trying to trade Daley to Montgomery for Reagan, but when the local right fielder. was sold to So far the Montgomery club has not agreed to waive, though 1t is- prob able that they will waive. on the Mo bile outhelder, for Greminger wrote men up there and did not want Daley.
 Street Gets Increase.
 Charlie Street, the Huntsville boy. the Washington team, The Washing
 Charley Street, the NationSis' great Sai throWn fo@ HScefs tSs in Sstshing monument made him famousaD has signed his contract for next season.
 As was predicted fin these columns handsome increase over what he drew last season, and he deserves 1t.
 No more. popular player than Street caught 1s2 games. and would most likely have worked in every scheduIe game had not injury incapacitated him on several occasions. -
 The following dispatch tells of Streets signing: -,
 Special to The Washington Post.
 Wtlliamsport, Pa, JaIn. 9.-Charley street. the star catcher Of the Wash ington American League club, today Cantillon.
 Street was much pleased with the document which he received several days ago. The figure mentioned is. n big increase over what he received last season.
 'I am greatly tickled with my con- season was appreciatde. hone to do better work next season" said Street today.