The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-09-05
Work of Climbers Is
Satisfactory.
MANAGER PROBABLE
LEADER FOR NEXT YEAR
Local Team Has Fine Chance for
Third.
invaiids Of Club In Better shape ana
Slated 10 Play In the Doubles
header Monday
Clash.

From down about sixth place a few
snort weeks ago to a night for third
place when the team comes home In
the morning. is the record that Ed
Greminger has hung up,
For the last six years the Monteom-
cry Baseball Association has been PEE
culiarly unfortunate in the matter OF
managers, about two each season be-
ing the average. At the beginning OF
the season of 1908. Jimmy Ryan mad
charge OF the local team and for the
hrst two months of the season he was
setting the pace down In this Dixie
league. Then along In June came the
slump and when the team got back
TO montgomery there were some differ
ences between Ryan and the directors
OF the local club, with the res I that
Ryan stepped down from the head OF
Ed Greminger. the big hrst baseman
or the team. was put In charge Tempo
rarily and he showed 80 much tact and
Judgment in the handling OF the team
Tor the balance OF the season that his
sequence: His work this season has
dent Chambers was not misplaced, for
his work has been satisfactory
The bright feature of Ed Gremingers
however. Is that the thicker the trou-
bies piled on him the harder he worked.
When he started out In his opening
campaign at the beginning Of the sea-
son he had but four pitchers, only three
of them tried regulars. Elmer Bliss.
Whitley Guese and Jack Lively were
left-overs from the 1908 team, and the
work OF this trio last season stood out
the Southern League They have been
with the team steadily since the OPEN
Ing OF the season. and the work OF
each OF them has been better than their
1t is due to their pitching as much
as anything else, that the team - In
the position II is in today. DeBait. q
fourth member OF the pitching stan
that started the season. He pitched
some good ball. but his work was hard
and he was sold to the south Atisntio'
season.
Later. Greminger got hold of willis,
and George, left-hander. both Of
them proving failures. The most seri-
Gus handicap that Greminger has had
At the beginning OF the season he
had on third Frank Manush the hunts
vile boy. whom Connie Mack had
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Montgomery This boy had d sAnsaH
tional record. but ne spent the. winter
In Panama and when he reported 70
work. insted OF being a help, proved
a drawback to the team. and game at
ter game was lost at third base.
George Whiteman was put on third.
and Manush turned over to Savannah
In the South Atlantic. Whiteman
played swell game at third base. but
he Is an outfielder and one Of the
most brilliant gardeners that ever per-
formed In the local lots, Finally, at.
ter hard trying Greminger landed
Champ Osteen and II looked as IL ne
had fought his troubles TO stand
still.
A long string of brilliant bali play
ing followed but more trouble butted
in. Spike Shannon strained hts shout
der and had to get out of the game
for a month or so and Hub Hart the
other catcher hurt finger and had
to get out OF the game.
On this last western trip RockenfieId
hurt his back and had 20 be sent home.
Whitemano going back to third and
Hard playing the outfield. This broke
up the fastest outfield in the. SOUTH
Trouble was not over for GreminKer.
for few days ago Whitefnan and
Guese had mix-up in trying for an
lnfieId fiy, Guese getting spiked In the
leg and pit him out OF the game for
a week or more.
Then Elmer BLISS arm got sore and
he and Guese came back TO Montgom-
cry But. in the face of all this.
Greminger has kept the team plugging
along until now they are good for at
least third place.
Greminger himself butted into an
attack of malaria that kept him out or
the game for a month OF so shannon.
Hart and Bliss taking turns on frBt
base.