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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27
Neal Ball is We'll 7haught
 Of by The Yankee Manager

clock, and 1t looks as if Neal Ball would be live one at the second cusn be more at home on the second corner corner of the diamond. but. as said before' that job isn't cinched.
 The most particular point of yesteI Quinn. staliings thinks he has one of the greatest pitchers in the business in him, and with some carefui coacn- ing the ex-Richmond twirler will come back to the hill. That's settled upon. He worked fine in the full game. He has a sharp break to his spitball. ana Jack Kleinow said after the game that this powerful pitcher has sometning , the Yankees work can't be had than in the games with Newark. They nave a fast hustling bunch, and when the big league clubs beat them they VIII
 The outfeld positions are still open; Charlie Hemphill Is ready to go Tn ana show his speed. and Cree looks 10 pc the live wire here for the centre sere or bet. , ting on this. Cree had to halt In his work. owing to a spiked foot. Up 10 the time he was injured he was gong like a race horse. Keeler. Hemphili and Cree don't look back for the sub urbs at all.
 In bringing Keelers name up aEaih , we might say without fear that Wli- liam is going to be faster than he was the past two seasons. He gave an ex- hibition of his old work by laying one of his siderail shots in front Of the plate and beating 1t out, In fact, 1t was such puzzling bunt that the pitcher fell down trying to field 1t. Joe McGinnity shook his head and said. ''He is there with the same old tricks, and McGinnity knows what Keeler can do Whips and everything the New Workers have are being cut loose these days. It's case of coming down the stretch for the final training. There are no lame arms. Gardner Is still under the weather at Stallings pianta- ton, Joe Ward is rounding into form rapidly.
 The final game of the series with the Newark club takes place this afternoon and 1t is going to be real warm bat tie McGnnity has a fast bunch, and that Is the kind of game Stallings wants. There Is no doubt that these games are the most important Of the trip. The previous two games have put the Yankees in the best of condition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27

Neal Ball seems to be the goods with which Stallings' New York Americans and Mark Roth sends the following gossip from Macon to The New fork
 If the New York baseball fans were here yesterday and had peep at the game between Newark and the Yan- sion that the big league season was on It's way. In fact, 1t looked like the deciding game for the pennant. It b a little too early to take things se- lings. He told his players when he landed here to put all kinds of pepper in their work. but not to mind him on the bench.
 Staiiings has a habit of crossing his legs when things are going bad. and this mixed up with few choice re- marks makes the game real lively. He also has his foot shaking, and some ns,Sh of yesterday were screamers.
 Joe McGinnity went after the umpire strong, and when Stallings told him to umpire shout came from Gettman of the Newark team to tie weight to Stallings' foot, which was bobbing up and down. When McGinnity went to the pitchers box and demanded new umpire. Cy Perkins got on . a real live live Joe be more careful.
 It certainly. was real lively day and there will be no better game pull ed on when the pig league peii rInsS' For the last time we will say for Stal- lings that he is a hustler. and doesn't act like manager who will have a loser. Ills players go right ahe de- spite his shouts from the bench. They know him, and work all the harder for him.
 stallings Corrects . Fault. anu,
 Ball clubs go South to pick out the many bad faults, and this is the case with Stallings. He put Neal Ball in to nIay second yesterday in place of La porte, and there was an improvement; Laporte Is in no shape at present ana would like to get off weight, and then he thinks he will be able to hold down that job. However, 1t is still open for inspection. -
 The Yankees pulled off the big league playing yesterday and won. The inside work, which has always made the New Workers famous. was given drill yesterday. and when things ges will be pulled off. Knight Elberfeld, and Chase are beginning to work like
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27
More AhOut Ball.

Uu, Neal Ball former Southern Leaguer, take Terry Turner's place on the Nap infeld this season! ,s very uncertain. He is now under treatment of a Chicago specialist p HOW he will come out remains Ho pc seen' hut ii is doubtful If he will be able to play very much baseball Deiofe '"e
 Turner es une of the Naps' stars ana his absence will leave an awful gap. It Is said Somers ant Lajoie are stuck on young Ball and Somers Is trying to arranRe a deal with Manager Stallings
 The New York price on Ball Is A. 000. but Somers expects Stallings to find himself in need of an ,outneider. Cleveland has a surplus of outftelders. and one of them may go to the Tanks for Ball. Raferty and Josh Clarke are named as two of the out fielders whom the Maps may place on the market.- New Orleans Item.
 Will McGraw Re sorryt
 By the time MuRgsy McGraW iooks carefully over his line up ard finds two such stars as Mike Donlin and Cy Sey- mour missing he will no doubt regret his haste in releasing Seymour Tor Dit ing piece out of Arlie Latham cheek.
 sucb A ladylike gang that the rowdy MuRgsy should "get on his high horse over another mans offense, any way Ban Johnson puts 1t very aptIy when he says that any man who Is too rowdy to play with the Giants is not wanted in the American League,
 But when Arlie Latham's character is considered most people will look a little leniently on Seymour's display ot
 If McGraw Is going to can his bail nlayers when they fall out" with La imam he won't have a ball team in short time Arlie has the reputation of being one of the most troublesome characters connected with basehaii, and his reputation is partially borne out by the fact that he hasn't held lob six months at time for number of wears.
 When he was umpiring on this cir cuif he was constantly guarded by po- ice against players and fans. He was general cut-up and unpopular In eV- erv town on the circuit.
 Since then he has been umpire In several lea gues, but never has held 1oh whole season. He Is a trouble maker every where he goes.
 ~ course. most of the ball players side with Seymour They say Sev' mour. at llis worst, Is much oetter man than Latham. ,.,- the Giants long before he'd have some trouble" said one of the Pelicans the other day They'll get enough Of him before the summer Is out.
 Theodore Preitenstein, who was Non der Ahe's star pitcher when Latham was the prize base ball runner of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27
COVELESKIE MOST
 TALKED OF TWIRLER

special to Philadelphia paper speaking of Harry Coveieskie says:
 Harry Coveleskie has started out this season where he left off last fall-as the most talked about pitcher In the country. His feat last Friday in pitch ing an absolutely perfect game against Trinity College stands out as the best twirling performance of the season, and proves that Harry now has what he lacked year ago-control. Cov- eleskies has spoken of his feat against Trinity only once to my Knowledge. This was after he .uad read Saturday mornings papers, when he said:
 Gee whiz. but the papers are mak. ing lot or talk about that game up at Durham" Then he suddenly switch ed the subject and remarked:
 I've got, a brother up home who can pitch some. We call him Stanny. He will be with Lancaster this year. Perhaps he hasn't got the curves and the speed. and he's only eighteen years
 And perhaps -.oung Stannly Coveles- kie won't be n ? he'd by all the league managers this year.
 For young man only 22 years of age who has been 50 much talked about as Harry Coveleskie has been during the past i've and one-half months, the former breaker boy cer- tainly bears his hopors modestly. AL ways he is the first man in the squad to seek the hay" at night and the first out of 1t in the morning.
 Early to Bed for Him.
 At 9:30 every night CoveIskie retires. He Is sleeping in the room with John ny Rudderham, the teams trainer. At o'clock in the morning the pair get up, and If the weather Is good they go oif on a tramp until breakfast Is ready at o'clock.
 Johnny doesn't pretend to know any thing about pitching. but he Is Covel- eskies equal in the eating line. The pair are always the first in the dining room for every meal and the players at their table say the waitress has standing order for each. It is: Bring 1t in. and bring lots of It."
 The pair make an ideal partnership. Neither does much talking, but each always has a good -natured grin on his face When spoken to Coveleskies face breaks out into laugh, as though he never had a care in the world
 Modesty comes natural to him. He Is usually to be found in far corner of the room reading a newspaper in- stead of standing up under strong light with his chest thrown out whore he can't be missed by persons passing
 If Coveieslxie were to talk about his twirling feats he would undoubtedly give the c, edit to Charlie Dooin. SIarry has implicit faith in his catcher and this battery promises to be one of the most talked of in the history of the game before the present season Is over
 Coveleskie always pitches the kind of ball that Dooin signals for. He has sense enough to know that Doo1n has been in the game longer than he has and that Charlie's ideas are more cers tain to be right than his own.
 The manner in which Coveleskie bears his honors Is shown by en incI- lent here last Saturday. It is doubt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27
ONE DAYS WORK GETS
 LAFITTE A FOB

Jim Lafitte has been bought by Clark Griffith for the Cincinnati Reds. The deal by which the Atlanta man becomes a member of the National league club club was was made s.I WsdInesaay watched him work for two days. Tuesday Griffith saw Laftte in the morning game his club played against Atlanta. The Reds and the Atlanta team decided to have an early morning game and Lafitte was borrowed from Macon and worked behind the bat by Manager Smith.
 base runners in the National League started to steal second Lafitte raised his arm up just little bit, twisted his wrist and the ball beat Paskert to the bag.
 Two more of the Cincinnati men im- mediately tried the same thing. They met the same fate that had overtaken Griffith Was Surprised. ] Sitting on the end of bench, Clark Griffith saw these things. He shifted his position a little. took good look at Laftte and then walked over clos .er to him.
 ] Ten minutes later he was talking with Manager Lawlor. of the Macon toluh.
 Both men were looking straight at Lafitte during most of the conference. The Atlanta man did not have any idea he was the subject Of their con
 
 the Reds out every time one of them started for second.
 Griffith Kept giving the signal to steal and the Reds wondered what he was trying to do with them. As soon as a man would get on first Griffith would tell him to go to second. Then Lafitte would twist his wrist again and the man would be out.
 The deal hung fire Tuesday because neither manager would let the oth CT know he wanted to trade. Lawlor did not want to lose Laftte yet he was willing to give him a chance to go higher.
 Deal Finally Closed. Griffith wanted him but was not go- ing to appear overanxious, so it was "Wednesday before the matter was
 Grifnth rSalizes that Lahtte is a conner and ne wanted to get him be- fore some other manager grabbed him up.
 This makes two of the Lafitte broth : CTS in the big leagues.
 Ed Laftte, who is with Detroit, is a younger brother of the man just taken on by Cincinnati. They began playing baseball together as boys. Ed liked to pitch and Jim naturally became a catcher. That makes the Laftte broth = CTS battery.
 Jim Laftte will leave with the Gin cinnati Club on Saturday for the Queen City. while Ed is now in San Antonio with the Tigers
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27

Hess. Manning, Demont. wcimer. Huelsman, Dexter and a couple oh newspaper scribes.
 The party left for West End gay anq happy, but all came back about o'clock drenched to the skin. Umpire Billy Carpenter was to have made .he trip, but he backed out at West End and went out after crawfsh. The Pei. ican squad spent nearly two hours out in the lake, during which time the rain was pouring in driving sheets. They waited and waited for the rain to stop, hoping all the time to get chance to fish. Lines were cast out during the Hull in the storm. and four small fish was the sum total Of the af- ternoon's catch.
 The fog began to come up and the land was out of sight. so hurried trip was made ashore before the fog be- came too thick. When the bunch ar rived at West End Billy Carpenter was waiting for them with a whole bushei basket full of boiled crawhsh, and nf- teen drenched men stood around until 6:3O and ate every one of the crawfish. Then when the return to the city was started the players realized their con dition, and it was a shivering cold ff- teen that arrived in town again. And Huelsman says Never again. New Orleans Picayune.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27

som nothing wonderful. By the time have been fought. out fifteen games in the East three In Nashville, four Tn Atlanta, four with Birmingham at Capitol Heights and four. with Nash vile at the same place.
 After the Nashville games In Mont gomery the Climbers play four games in Birmingham and then Atlanta plays four at Capitol Heights. Thomas may be in shape to work in the games In Birmingham and the Atlanta games here, but he will certainly be ready to start hard work when the Climbers leave, for the first Western trip on May 12th.
 Another thing about this Is the fact that Greminger will have all the chance he wants to work out his new nitchers and see what is in them. for he has until the 18th of May to carry as many men as he wants too.
 Change in Dates.
 A change was made in the Brooklyn dates yesterday Lumley's people play in Montgomery Tuesday and Wednes- day, instead of Monday and Tuesday of next week
 In Good Shape.
 The bunch got in some. good hard work yesterday both morning and ar ternoon, and the condition that they are getting into makes Big Ed about as happy as you please.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27
PHILLIPS WON GAME
 EASILY FROM MOBILE

Mobile. March 26.-(Special)-ln what was meant for baseball game here this afternoon the Philadelphia Athletics won tire third straight exhi- bition game from Mobile by the score of 10 to 1. the big leaguers clouting the ball over the lot, while Mobile would chast 1t and either throw 1t away or tumble.
 Score by innings: R H. E. . Philadelphia .. ..111 210 13'-1O 13 Mobile :. .010 900 000- ! 2
 Batteries-Bender. Vickers and Lapp: Schultz, Becker and Thomaa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27
THOMAS TO BE
 HERE MAY 1 Pitcher Writes to Man
 agement. MAKES EVERYBODY SMILE Twirling Staff the Best in the
 League. The Big Fellow VIII be in shape to Take His Regular Turn in the Box in First Western
 Trip.

Pretty happy people were Manager Greminger and President Chambers. when a letter came yesterday morn ing, from Forest Thomas, saying that he would be in Montgomery on the first of May.
 This insures a pitching stan this sumner that in consistency, speed and steadiness, will be fully equal to the nther departments of the Clim- bers-and the outlook now is. that every department will be splendidly balanced and about as swift as they make 'em.
 Last season Thomas was easily the king pin of this league and out of thirty games that he pitched, he won ninteen lost nine and tied two. Be- sides his speed (and he uses some at time that make the batters gasp) he has good curves and a control that is
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27
No REASON WHY SOUTH
 pAWS SHOULD HE ERRATTC

PAWS SHOULD BE ERHAI1C Why are left-handers so er- ratio. why do they. lack con,
 9d, tT1 more than maa fhs onestiea put to Pitcher "Cy" Young , recently "Cy" was asked be- ( cause, If any body knows, he should T don't konw that they are { more cratic than right-hand- CTS" was the reply of the vet eran. T can see no reason why a left-hander should not locate the plate just as often as right-hander. and I think he Doe" White, of Chicago; { Waddell, of St. Louis, and few seem to locate the plate as of ten as anybody, when you stop to think 1t over. There Is a . popular opinion to the contrary though but popular opinions not backed by figures count TOT , but little. The records for control, how, ever, belong to Young. Joss ana Walsh These three men last , season gave fewer bases on balls than the number or games in which they partici- pated. Any pitcher who does that Is going some.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27
To Examine Diplomatic Affairs.

Washington. March 26.-An exami-
 nation into diplomatic and consular af- fairs is sought by Representative Ben nett, of New York. who has introduced "a bill providing for the appointment of a commission of three Senators and
 three Representa- lives. It carries an
 appropriation of $50,000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27

"Limousine" Spencer of the HOeton Americans Is three pounds lighter than he was six weeks ago If 'fia ck' isn't car,ful he will weaken himself taking off so much weight
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27

full if any other athlete In the country was more talked of that day than the former breaker boy. On Friday Harry pitched perfect game of ball. On Saturday he was chasing foul flies dur ing the game between the Phillies and A. and RI. College.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27

With Bowerman. Bates. Beaumont, Becker, Ball, Boultes and Barrett. the Boston Nationals look like strong hive of Bs. Perhaps they will look like one-arm B's strong with the hives later in the season.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27
BANANAS CLEANED.

All Kinds of old Hats Renovated By
 HOIts Dye Works. IT
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27

The St. Louis Cardinals will break camp at Little Rock March 30 and play their first game on the road at Pine Bluff the next day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27

The Pittsburg club had better get Honus Wagner's life insured If he makes good his threat to take out q circus.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27
Dixie and Climax

These are our leading brands and a trial . will convince you that have the best , value for the money on the market. They make a steady hot fire. Red ashes Phone 527.
 DIXIE COAL CO. 1ls N Perry St.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27

Manager Hugh Jennings of the De- troit Tigers is reported to have dis carded his "Ee-ah," yell for "Go-glah- gook."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27

If only Johnny Evers was on the jo the Chicago Cubs would look like tn old original champions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27

Manager George stallings, ''Chief Scout" Arthur Irwin and Instructor of Players" Duke Farrell should be able to show the New York Highland CTS how the game Is played.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27

Secretary Morse of the New England League wants a few flrst-class um- pires. What nerve Jake has got. Wanting first class umpires, when his league Is In Class B.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27

Harry Covaleski of the Philadelphia Nationals has made a nice start by pitching a no-hit game. That's the worst thing that could be said to Me- Graw and his Giants.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27

The tail-end teams in the American Association will look sad before tht 168-game schedule Is played out.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27

Manager Lumley of the Brooklyn team used eighteen men in a game the other day when the Superbas beat the Jacksonville team.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27

Jabez White and Joey Bawker. tn English fighters, apparently beloni with the yannigans.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27

The Sullivan twins. Mike and Jack. will leave soon for Paris where they hope to get on speaking terms with those delightful French francs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27
Thoughts of n Baseball Fan.

I've sat upon the hleachers, And I've prayed with hundreds more For a little. timely single
 That would net The winning. score. I have watched the batter strike out. And I've groaned with ardor damp; Oh. wish the boys could hit 'em As they do In training camp. I have watched them through the sum
 mer.
 I have loudly shouted slide" To a player stealing second And I fretted when he died; I have seen them nabbed as nicely As a copper nabs a tramp, And I've wished that they'd run bases As they do in training camp. For home run hit is common. We've the correspondents word, When a man Is passed on wide ones, He just romps around to third: oh there Is no doubt about it.
 Every pl&yer is a champ Til the game Is on In earnest. And hes out of training camp.
 Detroit Free Press.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27
CATCHER ROTH HOLDS
 HOME RUN RECORD

Did you know that Catcher Roth, of the Cincinnati Reds, holds worlds record? hes+ records a man could make.
 Roth Is the champion home run get ter of the world. While with the Fly ansville ball club he got thirty-slx homers in one season.
 That record still stands as the great est number of home runs ever made Tn A single season of ball playing and the man who beats it will have to hit many of them may be for extra bases, but not good enough for a round trip
 Roth has been celebrated for his home runs ever since he began to make folks take notice of him as ball play CT. .o., to make a great home run record with for he is in excellent shape and looks as though he should play the game of his life.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27

licked Sharkey. Fitzsimmons. Corbett and Monroe in the same ring the same night. Evidently the big dinge meant Munroe. but not being able to think Of Jacks name ran over the whole list
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-27
With the Players Of Dixie

National League, and Gene Dcmontre- vile, another major leaguer, were Tn hearing distance when the Latham talk came up.
 Brett. did you regard Latham as a great baseball player?" asked Demont. reville.
 No. I didn't" said Breitenstein. and got away with 1t with Von der Ahe. He was a good base runner. but never did think so much of him as fielder" "I never did think he was the star mont. He could shirk more chances than any man I ever saw That's how they started that old gag or raising one foot and letting the ball go by when 1t was hot or q hard chance. You know the old saying: Give 1t the Arlie Latham. Orleans Item.
 sOutherners in Big League. New Orleans has sent her share of has sent more than any other Southern League club to the American League 1eaguers now with the White sox Manager Frank shipped three of them viz: Hahn. Atz. and Manue.
 To Cleyeland Cholly Frank sent 1 ed in the trade with Boston for Cy l Young
 Another former Pelican In the Ann erican League Is Jimmy Dygert. 1 Here Is partial list of ex-Southern. CTS In the big league i National Leagues. ! Cleveland-Sitton, Liebhardt, Foster. 1 Clark. Raferty. Lord and Rhodes. l Detroit-Cohb. Laftte. Suggs.
 Chicago -Atz. Manuel. Hahn. Smith. l Owen.
 St. Louis-Sellers. Ford, Sweeney. i James. Elbertield. Ball. i Boston-Cicotte. Niles. Speaker. i ladelphia-Dygert, Blue, Nichols. ! Oldring. Jackson. 1 Washington Smith. Blenkenship, 1 Street. Edmundson. National League. ! Chicago-Archer.
 Cincinnati-Pas Spade. Saige. Downey.
 New York-Raymond, Paige. St, Louis--Moran. Sallee and others. | Brooklyn-Hunter. McElveen. Me- Milan. Mcintosh. Wilhelm Roston-Becker. l ittsburg-Camnitz. Phil Sitton. Philadelp lphia-Sparks. Moran and | others-New Orleans Item.
 Time For Fishing.