The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-28
THE PELICANS
VERY STRONG
Will Open Up Here This
Afternoon.
PITCHERS LOOK VERY GOOD
Frank Has a Crowd Of Ex-Leaguers
d on Hand.
Nine New Faces wiz be Seen, Al
though Maxwell. Reagan and
DemontreviIIe VIII Hadiy
BE Ciassed as New.

Charley Frank and his Pelicans who
are making determined effort to
land the Southern League pennant.
will open Mp this afternoon for four
game series at the local ball yard.
There are nine new faces on the
played with the locals--Maxwell and
Reagan. Both Maxwell and Reagan
are very popular with Montgomery
fans. and no doubt will he given a
the other new faces. Huelsman and De-
montreville, are well known In Mont
gomery. Huelsman was q member of
the Shreveport club when that city
League, while Demontreville has play
ed with Atlanta and Birmingham.
The other new faces are: Jack Well
mer, the fast right fielder who vas se-
say. recently secured from Memphis;
Shriver, who was with Wheeling as
manager and catcher last season;
Otto Hess. formerly of Cleveland. Of
the American League. and Charley Pru-
lit. another major Lacquer. who has
performed with Boston and other big
league clubs.
OF the old faces there are Robe.
Dexter. Matthews. Breitenstein. Dun
don and Fritz.
The Pelican team is not in the best
OF shape at present, Charley Dexter,
the big first baSenan of the visitors,
Is suffering from blow that he re-
ceived In the back by coming In con-
while the local pitcher was sliding to
first base in the final game of the Sc
ries at New Orleans recently.
Gus Duudon. the clever little infield-
err Of the Pelicans. is laid up at home
with a severe cold. 1t has been q
pretty tough year for Dundon. A
few days before the regular League
season began. Dundon suffered from
uxt Af IIn he a
successful operation performed. After
the conclusion of the Montgomery se-
ries at Pelican Park in New Orleans,
Dundon went fishing and was caught
ne contracted heavy cold and at one
time he was threatened with pneumo-
MIA. He will hardly be able to get in
the game during the present series.
Dexter hardly able TO play. the Peli-
can infield Ii In pretty poor shape.
Lindsey who was secured from Mem
phis, II q fast fielder and an accurate
mas been switched from short to sec
life this season The Veteran IS hit it
ting the ball and running like a deer
the Pelican team. Robe who Is the
captain Of the team is playing his usual
steady game at third.
In the outfield the Peltcans have
and S wsimer The trio sis srs an Res goood
hItters and with the exception OF
Huelsman. good "hurlers.'
The catching department Is made up
OF Matthews and Shriver. Matty is
playing his usual steady game behind
the bal and is hitting a bit harder this
season thar. he has an the previous
ones Shriver 10 new man and up
to-date has shown up well. He VIII
in all probability catch this after
nooh.
Boasts Of Pitching stan.
II Is the boast of Manager Frank
that he has the strongest pitching star
in the League. He has three south.
paws in Breitenstein, the dean of all
formerly of the Cleveland club, who
is pitching steady ball. and Charley
Fritz, the Mobile boy, who Is showing
better form this season than ever be-
fore. The right handlers are. Bert
Maxwell. formerly on the local club,
and later with the Philadelphia Amer
leans and Atlanta. Manager Frank Sc
the waiver route. Maxwell has pitch.
ed two games for the Pelicans, win
ming one and losing the other to
Nashville last week. Pruitt is theo tn
err right handler and is In rare form
at present He let Nashville down with
two hits last Sunday and will be seen
in action here during the series
The success of the PeIicans this sea-
SON has been due 10 the Mt and run
run game. and the steady work OF
their pitchers.
Manager Frank viii in all probable
ity make only one change IN the near
future. and that Is when "Chic" Fra
to Memphis. as he only Intends to car
~ two left -handed nIfchera