The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-17
GREMINGER' TEAM
 IN GOOD SHAPE

Montgomery, March 16-(Special. )-Man- ager Greminger says that he is ready for the cry of play ball. and he is en- thusiastic over the prospects of the Climb CTS. The big manager claims that there is no club in the southland that has any thing on him, and he says that when the curtain drops on the last game of the season, that Montgomery will either be at the top of the heap or else so close as to have made the winners spend many sleepless nights, figuring how to stop the Climbers from climbing.
 The Montgomery ball players are get ting in some good work at the park these days, and every train brings in more men. Whiteman arrived Monday night and the outfeld fight will be one of the prettiest things of the training season. With Persons cinched for his job of left fielder, Greminger has three first class men from which to select the other two. Whiteman looks to be the best of the others, which include Daly and Kerwin, yet the locals are not sure as to who will be retained Day, if in the form he displayed in 1907, will be sure to win a job, as the boy was the whole life of the Shreveport team of that year. kerwin too, has a good reputa- ton and 1t is safe to bet that all four of the men now trying for the outfield of Montgomery, will be seen in the Southern league throughout the season, for any club in the league could make a place for any one of the four.
 Manager Greminger announced tonight that he had wired Gene Demontreville, the former Birmingham .shortstop that there was no room for him on the Mont gomery team this year. Demont had made application for a job. but Greminger says he is perfectly satisfied with his infield which will consist of Greminger on first, Rockenfield on second, Pope at short and Manush at third
 The big manager will be the premier first sacker of the league this season without doubt. He never discovered until the middle of July last year that he could play the initial sack and when he did he took to the job with a vengeance and is likely to be seen at first base for many years to come.
 Manush, from all reports, should be the star of the league. He was taken D Philadelphia last fall by Connie Mack and what he did was enough to cause the dope writers to speak of him as the successor to Jimmy Collins, as the best third sacker of the land.
 Pope Is back for another fling at the shortfield job This boy in the early part of last season was the sensation of the league, but he fell off somewhat to- ward the flag end of the season. He is here looking in fine shape and Gremin- ger is of the opinion that he should be much better this year than last.
 Rockenfield is working hard to get back in shape. He came here hog fat last season and was not the Rocky of old not the boy who, while with Little Rock was considered the best shortstop in the league. He filled in nicely at second however, and this season will be back to his old weight.
 Shannon and Hart, with Krebs to fall back upon, make a corps of catchers which Is satisfactory to the fans. Shan non has sworn off some things which nterfered with his work last season and will do the bulk of the catching.
 Thomas is still holding out for some more dough and 1t depends on his re- turn as to the quality of the Climbers pitching staff. Lively is here and unless he was a false alarm with his debut of last season, will be one of the best in the league this year Guese showed good form here and should be steady as usual. Juul was good at times and Willis Is said to be man of much ability, but it depends upon the return of Thomas whether or not the pitching corps will measure up to the rest of the team