The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-12
JUST BASEBALL

Claude Rossman. of the Detroit
 team, says-that he is not going to let pitchers slip over the first ball on him this year. It was once q rule that Was followed by the majority of batters that the first ball pitched should be passed up. Ciaudius says this doesn't sound reasonable to him any mora and the season starts and hit out the nrst time 1t starts for the plate. Comiskey certainly was beaten out
 sfsS TSsoR paans ts. Yhsa MoS Cross player. last year. This coliegtan has been playing second base In fault less style since Danny Murphy hAs
 can't can't rap out those deadly wailops. he can feii like a whiriwitid and is a fairly good batter. f Larry LA3oie says that he will con tinue to play baseball until he Is for ty-two years old. He says that he thinks Jim Mcclure has made great mistake to quit the game regularly. ana that the former Red 6ox manager will yet And himself in many of the
 games the Maps are scheduled to play this year. There always has been discussion .s
 to whether q double play Is made
 when. on caught third strike. baas
 runner is thrown out trying to steal. This has been settled this year by thu
 rule makers. wh9 have t ss decided .. that s.. 2 | men are put out between the time tba | bali leaves the pitchers hands and the time 1t Is returned to him standing in the box.
 Manager Mike Kelly. of st. Paul. is pretty we'll satisied with his ball team. One more catcher he wants for oraer- Baum Tr1D case settled also If Baum comes to the Saints the pitching stan is complete. GehrinE. Hal. Leroy. Liesc. Holmes. Baertschl. Nelson Bauna that would be sweet lot ot twirt- CTS for any team. On one occasion last year Bugs Ray. mond pitched twelve-inning gane inning. Notwithstanding this vioiAtson of the rules, he won out allowing but three or four hits.
 Either Frank Smith or Doc white will have the honor of twirlinG the openlr9 game of the season for the sox, against the Tigers. IL may be white. as the teeth extractor always
 did have the champions punaioee
 Nick Altrock is showing his ehans- plonship form of 1906 and seems cerr
 tain of q regular place in the Chicago
 5 that Nick was destined to be shipped 10 the minors undoubtedly had a
 wholesome effect on the Adenis.
 Jesse Tannehiii is playing in the outfield for the Senators anA making
 good Tanney figures that his days as q pitcher are about over ana IS trying to make good in another depertment. Roy Thomas announces that he has President Dreyfuss permission to stay is coaching the University of Pennsyl-
 vania baseball squad.
 Merlxie Is batting as we'll as any of
 the Giants this spring and the unfor-
 tunate boy looks good 70 overcome
 his famous error.
 Jap Barbeau is not doing much 'hit- ting for the Pirates, but his fieljing has been good.
 Mike weIday has been siugging like a neni with the Sox, but for all that Comiskey will send him back to Mia neapolis.
 Kid Knabe is doing a bunch of noble cloutinK for the Phililos in the spring practice.
 John l. Taylor. owners Of the Boston Americans. says that his team win tin- ali say.
 CamnitE is showing better form in the early games than any of the other Pirate pitchers. ..l.
 Manager Bresnahan. of the St I1ouls CardInals. has sold Pitcher Gaiser to WDaU aals