The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-04
'BABB AGAIN
HAS THE GOODS
Has Picked Up Some
Stars.
HATES TO WEED OUT
WIN Have a Pitching Staff d
Strength.
TIE Penssnt Bee, ~ Usual Is Bu..i.s
in the Needle Of President
celenan and Manager

Memphis, Tenn, April s.-(Special.)
with the opening of the champions
snip campaign. watch Will commemo-
70 grab southern pennant less than
two weeks on, officials in charge of the
physical end Of the club, are some VIII 1t
puzzied as to what course to pursue.
performing and so few Of this nun,
Der have failed to fulhll expectations
that the proposition confronting the
franchise holders and Manager Babb
now 10 how to reduce to the normal
Dumber without releasing some ath :
fete that might develop into q gem.
What WAS at first regarded as u
weak pitching stan. seems destined to
cause Babb most trouble from now on.
in sitting the good material from the
spring "hnds." There are eight slab
men listed. At this time of year IN
FORMER try outs-seasons there has been
general wedding out. but Babb stick :
70 his octet and although there are
many yneses and expressions from the
critically inclined. Babb himself sizes
Up the situation t,,s,a with desire to await
trading or selling any one Of the
Ali but Kiilinssworth. a tall canucx,
nave been aired against the major
York state Lacquer had arm trouble
last season and IL allowed to take the
slow method in the early spring work.
OatSs QQclS6tI IEOm LD6 western
League; Emerson from the Tri State
League, Dick from the wichita circuit,
Willis the North Carolinian. Withe
nervy Michigan Independent. who
Kelber have made friends with some
sort Of alliance that bespeaks success
The exhibition season continues
prsssa s soney meek ,s. The
here Sunday, Then dates are book ed
Wednesday. April Z. The fun games
end with st. Paurs engagement April
series more may. be known about the
crowd that win be selected to hook Up
with M. J. Firms Little Rock Travellers
a few days later or on April IA the
gle here for the ninth race in Presi-
dent Kayanaugh's biggest Of all little
-Four catchers stiil hang on and from
who have noticed good qualities In the
youngsters Daley. and Schmidt con-
tend that II would be shame and a
baseball sin to release either Que OF
and accurate whip throw" to bases in
fast and telling effect. Both have
worked with q display Of spice and
Backstop duties. but both lack expert
ence and that's what Manager Babb IL
looking for az 2 successor TO Francois
owens For this reason q forecast IA
yorable for the veterans Bill Ludwig
last season with st, Louis. and for Dan
OLeary, member Of the 1908 Memphii
Manager Babb can see no reason
why he should make any plans to
change the inheld as 1t finished last
year and as II has appeared in the
scraps for fun with the Northern mines.
Lieutenant Carey is back at first base,
and Babb at third Bsarwaid 10 YER
satile enough, as he proved In more
than forty games last year, to assume
any position on the indeld in event OF
injury to any Of the regulars. Con-
tesders for the outfisld are Wagner,
Stinson, Coulgon and Woodruff. There
IL not o weak arm among the OUTFIT
and all have stung the bail rather
hard and often In their workouts and
exhibition tussles. Stinson and Wag-
ner have been handicapped by slight
injuries to finger nails that proved
far more painful than the average on
locker might think, but with. this set
back they have pleased and the prob
lem OF choosing regular trio. Is ac-
c0rdtng to Manager Babh, somewhat
Of 9 tough proposition.
controls the club. Manager Babb and
hocked to the turtle back. express more
satisfaction over prospects than at any
corresponding time OF year. The. PEN
nant bee Is buzzing, according to con-
versation heard going. coming and al
the park, but no claims have been
made to any right to claim # slx
mOnthgI ahead OF time.