The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14
AM American League Magnates
 Are There With the Confidence

the game almost all of last season, and the Cotton Top" declares that the lameness in his wing has entirely dis appeared and that he will play in his
 The followers of the Maps are not banking on Turner and Flick, however. The fans of ohio's big iakeport city Maps almost landed on top last year without the aid of either of these players. and that the acquisition of cy make the team the favorite choice for the American League flag. The Maps purchased and drafted a raft of minor leaguers last fall. but the majority of to the bushes, and Owners Kilfoyl and Somers are relying on veterans to win games for them Instead of Juneviles. None of the kids grabbed by the Lar make the team except Catchers Terry Easterly and Grover Cleveland Land. The Maps need a third backstop to help and think they Will pick up the % neces. sary man either in Easterly or Land. Easterly Is from the coast. while Land Is an Ohioan and once has tried for a big league berth.
 St. Louis.
 Jim McAleer. of St. Louis. will, like Napoleon Lajoie, rely on veterans in %oa rradsr of the Mound ces hss made only one deal since the close of the last campaign; Then he got next to Fred Lake and John I. Taylor. of Boston, and passed Ed Spencer and a wad of cash along to Beanville for Lou Criger. who has been a major league bsekstop since 1896. McAleer ton club. which Ras been 'stuns so oi- ten in trades with St. Louis. did not give the St. Louis David Harum any chance. to get the vet. though it Is a of ha HnnnaraA lands bid of s1a.5oo and two players
 McAieer. at the recent meeting in Wid conroy from the Highlanders. Sunny Jim.' at the December meet: ing of the Johnsonites, said he would dsy' had hot maGe his mind to allow the Moorestown ag. riculturist to depart for pastures new. However; stallings told Mo- The St. Louis man gasped for a few minutes and then turned down the of- fer. McAleer still hankered for Con- and thought he could get him by sac rifcing a backstop like Sid Smith. Be- fore McAleer talked business with stallings: Joe cantillon. of Washington. he would trade Norman Elberfleld for Bill Burns. Nit" replied c. T. Then set price on Conroy." Cantillon said.
 
 New Jersey farmer and cantillon ac. cepted the Big Chiefs terms in A hurry.
 Connie Mack. whose Athletics were pennant contenders two years ago. considers the outlook for his team promising and thinks ink he he has an out. Ianky Philadelphian bases his pennant hopes on Eddie Plank. Albert Bender and Jack Coombs twirling in their ola time form. and on Harry Davis and ly hit Mack says the Athletics have two of the best young infelders in the country tn Jack Barry and Eddie Col lins. and that Fully Fred Hartsel is bushes. Connie counts on being able to make a real backstop out of Bert Blue. and banks on Rube Oldring cut tin gout his habit of taking things too leisurely and playing the game or which he Is capable.
 Both John I. Taylor and Manager Lake figure Boston as a pennant con- tender. According to these persons. the Red Sox combination in 1909 is the fastest aggregation of youngsters ever lined up. On the Boston team at pres ent there is only one man who can be considered as slow. This athlete Is Jake Stahl. who ruined whatever chances the Highlanders had for the pennant last season by the horrible way in which he played left held. stahi. however. is not sure of q regular post ton on the Plymouth Rocks. Harold Danzig an importation fro mthe coast. has an even chance to beat out Stahl in the competition for the rirst base assignment. The Bostons now haven't any players who, are more than 30 years old, and Massachusetts fans are counting on the Taylorites to develop Into a fast-fyinG flock of athletes. as were the Baltimores of 1894. 1895. and 1896.
 New York.
 As for the Highlanders. New York fans are content with Manager Stall ings' statement: The team com mand is much better than enthusiasts imagine. We may not be first. but 1t Is a cinch we won't be last. I am hope ful. and so should be the New York fans"
 INsUREs DREYFUsS' LIFE. New York. March 1s--rhe PittsburE