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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24

Powers the mainstay. He will be assist ed in the work by two of the other four men. with the team. Blue. Lapp. Thomas or Eocher.
 In the infieid there is an abundance of materiel. Davis Murphy. Nichols. Eddie Collins and Barry the old squad with the team, and the new corners promis- ing lot. headed by Baker the sen satonal lit tic third sacker. who is reasonably sure of a terth. McInnis has the makinGs Of a great ball player and his work has made the heart of Connie glad Barr. on first is chance 10 boat Harry Davis out of his job Lynch has shown some good streaks. his hit ting alone being his handicap.
 The outfiled propositions is just hard to solve Hartsel and Oldring sure of their Jobs The other position wfll be filled from shown class At present Heltmueier Is being regarded as the successor to Seybold. who has zone to the minors. and If he does not make good Mack has "Generaf Jack son Strunk or Barry to rely on. Harry be- Ing better outneider than i1fielder, any Murphy being moved tn the outfield also as the abundance of infield material will make it possible for Mack. to send one of his old s3uggers to the outer garden.
 All in all. the general outlook Of the Attn letics fig not so bad. The real class of the dgainst the Philiies in the Quaker City. Apru 9 when the first of the spring series will he played The Phillies are entering thr 1909 campaign with the determination .1 moo up generally. this coming season and with the prospects of the greatest 1ss ma in vears Manager Murray has an n.Iunced that he win do dire things 10 Con me Nackis outfit SO the battle of April E. ,, Iu he of some interest to the followers Of the game.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24
Get Long End of Close
 Score. PITCHERS SHOW UP STRONG Only One Philadelphia Man Sees
 Second. Lively, DeBaIt and Bliss Seen On the Mound, and the Work or the Sec sond Named Is q Reg6lar 

There Is little article used as a condiment--commonly called its name Is pepper-and this swift little article bunch of ball tossers. sailing under the name of the Climbers.
 This bunch of Greminger,s simply played Uncle Sam Erwin's Yannigans off their feet-speed-whys the Or mond Beach auto races would have looked cheap beside the bursts of speed out at the Capitol Heights lot yester- day. Sensational fielding, base running that had the Athletics going and all round steady work coupled with good, consistent hitting. brought the finish Of the scrap to a to score, with the home guard having. the big end of the tally sheet, While Uncle sam and Cop nie Mack came back to town biting nails in pieces.
 Seldom in mid season, is 1t that one wants to see a niftier battle than this one. For six innigs both sides got theirs with regularity that had the faps holding their breath, to see what was going to happen next. For five innings the Philadelphia people never got g man any farther than first base. and the only time during the nine innings that they got "a runner to sec ond base was in the sixth innfng. Strunk had cracked a dinky Init just back of second base and had started on the steal. Spike threw a bit high and the runner got the bag.
 George Whiteman played third base like a veteran DIE league 1nhelder. Some of his stops were hair raising and heaginger he had all during the battle was something that made the fans shake hands with themselves. Daily again played a great game in the field and on the paths, as did Kerr win and Persons, who were the other two gardeners. Pope was playing an unusually deep short and his long throws got him the loud noise from tn @ fans several times. Rocky had ginger to spare on second base and it was his pinch hit that drove Greminger over tn e plate in that seventh inning, Rocky afterwards counting himself when Kocher made a horrible chunk to Barr. The only error of the game on the lins' hit a bit high to Greminger in up for 1t afterward by starting as swift double play out of Jackson's grounder to him in the same session as one ever sees.
 Hart, Shannon and Krebs did the backstop work in the order named and did 1t in a manner that was eminently satisfactory. Jack Lively started the fight and while Barr got hit in the first and McInnis in the second, he pitched game that had the Athletics guessing. striking out batter and not giving a base on balls.
 DeBalt shows Strong.
 In the fourth, De eBalt went in and his work caused a mild sensation. That slow ball of his seemed fairly to float over, but there was something in 1t that kept the other people guessing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24

for the opening game well conditioned by work in the Sunny South. but the advantage that would seem to be gam ed here Is offset by the fact that every other team in the American League will be in the same condition. since southern spring training trips are now considered essential. The competition is keener than in the early days of baseball and fewer things are left to chance. team that expects to carry off the championship must be in shape to do its best from the very start
 When it comes to winning the Ameri. can League pennant this year, that Western crowd will look awful big to Mack's Athletics. Only nine men can play at one time. so some Of the youthful wonders will be warming the bench most of the time. It does not seem probable that Mack can round out a nine that can take the measure of the Cleveland. Chicago. Detroit and st. Louis teams In a majority of gamos unless the Western teams fall orr Tn play as compared with last season s form. Tn baseball circles it is thought that Mack will do we'll to land his team in the first division this year. but the wise ones give warning that the Attn letics must be reckoned with in flEur- ing on the championship of 1910. Buy baseball is a very uncertain game anu Connie may spring surprise, Just as Sharsig did in 1883.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24
HAS MUCH MATERIAL
CONNIE MACK SHOULD HAVE 4 GOOD
 TEAM. The Youngsters lie Has Picked Up May Make Some of the Regulars
 Hustle For
 Job

Connie Mack wound up a two-day engage menJ here last night, and today he Journeys to Birmingham where the Dubs will be taken on for pair of exhibition games. From all appearances. Mlc a up against it good and strong. Ne}er in his experience. has had 50 many prom sing young play to choose from and for this reason Con nie has left his oid birds al Mobile. while ne will make the trip north with the young sterS
 The Athletic manager has developed many good youngsters in his day. H. took from the southern League. Rube Oldrlng and Nichols wEo made good from the very start and under the direction of ths IaHkY mana ger these two men are most Nauahle to the
 When the Montgomery fans learned that Connie Mack Was only br.nA!ns his young sters here for the games. there was some really better in an exiHitiOn game than the old regular players All are out for e berth. boys, through th- enthusiasm they have shown. fin an effort to get into shape
 As d result ui this eaAditloh' the Mont hihlti"ns Th.s. colts take q rhan,c on every thing and all are playing with the realization that connie Mack ,s watching 1f finding out the players with the goods to stick Connie cannot he f"otfd ty flashes "f en-ztionaiisrn. Re is toos told a head for that and very often the man who shows Up poorest in the spring framing work Is tn" one to stick with the lsnks manager.
 Mack Is mp iu rhe al fhis trip as h" has too much uater.aI and If wil be late in the season before he hns wooded eut c. any great extent Tn" pitching staff will be t Coonbs. V'cker. and sch'tzer n hand to represent tns rcGliHr7. @ hes choice If eno raer half dozen KranS-. Ilatar Files Salves. Stowers and other youngsters being 1n his staff Krause or Flster have shown the bes' goods so far but Canni" has said. .0u can never tell. what will happen when the warm weather breaks.
 The Athletics win h- well of, u the back stopping department this season. with Dr.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24
Gren,inger's Men
 Win SueN Game

Strunk's freak hit in the sixth was the best that they could do with him. together with lucky hit of Strunk was was steady all through. though lots of times the batter would get three balls on him and never during his reign on the hill did he walk man.
 Big Elmer Bliss went in in the sev- enth and worked the last three in nings, and lazy Hoffman's lucky hit back of third base in the ninth was his control, too. and none of the Yam nians had an easy trip down to first. The big manager of the local outfit played swell game al nrst pase aha tna seventh that started the trouble Tor the fniiadelphia people.
 Dan Ksrwin landed on one hard in the, seventh Nnning, but 1t went too high in the air, and General Jackson got under 1t, out in center field. Grem- inger walked to the plate and seemed shoots of young MT. salve. for he didn't do thing but come pretty near knock ing a plank out of the left field renee, and berore Hoffman could get the ball and the big fellow is not the fastest sprinter in this league. but he was running some on the paths yesterday but McInnis fielded 1t all right. Rocky sent a vicious one to Collins that the Philadelphia second baseman had no bloom has In January, and Greminger trotted home. Salve got into more trouble when he walked Colonel Pope if was all of, when Kocper made horrible heave to Barr in trying to catch Pope, The ball went way over by the bleachers and Rocky sprinted to third. Shannon's fly to Hoffman ended 1t, but a couple of runs were in and they won the game, for the big leaguers" were surrounded at every stage of the game. .
 The score was.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24
IS FIRM ADVOCATE
 OF HANDICAP RACES

Willos o. Foote. the well-known Dal- las (Tex.) horseman, who successfully campaigned such Grand Circuit per forma ances as Rilma 2:Os1-2, winner of the M. and M.. Transylvania and Eos, EOS; Governor Strong, 2:1O 1-4; Nut nearer, 2.O9 3-4; Baron De Shay. 2:10, and others of similar calibre, is a firm advocate of handicap. races and pro such as saddle races. team races and ather events that will vary the monot- ony of harness horse contests. In recent letter Foote gives his ideas as
 Fl orsemen want a larger field of stakes and purses. with less entrance money charged to start horse and to have the purse more evenly dlstribut- ed than at the present time. The chief fault to be found with futurities, Is that too much money Is given to the horse gets fully as good race as the winner. but receives very little money for it. Fifty per cent. of tue purse Is enough for tue first horse in any stake. while any reasonable man will take more chances and enter more. horses If the ertnce fee is low and there are five chances for him to win money than if the purses are divided into
 "The idea of charging per cent. of the purse to start and nothing from money winners Is absurd. If man is able to pay fair per cent. for 1t. but If he loses $1,00O in training ex- penses. etc, and wins nothing he does not feel much like paying large en- trance fees.
 "Handicap racing is very good thing and will help pull the sport out of the rut that it has fallen into. In this sort of race, as in all other races, all the coin sh ould not go to one horse. Divide the purse into five parts instead of three or four, and start all slow horses at the mile post. This Is as far as any ordinary horse can carry his clip without a long and careful preparation, which the majority of horsemen are not able to do, owing to different climates and the lack of money and time governing a large per cent of horsemen. When you race -2:04 trotter over a mile and three- eghthS or a mile and a half it takes too much out of him to make up his handicap that he Is dead. so to speak. before he reaches the last eighth of the distance.
 For dash races, such as handicapS the start Is so difficult the best trot- ter seldom wins, so how much better il would be for the majority of horse. men to have seven $5, 900 handicaps in stead of one worth $35.000. as Colum- bus proposes. Give five or seven han dicaps worth $5.000 each I would start my horses. but If 1t Is to be only one handicap worth $35,000 I would ~"' beater. They could give
 race every day of their me-
 the same horses could and
 would start In four races out
 the races but safe to say
 least Dash races will not
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24
BAKERS HOME RUN
 PUTS ITS OVER MOBILE

Mobile, March 23.-(Special)- With the score standing 3 to in the eighth inning, Baker. the recruit third sacker, of the Philadelphia Americans, lifted a home run over the right field fence, winning the first of the exhibi- ton games between Mobile and Phila- delphia.
 Mobile scored her runs by hitting while the Athletics brought over theirs on hits coupled with errors at critical stages.
 A running backward catch by Barry for the Athletics was the feature.
 Score by innings: R.H.E. Philadelphia .. .. 200 O1O 01s-3 5 0 Mobile. .. .. O01 O02 00O-3 s 2
 Batteries-iVckers and Thomas; Ben der, Dygert and Lapp; Torry. Hixon, BittroIot and Braun.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24

Summary-Stolen bases, Strunk I; Whiteman, 1. Innings pitched Lively, 3; DeBalt, 8; Files, 5; Salve, 4; Bliss 3. Hits by opponents. Lively, 2; De- Balt. 2; Files, I; Salve. 3; Bliss, |. Bases on balls. Files. I: Salve, l. Struck out, by Lively. |; by Files, 3; by Salve. l. Two base hits, Greminger, l. Base on errors. Montgomery. 2; Philadelphia. 3. Double plays. Rockenfield to Pope gomery, } Philadelphia, B. Passed balls, Kocher. 1. Time 1:35. Umpire Link Stickney.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24
SHIP HORSES TO EUROPE.
Ri,IInx<' stables of T'rOtters to he Sent
 to BerIia.

Cleveland. Obio. March z3.-An" is made here that c. K. G. Euin9s,~ the Chicago capitalist and famous anna teur reinsuan. will send to Europe this season his entire stable of trotters.
 They win be sent direct to Berlin. Tr's is not only the largest and fast .rsi collection ever sent across the Atlantic. but it marks tine first attempt nf an American to send a string of high class trotters to European tracks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24

horse like a three-in five race, there- fore horses can start oftener.
 Another bad rule in my opinion Is start in a race out of the same stable. even though they are owned by differ ent men. I say let as many horses start from one stable as the owners desire to pay entrance money on so long as they are properly entered"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24
COTTON STATES LEAGUE
 HAS COLLAPSED AGAIN

Birmingham, March 23.-A special from Jackson, Miss, says
 once more has tbe Cotton States League collapsed and this time 1t Is for keeps. insofar as the season of 1909 is concerned. Algiers flatly re- fuses to play in a four team circuit and President Merrill announces that this ends the matter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24
CHARLIE FRANK HAS
 SIGNED GENE DEMONT

New Orleans March 23.-Gene De mont former shortstop of the Birming- ham club and recently released uncon- ditIonauy from the organizat ton, has been signed bv Manager Frank. of the New Orleans club.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24

F. Stern's Longcroft third. The bet
 ting was 20 to 1. 15 to 2. and 20 to 1. against respectively. Twenty-three horses started.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24
NEWS NOTES OF SPORT

'old Fox" Griffith the Cincinnati man. aser had both eyes open when he grabbed Eddie Karger.
 Al Delmont of Boston made an excellent showing in his recent bout with Joey Bow ker of England.
 Petit. cheIetto and Pedrotti are the names of three players with the Shreveport teama Sounds like grand opera.
 says that Honus will join the Pirates at Memphis early in April
 The California ball teams have done eve thing to the White Sox except take their baseball and bat away from them.
 Manager McAleer of the St. Louis Browns would like to hire Cy Seymour in case Mo- Graw ties tag to the scrappy outfieider.
 Mike Doherty. who has managed the AL oany team the past five years VII manage
 It looks as though P. M M MoEIvssn Of the third baseman this season.
 The New York State League schedule callr for 1ss games. The season will open Maj and close September IS.
 Tn. Toledo team ,s practising n. at ;,I cHlu%.> n: A given better practice at Columbus. O. (Boost for Columbus.
 William F. (Poochl Donovan and Wil- liam E Quinn the Harvard trainers have signed new contracts which call for their services until July l, 1911.
 Flo Fulenwider, who pitched for the Char lotte team last year and closed the season as the star of the Carolina Association, has joined the Little Rock Club.
 Catcher Large" Spencer of the Boston Americans operated the hotel elevator at Hot springs recently and the only thing that saved Tub" was the strong beam at the top.
 Peek-a- Boo Veatch. the old Indianapolis player has applied to the Louisville Club for a position as 'coacher." Peek-a- Boo says that he can "cut up" well as Perry. Wcrdne or Arie Latham. Roger PFesnahan has cut the "squeeze" play from the Cardinals repertory of inside bali That's good move. The play doesn't belong in the repertory of any team thn' can't go through with r..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24

President Dreyfuss of the Pitsburg Club says that Honus will join the Pirates at Memphis early in April.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24

Petit. Cheletto and Pedrotti are the names of three players with the Shreveport team, Sounds like grand opera.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24
Dixie and Climax
 COAL

These are our leading brands and trial will convince you that we have the best value for the money the market. They make steady hot fire. He'd ashes Phone 627.
 DIXIE COAL CO. 1is N Perry St.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24
LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP.
First Big Race of Season Won By A. c
 AGaA0E0M

London. March 23.-The Lincolnshire handicap of 1,50O sovereigns, for three year-olds and up. the first big race of the season was run today and won by A. c. Madras. Duke of Sparta.
 Sol JoeIs ArranIftore was second and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24

The California ball teams have done thing to the White Sox except take their baseball and bat away from them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24
AFEW FOUL TIPS

Now who is chesty?
 Guess that's playing some?
 That base running of the Climbers made Comics people hold their Drea'h'
 Bridges got in last night; making five pitchers in the Iocai eahp'
 Yesterday was tn efirst time that the local fans have eyer seen hreos oo any catching. and he caught as pretty 8 game as you otteh sec
 creat pickup of Gremlnger's when he eot Pepe's throw of McInnlss hit in inc fifth inning out of the dirt. The tSrow and with probably eight of ten srst basemen the runner would nave been safe.
 sixth Whiteman had hit a noisy one st lynch and the throw of the latter auIied Barr off the bag. Whiteman Was oyer the bag like @ .h1s,wima not dn ahs ahs hae but Link gave the fielder the ben eft of the doubt
 McInnis probably saved another run in fine fourth, when he got Dalys herce driVe. Whiteinan worked Flies. for a walk and stole second likea runaway bicycle. going to third on Kerwln's hit to Barr. Hoffman ending 1t by getting dreminger's long fy.
 Whiteman played that third bag in about as peachy 8 way. as one wants to see; besides his stops ana S anrSws in get Blues foul in the fifth and ms catch of a line hit from Barr in the sixth that was smoking had the tans yelling.
 The hold that Archie Persons has on the local fans was shoXn by the ap- plause that was given him when ne went to bat, and when he beat out that infeid hit to Lynch in the ninth. there as ssme yell.
 Just before the game started a olean Doster with. My name is Frank Ma nush and I want to see Mir. Gremln- ger" He had just arrived on train from Huntsville that was several a,3urs h1urs condition and from his looks Gremtn- ger has an infelder that will balance the team nicely.
 A contract was closed yesterday morning with the Marion Military boys to play here about the 4th. 9th and 9th of April. Columbus will also be here bition game is with Brooklyn on the Soth and S1st of this month.
 The new uniforms will be here in a few days, President Chambers getting a bill of lading from Spauldlng Broth CTS yesterday morning. There will be forty five altogether. Fifteen road. 6Fteen home and fifteen coats. The home uniforms will. of course, be the regulation white. the road uniforms a neat gray and the coats very handsome and trimmed in black. For many years the Climbers have had sweaters. but this wear the coats will be an innova- ton and Gremlnger's people will be the handsomest equipped of any club In the league.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24
Notice Of fDissOlutiOn

The firm of Peoples Warehouse J. D. Mo- Keithen and Co.,, is this day dissolved by mutual consent F. F. Johnstone retiring. All assets of said firm become the property l of J. D. McKeithen and all liabilities are assumed by said J. D. McKeithen. Montgomery, Ala, March 20. 1909
 J. D. McKEITHEN,
 F. F. TOMBSTONE.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24

old Fox" Griffith the Cincinnati man. aser; had both eyes open when he grabbed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24
DIR. SAMUEL ARMSTRONG.
 Veterinary Surgeon.

Seventeen years of successful practice; two years with the Veterinary Hospital Nation al Stock Yards. Thoroughly equipped and experienced for all veterinary work. Laboratory. Corner Jefferson and Perry Sts. kOffice, Abraham Bros, Horse and Mule Go.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24

Al Delmont of Boston made an excellent ker of England.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24

Manager McAleer of the St. Louis Browns would like to hire Cy Seymour in case Mo- Graw ties a tag to the scrappy outfielder.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24

Yesterday was tn efirst time that the ,oosi Sans have ever seen krebs do anv catching, and he caught as pretty a game as you often see.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24

Great pickup of Greminger's when he eof Pepe's throw of McInnis's hit in the fifth inning 9ut of 6ad the dirt dr rne sre tSrnw h,u and with probably eight of ten frst basemen the runner would have been safe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24

Now. who is chesty!
 Guess that's playing some!
 rso. hase running of the Climbers ,,sde Connie's people hold their breath Bridges got in last night. making sys nifchers in the local camp.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24

Looks like Link missed one In the sixth Whiteman had hit a noisy one . .I,nch and the throw of the latter anlied Barr off the bag. Whiteman was over the bag like, a .'hisIwind and if looked as if Barr was not on the i'as hui Link gave the fielder the ben edf of the doubt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24

Mike Doherty, who has managed the AL bany team the past five years will manage the Waterbury team of the Connecticut League this season.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24

McInnis probably saved another run in inc fourth, when he got Daly's fierce drive. Whiteman worked Fries. Tor walk and stole second like~a runaway bicvcle. going to third on Kerwln's hit to Barr. Hoffman ending 1t by getting Greminger's long fly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24

Catcher Large" Spencer of the Boston Americans operated the hotel elevator at Hot springs recently and the only thing that saved Tub" was the strong beam at the top.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24
Start Season We'll Prepared.

Connie Mack's 1909 Athletics are strong in material but it yet remains to be seen whether the players can be rounded into a team that will prove d pennant winner. Unlike Sharsig's men Macks players will come to the scratch
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24

Peek-a-Boo Veatch. the old Indianapolis player has applied to the Louisville Club for position as ''coacher." Peek-a- Boo says that he can "cut up well as Perry. Werdne or Arlie Latham.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24

Flo Frulenwider, who pitched for the Char lotte team last year and closed the season as the star of the Carolina Association, has Joined the Little Rock Club.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24

It looks as though P. M. McElveen of the champion Nashville team will be Brooklyns third baseman this season.