The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-07
BERNARD TO START
WITH BIG OUTFIT
Nashville Manager Has Tween,
ty-Seven Men on List
MANY OLD MEN ARE BACK
Manager Bernhard VIII Probably Re-
Enter Box This SensOn-Old Out
field VIII nc Retained-PIay-
ers TO Report March 10

Nashville March 6.-CSpeetal) -When
the baseball call to arms for March L
is answered Manager Bernard experts
to have on hand squad OF q men IRON
which to select team 10 represent THIS
city in the Southern league the COM
ang season. This does not include the
manager, who will in all likelihood take
his place along with the regular boxmen
and count as "A player in the IA total
limit.
This outfit will include two catchers'
eight pitchers. inclusive of the manager;
two first basemen, three second base
men, two shortstops, one third baseman
and five outfielders The catchers Will
comprise Seabaugh and Erloft the form
er starting on his third season locally
and likely on account Of his fine mead
and all around steady qualities and soou
hitting ability the regular at the Joo'
rrbe latter comes from the Western asso-
citation and is thought to be a llAeiy
man, as he was drafted by the Chlcaso
Americans last year.
The pitching list will comprise peslues
regulars of last season, Perdue, Nleoahh'
.rd Case not to mention Manager VIII
liam Keupper. obtained from Indian
apolis in the deal for Duggan, Neli' an
other lefthander and Cleveland City
aeauue star, Anderson. a Chicago city
league product, and Lambert husky
roungster from the rural regions OF west
Tennessee.
Nrst base material is decidedly prop
aennatic as the only two men ooeaiiieo
are Kelly, with Syracuse, n. y IN the
Empire State league last year. ana "
hen from a Des Moines semi-pro. team.
nf.nager Bernard thinks one of them Will
I'LL the bill as both have exceheht iee
prds in their former companies
While Tim Flood, the old Brooklyn sec
md baseman and last season WIN 81
Paul and Little Rock, will likely De 'iie
regular second baseman, two others "ie
In the pot in Murch, obtained from Live
land in the Butler dead, and setn-
,,ro nv the name of Morton, who played
last season with an Independents 'eahn
at Lawrencebug, Tenn
lynch. who with Murch came along
IN the trade whereby Butler went TO
cleveland. Is counted on for short. lie
has been In the Tri-State for several years
and la considered a fine helder ana
fair batter. He was the property OF 10
1edo TO which team Butler went. An
other field tryout consists Of Morgan, last
eeason of the P. and o. league.
Rronlxie is the only man signed lor
third. He was bought from Waterbury,
Conn. and besides being one oil the pes.
hitters in that organization easily leao
ali shortstops. He is depended to sure
~ make good.
There is practically no doubt but that
fhe complexion of the outfeld Will not
suffer change this season. Bay Selsei
md the old reliable Doc Wiseman Will
s,reIy be in line. The former two have
.faned and no uneasiness is felt as TO
Doc as he never signs up until he re-
ports. vinson of the Texas league ana
Perrott of Ilion, n. Y, independent team
will also report for outfield tryout.
Men owned by the local club but VIII
not be expected to report are keilum. Old
time lefthander; Pratt, catcher; SABRE
and Schwartz. The last named was
bouzht from Akron, o., but in all IKE
Yihood his services Will be dispensed,
nrovided he is able to satisfy the local
club by putting up the price of MS puf-
chase.
while Manager Bernard is not more
<alkative than formerly he states posi-
lively in a general way that he expects
TO have team that will be able to make
= creditabie showing the coming season.