The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-07
EARLY GLIMPSE
At THE SLEEPERS
Montgomery Wins Usual Pro-
Season Pennant
LITTLE NEW TALENT
Practically All of Old Aggregation Re-
turns Save Rockenfield, the
Best-Major Teams To
Visit Montgomery.
BY HERVEY w. LAIRD.

Montgomery January 6.-(Special)-
President Ed Joseph of the local club
does not take to the idea Of Manager
Otto Jordan of the Atlanta team that 1S
men can be made to do the work of IA.
He frankly doubts the good Judgment
of it, and thinks it will be a bad move
If 1t is carried out The saving in ex-
pense does not justify the chance that
must be taken, especially with the great
number of doubleheaders that come
along from time to time to make the
managers look blue even with every
man the law will allow.
The 1910 team of the local organization
will not begin to assemble before the
middle of March, there being no good
reason for getting on to the expense
lists before that time. In the meantime
the grandstand will get an overhaulins
and the grounds put in fine condition A
row of boxes will be set up in the front
part of the grandstand to be sold to mer
chants for the entertainment of out of
town friends. Mr.. Joseph thinks that
this will be easy to do. Car service Will
be braced up, giving plenty of trans
portation, and ladies' tickets will be sold
at 81, so as to encourage the fair ones
to give good support to the game
There will be some new faces on the
diamond. AS the lineup now stands 1t
will open with Greminger at first. fast
one not yet signed up but almost certain
to be, at second; Pope at short, Osteen
at third. Daley and Whiteman, old out
fielders, will compete with Burnett and
Phillips, new ones for the three garden
positions, though there is just a chance
that in one of the last two Ed may find
a second sacker that will do. Phillips
comes by draft from Unontown, Pa,
where he batted 800 for two years, while
Burnett, traded for Rockenfeld, comes
from Spokane with good advertising.
Hart, Shannon and Krebs are the old
eatchers back. With them will be Miller
from Mobile, who looks mighty good;
Gribben, who batted .265 IN the Pennsyl-
Vania-Nest Virginia league, and is touted
to be a star. Hart was star hitter of
the territory last year, while Shannon
was the candy kid every time he got on
the big nit. Shannon however. is a
little restless about a raise for the
coming season. While Mr.. Joseph looks
to all the backstops to make a fine
showing, it is the belief of the fans that
alter the smoke of preliminaries clears
away the stickers will be two good ones
of the last season. Hart and Spike Shan
non.
DR.. Forrest Thomas, the greatest
twirler in the business, with few big
league exceptions, will be early on the
ground showing the cubs how Il Is done.
Along with him will come Herbert JUL,
also given to the science of medicine as
a future occupation, who has the art of
puzzling good hitters down fine Bliss
and Guese, the other veterans, will also
be on the lot, though there is a fellow
out in another state that is casting eyes
at Bliss. With these will be Molly, an
old Montgomery boy, drafted from
Wheeling, but who has played most of
the time in the south. Greminger has
also traded for a pitcher named Smith,
who will come down under the wing of
the big manager.
There will be several big league teams
here during the spring, among them
Cleveland, March 81 and April /; Chicago
American. March %; Buffalo, April and
5. A date has yet to be made with the
Americans of Philadelphia. Columbus.
Ga, of the South Atlantic will be met
the first week In April with one game
on the same trip with the Polytechnic
at Auburn. Other games will be arranged
1t Is thought, as Mr.. Joseph thinks this
will be a good chance to get line on
some hefty players that may be needed
later in the season. The Boston Amer
leans have promised to save him out A
good pitcher If he needs one.