The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21
BILL BERNHARD'S
OUTFIT IS INTACT
Doc Wiseman's Tenth Season
With Nashville Club
MORGAN GIVING TROUBLE
Practice mt sulphur Dell Has Begun In
Earnest After Considerable In
reference on the Part of
the Weather

Nashville, Tenn, March 0.-(special)-
The Volunteer squad for the coming sea-
son is practically intact, Harry Bay and
Doc Wiseman being the only old men now
not in tow. The fleetfooted left gardener
went through the city after his success
full southern season in vaudeville to his
home In Peoria. ILL.,. where he will meet
Mrs. Bay and bring her here probably
Monday. Doc Wiseman is likely to show
up for his tenth season locally at any
moment. 1t is never known definitely
when Doc will come in and according to
perennial custom he will not sign up I'M
til he gets in town. He will doubtless
sign up as usual as soon as he arrives
Viebahn Is the only other man in the
squad not yet having signed up. Bill
is known to have had some slight dis
pute over this seasons contract, but
he, too, is expected In few days
Those now on hand are Seabaugh and
Erloff, catchers; Perdue, Case, Viebahn.
Welt, Keupper, Anderson, Lambert and
Manager Bernhard, pitchers, Kelly and
Cohen, first basement Flood and Murch,
second basemen; Bronkie and Morton,
third basemen; Lynch, shortstop, and
Seigel and Vinson, outfielders. Morgan,
a shortstop, has not reported, but Man
ager Bernhard is Indifferent in the mat
ter. as he expects Lynch to well fill the
bin. Lynch has played the last three
seasons in the Tri-States and is known
to be a good man. He came along with
Murch from Cleveland in the deal for
Butler.
Among new men who are experimental
decidedly the two most promising are
Erloff and Vinson. The former was in
the Western association last year and
the latter with Waco in the Texas. The
first base material. Kelly of Syracuse,
N. Y, in the Empire State and Cohen,
semi-pro. of Des Moines. neither look
good and it would not be surprising if
Vinson were tried out at the bag. as
he has played it some and there is no
room for him in the outf1eld with Bay,
Seigel and Wseman in evidence. This
man looks entirely too good to turn
adrift
From appearances Flood will be the
regular second baseman over Murch, as
his wide experience and steady head will
be greatly needed to hold together the
infield, which, excepting himself and
Lynch, will be inexperienced. Bronkie
at third seems as much a certainty as
Lynch at short. He was the best third
corner man in the Connecticut league
last year and has all the marks of
frst-class man.
So that with the pitching staff practi-
cally settled with the exception of a left
handler, which Manager Bernhard hopes
to find in either Keupper. obtained from
Indianapolis for Johnny Duggan or Welt,
formerly of the Atlantic outlaws, first
base Is the only big nut to be cracked.
II is only opinion that Manager Bern
hard will turn to Yinson for this posi-
ton, but this appears to be likely, in
view of the situation as outlined.
Vedder Sitton, who pitched Nashville
into her 1908 pennant in the historic con-
test with New Orleans. is in the city
on his way to join Columbus. He will
work out here a few days with his old
tea inmates.
Eddie Sabre and Henry Sheetz, local
slabman, both of whom will be members
Of Bill Smiths Buffalo squad this sea-
son, have also been occupants of the To-
cal workout camp. They left for Macon
to join their squad last night
Practice locally started In earnest to-
day with a good practice bout, in which
two full squads fought 1t out informally
for about two hours. Hereafter there
will be both morning and afternoon prac-
tice, the weather up to this time being
too cool for work other than in the mid
die of the day