The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-19
THREE TEAMS HAVE SLIGHT ADVANTAGE Chattanooga, New Orleans
 and Montgomery 1S6 MEN SIGNED UP Roster of Players in the League. Molesworth Thinks Barons Have
 as Good Chance as Any
 to Finish High
1S6 MEN SIGNED UP
By JACK BETHEA

and managers who are addicted to thi: form of sport are often woefully dis appointed 1t is interesting to see just l what the other clubs have. It is evident that the race this year l will be the hardest fought one ever pulled off In the south and everyone has his ear to the ground in an at tempt to gain a little knowledge. l When Judge Kavanaugh was asked to pick a winner in the league he re- piled that "all eight teams will be 1T the race" and the president is not usu. ally wrong. All of the teams have are by no means content to rest with what they have at present. The clubs which last year brought up the real look dangerous on paper. Charley Frank and Billy Smith are in the lime light. Frank has 22 play CTS and Is dickering for four more. Ii Is evidently the intention of the mana ger to have as strong or stronger team this year than last. Billy Smith has and if they turn out lemons will be ueClQeQly III the nOlo.
 Smith is depending principally on his pitching staff He has to date: Coval- eski, Benton. Demaree. More. May berry, Wagner, Freeman, Justus and Brown. This looks mighty good. but pitchers are not all the battle by a good deal. Smith has Cannell, who is considered a prize. Cannell led the Fri fa looc In, hot hot fpo rd fielding last year. He has Higgins, Lafittee and Uzman to select his catchers. |, Charley Frank has strong staff in Hess, Breitenstein. Paige, Klawitter, Graham, Maxwell, Lanford and Bag we'll This will make any team in the league go some to outdo them. Be- hind the bat are Mitchell. Schriver. Ed wards, Kitchen and Gribbens. Just what four men he is figuring on get ting from the majors is not known. Other teams in the league look equal ly strong. Mobile has star In Fox on second base. and Is looking for Judge, the only Indian in the league, to go soNe. A find is announced in Cadman be ind the bat. Montgomery has HaPpy Smith in the infield and Kay in the garden; Bill Schwartz at Nash vile is not idle nor Big Sarah at Mem phis.
 The roll of players in the Southern league to date .s IS follows:
 Memphis | Pitchers-Allen, Fritz, Goodwin, Fin layson. Dickson. Loomis, Blackwood, Jones. Neely, Schmidt. The principal Flnlayson. Catchers-Knotts and Duncan. nfielders-Courtney, Warmer, East, Crandall. Altman, Webber.
 utfielders-Baerwald. Swain. Jack son, Thrasher. Gardner, McCrossin.
 Total. 24.
 Nashville
 Pitchers-Keupper. viehbahn. Ander- son, Stton, Hensling, Case, Wolf, Gill, Gritton. Bratton.
 Catchers-Seabaugh Erloff, Nunnal- ly, Morrison.
 Infielders-Schwartz Smith, Lind say Hartwell, Bronkie, Marbet, Lamb. 4....
 outfielders-Bay, Wiseman, Curtis, siegle.. odom. Greer, Wilson. storck. Viola.
 Total. S2.
 Chattanooga
 Pitchers-More. Demaree. Covaleski, Benton. Clayton. Wagner, Carmichael. Catchers-Higgins. Lafitte and Uz- man.
 Infielders-Lister, Hullswitt. SentelY, Perry, Murch. Hanna.
 Outfielders-Zacher. Collins, Reidy. Total, 19.
 Montgomery
 Pitchers-Duggleby, Sparks. Thomas, Hickman, Savage. Smith, Radabaugh, Barton. Clements. Hammond, Pruitt
 Catchers-Brooks. Hartel, Poultney. nfielders-Happy Smith, Osteen, Bills. Pratt. Ellwert. Kruger. McCay. Outfielders-Daly. Dobbs. Kay. Total, "A.
 Mobile
 Pitchers-Campbell. Chappelle. Manuel, Allen, Clark, Barnett, Sanders.
 Catchers-Cadman, Dunn.
 Inf1elders-Swacina. Fox. Whiteman. Outfielders-Bayless. Seitz. Jude. Spen- cer. Holmes. Wagner.
 Total, IS.
 New Orleans
 Pitchers-Breitenstein, Graham, Hess, Paige, Maxwell. Landlord. Klawitter, Bagwell
 Catchers-Mitchell. schriver. Edwards. Kitchen, Grbbens.
 Infelders-Johnston, Pope. Rohe. Han son. Lindsay.
 outfielders-Barr. Butcher. weimer. Chandler.
 Total, p.
 Birmingham
 Pitchers-Fleharty. Bauer, Wagner, Kent, Trough, Chenault, Smith,
 Catchers--Elliott. Ryan. Emery, Pratt. Yantz.
 Infielders-McGilvray Marcan. Ellam. Phelan. = outfieIders-McBride. Molesworth. Uba- wis.
 Atlanta Pitchers-Flsher. Johns. Mayer Miller. Compton. Fuciche, Scanlon. Grabble, Britton. Rivard, Leonard, Dick. Catchers-Miller. Urich. Wells. Infielders-Sykes. Hem, Jordan. Walk CT. Coombs. Odell, Balenti. Outfielders--Moran. Watson, Zimmer- man. Fenlon. Total, 26. Total number players, 1S6 This is a goodlv list considering that the opening of the season is yet two months off. Very little attention has been paid Bir- mingham on account of the loss of Cova- leski and Messenger This Is one of the biggest mistakes ever made, states Man ager Molesworth. While the manager does not believe ir