The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-26
PELICAN PARK
TO Be BUSY
CONTINUOUS Baseball in New Orleans
Will Have a Number of
Advantages.

helerrlng to the change in the Cot
ton states league whereby New Or
leans becomes member The Times
democrat contains the following:
The effect Of the new team will be
u give New Orleans practically con-
tnuous baseball Whether it will he
financially satisfactory is not to be
guessed, but, at any rate, the Cotton
States gains heavily by the transa,-
uon' Firstly the addition of this city
VIII give that league enough popula-
ton to apply for a higher class. the
probable jump being from class d to
class B. Again, the Yazoo team will
De oolsterec by near Pelicans," men
being held in reserve by Frank. and
SO should be very formidable organ
lzation. This feature of the team is
believed to have guided Frank in ac-
qulring the club, more than any
thought of financial return, for he
needs a farm badly Now that he is
hooked up with C. w. Somers of
Cleveland, who has, perhaps, dozen
clubs around the country under his
control, the development of young
sters has gotten to be a matter of
urgency. A rumor last summer was
that he would buy one of the clubs
and have Theodore Breitenstein man.
age it, but, evidently, he wants the
veteran hurler back on the mound for
him too badly.
An advantage to this city will be
full schedule of Sunday games. In the
last few years, with only two towns
in the circuit playing Sunday ball, the
Pelicans have been able TO take eign-
teen or nineteen Sundays of the
twenty-five in the season for their
own, But now four clubs have Sab
bath licenses, and a fifth is seeking
one. The Pelicans, no doubt, will
lose some of their dates, and, in or
der that fandom may not stay idle
for lack of a place to CO. the Cot
ton States boys will perform.
Algiers is shut out again. The over
the'river burg has been trying for
place for years but its promoters nev-
er could get lined up. Perhaps, how
ever, the Algerians will come over
and see what they might have had.
Pelican Park Busy.
With two troupes performing, Peli-
can Park viii be about the busiest
ball yard in this part of the country
during the coming season. Work in
cident to starting off the year will be
heavy. The Southern league, at its
spring meeting, must be petitioned
for permission for another club to
come into its territory, but as New
Orleans alone is affected by the deal,
and the new team will not conflict
with any of the Southern's, this will
doubtless be readily forthcoming. No
doubt the former Yazoos will open
away from home, if their schedule
starts with the Pelicans', and then
they will finish here.
Gene Demont, who will head the or
sanitation, is about to begin as man.
ager He has been grooming for
managerial job for many years. De-
mont stayed away from the game last
year, having a good business in Mem
phis. and only got in touch with base
ball things when he made scouting
trip for his ex-chief. He plays a good
game at second base. and although
weak in hitting these late years, will
do better against Cotton League pitch
ers than against Southern ones, and
perhaps his average won't be so bad.
Demont is about as foxy as ever they
come, and can teach youngsters a
world of tricks. He taught them to
tbe Young Pels when he was field
captain
Secretary A. ]. Hinemann, at Peli-
can Park, has nothing to say about
the transaction His statement is
tbot Frank is the only man who
Knows ANYTHING about it. The boss
will, be home tbe end of the week
Frank Noncon1mlttal.