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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-04
EDITED BY HUGH W. ROBERTS
192 BALL PLAYERS RESERVED FOR SOUTHERN LEAGUE CLUBS

base, ODell, Joines, Alpernan. short- stop, Howard. Warner, Wolfe: outfield- CTS Watson, Bailey. Hemphill.
 Nashville = Pitchers, Case, Bair, Fleharty Brandt, Summers, Arm- strong, Wahl, Anderson, Hensiing. ! Walker catchers, Elliott, Seabaugh, Peck, Glenn; first base, Schwartz, Gar rett; second base,l Perry, MeNa bb; i;
 third base, Mcdonald. Hargrave, La throp; shortstop, Lindsay outfelders Welchonce Young, Storh. Wiseman,
 Milan.
 Mobile-Pitchers, Campbell. Burleson, Demaree, Hanly, Powers, Shontz, Hol-
 son, Burmeister; catche-s. Dunn, Muper.
 Vance, Noble; first base, Rowan; 41c- ond base. Starr; third base, Flannery
 Byrne: shortstop, Walsh. Kneaye out
 fielders, Seitz. Maloney. Miller. A Montgomery = Pitchers, AtcHson,
 Thomas. Sparks, Leliveit, Bills; catca- CTS, Gribbens, Moran. McAllister5 first 1 base, Graham second base, ElF ert i: third base, McElveen; shortstop. Man ming, Aiken; outfelders. WilliamssSten- gell, Dobbs
 Memphis-Pitchers, Kissinger Alien, Smith. Finlayson. Fritz, Newton5S}Fer-
 guson Love, Clarke, Tompkins, 4sern-
 hard; catchers, Brennan, Dayto1 efirst base. Abstein, Miller; second Hks SC,
 East; third base, Netzel M641ton,
 Sheehan; shortstop, Crandall; odtfield-
 CTS, Swain, Baerwald, Daschback. Kerr. Murphy, Schweitzer.
 attanooga-Pitchers, CovaleslSie,
 More, Gordon, Davidson.s Ware, sJoHes.
 Taylor, Keith. TNowikle. catehers. | Hannah, McDonough, Moves; first base. Coyle; second base, Sentell, Elberfeld;
 third base, Evans. Runser; shorts stop, Balenti outfielders, Duncan, z Moran,
 Blitz, More, Cruise.
 l New Orleans-Pitchers, Hill, Brett
 enstein, Baldridge, Bavillian, Naples, | I<lawitter, Martina; catchers, Texter.
 Nagle, Haight; first base Johnston, Cooke; second base, Clancy; third base, | Bunting: shorstop, knaupp, McDuff.
 outfielders, Callahan, Dawson, Spencer,
 Hickey. Meixel.
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are allowed to eat what they please. If they suffer from it it is their own fault, and they quickly realize it. l do not stop them from smoking or any other little habits they may have taken up. In other words, the idea is for them to live natural ly and develop physically at the same time. The ball player must live through six months of hard playing, and if he does not do 1t naturally 1t will be hard ship that he cannot stand The prize fight CTS or the football player trains for . certain big event, and when that is over they can go back to their natural style of living. But the ball player must keep up his work for six or seven months. He has to be fitted for that just the same as a man in any other line of business.
 Speed Absolutely Necessary
 "It is never necessary to do much in structing with the veteran ball players. They know what to do, as a rule, and the thing is to get them in condition to do it. With the youngsters it is different. They have to be tried out in many ways so as to see what real ability they possess. The best way to do this is to get them into practice game. and they will show what they can do unconsciously. The first thing I look for in a young ball player is speed. If he is slow there is little use of his starting unless he happens to be a catcher or pitcher. Speed counts more than everything else in baseball. It is the difference between the big leaguer and the minor After looking at a young ster's speed the next thing is his tenn
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Augurn, March 3.-(Special. )-Auburn experiment in soccer football has turned out well, great interest among the student body has been engendered and Coach Don ahue believes that soccer football will find a real place among athletics of the south ern colleges.
 A team has been picked and game will be played Saturday with the team Of the Atlanta Soccer association. The Atlanta team is one of number of amateur teams that have been organized in Chattanooga Savannah, Jacksonville, New Orleans and Atlanta. Auburn's is the only college team thus far organized
 Coach Donahue has developed his team, made up of men who had never seen the game before. into bunch of splendid scoring ability. The Auburn team will be II, against it Saturday, however, as the team from Atlanta is composed of enthus- ia stic men who have played the game in E,, gland and Scotland, where 1t Is na- tional sport. One of the few native Amer jeans on the Atlanta soccer team is Wa
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 AL ORTH TEACHING w. X l.. BASEBALL

Lexington, Va, March 3-(Special)- Baseball at Washington and Lee opened yesterday. The first squad went out on Wilson Field and began to pass the bail and run through the preliminaries of early training. On slopes unexposed to ihe sun there were still traces of snow to be seen and the wind was still wintry but since the first of March had brought the coach, out the players went.
 Al Orth who is to coach Washington and Lee, arrived here this morning and is putting up at the Lexington hotel He seems very well pleased with the reports which he had heard of the play CTS here and is making a good impress sion with the boys. He is expecting to turn out a college team which plays baseball according to the big league rules His experience in major league circles should enable him to do this, if the stuff is in the players under him.
 He began this afternoon with easy passing and some work at bunting and meeting the ball square and easy. or course, no curves were allowed as the players cannot risk their arms In the wind. About 30 men were out on the field and as many more are expected to report within the next few days.
 Captain Moran, who has done the pitch ing here for the past two years. believes that this year he has q man to help him in Tompl1ins This man is expected to fill the bill alternating with Moran as Eferd did for the past two seasons. There seems to be a superabundance of catchers, Donahue is back and expects to try for the place where he was award ed the All Virginia last year. But in- stead of being the only catcher he has Beddow. Bone and Rothrock to contend with him for a job behind the bat.
 There are about five candidates for each place in the infield, and only third base lacks the man who filled the posi- tion last year. While the outfield has three old players in 1t and so many new ones that their numbers have not yet been ascertained. Of course, all of them are expecting to survive the first cut of the squad, but some of them are sure to be disappointed when the list comes to be posted.
 The old players who were out this aft ernoon are Peoples, first base; Smith second base; Erwin, short; Turbyfll Webster and Waddill. outfield; Donahue, catcher, and Captain Moran, pitcher
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COLLEGE HAS
 FINE BASEBALL PROSPECTS

The Birmingham college baseball squad is practicing daily now and Coach Henry te,iaves that the 1912 team will be a good one. The first practice was called for last Wednesday, when the asplfahts bald A short and light practice. About 15 reported
 The outfield should be a corking good ono The men who will probably play rsou,.r,v are "Baby" Taylor, who will cayort in left. while Mayberry will hold down center with Mike Davenport in the right garden. Mayberry and Taylor are heavy sluggers, while Davenport comes along well, batting about .2Io' Bapy Taylor is a hefty gardener, weighihs about 19o pounds. and is about six iee' tall. Although he is very large he IS exceedingly fast. His willow should break up many games while his fast and clever fielding should save few.
 Mayberry was perhaps the heaviest ana most reliable hitter that the Birmingham college had last year, and ms WHO" was the cause of many good huriei downfall. Although Lefty Fruit hao an easy time in holding the other bateers uavherrv hit him hard and unmerci' fully.
 Mike Davenport, the other heider' ls fair hitter and a very good helder' a' possesses a strong arm and is unusuails good at base trottng. The outfeld VII ba the fastest and the best that mas ever represented the Methodists.
 The infield is uncertain, although seV- ara, good recruits with good records are on the tryout list. Paul Davenport A brother of Mike Davenport, will nc doubt make first base, although Walton will probably go out for that position Davenport is said to be good man. Al second Norton, the best intelder thai Birmingham had last year, will play Norton was corlSing good fielder, 2 good batter and was the brains of the infield. He may try out for the back stop. as that position now seems to DC somewhat weak Sargent will cover the shortfeld, and will probably make BIT mingham fast and reliable man. h' is not very strong in pellet siuss'ne but is a sensational fielder. Ihiro ''e is the spot of uncertainty. Al'noue Cliff Walton is out for that posi''oH' is uncertain that he will land IL.
 The chief difficulty that Soach mn finds with the team is that the huriilis st.r ,s uncertain and apparently weak Although several new men are out io' inc hill. nothing has been unearthed yel that promises to be sensaoion' b'
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the Eel and Minor Heir without winnts, and sold him for si5.eoO that winter He started the same with Branaham Baugh- man and last year he made that horse the biggest winning pacer of the season by gathering in about Sl2.09o with hlnLI AZ the auctions during the fall of 1910 he picked up Belvasia for $500. and at Grand Rapids he gave Murphy such a scare that the man from Long Island induces a patron to pay SIP, 800 for her.
 Cox was somewhat disappointed in his 1911 campaign, as he had built fond hopes on his stake candidates. but they could not deliver the goods and he had to watch Murphy rake in close to $l00,000 as re- suit of the excellence of his selections for , the season. Of particular interest just now is the quartet that Cox has for the | s5f00 and sl0,C00 affairs. For the trottng classics he has Mary G. and Aroma Me Kinney, while for the pacing events he Is grooming Woodcliffe Chief and Aaron A Mary G. is a superbly bred mare being | by Walnut Hall, out of mare by Baron 1 Wilkes, and in the fall of 1910 she trailed
 in 2;0s. Aaron McKinney'is frpftlst The que | tions. She is by Mckinney a chHriplon
 sire, and showed early speed. It Is be
 lieved that she will be, 2:07 or better | trotter this year. .t Recently Cox made very quiet and
 unannounced trip into Ohio, and while the l natives were dozing he bought the pacer | Baron A., that is regarded as a high class
 stake proposition. Baron A. cost him S5OOo ! which is pretty fair price for so-callsd green pacer. Last year Baron A. did not
 attend the races regularly, but he took ! a mark of 2:l5A on the half mile track ' at Bowling Green, and stepped a half in
 about 1:o2, which establishes him.
 August Belmont's 4-year-old stallion,
 Flint Rock. by Rock Sand. out of FizgiS.
 by Raynor dor, has gone to Europe.
 Flint Rocks destination is MT. Belmont s
 breeding farm in France. where nov
 stands Ethelbert, sire of Fitz Herbert.
 In 1911, on the Canadian circuit, Flint
 Rock earned a reputation by winning,
 among other stakes. the s5o00 Dominion
 Handicap, one and quarter miles, in the
 fast time of s2:04 1-5. though unofficial
 timers made 1t 2:03 o-5. He defeated the i best lot of horses which ever met in Can
 ada in race of this kind. It included | Zeus, Ocean Bound, Governor Gray. Star : Charter. Olambala, Ayliner. Cliff Edge.
 Plate Glass, Bob R., Meridian and Con-
 sole.
 Flint Rock Is remarkably stout colt
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WOLGAST HUNGRY
 FOR REAL SCRAP

Los Angeles, Cal, March 3.-Ad Wolgast Is going to wage battle on or before July 4. This much was admitted by Manager Jones today when Tom put his 70 K on the champions plans.
 "I can't keep Wolsast out of the game much longer" said Jones today just be- fore leaving for San Francisco, where Ad is to fill theatrical engagement. He has recovered rapidly from the effects of his operation for appendicitis and is sat isfied that he can jump into training inside the next few weeks.
 "It is our plan to take on some bouts in the east and then jump back to Los Angeles and grab off the rich holiday date on July with some high class op- ponent, Joe Rivers preferred.
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By BILL GUTHRIE Umpire International League ffSt

lius and Cy Young worked double steal Collins scoring. Jimmy Block ended the inning by grounding to short. The first two men up for Milwaukee in the last of the tenth went out by hitting to the infield. Barry Mccormick hit a short fly to left. Just as the ball was about to nestle in the waiting hands of Cravath about seven loyal citizen decided Cravath was in football game, and all made flying tackles at him. As a result Cravath spilled the pill. The crowd. which was on the field closed in making 1t impos- sible for King to see the play. He looked to me for help, and when it became evil dent to me that he was in no position to rule on the play I declared Mccormick out because of the interference.
 At this point the storm broke loose. and, believe me. we had some tough time. They tore the blue coat off my back in a min ute, and when I arrived at the dressing room door Iiwasnt dressed for a swell re- ception. With the aid of greater part of Milwaukee's police force we reached our hotel in safety.
 I have always regarded that decision as the toughest of my career. It ended the game. and gace Minneapolis 1 to vic tory, as well as undisputed rights to first place. the two tesms being tied prior to the contest.
 Copyright. w. G.rEvans, 1912.
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AUBURN SOCCER TEAM WILL v ..
 PLAY ATLANTA SATURDAY

hoo, the Carlisle Indian athlete Of na- tional prominence, who took naturally to the game. l
 G. P. Brown a member of the. Senior class in mining engineering, was elected captain of the Auburn team at a meet ing held Thursday night. Brown is ono of the few members of the squad who have had experience in the game, having played with soccer teams in Birmipgh ham, his home.
 There seems to be natural affinity be- tween the soccer and the Rugby football, although the former is devoid Of scrin- images and roughness Cori&equently, members of Auburn s regular football squad have taken well to the game, and the team which Coach Donahue has picked from about 40 aspirants Is com posed largely of regular football players. The tentative lineup is: Senter forward, Newell; inside right, Slaughter; inside left. Arnold outside right. Moore; outside left. Brown; left half, Haynie; right half, Hart; center half, Rassiiac; left full. Rob- inson; left full, I.ouisell goal tender. Major; reserves are Cogswel, McCombs and Noble
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Prospective Baron Infielders

The reserve list of the different teams in the Southern league shows that large number of men will try out for the different teams Especially is the list of pitchers large. The average number of pitchers on the reserve list is eight. Atlanta, Nashville and Bir- mingham have 10, while the others string down until Montgomery ends the list with but five on her list. There are many who are new to the Southern league on the lists of the various clubs. and it Is probable that several veterans will go before the season commences. Although there has been some talk about Breitenstein um- piring for President Kavanaugh he still remains on the list of Cholly Frank.
 Montgomery will probably add more on the pitching list, as she has but Atchison, Bills, Lelivelt, Sparks and Thomas on the 1912 roster. Many oth- CT clubs are lacking enough men for the different positions and it is ex- tremely probable tha, the Southern league teams expect to secure players from the majors before the season Is opened.
 The following Is the reserve list for the various teams:
 Birming ingham-Pitchers, FoXen, Boyd, Baker, Gaines, Kane Randall, Green, Hardgrove, Chaput and Smith; first base, McGilvray and Ems; second base, Carroll, Bell and Marcan; shortstop, Ellam: third base, Wall, Midkiff and Rapp. catchers, Lemon, Yantz and Dill ger outfielders, Messenger. Johnston, Molesworth, McBride. Cochran and Mowrey.
 Atlanta-Pitchers, Johns, Britton Atkins, Miller, Sitton, Mayer, Paige, Dessau Hogue, Revelle; catchers, Wells, McMurray, Miller. Russell. Men afee, Kerr. Mayer; first base, Sykes Phelan; second base, Jordan; third
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MACFARLAND READY
 TO TACKLE HOGAN

New York, March 3.--Upon his arrival here today from Cleveland, Packy MacFar- land, the Chicago lightweight, went di- rect to the Mott-Haven clubhouse, where he will put the finishing touches upon his training for his 10 round bout with "One Rcund" Hogan of California at the Fair mont. A X. C. Tuesday night.
 Hogan is accredited with being the orig tnal knockout kid himself. l Hogan has been training like a beaver at Rye Beach for several weeks and is in tiptop shape. He declared today if he | loses in his fight against Packy it will be more the result of overtraining than undertraining.
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of robust constitution and at the stud in France is expected to. do well.
 From the present outlook there will he at least F starters for the Kentucky Der by this year. And like last season II promises to be an equine duel between representatives of eastern and native bred colts Worth and The Manager In the betting here on the race Worth, the New Jersey colt, is the favorite, with The Manager, the idol of the Kentuckians, sec ond choice.
 Of the colts eligible for the Derby, Worth, The Manager, Presumption and Broussan are considered by turfmen here as the most likely to annex the prize. The first three are considered the best 3-year-olds. while the fourth is consid- cred fair performer. There are also a dozen others that are entered that have earned brackets since they have been on the turf. With The Manager and Worth in the race it Is anticipated that interest will center around this, pair Both have been showing up in great style in the ju- venile events. The only question which will be left to the decision of the talent is whether both of them can go a mile and a quarter.
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M'GRA w EXPLAINS METHODS
 OF CONDITIONING PLAYERS
MANAGER OF THE NEW YORK
 GIANTS GIVES POINTERS IN PREPARING RECRUITS FOR GRUELLING WORK OF SEASON

Marlin Tex, March 3.-(Special.) )-John postmaster in the art of conditioning base ball players. He is with his men here constantly and watches every move. Here are his ideas as to the methods and value of spring training:
 "In my opinion the spring training of a ball club Is of more importance in win ming a pennant than any other one factor. Of course, players of exceptional ability are needed, but unless they are well pre- pared physically for their work they may be laid up with injuries during the sum- mer. In that event the club would be just as badly off if such players did not exist
 For instance the average fan could sit down and in a few minutes point out as many as 10 teams that have lost the pen nant through injuries to their players. We often hear of a club being in hard luck on account of having so many play CTS laid up with illness, but in most of those cases the fault can be traced back to the training work done in the spring.
 Learning to Slide
 Several years ago 1t occurred to me that most ball players that were injured were hurt while sliding to the bases There must be reason for this, so I figured that they did not know how to slide to escape injury. l then decided to have a slid ing pit built on the training grounds, and that is largely responsible for the Giants winning the pennant last year. It will be remembered that we stole more bases than any other club in the league by a big margin Other clubs were having men laid up every day from sliding accidents while the Giants suffered no lnconven- fences whatever If our players had not known how to slide the Giants would have been crippled and we would not have won.
 The public seems to have a mistaken idea that spring training consists of drill- ing the players into certain plays. That is merely incidental, The main idea is to get them in physical condition to stand a grind of six months. I always take at least seven weeks for this work, how ever I don't believe a man can be trained in less time than that to last six months The work has to be done gradually.
 Teaches Natural Living
 Another mistaken idea of the public is that training consists of giving the players certain kinds of food and put ting them through certain athletic stunts.' do nothing of the kind. The players are supposed to take care of themselves. They
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Ever been to Milwaukee? I'll never for get one trip l made to that burg. It hap pened in 1909, in the capacity of umpire in the American association. My accomplice in crime on that visit was Charley King If you remember the Double Az had some warm race that year. King and figured in several of It's hottest engage ments Naturally we were delighted when we received an assignment to report in Milwaukee for series of games with St. Paul and Minneapolis.
 We opened the series with Minneapolis on Labor Day before an immense crowd of Milwaukee's most representative Ger man citizens. Joy and other things reigned supreme before the start of the morning game. The fans figured the win ming of the doubleheader from the Miliers would make Milwaukee mighty dangerous. Minneapolis took the morning game, and the fans were peeved. I worked the plate and found it necessary to put the rollers under Honest John McClosky about the seventh inning, John intimated I was blind and a lot of other mean things. Johns banishment didn't help our stand ing with the fans. They were waiting for our return in the afternoon--17ooo strong.
 The afternoon contest was corker. Nor run was scored until the first half of the tenth. With two down, Jimmy Col
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ROME WILL PLAY
 THE ATLANTA TEAM

Rome Ga, March )-Man- ager Harry Matthews of the Rome base bali team announces exhibition dates with Atlanta for April and 6. Other exhi- lition games will be played with Roches- ter and with Chattanooga on dates to be determined The stock of local baseball association will be increased from S3e0o to $500 and additional funds will be used for purchase of real estate and improve nlents to park.
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Why He Wouldn't Look Pleasant IIi.oa

Seeing that his repeated requests to look pleasant only caused his subject to scowl more fiercely. the photographer ceased to look pleasant himself. If you can't cheer up," he said, i've might as well call this sitting off. You seem an amiable sort of chap. Why can't you look pleasant when I tell you?
 Because I don't want to- said t.e man before the camera. My wife is going to send these pictures to some rea- tives of hers whom I have never seen, along with an invitation to visit us soon, and it is my intention to look like a brigand so they won't come