The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-26
Osborn and Marcan Only Two Members of Roster
 Absent From Camp
FRANK SATISFIED
 WITH PRESENT TEAM
Team Will Be in Good Condition to Start Season-Hints That the Crackers Will Get Jump
 on Other Clubs
Ky DICK HENSON

Valdosta. Ma, March 3-(special) With the exception of Outfielder Osborn. who is member of the afraid-to-come- south club and Infielder Marcan. who is oown with tonsilitis, every one of the Crackers have reported here to Manager Frank, and are rounding into splendid condition.
 In idea of what the personnel of the Crackers will be can be gained after looking the Crackers over for the past 10 days. And this training camp stun has been the thing. The players are in great shape and unless the other South err league teams are wide-awake. they're going to find the Crackers with the jump on them
 Roy Moran will play left field. his cd stamping ground. Tex Mcdonald, the former Federal league star, will cavort in center and Frank Thrasher, the Wat kinsville, Ga boy and leading hitter or the Virginia league last season, will play ill right.
 LENNOX ON THIRD
 Eddie Lennox, former Brooklyn Na- tional third sacker last year with the Fittsburg Federals, will hold down the hot corner ;nis year. Tommie McMillan. the former Tech star and a major and International leaguer ever since he left school, is slated for the shortstop berth. At second, Eddie Gaynier former Federal league star, or Lii Marcan, former Baron, will hold forth. At first Jake Munch ral,gy yoIngster, who led the Carolina league last year, will hold forth.
 Ed I.aFitte, former Tech star, later with Detroit and Providence. and more recently with the Federals; Ennis Wilson, who pitching for New Orleans beat Mo bile out of the pennant in 1913: Red Day, and Scott Perry, who were with the Ora ckers last season, and Wilbur Davis big right-hander. shipped to the Crack CTS by Connie Mack, will be the hurl corps.
 Behind the bat is the only play not decided upon. Manager Frank has a first string catcher coming next month In the meantime, Doc Niederkorn who was loaned to Mobile by the Crackers last season, and Jose Gutierrez, the Cuban re- ceiver, will fight it out for the other berth.
 CRACKERS CAN HIT
 The Cracker gang can hit that ball. As a whole, it looks like as good hit ting club as the 1913 crowd with Me- Donald, LennoX Thrasher and Munch slated to do most of the clubbing, and McMillan, Moran and Gagnier hitting around about .27O.
 There is plenty of speed in the field. and on the sacks, good hitting power and average fielding, with splendid defense fl om five hurlers, all of whom arc s.s>- Hooters, and able to stand plenty of work It is more than likely that four hurlers will divide the work, with the fifth act ing as relief man.
 Ferry is in great shape. He has taken baseball seriously for the first time in his career this spring, and the results are apparent. He has shown more stuff in camps here that any pitcher that has ever been a member of the Cracker clan and his team mates, many of them for mer big leaguers, have expressed wonder as to why he has not been in the big show. The bright lights is the answer But Perry has cut this out and the pitcher that leads the league this year, is going to have to beat out Scott Perry.
 FRANK PLEASED
 Frank is well pleased with his pros rects, and with his training grind and throws out a hint that the other clubs must get away good if they expect to hold his gang in check.
 Matty Matthews, who is acting as bat tery coach for the Crackers. spiked the statement that this years Atlanta club, or last years Birmingham club, were the first to go on training trips. He called attention to the fact that the 1910 Crackers. training at Hot Springs, Ark, and when he brought it to mind he was found to be correct Jordan took b men to the springs that spring.
 If condition counts for anything, and also size, the Crackers of 1916 will be there. They have both.