Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-04-08
BREWERS LEAVE
 TO-DAY FOR REAL
 BASEBALL WORK
Several Exhibition Games Scheduled Before A. A.
 Season Begins.

Acting Manager Jack Narun, all" numbering 23 persons in all. will leave on the morning Iron Mountain ! porthbound tarin today, for Evans | vile, Ind, where they play game oi baseball Sunday afternoon. Those in the party which Will leaVe today are as follows: Pitchers, Joe Hovlik. Ewart "DlXle Walker, Toney Faeth, Irving "Cy Young Glenn Ditto, Cyril C. slap nicxa. J. C. Red" Shackelford, Harry Gervais, Raleigh Aitchison.
 Catchers, Robert O'Farrell, Nick Allen, Ed spollman, Fly Berger. ] Insielders Pail Lewis, Elmer Ben- sons. Jack Martin. George Stutz.
 Outf elders, Jay .Kirke, Jim Thorpe. John Fluhrer, o. Williams and Leslie J. Crichlow.
 Mrs. Raleigh Aitchison, the only lady in the party, will accompany tpitcher Aitchison, hsr husband. and will remain with him at least during par, of the league season.
 Manager Harry Pep" Clark, who was called to h. s home at oauldins, Ohio week ago, because of the serl- ous illness of Mrs. Clark. will Joln the club at Evansville. Mrs. Clark's condition having shown conslderaple 1 improvement This news will be re- ceived with pleasure by the many friends made here by MT. Clark, dur ing h's brief stay.
 Pitcher Harry Gervais, although he will accompany the club today on it's trip north, was released by President Timme yesterday. MT. Timme stated that Gervais is mighty good little left hand hurler, but the Brewers are really overstocked on pitchers now. Mr. Timme stated further that in all .liN hood Gervais will be sent to another club in the American assoc'a- ton, although this deal was not closed yesterday.
 some Changes Expected.
 It is known that President Timme and Manager Clark expect to make a number of changes in the personnel of the club, before the league playing season opens, and it is likely that before the expiration of another week, several men now on the clubs pay roll will be let out. and others will join the club.
 President Timme has two deals pending. one for a big league catcher and another for a hard-hitting out fielder who is widely known. These deals hava been under way for sev- eral days past, but neither was closed when Mr. Timme left last evening for Milwaukee.
 Manager Clark will take charge of the club al Evansville, and t will likely result in several releases short ly thereafter. There are foul catchers now with the club. If an old head catcher should join the club three of the present receivers will un- doubtedly be let out. There are five outfielders with the club. and with a sixth expected, three of these will be sent elsewhere. There is no doubt Thorpe and Kirke will be fixtures W tn the club for the season, making man whose jobs on the Brewer staff are considered not yet cinched.
 With staff of eight pitchers, it is certain several must bet let out but not an inkling of the intentions of Mr. Timme or Manager Clark in this respect, has been let out. The Amer. ican association has a player limit Of 16 men. With three outfielders three infielders, two catches, utility infielder and utility outf' elder, this will allow the club to carry six pitch CTS. An effort is being made to in- crease the player limit to IT, with in- dications of success, which would al low of seven hurlers be ng carried Therefore, if he can depend upon using pitcher as an utility out fielder, Manager Clark can carry his entire present staff under the 17 player limit. And little surprise would be caused here, f he should decide to carry out this plan. to start the season any way.
 Play Exhibition Games.
 The American association pennant season opens April 1S, with the Mil waukee club at Toledo, play'ns against Bresnahan's Mudhens. Presi- dent Timme and Manager Clark are Of the belief that the Mudhens vii be the unknown quantity of the American association this season, and they are determined to leave no ef- fort untried, to win the opening game of the season.
 Beginn ng tomorrow afternoon with game at Evansville, the Brew CTS will play every day during the week. through next Sunday. The.e have been games scheduled at Evans. vile, Lexington, Ky. Springfield Ohio, Dayton, Ohio, for all the inter- vening days. and with Manager Clark on ths job. there is every reason to believe the Brewers will round into fine shape and put the finishins
 oucAes on their training.
 Already the players 'ar9 workine in fine manner together. and it will talk but day or two for Manager Clark to frame up the combinations so necessary to make machine out oi any ball club. Then. w tn his clur completely organized. te will put th- Brewers into the field at Toledo on Tuesday April IS, ready for he fray refreshed by the rest they will get on Monday. April l1.
 Pine Bluff fans will watch the re- ! nf