W Arm Reception Being Planned for Pratt
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..... ;““*** •••••••••••••*••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••»•_ j BILLY CAMPBELL OF BASEBALL PRACTICE I I MOBILE GULLS WILL AT CENTRAL HIGH i RETIRE FROM GAME W arm j Reception Being Planned for Pratt WILL START MONDAY I BASEBALL RAPIDLY BROWN WILL REPORT TOMORROW; HIGH SCHOOL SHOULD COMING INTO OWN INITIAL GAME NEXT SATURDAY HA VE A STRONG NINE The Former Billiken Wires Baseball Practice at Central High Starts COMES N UNEXPECTEDLY Tomorrow—Many VOLS TO RECEIVE BILLY SMITH MAKES Moley He Will Reach City | Veterans Have Returned—New Material Is Plentiful. Staff Coach Courleux’s Monday—Grimes ■WimiiP—111 — 1 .. Hurling Only CASTOFFS OF THE FIRST CUT IN 1914 in Fold Worry Is Schedule Announced _ j That the baseball germ is exceed- there is some good material on hand ST. LOUIS BROWNS GAME IS SCHEDULED ingly contagious and spreads with ra- in Henry Baker, Robert Hanby, Allen OF PLAYERS Low man and Didlaki. SQUAD pidity when it once appears, has been Tho staff this year will l»e NEXT SATURDAY WITH >nce again exemplified In Birmingham cacthlhg unusually strong. Hal Beasley and since the Barons have traili- Schwartz to Build Nash- Wood and CLAY AGGREGATION begun Charles Jones, regulars of last year,1 Up Schmidt First to ng. With the opening of the train- are back, while Roger Bite, a new man, ville Team With Retire From ng season the sap began to rise in is on hand to supplement the work of Players Competition :he various educational institutions in this duo. The Crimson infield this season will Birmingham and now nearly all of Secured From Rickey. on Atlanta Team—Six Hardgrove. Harben, Magee, Grimes l>e composed of veterans. Jenkins will :hem have either inaugurated baseball be and Murphy Reported Yesterday. back at first: Hanby at third, and Kraft Not Yet Lost Places Settled jractlce or Intend to do it in the near Davis at short. GHlem and AVingo ap- Seventeen Men Have Put Juture. pear to be the most likely candidates for the During the coming week the Cen- other infield position. in Appearance—Tragres- Myatt is the only varsity outfielder tal High school baseball squad will Nashville, March 7.—(Special.)—The Atlanta, March 7.—(Special.)—Mana- in school this year and the other two ser a Good nake as Coach Cour- Pegger its Initial bow, positions will have to ho taken care •’mysterious paper team” for this season ger Billy Smith of the Crackers has eux has served notice that diamond cf by youngsters. about which Bill Schwartz has been for nade hfs first cut in his squad of oan- iractice will be In vogue dally, cora- Present indications are that Coach bo long talking in stage whispers, is no lidates for positions on the 1914 team. Courleux will be in ny ASA ROUNTREE, JR. nencing tomorrow. no such predica- longer puzzling the baseball bugs in Vol- Pitcher Wood and Inflelder ment this year as he was in 1913 when Schmidt, Deciding, like Burleigh Grimes, that it The Crimson should nine this year he had to te wn. It will be built up of castoffs loth are to be cast develop three entirely new semi-pros, going would be best for him and all parties ie one * of the strongest that has been teams on account of the regulars be- •eeured from the St. Route Browns and idrift. The former has quit the game roncerned to stick with organized ball, urned out during the past several ign pre\*ented from playing either by that is the explanation of the flight of ind has entered business with his “Curley” Brown, the belligerent south- years as many of last year's aggre- faculty regulations or being injured. the tf# Schwartz from Mobile meeting brother in Alabama. The latter is con- secured Last year he was limited in material. paw' from the St Louis Browns, gation are still in school to serve as a but moav he has St. Petersburg. Fla., where the Ameri- sidered entirely too for this com- plenty to fall back on. light has wired Manager Moiesworth of the mcleus, while there also is plenty of can tailenders are now in The folloAving tentative schedule has league just pany. Barons that he will report here Monday. lew material on hand to draw from. been arranged by Manager Jenkins: training. First Baseman Amason. star of the Brown’s decision to report has lifted a Hie veterans returning this year are April 1—Bessemer High school, at Rickey has taken a great, fancy to Georgia Tech college team last season, big worry lrom Moley’s mind as the for- ^aptain Davis, shortstop; Manager Jen- Bessemer. Schwartz because the Yol pilot was so las been signed for a but lie April 3-4 —Sixth District Agricultural try out, mer Billiken had been seriously con- kins, first base; Myatt, outfield; Han* at Hamilton. highly recommended by “Hurry Up” Kill be to some inall- school, probably shipped templating Joining the Federal league, by, pitcher, and third base; Jones, the who is one of April 7—Ensley High school, at Eas- Yost, Michigan coach, ?r league for more seasoning. from which he had several offers. catcher; Beasley, catcher, and Gillem, ley. Rickey’s old pals, and he urged Branch Six Places Settled Another malcontent—Grimes—came to lecond base. April 9-10—Talladega High school, at to Bill in the race the help out for turns Talladega. Six places on the team have been with Manager Molesworth yester- Narly 40 new men will also be out bunting in the Kavan&ugh circuit if he April 20—Ensley High school, at Bir- settled. There will be no contest for day and signed his contract for the 1914 For the team. Among those who have had any Browns to put on the block. mingham. left and center field, first and second eason. Grimes reached the city Friday registered with Coach Courleux are He haw been working out with the April 25—Leeds High school, at and after a conference with the Baron Browns down in the hot Florida sun- jase and two places on the pitching bowman, pitcher; Didlaki, pitcher; Ba- Leeds. shine for the past two weeks with Rick- staff. leader formally bound himself over. Not ker, pitcher; Hobart, first base; W. Ba- April 29—Bessemer High school at crew*, it a useful ey's and may serve This will leave 22 men to battle for until then uld Moley know how close he ker, outfield; Bite, catcher; Beslie, out- Birmingham. purpose after all, for it looks as if there OMAR HARDGROVE May 1—Sixth District Agricultural- me outfield berth, two catching berths, :anw to losing the young right hander. field; Wingo, second base; Hilliard, is a bare chance that Bill will have to to resist the call of the school at Birmingham. Crimes had received offers from Unable game any longer, the little Baron me shortstop, one third baseman, three the Chi- Lhlrd base, and McBaurlns, outfield. 9—Marshall again don the spangles and hold down right hander breezed into the city yesterday looking fit as a fiddle May County High school first base. Between Artie iltchers and a utility man. cago, Brooklyn and St. Louis clubs in The only department that will cause at Huntersville. Hogman jump- and eager for work. Hardgrove wrote President Baugh not long ago to the Federals and the Vols’ claim the Federal circuit and was almost on -oach sea- May 13—Bessemer High school, at ing Eible at first, McConnell at second. that he would be unable to reach Birmingham before the middle of the Courleux any trouble this on Wilbur Kraft, held by Portland, :he verge of toppling over when lie real- Bessemer. Long in left, Welehonce in center and month. his sooner son will be the None of last first station are He arranged matters, however, than he expected and pitching. May 23—Shelby school, Schwartz's plans for the ized that it was to his advantage, and County High Dent and Price in the box. are the men year's moundsmen are on hand and a pretty well up in the air. Bill figured beat it south. at Columbiana. ivlio Is only, to stick with the vested inter- new will have to be that it would be nuts to have Kraft re- are certainties. The first four crop developed May 28—Ensley High school, at ests. The former is in fine from the turned from Brooklyn, with Daubert hav- lamed will probably face the opposi- Lookout shape among recruits. However, Ensley. \nd anxious to get down to work. ing a copper riveted cinch on first base, ion of the Crackers in the batting or- but when the Dodgers got to turn ready ler as the first four in this order, Mc- First Game Saturday the former Pelican bark, Portland horned Eible. Only six more days remain before the AE^JRCH^TwiLirBE. Connell, Long, Welehonce, in and held up the player on whom nitial of 1914 will be at FOXEN VISITING IN Schwartz had his heart set and around Flanagan Han Edge game staged CITY; whom he had built his 1914 club. Rickwood. Next Saturday the Barons Nixon of last year’s team, Flanagan, Schwartz does not believe that Port- vlll take on the fast amateur team repre- DERRILL PRATT DAY he leading batter of the Three-I SWANCINA LEAVES TUESDAY , land's claim will hold even under the J senting Clay, Ala., and the nookhs will new' ruling handed down by the national 1 eague last season, and Kirchor, the lave a chance to show what they can _ I commission on the railroading of veteran 1 eading base stealer of the Virginia !o under fire.