The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-12
M M'GILVRAY LOOKS
 EXCEEDINGLY GOOD New OutfeIder Comes With
 Splendid Record
TELLS HENRY MEEK STORY
Says Heulsman Will Sting 'Em In Dixie This Season-Barons Worked In Morning, But Rain Inter-
 fered In the Afternoon.

He looks like ball player, he talks like a ball player, and he is one.
 That's a good way to describe Red McGilvray. the stout fellow who last season knocked the fences down in the Tri-Srate.
 The new Baron arrived yesterday morning with his wife. The two have secured quarters on Seventh avenue and have settled down for the year. He visited baseball headquarters in the morning, met President Baugh, Man ager Molesworth and numerous fans gathered around.
 McGilvray is about 26 years of age, and weighs about ITO pounds. He has been playing baseball for several sea sons. Last year he was tried out by Cincinnati and was in Birmingham for a few days. Failing to land perma nent berth with the Reds he was farmed to Lanca ster of the Tri-State league Birmingham secured him from Cincinnati, through the aid of Louis Heilbroner, scout for the Red camp.
 McGilvary has never hit under the
 300 mark since he has been playing baseball in professional circles. Ills batting record last season was .S1S. His fielding record was .973. He stole 20 bases.
 Explains Bald Head.
 He states that he is above weight at the present time, and will have to do considerable work to get in form. While McGilvary is young. his head is al- most bald. He explained that yester- day by referring to the time he played with Denver. "The air is so rarified, stated he, that all hair is deprived of oil. There are more baldheaded men in Denver to the square inch,' con- y,I, fI.s, xrxKrhe ara O Q in the world.
 Charlie Frank has got a good man in Heu1sman, stated McGilvray. We were on the same team last season. and Heulsman can certainly rap them. There is no man who can hit ball harder, and all during last season he was knocking infielders in every direc- tion. He can hit them anywhere, and no pitcher has nm surrounded
 Another Meek Story.
 But speaking of natural hitters and hard hitters, Henry Meek is no slouch, himself. Why that man, as you people in Birmingham know, can smash them anywhere. He can hit a big leaguer a easily as a 'brusher.' I remember distinctly some years ago when Henry Meek made good with Sioux City. I was playing with Denver that year. We'll Meek, unknown to the audience, ambled to the bat. The first ball thrown across the plate he smashed to the leftfield fence. It rattled the boards until they almost tumbled. But no one suspected that Meek was a prodigy. Well, he came up again. This time the pitcher, thinking the big fel low was a leftfield hitter, pitched ac- cords ngly. But imagine his surprise and chagrin, when Meek smashed the next one against rightfield fence. Again the | cards rattled. The Denver play CTS Id oked at each other, and the fans began to marvel.
 '-So there was great anticipation when Meek was at bat again. This time ithe pitcher worked exceedingly hard 1 o prevent him landing. But Meek { aught low one at his ankles, and tn, last I saw of the ball 1t was flying mile a minute over centerfield fence. And that fence Is some way from tn plate. too."
 V lcGiIvray Only Arrival.
 McGiF vray was the only Baron to arrive y esterday. The oth CTS, Moles- worth, L arsen. Moore. Fleharty Bowen, Ellam al Id Gygli. visited the park in the morl ing, and had light practice. The plan to return in the afternoon miscarries l, however, on account of the rain. The others will be ttrolling in one by one, It is thought, until they are all arrive, l. Regular practice will be in order n ext week. Tuesday the Bar ons meet { toward college.