The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-23
BARONS TACKLE
 THE VOLUNTEERS First Home Game Occurs This
 Afternoon DICKSON WILL PITCH
Bill AK Talks of the Team and the Road Trip and Is Pleased With Both-Rooters Should
 Root Right.
By BILL AK.

The Barons, for the first time this season, will appear before the local public this afternoon-if the weather and the condition of the grounds per- init.
 The fans will witness a likely little bunch of ball players-not necessarily world beaters but young fellows who are in the fray for victory, and who will be found fighting from. the first to the last inning.
 The Barons played good ball on the road. As you all remember. we feared those two opening series away from home. Well, the Barons pulled through nobly, winning three and losing four.
 Good Road Record.
 This is d good road record, and the fans at home should appreciate the eff forts of the bunch. They fought over every inch of the territory, and if any man in any single instance failed to do his duty 1t escaped me. If the fans get behind the Barons this season, and if the association carries out it's in tention of strengthening in the very beginning, we will have no bushes coming this year for a certainty.
 You may put that in your pipe and smoke it, and we very seldom risk an early season prediction. But I believe that spirit counts for much in baseball and the team is all to the good in that particular.
 If there was space I would attempt to point out in detail the little things each man did on the road trip. But suffice 1t to say they all did we'll and returned home over the Louisville and Nashville last night confident of win hing some more games, and of making a respectable showing in the race from the present date to the close
 Nashville Here Today.
 Nashville comes this morning. Bill Bernhard's crew of last season pen nant winners makes it's initial bow this afternoon. Manager Molesworth will send Dickson to the slab. and the tall Texan told me last night that he in tended making someone hustle. He is in much better condition than when in Atlanta last week he was unable to locate the plate. Dickson really looks good.
 Jake Daubert, Vedder Sitton Hump ty' McElveen and Hunter will be missed this afternoon. Daubert's place has been filled by Robertson, who ap-
 
 base this season is covered by young ster answering to Moves" Walter East is still on second, and Kid" But Ter at short. Siegle, Wiseman and Bay are again in the outf1eld. Seabaugh is behind the bat again, and his assistant this season is Case. Weaver and Gi1roy are among the new twirlers. Duggan, Perdue, Win Kellum and Bernhard are among the old slab artists who are still on the salary list
 Wants Some Roofing.
 If the weather is right there will be a game this afternoon and tomorrow. The teams will rest Sunday and finish the series Monday and Tuesday after moons. The Barons have 12 games at home before again riding the rails.
 Let's get out and hustle ourselves this afternoon. Good roofing, which has not been heard in Birmingham since the balmy days of 1906, will bring us many victories this season. You should hear them yell in Atlanta and when Mont gomery wins the Sleeper fans are strictly on the job themselves Our voices. when in the natural groove, are stronger than any others.