The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-11
BIRMINGHAM
 IS CONFIDENT Think We'll of The
 Barons. AWAIT THE OPENING GAME MoIesworth Has Selected Team
 For The Opening. With MoIesworth, HenIins asa Mo- Gnvray in the OutaeId Some Heavy Ciouting win Be Dens
 te Visiting Twirlers.
 
AWAIT THE OPENING GAME
BY HUGH w. ROnrnrs.

Birmingham, April 1o.--(Special.)-- Until Birmingham plays the frst game Southern League must remain in doubt as to whether the Barons are strong or weak.
 This Is true In spite of the fact already expressed opinions and In so doing, ruthlessly consigned the Barons to the under division.
 The fans at home are as much in doubt as the fans abroad. The req son Is apparent, for other than Henline Raub and Molesworth, the entire Bar on agsregation. save a pitcher or SO, Is one unknown.
 of last season. and Paddy Kane, from binghampton. N Y.. will do the catch - Ing. Kane has shown fine form. He Is very aggressive and fights through It is indicated, about .260.
 birmingham has something of a nnd rIn In Frank Gygli nrst baseman. tne nose. and is demon on the bases. He stole forty sacks last season.
 Amy bowen. product of the Vir- thss thsSs snsssr ass sSSTa sass rase longer troubled with doubt as con- cerns this position. He Is unusually Fast covering world of territory; hifs h,,5 nicely ,,, and runs the bases well. ----~t" St%NWnf 8s WI fa AesAt &t third: He is the only third baseman that Btrmtngham has claimed since the aays of Jimmy o'Brien. He fields with BinGhampton of the New York state league was .2a4.
 Morris is sick.
 raRas aSRaasortstop,, Walter Norris will not elapsed. He recently underwent an operation. and is recovering slowly. He led the South Atlantic League last ss m of the and Ess sas % which he managed. He finished the season with St. Louis. in the National League: asnsss and t was only his hitting ninoas assin. untIi @ his srst srrivai oF usiis the tty Man Roy EIiam will play short. and that territory will be well cared for. Ellam is sxcesedingly fast both lacks that polish which this league requires. But if indications count for anything. he will eventually star be- with hls resembianse to Charlie Babb,
 Molesworth and Henline of the out helders are we'll known. Last season each hit :3o2. Both made a large aSmSsr of Ssses TSs ssGlS ssrS ou.dsss ass Is as good as either of the others. lie ts McGilyray. last season wlth Harris- D nnrg ot tne b', g,a gT,raissIate: in which com
 
 " Is now considered almost a cer- tainty that Birmingham's pitching stan will consist of Dickson and Moore of the Central League; Fie- harty and Ford of last season's team; Grant Schopp late of Atlanta. Molly has gone. Bauer is showing poor form to date .and Veasey out of the Cotton StateE.. is considered too inex- perienced. The indications are that Mccain Robinson will report in June. Molesworth is now in trade for q season twirler from Cincinnati. a goods. Dickson. Moore. schopp and this spring and Fora, though he ' is rounding out slowly. premises to have The team will be as fast on the bases as any other in the league. The indi- cations are that it's fielding average will be very fine. 1t will not hit as heavy as the team last season, but Molesworth Henline and McGiivray will approach the 300 mark. Raftis will hit about .2T0. Gygli about .2e0, and Raub and Kane about .250.
 Manager Molesworth is well satis- fed with conditions as they exist in Birmingham, and promises to spring a surprise in Atlanta next week.
 Lingerie dresses and waists should never be washed. Dry Clean them and you will get that creamy soft finish you want.
 French Dry Cleaning Co.
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