The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-06
WITH THE BARONS
Nv HUGH w. ROBERTS.

Chattanooga. June 5.-fspecial.)-Rain
today prevented the scheduled trip to
Lookout mountain. The Barons spent the
day around the hotel. The team is housed
at the Patten, the leading hostelry of this
burg.
Arthur Irwin, New York American
scout. after looking over the Barons and
Lookouts. has gone to Nashville. Irwin
was managing the Washington club when
Wordsworth, then pitcher, broke into the
game.
Incidentally, Irwin has managed a PEN
nant winner in the National and Amer
lean leagues and the American associl-
ton In his day he was the countrys
greatest shortstop. Marcan was under Ir-
win in the American association. in which
company Bill Hart, now a Chattanooga
twirler, was umpiring
Scout Irwin states that Ryan is the
smartest catcher in minor leagues and
speaks highly of his generalship. He
claims that Ryan made the Roanoke team
in the Virginia league last season.
The Chattanooga sporting writer's de-
clare Elliott the best catcher they have
seen in Chattanooga this year.
Rick woodward has offered the Chat
tanooga club $40 for each game in which
Meek is allowed to catch. After the re-
tirement of Meek in Saturdays game
Chattanooga, with Carson catching and
Patterson .on second. was about 10 per
cent stronger.
Lister is an excellent fielding first sack
err, but in this department he has nothing
on large William McGilvray. Bill is
gathering in ground balls with marvellous
skill. Considering his hitting. base run
ming and fielding, he is without doubt the
most valuable first sacker in the league.
He is leading The team in base stealing.
Covaleski has three brothers playing
professional ball. Stanley Covaleski is
pitching and John Covaleski is playing
right field for Lancaster in the Tri-State
league. and Frank CovalesN is pitching
for Johnstown of the same circuit.
The Pole received a marked copy of
Cincinnati paper today. the baseball scribe
of which was bemoaning the loss of the
southpaw. He commented on the fact
that the Pole has won four of five games
and hops Clark Griffith for having let him
out The scribe, however, made the mis-
take of saying that after Convey had
dropped the first game Birmingham want
ed to return him. AS matter of fact,
Rick woodward after that first game
wouldn't have parted with Convey for
thousand.
This morning the scribe of, the Chatta-
nooga Times lambasts Billy Carpenter,
Kavanaughs best. Such tactics might
have Influenced umpires in the Sally,
but the case is different in the Southern.
Joe Curtis of the Chattanooga News. for
merly a Birmingham reporter, and good
one, tells different story-giving Carpen-
tyr credit for good work. and overlooking
what he terms an honest mistake In Fri
days game.
Rick Woodward sits on the Baron
bench before the games, rides back to
the hotel with the team. eats with the
boys and is always talking baseball. The
players are attached to him and will so
the limit in his interest AS long as he
guides the destiny of the Baron squad
there is no danger of a return to lower
rank. Along with other reasons the play
ers want to win for Riek's sake This is
one factor working for his success, and
his willingness to turn loose the coin in
procuring new players is the other.