The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-30
TH'SJUDGMENT SENT
 A BAT-BOY TO THE BIG LEAGUE
"PUD" M'TIGUE, WHO CARRIED BATS FOR BARONS, WAS DIS
 COVERED BY BARON LEADER. WAS SIGNED BY BIRMINGHAM
By REuBHN \. LEWIS

Besides Clarence Smith, Molesworth dis covered another star twirler in the per sonage of a mascot in Nashville. When the Chubby leader was in Nashville in the fall of 1909, he noticed a long, lanky youth who was serving bat-boy for the Nashville club. Later he observed that the kid was acting as pitcher in batting practice and that he was not having in- different success in downing the batsmen with weak pop flies to the infield and striking a aoodly number out.
 The next series the lean, lanky lad was secured to tend the willows of the Ba- rons and Big Bill McGtvray. So Moles- worth asked the kid 10 serve em over that the Barons could keen their batting optics The kid had a lot of stuff on each and every slant and the Barons were as Unsuccessful as the Volunteers in solving his delivery.
 After the series Molesworth had a quiet conversation with the boy who told him that his name was McTigue and that the Volunteers had dubbed him "Pud" for the Christian part The leader of the league leading Barons whispered to the lad that he would like to sign him up the next season and put down his address on an envelope to correspond with the lad in 1910.
 So when the next spring arrived, Moles- worth sent a contract and transportation to the boy and he immediately answered with his presence in Smokyville.
 That spring he fairly stood the big leaguers on their heads in the spring, but he was extremely green and lacked ex- perience. In the spring games, McTigue moved down his opponents in order and Molesworth whispered to himself that he had uncovered real "phenom." However when the Southern league season was be- gun, McTigue like many other young sters. lost his nerve completely.
 At Mobile he worked in his first game and it was a regular serve the ball over the duck performance. The Gulls batted him unmercifully and when the Baron leader could not place him near N8ir- mngharr he was sent to the New Eng land league.
 Here McTigue regained his lost confi- dence and, with his natural ability, had little trouble in whipping any club in the league. He was heralded to the big leaguers and the Boston National club se- cured him for fall delivery in 1911. The price paid was s35Oo for the bat-boy which Molesworth discovered to be diamond in the rough.
 with the WaDpHns BeaheaterS pehihu him he pitched masterfully but finally few weeks ago was turned over to the Buffalo club in the International league for more training. However the Boston club would not let him out without an option as Johnny King thinks the lanky youth will yet be a consistent winner in the big show.
 McTigue had wonderful speed. His fast ball was as pretty a bender as ever broke across plate. He had good curves and needed only training. He was as good a young pitcher as Clarence Smith, but did not have the nerve. which has practically held Young Smith his job from the start.
 There is little doubt but that Moles- worth is one of the best judges of young ball talent in the world When he gets old enough to view with Cy Young a big league scout job will be at his call if all of his ability does not fail him. This is very improbable