The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07
BARONS LOOK GOOD

With the opening of the season just four days off, a glance at the diff ferent teams shows that they are close ly matched Birmingham looks as strong as any other team in the league. Nashville will have a strong team, while New Orleans and Montgomery seem to be well fixec with good ma terial
 However, Chattanooga, Atlanta. Mo- bile and Memphis do not iooi~so strong right now It is probable that every team will strengthen before the sea- son Is well under way. At Chattanooga, Billy Smith seems to believe that the Look outs are weak with the stick. He has said that his team .s a fast one, bat that the players have failed 10 show anything remarkable with the hludgeon.
 At Atlanta the Crackers will add ad- ditional material Otto Jordan has been sold to make way fo> more speed It Is evident that he was not satisfied. At Mobile Mique Finn has recently added Gardella, Barr and Jacobsen and, : from all indications, Is not yet satis- fled with the team. Bill Bernhard Of the Turtles seems to have a very weak
 
 looks as if Birmingham is fitted for a first division berth.
 The Barons will have a splendid out field. With Bob Messenger, Jimmy John ston and MoWrey or McBrde in the gar den the Barons bid well to have the niftiest trio of gardeners in the South ern league. Should Mowrey land the outfield berth there is put little doubt but that the critics would agree that Birmingham has the fastest trio of felders in the league
 The inf1eld looks t, pe as good or better than many other teams in the Southern. There are very few teams that have better first sacker than large William McGilvrzy. He Is easily one of the star sluggers in the South ern Although little has been said of 1t, McGilvray Is a very fast man. Be- sides Messenger and Mowrey there Is not a Baron that can beat Bill to the Initial sack on a hit. ldcGilvray is as good a first sacker as the league af- lords. 1
 Either Berhammer or Marcan at second will look very good. Berghammer had a wonderful record last season, and from all indications will prove to be a good man. Everyone knows that "Lil'' Mar can is a splendid ball player. Roy El- lam Is without an equal as fielder, but is surpassed in stick work. With Car roll on third the infield looks very good.
 Lee Lemon and Fred Dilger or George Yantz will catch for the Barons In the opinion of many who have seen both Elliott and Lemon play, Lemon is su- perior receiver He slugs the ball very hard, and Is said to be a splendid fielder. Molesworth is satisfied with the backstop ping department
 Bill Foxen and Bill Trough will work on the pitching staff. Both will win many games Foxen Is without a peer a southpaw. while Trough is a good right handler From the staff of recruits Moles worth will get three youngsters who Raymond Boyd led the Central associa- ton, Delore Chaput led the Canadian league. Randall ranked second in the Cotton States league, while Green, Hard grove and Smith were well up in rank In their respective fields of endeavor. If Moesworth should not be able to get three more capable twirlers from the above six men. then it will surprise many peo- pie. In fact, the Birmingham pitching staff should be as strong as any in the circuit.
 However, If these Ave men do not come up to expectations 1t will be an easy matter to secure men from the majors At any time that he may need pitchers. nfielders or outfielders a wire to the "big show will bring what he desires. Moles- worth believes that he will be in the race for the rag The players hope to be in 1t, and it looks as if the Barons will be right near the string at the finish.
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