The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-16
I 1LESHUnIn SENDS 4 LIST OF. MATERIAL FOR HIS NEW TEAM Some New Faces to Be Seen on Baron Field This
 Year FOUR YOUNGSTERS
 TO TRY FOR THIRD Manager Was Married Yesterday and He and His Bride Will Report
 in Birmingham on
 February

In letter to R. IT. Baugh, president of the local baseball association. Manager Molesworth yesterday morning furnished the list of players to whom he has mailed contracts.
 The list follows: Pitchers-Foxen, Smith, Green, Hardgrove. Randall, speer. Wagner, Chaput, Baker; infield- ers.. MeGilvray, Marcan and Ellam, of last seasons team, and the following new men: Ems, first base; Wall, third base; Mdklff, third base; Carroll, short stop Rapp, third base; outfielders, Mes senger, Johnston. Mcbride, Mowrey, Cor coran, Covaleski. Mills; catehers, Elliott, Yantz, Lemon, Dilgner.
 As can be seen, contracts were mailed 10 2S men. Elliott, catcher, has already been disposed rof to Nashville Covaleski has been sold to Albany, N. Y, and Mills, outfielder, has been turned back to Vicksburg, of the Cotton States league.
 Of the remainder of the above, it is certainty that Speer will not be given an opportunity to make good, and the same is true of Wagner. Hanna, the out fielder who finished the season for Birm- ingham last season, is considered almost too light for this company.
 From the present outlook, Birming- hams catchers will be Yantz and Lemon, both of whom are good men though neither is a star; McGilvray. first base; Marcan, second base; Elam, shortstop, and Messenger, Johnston, Mowrey or Mcbride, outfielders. The pitchers are doubtful. Of the above list, it is certain that Foxen will be retained. There is every reason to believe that Trough and Kent will be recovered. Of the six youngsters on hand, 1t is reasonably cer- tain that two good men can be secured
 The fans have already made up their minds that no man as good jssf Phelan can be obtained to play thiraffor Birm- ingham in 1912. However, there are four Baron youngsters who will make an ef- fort to cover the job satisfactory. They are Carroll. Wall, Midkiff and Rapp Carroll was a star last season of the Carolina Aeague. Wall and Midl1iff were obtained from the Central association. andt Rapp was secured through Phila- delbhia.
 Manager Molesworth in his letter men toned the fact of his marriage The wedding oeeurred yesterday. The couple will reach Birmingham February 1.
 Manager Molesworth is very hopeful of pennant next season. He stated in his letter that he intends to win the rag if it is possible to do so. He has pretty fair team lined up even at this early date. He seems to realize that everything deperds on htters and pitchers He has lost two good sticlSers in Phelan and Elliott, and has gained one in Messen- ger. Mcbride, too, promises to do bet ter in 1912 than in 1911, when his sensa- tional fall down, coupled with that of Manager Molesworth's, cost Birmingham pennant During the winter, Mcbride was married, and therefore, will be in a. position to do better the ensuing season.
 It is reported at headquarters that dur ing the winter Ivor Wagner was op- erated upon for appendicitis. It is re- ported, too that "Rowdy" Elliott is suf- fering at the present time with rheuma tism, though this report is not verified.