The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-24
IST LOUIS BROWNS HERE TODAY; lDERRILL PRATT WILL BE HONORED
Special Exercises Will Be Held in Honor of Pratt. Ex-Southern Leaguers to Be in the Game

With Derr.ll Pratt as the center of attraction the st Louis Browns. un- der the leadership of Branch Rickey will invade k ckwood Field this after noon and oppose the Barons in the third regular exhibition game of the spring.
 The Browns will arrive this morning from Jacksonville. where they played the Jacksonville club of the South Atlantic league yesterday afternoon. The party, which is composed of regu- lars, will be made up of Derrin Pratt. Palmer Snedecor, Bob Messenger Ern- est Walker ex-Southcrn 1eaguers; Ag- new, Austin, Baumgardner. Crossin, l Covington, Ciemens. Enzenroth, Hol- lander, Hamilton James, Leary, Mitch ell, Miller Shottea. Williams, Weilman. Clarence ana Ernest Walker. Stevens. 1 Manager Branch Rickey and several St. Louis sporting writers
 Much interest :s attached locally to this afternoons combat as special ex- ercises will be held in honor of Der Till Pratt, who is local boy. A sub scription has been raised by Baron fans and diamond sticSpin has been pur- chased to present Pratt when he strides to the plate the first time.
 Messenger to Play
 Manager EticlSey has announced that he will play all of the former South tern leaguer5 on his squad in today's game. This means that Palmer Sned- ecor will be at first, Derrill at second. Messenger in righe field and Ernest Walker in center Excepting the latter two players, the team opposing the 1 Barons will he composed of veterans No mention has been made by Hickey as to who he intends to use on the mound but it is likely that he will send Weilman in against the Barons for time. Weinian Is one of the tallest paaycrs in the national pastime, towering higher up in the air even than LaudermillS, the giant hurler here with the Louisville Colonels last week.
 Two other players who will attract at- | tention are Catcher Agnew and Pitcher | Baumgardner President Gilmore of the Iederals, claims that this duo, have at tached their signature to Federal con | tracts and that his organization will | carry the fight into the courts to ob- l tain their services if necessary which, ] it seems, they will have to do. as Az new and Baumgardner steadfastly refuse | to desert their team
 1 Leary the first baseman, last season l with Utica in the New York State league who was badly wanted by the Barons, and over whom a controversy arose, will also be here.
 | Should it become necessary Hickey may eject Willie Mitchell, dean of the Browns pitching corp, into the battle, ana the Baron batters will then be face to face with the real proposition in the pitching line.
 Banquet Tonight
 Pratt will be further honored tonight l when a banquet will be rendered tho St.. Louis team in his honor at the Southern club, beginning at o'clock. From Birmingham the Browns will wcnd theN way to Nashville for com bats with the Vols on Wednesday and Thursday. This will conclude the exhi- hition schedule of the regulars, and from Nashville they will jump to St. Louis, where toward the end of the week, they open the regular spring series with the Cardinals.
 Manager Molesworth of the Barons ha not jntimated who he will use against the Browns, but his choice will very