The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-28
BarOns Sign Pitcher Love to Contract for the 1915
 Season BILLY SMITH BUYS OUTFIELDER HOLDEN Montgomery Buys Two Bushers-Mc- Cormick Cans Mcfarland. Northen Is Out of
 the Game
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N leans by two full games. While
 A the Barons registered a victory over Chattanooga the lowly Turtles downed the Pelicans. Mobile is topped by four and one-half battles, while the Atlanta Crackers are seven games rear ward. Unless something unforeseen happens, the Barons will have csm- manding lead when they hit the trail for the final tour
 The Memphis team opens series with the Barons at Rickwood this aft ternoon, Although the Chicks are struggling in seventh place they have always given the Barons hard tus- sle. Two games were scheduled for Saturday, but decision was reached whereby a double header win he played in Memphis Sunday. Hardgrove prob ably will pitch for Birmingham this afternoon.
 Although Billy Smiths crew is seven games in the rear, the Crackers are strengthening for the final spurt. Bill Holden, an Alabama product was signed yesterday by the Atlanta club to replace Bankston, the leading swat ter of the Georgia State league. Hol- den started the year with the New York Americans but was sold to Bal timore in the deal for Cree He baked at reporting and was finally given hts outright release. Holden is a good hit ter, but rather slow on bases
 Morley Jennings will leave the Crackers on September l. Thus. tho Smithmen will be without the services of the versatile player It means that Harry Holland will continue at third. with Long, Holden and Kireher in the outfield. The schedule Is strongly in favor of the Crackers. as they close at home with Birmingham and New Or leans on the road.
 Tho Barons started movements for 1915 yesterday morning when Manager Molesworth signed R. B. Love, a Bir- mingham boy, to a contract for next season. The youngster Is rather smalI but possesses a good fast ball. Moles- worth's only comment vas that he looked good to him, and that he had signed him. He served to the Barons in batting practice yesterday morning. Love shows promise and will be taken to Orlando in the spring. It k lMolesworths custom to sign some youngster in the fall every year, so as to have young pitcher rcady for the early exhibition games and to give the batsmen hitting practice in the spring. He will probably be farmed out for additional seasoning.
 
 | Bobby Gilks has purchased two young sters for immediate trials With the Bili- Ir. .t.I | Champlain of the Thonia svlie club in tho Georgia state league, are the two re- | cruits. They will report immediately to Montgomery Waldron. thlrd baseman for LaGrange in the GA. L., has joined the Atlanta team. He probably will be kept for the rest of the season as Jennings ! leaves on September l.
 | Hub Northen. the Mobile right fielder. will be out of the game for sometime. Hubbard is suffering with a boil on his
 left elbow that prevents him from throw | Ing. Abe Hudnall, the utility player, has
 been shifted to the garden and will con
 tinue beside Lord and Miller. | Manager Harry Mccormick did not wit | ness the battle at RicKwood. The Look | out pilot remained in his room. suffering | from the effects of the collision with Wal
 lace. Besides dislocatng his three fingers, | Mccormick was bruised badly. More op- | | tanooga players yesterday as to his con | dition It was stated that he might play within 10 days.
 The release of Pitcher Mcfarland has
 been announced. The star finger of the | Georgia State league was given a brief
 trial with the Lookouts. judged wanting and shipped back to the bushes. The onlv three youngsters now on the pay roll are Ross, Morgan and Caveny. They are quite promising.
 |
 | Eddie Mcdonald batted to the infield in practice yesterday, but did not get into
 the game. The Baron third sacl<er stated
 that he expected to return to third Sat urday, for he wanted to aid the club in the final spurt for the bunting | Wallace caught again for the Barons and received in fine form The first
 stolen base registered against him since he returned to Birmingham was recorded
 in the seventh inning wher. Mickey Coyle pilfered second. His throw was high.
 Had not the game gone into extra innings.
 Molesworth would have failed to get q
 hit His only wallop-a slngle-came in 1 the tenth round.
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