The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-07
Old Baron Receiver Will Get Back Into the Game Again This Season.
 Sends Contract
M'DONALD WILL COME TO CITY EARLY IN
 MARCH FOR CONFAB
Paul Fittery and Grimes Reach Town. MOlesworth Impressed With Way Tragresser Handles Himself. Ponder Will Not Report
 Until June
Fly ASA RouNTREE. JR.

After hesitating for nearly three weeks, Fred Dilger, the Baron receiver who was struck down with appendicitis during the early part of last season. Nas finally de- oided to re-enter the game this spring | and his signed contract was received yes- treday by Manager Molesworth. Dilger was free agent, having been given his unconditional release soon after ill., ness had incapacitated him for further service.
 Manager Molesworth wrote to Dilger | nearly a month ago asking him to sign with the Barons for the 1914 season. but until yesterday he had not heard a word from him and had about given up hope roping him in this seq son.
 With Dilger enrolled Moley now has five catchers on his string. giving ample assurance that the BaroFs will be we'll fortified in the backstopping department Curing the coming season. With the ex- oeption of Wagner, all of the backstop- ping candidates have had considerable ex- rerience and the fight for the two posi- tions will be exceedingly warm.
 Impressed With Tragresser
 Moley is very much impressed with the way Tragresser, the young catcher pur- chased from the Boston Braves, handles himself and is of the opinion that he will prove to be one of the best receivers in the Southern league during the 1914 campaign. Although hc has had but two days of practice Tragresser has already rounded in fairly good condition and is showing all of the earmarks of a scintil- lating performer.
 Paul Fittery, the Title scuthpaw farmed out to the Evansville club in the Central league last spring, ambled into baseball headquarters yesterday, increasing the number of recruits on hand to eleven. Burleigh Grimes also reached the city yesterday afternoon, but too late to take part in practice.
 Although Eddie Mcdonald is reported as being seriously considering joining the Federals, he is not yet lost to the Barons. President Baugh of the local club several days ago ask Mcdonald to come to Birmingham for a conference in regards to his salary demands and the third sacker has agreed. It is expected that he will reach here by March 10, and Manager Nolesworth is confident he can persuade Mcdonald to stick within the ranks of organized ball, for this season at least.
 Curiey Brown Silent
 An invitation was also extended to Curley Brown to come south for a confab, but up to date nothing has been heard from him and Manager Molesworth does not know what course he intends to pur- sue.
 Pitcher Ponder, who was secured from Dallas in the Texas league, will be un- able to report until June l. Ponder is attending Texas college and does not want to report until school closes, which Is in the latter part of May. Moles- worth has given his consent to this and so Ponder will not put ir his appearance until then.
 Two practice sessions will be Aeld today, one beginning at 10 o'clock and the other at ? o'clock. Molesworth took charge of the training squad yesterday for the first time and put the players through their paces The rockies are slowly work ing the kinks out of their wings and will soon be in fairly good shape.