The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-14

Orlando, Fla, March 13.-(Special.)- Ut is at second base that the problems of Carleton Molesworth are troublesome. The departure of LIP Marcan has begun to be felt. For the "demon infield'' Molesworth has so far gathered five young men, two of whom are veterans in the Baronial ranks. The newcomers are Edson Hemingway, who starred with Nashville last season; Dannie Clark, who was with the Augusta club in the South Atlantic league and a few weeks with Birmingham in the lat ter part of 1914, and Cecil Coombs, who was drafted by Molesworth from the Bay City, Mich, club in the Three I league last fall. These three men are practi- cally assured places in the ranks of the Barons until the first of May and it is within the range of possibilities that all of them may be kept.
 The Baron infield, which was instru- mental in winning the pennant for Bir- mingham last season, is all shot to pieces this spring and it is up to Gladys Moles- worth to build a new defensive machine. At the close of last season Molesworth had Tex Covington at first: 'I4il" Marcan at second, Roy Ellam at short and EddiaI Mcdonald at third. Of this remarkabfe infeld only Roy Ellam remains. This is fortunate as Roy is still without a doubt the peerless short fielder of the 1 Southern league.
 Then, There Is Carroll ! For the past three years Molesworth|
 has had a young man sitting on the
 bench beside him and occasionally play I ing in the field or ''pinch hitting" This clean looking young athlete is Charley l Carroll and on his youthful shoulders has | fallen the responsibility of guarding the l first sack for the Barons this season. Molesworth is confident that Charley will make good.
 The keystone sack is a more varied | problem than at first. At the initial sack all the Birmingham fans know what Car | roll can do and it is almost a certainty | that "Handsome'' Charley will come | through with the best baseball in his ca-
 reer this season, but. as stated before. | it is at second base that the real prob- lens confront the rotund manager, for | the new men must be tried out
 | Dannie Clark was with the Barons last
 
 , jured his ankle. He has made a good
 impression with the fans. He is young, | aggressive and ambitious and is making
 a mighty fight to land the berth at the keystone corner. However, Cecil Coombs, a husky athlete from Michigan, is also | doing some hustling and his heavy hit | ting and fast base running is winning | much appreciation in the eyes of Moles- | worth. Clarks history follows: Introducing MT. Clark Daniel Cruran Clark-Born January IS. | 1895, at Meridian, Miss. Attended pub- | lie schools and from a mere child began playing baseball on the sand lots. In 1913 broke into professional baseball with Co., | lumbus, Miss, in the Cotton States league | and in 1914 was with Augusta, Ga., in ! the South Atlantic organization. He bat | ted for .29S and fielded .954 last season l with Augusta. He is feet 91a inches | in heighth and weighs ITO pounds Cecil Coombs is an older man than Dan- nie Clark, who is only 20 years old. | Coombs also comes to the Barons with | a remarkable batting average. A synop- l sis of Coombs follows:
 l Cecil Coombs-Born at Moweaqua, Ill.,.
 March 1S 1890. Attended public schools | and high school and broKe into profess 1 sional baseball in 1909 with the Decatur | following three seasons Coombs played | with the Danville club in the same league and in 1914 was with Adrian, also in l the same league. Last season Coombs went to Bay City, again in the same or | ganization, and last fall was drafted by
 Molesworth. Coombs played every posi-
 tion. He is a good outfielder, fast in-