The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-13
HOWARD'S CHANGES
 LOOM BRIGHTLY
Coach NoOgin Has Good Ma terial This SeasOn-Play
 OwentOn This Week

Following several weeks of quiet
 training, the Howard college baseball
 Line has blossomed out into a well
 regulated machine and is fit for the
 three-game series to be played the last
 of the week with Birmingham college.
 Coach Lonnie Noojin said yesterday he felt ready for the Methodists and was
 secure in his belief that the Howard squad would repeat last years per formances.
 The two teams will clash in the first game Thursday on the Howard ath-
 letic field. Fridays game will be ! played on the Birmingham college
 grounds and Saturdays game will be | staged at Howard. Another series will
 be played late in April or early in May.
 , To say that the Howard boys are ready for Birmingham college is not
 sufficient It is necessary to add that
 they will be ready to put up their
 hardest fights of the season, for the
 Howard men grow clammy when they
 think of being defeated by the Owen ton boys. Coach Noojin has been pit
 ting men against men in his efforts to set the best possible combination for this years Howard squad. Weaknesses developed in the games against the Mississippi A. and NJ, have been shaped up to a large extent and the Baptists Will present strong frcnt when they go up against their youthful rival. Wallace, Boozer and Carroll have tied themselves on to the box. elim-
 mating practically all other contend CTS These three men have made good,
 and they will be depended upon 10
 handle the Methodist batters. Wallace
 and Carroll have the edge on general
 ship, while Boozer can slam the ball
 all over the lot as well as pitch. So Noojin expects to use him in the field
 when he is not in the box. Carroll is
 no weakling at the bat himself and he is magnificent base runner Behind the plate Coach Noojin has
 stationed Rich to fill the shoes of the
 inimitable Slick Tisdale. Rich,s catching and begging make him hard to beat, his weak batting being his vulnerable spot. Gay Red" Robinson is as good at first as ever and they
 don't make many better. Robinson's batting is around .S50 for spring prac- tice. w. Griffin and R. Griffin are talk ing care of second and short, respect lively, R. Griffin displaong Allen,
 While w. Griffin comes from last years regulars.
 Lee Blackwelder is back at third and is stinging the ball in good style. Blackwelder was called in from the field,z when Coach Noojin resolved to strengthen short by switching Griffin from third. The batting and fielding
 of Newman, in left field, is one of the things causing Coach Noojin to smile. Newman is an old regular and is re- Sarded as one of the most finished felders who ever played with How ard. His trouble heretofore has been his weak batting. If he holds up his spring record he will be one of the leaders at the end.
 In center field Howard has Bradford and Hilliard running strong against two or three other candidates. Both men field well and have fair batting average. In right Boozer will take in everything when he is not pitching Carroll, Vice and Gibson can fill in at any time.
 It's Towards first regular series of the season at home and college enthu- siasm will be at its best when the hines clash.