The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28

New York, March 2.-For the fourtn time since he won the heavyweight cham ship from Jim Jeffries in 1910, Jack John son will defnd his pugilistic title at Ba- vana. Cuba, next Sunday. On that date Jess Willard the most formidable among the white aspirants for the world s pre- mier ring honor, will meet the negro in what is scheduled as a forty-fve round battle for the championship. In his long career as pugilist, Johnson has never faced an opponent of the huge physical proportions of Willard Because of this advantage in weight, height and reach, as well as the ten years difference in their ages. the followers of Willard hope to see his youth and endurance triumph over the superior boxing skill and ring experience of the champion. It is this meeting between the master pusilist and the gigantic novice that lends interest and uncertainty to the battle. Willard 
 games were played and 1t Is customary in these affairs to rag the umpire, Scotty gives his decision 1t goes with me was just as much of a czar as in mid season. And the players after the games were over appreciated the firm manner of Scott Chesnutt.
 In these exhibition games Scott Ches- mutt did not have the power to make the players stop talking so he utilized his satirical ability in such a manner that at the present time none of the Barons will even say: 'Boo,'' at Scotty on the field because of the fear of cutting come back As one of the players said:
 'I'm off that fellow Chesnutt. There is no use trying to jolly ifim-hes got your number before you start and the mean things Scotty can say in apout 10 seconds would fill a book. From now on when Scotty gives his decision itgo es with me without any arguments. And don't ever forget it Scotty is the best umpire in the Southern league."
 The games with the Havana Reds were the best played settos the Barons have mixed in this season. Balesteros and Pe- dro Gonzales were also the best pitchers the Barons have yet faced. Balesteros IS the conuueror of the Athletics and Con za1es hung the Indian sign on the Chi cago Cubs in two games at Tampa, So both of these sombre-hued Cubans are 
 small men but have dazzling assort- ment of curves and a world of speed.
 Half of the Baronial squad arrived in Birmingham last night, but the main gang with Manager Charleton Molesworth, Sec retary Robert Tyson and the two war"
 correspondents don't arrive until noon time at the Terminal station.
 In the exhibition games this spring the Barons broke even. They won five and lost five and tied two games The scores:
 Barons il, Rollins college 4. Barons ?, Philadelphia Nationals 9. Barons 5, Philadelphia Nationals 3. Barons B. Philadelphia Athletics A. Barons 1. Brooklyn Nationals 6. Barons II, Rollins college 1. Barons 8, Louisville 12.
 Barons D. Louisville 6.
 Barons 6. Louisville 6.
 Barons 6, Louisville H.
 Barons 3. Havana Reds ?. Barons 2, Havana Reds 1. Tn the pitching in the exhibition series al, the honors go to Omar Hardgrove and Burleigh Grimes. Both of these right handlers have been there from the start
 of the spring training and have always ! been effective The losses of all the games charged against the Barons is
  southpaws. Moley would yank right | handler about the fifth inning and sub stitute Carl Ray, Pat Dougherty or Karl Black and the balloon would go up. How ever, Moley says the exhibition don't
 count, anyway, and are only good work. outs. .
 l If Molesworth's left-handers ever at
 tain control they are going to create | havoc amongst the Southern league bat
 ters for all of them have a world oi stuff and put as much on the ball as any of the real pitchers.
 l The hitting honors for the exhibition | series goes to Cecil Coombs. This slug. | gerino has not missed game nor missed | to register a timely blow. His average is about .5O0 for the spring games. James Magee has also done some nifty hitting and the speed marvel and champion TUT getter has been Edson Hemingway. Thii l young man will be the idol of the Bir.
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