The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-24
Training Trip Has Been Wonderful Success and the Boys Have Enjoyed It Very Much
By RICHARD F. LussrEn


 Orlando, Fla, March 23.-(Special1 Sunday afternoon the Barons will arrive in Birmingham after stay of a month in the warmer cnmes of Florida. A few of the rockies will arrive on Saturday aft ernoon.
 1t has been a wonderful stay for the majority of the youthful Barons, this training trip in Orlando, and the majority of the boys sincerely regret leaving this city They have become enamored with Orlando, with its spacious sidewalks, its impressive palm trees, it's glorious sun shine, and the benison of happiness which seems to be abroad at all times in this wonderful central Floridian city.
 The Barons are leaving soon-but prom ise to come back next spring. And Or lsndo is grieving at the parting of the Baronial athletes, but is cheered when ' told ofstheir prospective return next sea son.
 The Barons this season are youthful set of boys. Only Omar Hardgrove, the veteran pitcher, who is 30 years old. is there a member of the squad past the age of 25. Yes, the veteran Roy Ellam is 26 years old.
 Of the other members of the Baron team the ages run from 20 to 20, but the majority of the boys are q and 22. Despite the callow youths which make up the small army of Molesworth this season the conduct of the boys in Orlando has been exceptionally modest and this has endeared them to the Orlandoans. Here is what Moley says of his club:
 What Moley Thinks
 When you have bunch of youngsters who are modest in demeanor. and who are trying all the time on the ball field, you are going to have a club that will always play good ball, and be in good position at the finish. This season I have such a bunch of young fellows. They are all gentlemanly boys-no bad actcrs' are along, and despite certain mediocrity in some departments or the game, know that all of the boys are trying all the time. If some of them can't play the game as well as other stars, they are young, ambitious and wiling to learn, and I have faith in all of them. I believe that Birmingham will have a good ball club this season.
 Our catching department will be the best in the league. We have also a very excellent pitching department. and the outfield will also class well with the
  ern league clubs. It is in the infield that my troubles begin.
 With Tex Covington gone to the Portland club and 'Lil' Marcan disposed of to the Little Rock team and Eddie Mcdonald still sulking over salary cut I am forced to build new infield ma chine with only Roy Ellam as nucleus. We purchased Edson Hemingway from the St. Louis Browns and this filled the gap at third very nicely for the present Elam at short is all that I can expect. hut at second my troubles begin in ear- nest. Danny Clark, who showed so well late last fall, has so far failed to show anything. due to bad ankle. However I still have faith in young Clark be- cause of his youth and ambition.
 COOmbs a Hitter szF Cecil Cooms, whom. we secured from the Chicago White Sox, is heavy hitter hut has not shown any brilliance as ., fielder. Coombs has been playing the majority of the exhibition games at the keystone sack. and some of his errors tave been very costly. However, his