The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-15
EUGENE TRAVIS, Sporting Editor
All Trains
 Bear Vols
 Into Camp

Nashville Tenn, March 14-(Spe- cial )---Roy Elams Vols are coming Tn by every train, and by Monday aft ernoon. when the main smash reports at least twenty-five men are expected to be on hand
 Less than a dozen batterymen arrived for the first days call. officially set for March 10, but rainy weather which lasted through Friday. made practice impossible n the dell for those who ar rived early. As a result of the deluge Skipper Roy steered his hirelings to the main gymnasium of the '. M (. A. where indoor workouts were in order Pitchers and catchers warmed up under wraps and pussy footed around the gym in rubber shoes, while few o5 the outfield candidates, along With one or two infielders, amused themselves by bunting out light taps to one all other.
 The entire catching staff, including Rubber Jonnard, twin brother of the pitcher sold to Detroit; Frank Kohl becker, last years second-strlng re- ceiver, and Drag" Smith, receiver or the crack Lawrenceburg independent team, were OH 1dHu litc 1tASS NtNS5 t~tA' were confronted with the unusual task of catching a lone hurler, Hodge, 2 member of last years mound staff Work and Dodd, independent players from Philadelphia, followed into eamn and joined the pitching aggregation. NINE OUTFIELDERS Mike Burke, last years center fiei- der, lives in Nashville and naturally was the first member of the outfield combination to report Mike will be hard pressed for job this year, with nine men working for regualr berths in 1 the suburbs. Joe Greene, Pennsylvania steel 1eaguer, arrived Thursday for an l outfield trial along with Mcconnell, a ] big outfielder from Big Sandy, Tenn. Manager Ellam and Dave Barol an- , other Pennsylvania steel leaguer were the first of the infielders to report. Both are in condition, and are anxious { to get into regular training. The prospects of the Vols are look l ing upward. Gloom covered the Nash . vile camp at first, but indications are l that a number of deals will be de- veloped in the near future which will ! do much for the tail-enders of last l year.
 | Hughie Jennings of the Tigers has promised infield and pitching aid, and
  1 into the local camp. His name is I Tomlin, a right handler. while south paw is coming soon. A third baseman 1 by the name of Sammy Hale is due soon.
 VOL ROSTER 1 A line on what the Vols have may l be gained from the following layout | These men, with the exception of Par | son Lankenan, are all expected in by | Monday or Tuesday Lankenan is { ! school teacher and will not report un- | til his term Is over the first of June 1 The complete list follows: ! Catchers-Bubber Jonnard (Virginis
 League); Frank Kohlbecker (Vols) 'Drag" Smith (Lawrenceburg semi pro)
 Shorty" Stewart Uouis vile Colonels); Molly Meis. Louis l vile Colonels); Hodge. (Vols); Lanke nau. (vols); Charley Stauffer, est Louis semi pro); Tomlin Detroit ri gers); Warren Dungan, (Pennsylvani; semi -pro;; Johnny Work. (Pennsy1 vania semi -pro); Warren Sutherland
 Getty leaguer); William Statham, semi pro); Tom Reader, (semi-pro); Ton Rogers Getty leaguer); and Cason Al len, (semi -pro).
 First Base-Dick Kaufman, (Vols)
 Norman Shuttleworth, Pittsburg semi
 pro).
 Second Base--Pel Ballinger (virgini
 League); Lee Meyer (Vols); Ottwa
 Gililand. (semi- -pro); Harry Anderson (semi- -pro).
 Shortstop-Roy Ellam, (Vols).
 Third Base-F. G. Layne (Atlanti fleet team); P. P Mcconnell (seml pro); Dave BaroI (Pennsylvania stee
 leaguer); Ed Kreuger, (Quincy, Ill.).
 Outfield--Burke. Cunning and Wick
 ham. (vols); Green, Guesenmeye Acree, Allessio and Roberts, lsemi llpros)