The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-05
AUBURN BASEBALL PROSPECTS SEEM
 BRIGHT THIS YEAR
Coach Donahue Has Thirteen Letter Men Back for Berths
 This Season

Auburn, March 4.--(Special.) )-The base ball season at Auburn this year is open ing most auspiciously. With an abun- dance of new material and almost all or the letter men of last years team having returned to school this year, there is every indication that Auburn will present the strongest baseball team in years in competing for the championship of the $. l. A. A.
 LETTER MEN BACK
 Thirteen letter men of former years will be available for this years team. Il from the team of 1920 and two from 1919. They are: Shirling, catcher, playing his third year; H. Creel, catcher, playing his sec ond year; Johnston, pitcher, playing hls fourth year: c. Ol1inger, pitcher play ing his fourth year; Jack Lasseter, first base, playing his third year; Barnes, sec ond base, playing his fourth year; Full ghun. shortstop, playing his third year; Richardson, third base, playing his sec ond year; Carter, third base, playing his seccnd year; J. P. Creel, outfield. playing his third year. Whipple, outfield, playing his third year; Scott, outfield, playing his third year; Knowles, outfield, playing his second year. Besides these stalwarts of former years to be used as the nucleus Of the varsity team there Is Red" Brown, infeld, who for two years played varsity third baseman at the University of Alabama; then there is Charlie Gio- son of LaGrange, Ga, who is displaying splendid ability as catcher.
 Coach Donahue will have the follow ing men from the varsity and college teams to choose from in making up his schedule for players this season: Catch- CTS, Gibson H. Crel, Harris and Crews; pitchers, Allinger, Johnson, John Carter, ri first base, Lassiter, Smothers; second base, Barnes and Gordan Hale; short stop, Fulghum and Red" Brown; third base, Richardson, Garland and Jones; out field, Whippe, J. P. Creel, Scott, Shirley, Knowles and Harrison.
 NEW UNIFORMS
 The team will appear in new uniforms tive sight The uniform is white with dark blue pin stripes An old English A in a circle in orange color decorates the sleeves. The stockings are blue with three orange stripes around the calf. The cap is solid blue.
 The athletic field has been considerably enlarged and regarded and is now one of the most attractive baseball diamonds in the southern states. Fifty or sixty ball players are engaged every afternoon in practice, and in the next day or two college team will be picked out for com spetitive work with varsity selections. George E. Johnson is field captain of the team, and has the distinction of having made the all-southern team while playing at Auburn.
 SCHEDULE
 The season formally opens on March 22 with a game with the University of Cin- cinnati. This team boasts of not losing a game in two years and have four men who have signed big league contracts. On March 20 the team goes to Macon to play Yale university.
 April l, Ogtethorpe university at Au- burn.
 April 2, Oglethorpe at Auburn.
 April 4, Furman university at Auburn. April g. Furman university at Auburn April 8, Clemson college at Auburn, April g, Clemson college at Auburn.
 April l5, Georgia Tech at Atlanta. April 16, Georgia Tech at Atlanta.
 April 8, Thurman university at Green vile, S. c.
 April %. University of Virginia at Char louisville, Va.
 April 2i, University of Virginia at Char louisville. Va.
 April 22 Georgetown university at Washington, D. C.
 April 25 University of Georgia at Au- burn.
 April 2s University of Georgia at Co., lumbus, Ga.
 April 29, Mercer college at Auburn. April 90. Mercer college at Auburn. May 6, University of Georgia at Athens, Ga.
 May z, University of Georgia at Athens, Ga.
 Games are pending with Michigan, L. $. U.. Woffard, Howard college and Howard x,,,svoreifv