The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-14
BULLDOGS MAKING RAPID STRIDES IN.
 SPRING TRAINING
By HARwELL ALLEN

Though they have only been out for week. the candidates for the Howard baseball team are making remarka ply rapid progress in getting in condition for the coming season. and already it is beginning to seem as though a few men are certain or Jops especially around the infield, and it does not take such a good guesser to predict who will make up the pitching staff and outfield
 The infield is practically ready for the season to start, so far as knowing Who is going to play is concerned. starting at catcher, we have Lee Head, the heaviest hitter on the team, for that po- sition, and in him Howard has catcher that few college teams can boast of for, besides being able to work a pitcher ana hit like demon, MT. Head can also put the old Dill down to second in just about as short a time as anyone could wish for.
 On first base. Afford will be a fixture, and though he has never played around first base before" it is safe predlclion that he will cover that place in flne style because he just naturally knows how to play most anything well and IS also showing an especial ability for the initial sack. Afford will have to work hard to stay on first, for he ne mas long lean gent in the person Of Dau Sims trying out against nm. suns liable to give him a Letter run Tor ms money than most people are expec'ils
 McI.ane about has second cincneo' quo whats more. he has no competition Tor the nlace. for there is no one in How ard college and very few men or any southern college that can make tninsH interesting for this short individuai "hcH it comes to paying second base.
 Russell lrake, the rat from Haiey vile, is going to attempt to fill the place left vacant at shortstop py fv" head walker, and thus far 1t LOOKS nNe he will be ahe to. turn the trlcN' eoo, for he understands the fielding end oi the game at that position ana mas p'''. ise of being a good hitter.
 If is useless to discuss third base TOT Rurney Acton, the gent who captains the team this year, has at last gotten over all of the injuries that he recelVeu in football and, with both rect out V. inc grave and on the diamond, he and his wicked bat ought, to have s"eh season. too. for one big reason''and that is ,na ma Bud King, the only veteran or las, years staff. and a man who Is slow in getting himself adjusted, has been no7 ing the little adjusting act ever since we had our first day of mild weather some time back in February, and king will be there with an early getaway this year.
 Three other reasons for good pitch = ing staff this year are Shorty Webb, Dan Gaylord and Hugh Garfield All of these boys are new men and likewise all of them are showing stuff so 1t Is certain that there will be enough men to put the pellet across for the Bull dogs
 The outfield looks uncertain, but Manasco. W. K. Newman, Hilton ana Hare, all looking like they might de- velop into good players, and w. h. Newman looks it so strong that most every one who has seen him perform is predicting that he will make the team.
 The Bulldogs do not look like South ern champs or anything of that de- scription, but they do look good, and 1t is a safe prediction that no small college and few of the large ones will be able to lick them this year.