The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
PITCHER COX BOUGHT FROM ROCHESTER CLUB
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 1t seems that Joe Dunn intends tc make good on his threats to rebuilt the Barons for 1923. Deals have beer breaking rather consistently during the past few weeks, and when spring training time comes around next year new faces galore will be seer among the few old ones who return for another try-out with the Bir- minghamers.
 A pitcher of Class AA experience was added to the roll yesterday when it was announced that Plateau Cox had been bought from the Rochester club.
 Cox. if he lives up to expectations of Billy West and other Baronial mogu1s, will make Dunn reliable hurier, one who should win IS or 20 games next season. With Earl White hill to look after southpaw duties Joe Dunn should round out his corps with q nifty set of right-handers. Cox Is expected to become a regular, while Phil Morrison might come through with the brand of ball of which he is capable. Other right handlers will be secured, Billy West states.
 
 A young fnfieIder wns added,
 too. in Bill Meekin of Wylam.
 Flip Neun md stuffy Stewart arc
 going to higher company, while
 it hns been rumored that Taylor
 will he sold. Danny Clark will
 be with the Barons again, to
 hold down the keystone, while
 AchinGcr will more than likely
 get another chance at short.
 The Striblings are coming to town this week. They will come in clans. If not kilties, and will take charge of Birmingham's sport program for the weekend.
 Young Stribling will engage An thony Downey in combat in the main bout at the Birmingham Athletic club Friday night, while his younger brother. Baby" Stribllng, takes on Pete Sarron of Boys club fame and newsboy experience.
 And, to make the evening home- coming event for the Stribling clan, "Pa" will crouch in the corner of both boys. as chief advisor and head second.
 Rcd Herring, Birminghnm's
 sensational wcIterwefght. and
 veteran of several fights with
 Stribling, will see his rival in
 action Friday night. Herring
 planned an invasion of Havana,
 but decided to tone his ideas
 down to n tour of Florida. After
 fighting at Miami Tuesday, Red
 will return to Birmingham and
 arrive hero Friday morning, the
 day of the stribling-Downey
 fight.
 The Stribling- -Downey bout may mean the making of boxing in Bir- minghanr. It may mean that the game will sink back to the levels of Ham and Eggery," a position 1t enjoyed" here until few months ago.
 Birmingham fans have demanded high class boxing" stated Roy Cohen. chairman of boxing at the B. A. c. yesterday. "They are getting 1t, and by degrees the class of boxing in Birmingham has risen almost to the top.
 Friday night Downey and Strib- ling, two of the best middleweights In America. will meet. If you are able to find better matching from Dixie talent today. let me know. be- cause I haven't.
 "If Birmingham fans support Fri day nights bout, and the club comes clear, we will know they really want good bouts and are willing to turn out. for them. If they don't, the B. A. c. vii be in a hole, and there will be only one course left open to us.
 s'we want to give fandom the best bouts ourselves. but they must be supported. or else the necessity of returning to the ham and eggs bouts of other days will be forced upon us.'
 Athletic club basketball of
 ficials yesterday stated that they
 arc negotiating with Sewanee for
 n game at the local club this
 season. If the Tigers nre signed
 for game, Birmingham will
 have one of its best basketball
 schedule. fin years, with scwanec.
 Aiabnmn, Georgia Tech. Atlanta
 Athletic club and Camp Bcnnings
 playing the Blues at the II. A. c.
 The above games will be played.
 but no dates have been an-
 nounced yet.
 Montgomery athletic officials are not letting plans for the big track meet in May rest. The Southern In- tercollegiate conference, at its an nual meeting short time ago, awarded its first championship track meet to Cramton Bowl. Montgomery.
 Trustees of Cramton Bowl are busy making arrangements for the 1923 games. and 1t became known yester- day that c. w. (Bill) Streit. former president of the B. A. C.. and of the Southern A. A. U.. will assist Trustees of the big stadium in staging the s. I. c. meet
 Montgomery officials are to be con- graduated on securing a man of Streit's caliber to aid in staging the games. He has successfully put on numerous B. A. c. track meets and road races. as we'll as championship meets of the S. I. A. A. and knows the game from beginning to end.
 The S. I. c. games on the third Friday and Saturday of next May ought to be great success. and a big boost for Montgomery and its new stadium. Cramton Bowl. McGraw Says Players TTr:or ChnuII Cfnrf