The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-19

The second bit of news came in the shape of several plnK slips that were handed out to unfortunate rockies. Three pitchers and a catcher were cast adrift by the chubby one. The pitchers to feel the blade of the ax were Luke Williams. Chambers and Sweetland. the two former hailing from Mobile and the latter being a product of the sandlots around Bir- mingham. Paul Ganong, likely looking catcher, who has starred in semi-pro ranks in Birmingham, was also let out by Moley
 Robertson to Report
 The third announcement was one of the most important of all. The Birmingham club received word from Catcher Claude Robertson, obtained from the Dallas club in the Texas league in exchange for outfielder Pug Allen, that he would report for work either Monday or Tuesday of the coming week.
 And the fifth bit of news hap pening in the local camp was the an- nouncement that Knox Henderson, strapping pitcher, with the Knoxville club in the Appalachian league last year. and bought by Pittsburg. and later sold to the Barons. had reported. Henderson is a strapping fellow, but has been under the weather of late. A spell of influenza made him a week late in reporting. He was at the park Saturday and in uniform.
 Trip Not Significant
 Moley stated before hitting the rails for the Springs Saturday night that there was nothing significant about. his trip to the training camp of the Pirates. T am not going over . tol 1T, players said Carlton. Its merely a trip to see what Pittsburg has lined up in the way of youngsters. So that I may file away mentally how the youngsters impress me. Later on I will have the dope on any man that may be offered me-"
 Shutter Matthews, assistant man ager of the Barons, will have charge of the team while Moley is away and will have the pleasure of directing the attack in three games the coming week, as the boss of the team does not expect to return to the Ham" until next Saturday night.
 Three College Games
 The Barons have another exhibi- ton game scheduled with the Howard Bulldogs for next Wednesday after noon and on Friday they will journey down to Tuscaloosa for their annual game with the Alabama team on the university campus. Saturday the Alabamians will accompany them back home and will stage a setto at Redwood field.
 The cutting off of four rockies did not come as any surprise, as Moley hinted early in the week that the ax would fall again Saturday. How ever, it was expected that more men would be let go than four He still has something lige 45 ball players on duty at Redwood and it is rather la te in the spring season to have that many tossers working out with one ball club.
 First String Catcher
 The arrival of Robertson Monday or Tuesday will give the Barons their first string catcher to work with. He was a star in the Texas league and is expected to rank as one of the best backstops in this circuit With Tooter Brandon doing the second string work it means there are still three catchers in camp who will have to be disposed of.
 Harry Harper is also due to arrive today, and when he gets in it will leave only two outfielders missing Emery and Silva. These two Barons have been playing winter baseball in New Orleans and are already in the pink of condition.
 Maybe Moiey will find out on his trip to the Pirate camp as to whether he may expect Lefty White hill and Stuffy Stewart back into the fold or not. Stuffy has been playing second base for the Yannigan crew at the Pirate camp and has been handling himself in capable fashion, Whitehill has also drawn special mention in the Pittburg press, bug with so many pitchers to choose from and so many hurlers left over from last season, it is thought that White hill will eventually find his way back to the Baron camp.