The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-25
BATES TO START GAME AGAINST
 CRI1NSONS AT RTCKWOOD TODAY
BaImy Baseball Weather Promised Fans for This Aft ernoon'S Alabama Baron Game.
By HENRY VANCE.

The first real baseball weather oi the year is promised for the tilt be- tween the Alabama team and the Barons at Redwood field this after noon. It's been q wee bit cold or slightly too rainy every time game has been booked this spring4 pu some balmy stuff is promised Tor thls afternoon, when the athletes start their argument at 2.30, and the dope vendors and peanut men should nave a good business Of course shower may develop in few hours these spring days. but. if replica or ETH day afternoon is served, some real classy baseball should be seen.
 The baseball association is charg ing 70 cents admission for thls after noons tilt and this fee Will adnli, the fans to any part of grand stand or bleachers' me ouss nna ,, sit in the box seats now as the coz of green painting for the raillngs, fence and chairs has thoroughly drleu and will not rub off.
 Robertson May Catch
 The same lineup that went against the Tuscaloosans in the fr1day tiie will be used this afternoon with the exception of the pitchers, the hrst baseman and probably In the back
 
 be given their first opportunity oi seeing Claud Robertson, the catcher procured from the Dallas club In the 1 Texas league in exchange for Pns Allen. behind the bat this afternoon Herbert Brenner. who Is battling Johnny Neun for the firstbasing )oo l will hold down the first cushion. Pitcher Red Bates, who is being l groomed to develop into one oi | Moley's most dependable right-hand- CTS this season. will start the game 1 on the mound for the Barons. This will mark Reds initial turn in the box this spring. The Baron bosses i have warned him about treacherous spring weather and have been hold l ing him back until the sun got some 1 heat in if. Red worked for Shutter l Matthews on the Griffin club in the Georgia State league last year and Matty thinks he's young phenom. EberhRrd to he Used
 1 After Red has worked for trio of 1 innings. Mike Eberhard, who helped l pitch the Barons up into the race last summer, will work for three inn l ings, and then he will yield the chunking duties to pitcher Linquist.
 1t will be the first time this season the fans have had the opportunity of seeing Linquist work. He's the pitch- CT who was acquired from the Cof- | feyville club at tho end of last sea l son. and ho was on the same clup with George Tlce. whose work in the gardens this spring has caused much | favorable comment.
 The Barons who did not get to make the trip to Tuscaloosa Friday spent a busy day at the Wood" They had two stiff workouts. one in the morning, and one in the afternoon.
 The hot sun gave 'em a chance to
 get up a good sweat, and some good l infield work at hitting practice was indulged in. despite the fact that the | regulars were away from camp. Moley Due Today
 Manager Molesworth, who shipped 1 for the Pirate training camp at Hot l Springs last Sunday, is due to rejoin his forces here today. Moley an- nounced when he departed that he
 would be gone a week If he has found 1 anything on the Pirates rookie roster
 that looked good to him. he has kept i his mouth closed about it. The Pitts | burg newspaper men spent much time l with Moley while he was at Hot | Springs. but if he was favorably i'm pressed with any player Gibson had
 to dispose of. he failed to mention it l to members of the fourth estate.