The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-12
AUBURN DIAMOND PROSPECTS STAGE FIRST WORKOUT
About 50 Candidates Start Baseball Work Under
 Coach Donahue

Auburn. February 1t.-(Special.)- Coach Mike Donahue's first call for baseball went out this afternoon and in answer to this call from the Tiger head coach fifty odd youngste E trotted out to the baseball field al. dressed up and ready to start things in big way bringing along loads and loads of bats, balls and othe paraphefnalia necessary to stage :, real horsehide sldrmish.
 The initial practice this spring is about three weeks earlier than the usual starting day on the Plains man campus. and 10 doubt the coach wil take plenty of time looking over all the fellows Who have an inclina. tlon for the popular pastime, in search of men to fill the wide gaps made by the loss ot such men as Charley Ollinger who, last year, d'a not allow collegiate opponent to run up a higher score than did the Plainsmen on his working days George Johnson, Ollinger's colleague on the mound whose work in the de- uyering department was superb, is an important cog in the Tiger base. ball machine that will be missing successors to this pair of young hurlers will be hard to find Jack i.assiter. the brilliant keeper of the initial sack did not return to col lege. This furnishes the coach vita another problem.
 Good Com mbina ton
 The combination around second base--Dot Fulshum at short ano .sat 4a IL q pair of diamond artists that can only be equaled by the clevetest coliegian performers after a considerable per iod of good tutoring.
 Two other hard strokes befen the Donahue team caused by last years graduation in the absence of ned Brown whose ability made him de pendable player on third base as weA AS in the outfield, and "Choctaw' Creel, whose maneuyers in left field in handling long hits stopped short many an ambitious batters efforls to send his team mates around th- sacks for counters.
 's Familiar Faces
 In the initial workout this after noon. which consisted mainly of bat ting practice and general Tim mnerins up exercise. several familiar faces were seen. Charley Scott, the vet eran- outfielder who will lead the Tiger baseballers this season, was taking part in the afternoon opera tions. Scott with his exceptional ability and experience should mako an able captain in the coming cam raign of the Orange and Blue aggr . ation.
 "Gibhy" Gbson.1 fast little catcher who played varsity his first year Ill college last season, was out and re ceived few fast ones from the mound cahdidates
 Richardson Back
 aRchn kieharson also answered. the call and soon got busy looking Over Coach Donahue's offerings in the infieid with an idea of offering his services at his old job at the hot corner.
 Among the mound men reporting were Slick" Moulton. John Carte :, George Grant, John Berry and Allen.
 Frank Knowles and Homer Greet letter men of last season reported and will be strong contenders fo. places on the varsity lineup again this season.
 Ed Shirling. the batterine fullbaek of football fame whose ability behind the bat and in> the right garden vii be big asset tp building this yearis machine was not in uniform at the opening workout, but will ion the outfit before long.