The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-13
MANY YOUNG BALL PLAYERS REPORT
 AT LITTLE ROCK
Kid EIberfeld May Send AL
 Rookie InfieId to the Post

Little Rock. Ark, March 12.-IAt- tie Rocks entry in the 1922 pennant contest of the Southern Association of Professional Baseball Clubs will be a young, fast team, with just enough age and experience to keep the outfit from blowing" when the battle gets tight. Such are the plans Kid EIberfeId is following in spring training, which began at Kavanaugh field Monday morning.
 Most of the age and experience now on the squad Is in evidence in the battery department with two seasoned catchers and an experienced right-hander and the veteran left handler, Rube Robinson, to throw 'em. "Gabby" Street, well known to the league. has returned as Traveller coach and catcher. "Gabby prob ably will do the relief catching with Pete Lapan, with Galveston last year, as first catcher. Both catchers are here-
 Payne Reports
 George Payne, the right-handed Nashville, has reported and expects a great season. Robinson will be in the first of the week. Walter C"Slim"5 Clary. and Leo C'StringD Dickerman. an elongated pair of youngsters who were with the club late last season, are back and con- siderable Is expected of them. Half a dozen other ycuns pitchers are here, and two or three more are on the way. including Hodges, . left handler who starred in tho Western association last year.
 AlI-RooIxie Inffeid
 The infield, if 1t starts aS it is be- ing built now By Kid Blberfeld, will be ali-rookie, with the exception of Bill Wano. who will be back at first base for his third season with the club. Travis Jackson, the 1s-year- old boy who showed a lot of class with the Travellers near the close of last season, is on hand and going good. Kid Elberfsld says hell be the sensation of the league this coming season.
 The Kid hasn't picked q second baseman yet but he has three or four good young prospects. corrigan, a St. Louis semi-pro, has the lead right now, but Schele, New Jersey boy, and Barrett, from Atlanta, are showing up well as infielders. The third base job Is almost cinched all ready by Eugene Dierks, another St. Louis youngster who looks and plays a lot like Wee Walsh, former Traveller star. The Kid likes Dierks so well that he isn't looking any further for successor to "Scrappy' Moore.
 In the outficfd
 Two outfield jobs seem gone al ready and the third is likely to go soon. Joe Connolly, bought from the New York Giants, is to play cen ter for the Travellers. Joe made a brilliant record In the Texas league last year and in the Pacific Coast the season before. "Whitey" Feiber, who led the Western association in hitting last year. prv bsbly will take Harry Harper's place fin right field. Frankie zoellers. utility man for two years, is being seriously considered for a regular outfield assignment. Davis. with the club near the close of last season; Dash from Philadel- phia. Ganley of St. Louis and Jones of Alabama also are showing class as outfieiders.
 The Kid is enthusiastic over the looks of his rockies and expects to turn out a kid team that will give the rest of the league a battle.
 Traveller players here or on the way are:
 catchers-Lapen. Street. Dealey. wegs.
 Pitchers-Robinson clary, Payne. Dickerman, Page, Estes, Dowles. Drake, Holdenfeld, Hodges, Sheppard.
 Infieiders-Wans, Dierks, Jackson, Corrigan, Schele, Barrett. P. Jones.
 Outfielders - Connolly, Zoellers, Felber, Davis. Dash. Ganley. J. Jones.