The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-29

ming the hearts of local fandom by his brilliant fielding, and he has now started hitting the ball at a fierce clip. Burkett, Taylor and Stewart will compose the rest of the infield. Hitting in cleanup the terrible Tommy has more than delivered. Southern league pitchers have come to have a respect for him when he advances to the plate.
 OutfIe1d Looks Good
 Moley is satisfied with his out field, too. Harry Harper in right isn't the most flashy man in the world when it comes to fielding, but Moley wasn't expecting cir GUS stuff from Harry. The slug ging eX-Little Rocker hasn't started hitting yet with the viciousness that has always char acterized his Southern league work, but Carlton has no fears on that score. He knows the cannonading MT. Harper will be well above the 300 mark when the batting returns are all in at the end of the season.
 It looks like Doc Silva is away to the best season of his base ball career. He was switched over to center at the start of the campaign. Moley didn't know whether the Doctor could handle the center field assignment or not, but Silva has proven that he is equal to the occasion and a f@ been hitting the ball timely and often. It is taken for granted that Silva and Harper will be over the 300 mark when the sea- son Is brought to a close.
 Moley didn't hope to have an outfield who hit over 300. To have trio of gardeners who would lambaste the ball oyer the coveted mark would be some thing unusual He wili be satis- fled with Stump Clarkes work, should that worthy top the .250 mark for the season. Stump, of course, has higher ambitions. The Carolinian believes he will be up there with the willow work when the final tabnlations AIo HiduSg anu ouHip may DO right about 1t, too. Anyway, the fans are hoping so.
 Aside from his value as left fielder Stump can be brought to the infield should a breach occur anywhere on the innerworks, and would fill in in an emergency nicely. He can play the infield just as well as he can the gar dens.
 Kane as Utility Man
 Johnny sugar)I Kane is to be retained as utility man. The re- turn of Stewart to the fold from the Pirates didn't affect Moley's selection of Kane for the utility role. The Kane boy is going to develop into a regular Baron one of these days, and when he does he's going to show the fans some of the hardest hitting they've ever seen a frail young ster uncork.
 The retention of Kane for the utility role means that Dutch Krehmyer will be placed with some other club. It is not known whether he will be sent to some other Southern league club, or shipped out of the circuit.
 Pitching staff All Set
 The pitching staff will remain as it is. Phil Morrison, Red Bates and Earl WhitehilI are looked upon as the three best Baronial bets in the box, and as the three best in the league, for that matter. Big Phil with five straight wins to his credit and not a loss during the present campaign, is away to a start that should establish him as the best pitcher in the circuit this year. Bates, while a bit inexperienced as to certain workings of the pitching art, has more than enough natural ability to put him across. He has as much stuff as any pitcher in the league. Whitehill. the left handler. will, of course. win far Thus far Bill Statham has failed to turn in win, but Bill has been pitching a steady brand of baseball that should win nine cases out of ten, and if he keeps up his present gait, he Is sure to get some of the breaks and wind up the season with a good aver age. Mike Bberhard has been slow to get started. There are a lot more pitchers in the league who have better arms and more stuff than Mike, but what he lacks in stuff he makes up for in gray matter. He is one of the brainiest pitchers in the circuit, and now that the infected hand has been cured, he is to be heard from. The Barons have the priv ilege of carrying six pitchers with the new 6-player-limit rule in vogue, but Moley will not take advantage of-~this.
 Holt Is Cutting Up
 Red Holt, the Birmingham boy, who is playing first base for the Jersey City club in the Interna- tional league this year, is away to healthy start as a hitter. In a double-header against the Buff falo club the other day Red ran wild with the willow. according to an account of the game in the New York Times. In the first game he was up four times and smacked out three hits. In the second affair he was up three fifnae and noled out fhrea mora