The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-23
Satisfied With One

Satisfied With One
 Many chide me for trying out so many youngsters of semi-pro experience each year." said Moley. but if l can get one of the lot haven't spent money and efforts in vain. Take the case of Red Bates, for instance. Out of all the rockies who reported to me last spring. Red was one of the most inexperienced. Yet, I saw great possibilities in the young ster and I farmed him out to the Griffin club. He came fast and won many games for the Grif- finites. Now he comes back to us this spring and unless I'm badly fooled he should make Bir- mingham a winning pitcher this year"
 And Red is no exception to the rule. Moley always digs out one youngster who proves worthy of the trouble he has taken with the misfits. There was Johnny Morrison. for instance, and Phil Morrison. too, for that matter. Johnny came here without ever having played professional base ball. He got the job because Pat Duncan was. with him in the army, and Pat recommended him highly. Johnny later spoke a good word for Phil Morrison. who was also developed here. Danny Clark was pick ed up for nothing, sent to Augusta and came back the latter part of the same sea- son and began shining as an in- fielder Tooter Brandon was a semi-pro when Moley latched onto him. There are any number of instances where the keen eye of Moley has separated the wheat from the ehaff, cast the latter. adrift and started making dough out of the former.
 Likes His New Catcher
 Moley stated Wednesday that he had never seen his new catcher. Robertson. who comes here from the Dallas club of the Texas league, in exchange for Pug Allen. However" remarked the Baron boss. T had some aw- ful good dope on this boy. He has been a first-string catcher in the Texas league for three years and he should make us a valuable man"
 Carlton added, however. that<if it had come to show down, and he had not been able to effect a trade for catcher, he would have been willing to take a shot at "Tooter" Brandon, the local boy, as first string man. Moley thinks well of Tooter, and be- lieves in the boy SO strongly that he sees a bright future for him in baseball. The fact that Tooter has seen but one year in the pro fessional service, and that he spent this time as a second string man made it bit risky in car rying him as chief of staff of the catohers.
 FaEless Six Years
 There was a time in Moleys career when he used to smoke cigarettes to excess. That was six years ago. One morning down at baseball Headquarters in 1916. Moley and Ed Hemingway made contract to quit smoking flags Meley hasn't touched one from that day to this How did Ed come out on the deal?" I asked him. Jumped his cigarette con tract three days later smiled Moley. Then he continued t'That was one of Hemingway bad habits"
 To prove his statement as to the former Barons Jumping tac- ties he pulled baseball Blue book from his desk, opened it, and read: Ed Hemingway on baseball's ineligible list for jump ing contract with Omaha club"
 Eliam Field Leader
 While nothing definite has come out of Atlanta as to who will be field manager of the Crackers this season. it is un derstood that they will have at least four bosses. Charlie Frank. as usual. will be boss in chief. R. J. Spiller will be president of