The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-22
LOCAL CLUB PAY $5, 900 FOR HARRY HARPER
 WHO COMES HERE VIA TEXAS LEAGUE OUTFIT
EleUen Veterans on Reserue List of
 1922 Barons
By HENRY VANCE

Somewhere in the neighborhood of half a hundred ball players will re- port to Manager Molesworth here in
 the early part of March for the spring training season. according to the information given out at local baseball headquarters Saturday, when the reserve list for the 1922 season was announced by Secretary Billy
 West and President Quack Smith. Eleven veterans of last years outfit are to return, and there are S2 rock ies already arranged for. The ie&db officials announced that Moley had probably arranged for other deals that they did not know about, and that this would run the string up to 50.
 Outside of the II regulars, who
 were carried over from last season,
 the list of the new men is as fol- lows:
 Pitchers-Charles R.. Allen. who was with the Manchester, Ga, semi
 pro club last year, and who had a
 great record; r. c. Vardaman, one of the best pitchers in the Georgia State
 league in 1921; Manley Field, semi-
 pro with Berry, Ala, in 1921; Joe K.
 Feeman. semi-pro with Talladega last
 year; Arthur W. Light, Birmingha m
 semi-pro;. James Pace, Birmingham
 semi pro; Lester l.. Sweetland. anna
 teur from Florida, who, was recom-
 mended to the local club by John
 B. Robinson, who pastimed in Flori-
 da last year; Luke Williams and J. F. Chambers. semi-pro phenoms from
 Mobile; Roy Meeker, who was out on option with the Richmond club of the Virginia league in 1921; Bill Statham,
 with the Nashville club the past two
 years, who came to Birmingham in
 trade for Tommy Gallagher: E. j..
 Frenick, who started out With the
 Barons last summer and was placed
 with the High Point club of the Pied
 mont league on optional agreement;
 R, R. Nichols, out on optional agree
 ment with the High Point club last year: w. R. Linquist, purchased from
 the Coffeeville club; Knox Henderson. with Knoxville in 1921.
 Outhelders
 Outflelders-Harry Harper With Little Rock in 1921; George Tice, with Coffeeyille in 1921; Howard Pen nington. with Columbia in the Sally league in 1921: Cliff Gilberts, semi ] pro of Birmingham.
 Catchers
 Catchers--Tony Brottem, with the Washington Senators and ffttsourg Pirates last year; Leo E. Mullen, with fast semi-pro team in Pennsylvania in 1921, and who comes to the Barons highly recommended; John 10th, semi-pro from Cincinnati, and Paul Ganong. recognized as one of the most
 able semi pro catchers Birmingham has ever turned out.
 Infielders
 Inhelders--Charles J. Morhman. semi pro with the Norwoods of Ohio in 1921. and with the same club in Jesse Burkett, drafted from the Nor folk club of the Virginia league; S. | l. Young, semi-pro from Houston.
 Tex.;s D. NJ. Remson, with Sylacauga in 1921; R. V. Gardner, out on op- rjon last year with the Martinsburgh club: J. H. Neuen, first base. with the
 Martinsburgh team ir che Blue Ridge league last year; Herbert Brenner, first base, who was claimed by the Barons, on waivers from Atlanta last wear; John B. Kane, with the locals at the start of last season and later with the Meridian club In the Missis- , sippi State league; Thomas Miller. semi-pro from New Orleans; o. R. Lucas, first baseman. with the Ala , bama Tennessee league last year A Formidable Array This much of new men, placed with the Il veterans of last years team, will give Moley qu.te an array of talent to work with when the spring training season gets under way; as
 matter of fact. an even larger mum . Der of athletes than pastimed at the | "Nocd' last seasoi,, which, by the way was record breaker for nu-
 merical strength
 [ Other deals and other talent may Ibe sicned before Moley hits the rails for Birmingham He was here last week on his way to his winter home lin Frederick. Md. after spending a