The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-26
PA N HER BALL
OUTFIT TO MEET
LEADING TEAM S
Coach Brown to Issue Call
For Practice in Few
Days

Out on the Sunshine Slopes of Bir-
mingham Southern college, the Pam
theirs are preparing to take to Mum
ger Bowl in preparation for the COM
ing baseball season. The first of
next week may find Coach Charlie
Brown, well beloved mentor, calling
his prospects out for the first prac-
tice.s
With the Birminghamers having
met the choice of Dixie's college
than annexing their share of vic
tories, eyes of the college sport fans
are turned on them this spring.
Michigan, Auburn, Vanderbilt Sc
vance, Howard and Centenary of
Louisiana were some of the teams
meeting the Painters in series of
games, and among them the Sc
wanee, Howard and Centenary Sc
ries were captured while the series
with Auburn was split.
Back to the present season, how
ever, fans of the Hilltop institution
are looking forward to another sue
cessful season with a first-class
looking assortment of material to
pick from, with the single exception
of the pitching department.
Need Another Hurler.
The Pnathers have got to find one
more reliable hurler somewhere to
come through with anything resem-
bling an unusual record. it is agreed
among college fans. With George
Oates, their mainstay of last season
at Ohio State this spring, Coach
Brown finds himself short one good
hurler.
Babe" Graham IS back on hand,
and bis record of Is straight vic
tories with the Huntsville Independ-
ent baseball team last spring puts
him up as one dependable. Joe
Wheeler of the 1921 team is back
also and will take his regular turn
on the mound, while Aubrey Miller is
also being counted on. as relief
man, although he is too valuable
hitter to be on the regular pitching
staff.
The catching department, accord
ing to critics, will hold its own with
any college in the south, with Greek
Griffin, star backstop of the South
Alabama loop, back for his third sea-
son with the Hilltoppers. and Sid
Godbee, all-statel prep catcher of
Simpson High school last year, ready
to assume second string duties,
Battle at First Base.
A battle will also result at first
base, with Jack Stuart George r..
Stuart, Jr.). regular first sacker for
the past three years, back and a
number of new candidates on hand
to contest him for his position.
"Skeebie'' Caldwell, all-state prep
first baseman of Simpson, and sew
eral others will be there to contest
Stuart's stronghold.
Second base is not expected to fur
nish much trouble. Frog" Miller,
second sacker of last year and .347
hitter, can be used at the keystone,
while youngster who held down
second at Millsaps College in 1920
will be in the entry of tryouts. as
we'll as Cotton Caldwell, who filled
in at the bag part of last spring.
'Dago" Hartsfield, all-state prep
shortstop last season, will also take
fling at the keystone il he re-
cuperates from an operation in time
for the campaign.
Shortstop is as well as settled now,
barring accidents, with June Ander-
son, the Oxford, Ala, flash, back in
the fold and ready for the start.
Anderson, playing his first season
last year, fielded almost perfectly In
Is games participated in, although
f,
being around the $50 mark last year.
Trouble mt Third.
At third base the coach may have
a little trouble. Englebert of Hunts
vile. Ala, filled in the place in fair
order last spring, but the appear
ance of a hard-hitting third sacker
might displace Englebert from the
regular lineup. but with no one bet
ter in sight the peppery youngster
will perhaps continue in the same
position.
The outfield presents only one let
, ter man, but no worry is being felt.
Paul NJ. Norton, one of the most re-
liable men to ever don a Panther
uniform, will be back in the center
garden, while Godbee can be used In
the outfield while not working be-
hind the plate. as can Miller when
not taking his turn on the mound.
Then from the assortment of rock
les may be picked up one or two
finds that will come through ad-
mirably. All in ALL it looks as If
the Panther prospects are par ex-
cellence.