The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-12
SINGLETON RELEASED
TO CLARKSDALE CLUB
Rumors of New Trades Run
ming Rife in Camp of BaronS,
As Seasons Opening NearS

Uneasy is the head that wears the
baseball cap these days. With the
opening OF the 1923 Southern league
season less than week off now, Joe
Dunn, car of Baronial baseball
world, is faced with the task Of trim
ming his squad down to something
like fighting shape, and releases are
to be expected between now and the
first of next week.
One rookie has been released al
ready this week. John Singleton
who reported to Joe Dunn early in
the spring as pitcher, but who later
played in the outfield for the Yam
nigans, has been turned over to the
Clark sdale club of the Cotton States
league.
Singleton left for Clarksdale
Wednesday morning and will report
to Baxter Sparks, pilot of the Missis-
Friday. Singleton, while rather
promising young pitcher, showed
such strength with the willow that
he was shifted to the outfield, SO that
the Yannigans could profit by his
hitting.
Probable Squad.
Dunn will probably not start the
season with more than 16 men. That
means that there are several more
men to find berths for before the
season opens next Tuesday. April II.
Although Manager Dunn has given
no indication of whom he will re-
lease and whom he will retain, it
seems probable that these will be the
men he will start the season with:
Pitchers-Phil Morrison, Earl
Whitehill, Red Bates. Walter Stew
art, Plateau Cox, and Tom Daniels
or Bill Gray.
Catchers.CIaude Robertson and
Cecil Hammond.
Infielders-Flp Neun, Danny
Clark, Tom Walsh, Tom Taylor and
Bill Meekin.
Outfielders-Sump Clarke. Arthur
Trefry and Jake Miller.
Henry Layne and Tom Abbott, ont
fielder and catcher, respectively, may
be retained couple of weeks for
further try-outs, but, as Manager
Dunn has given out nothing definite
on the subject, that is merely mat
ter for speculation.
RumOrs of New Trades.
Dame Rumor went a gossiping
again Wednesday. and spread 1t all
around town that Texas league
shortstop may be added to the
roster of the Barons at an early date.
No names were mentioned. but 1T was
reported rather widely that Joe Dunn
and company are looking for some
competition for Tom Walsh at short
for the Barons now.
When questioned as to the authen-
ITCHY of these reports. Baron moguls
shook their heads, and replied almost
as one man: NO, we haven't any
thing to give out about such deal.
So far as we know, no Texas league
club has closed to send us short
stop yet. any other player for
that matter.
"A baseball club is always in the
market for good players, you know,
and if we see a chance to nab good
man. shortstop or otherwise, we will
probably do it. If we do. We'll slip
the news along to the fans all right"
Despite the somewhat chronic de-
mand of certain portion of fans for
more shortstopping material, it is
pleasing to note that Tom Walsh is
coming along in fine style these days.
Walsh is picking up in his speed, and
really covers the bag in creditable
fashion And that boy Tom can sock
the ball. too, as those railbirds who
have been keeping up with the ex-
hibition games of the Barons can
tell you.
Flip Ncun Takes Off-Day.
Despite the fact that the Barons
spent busy day at Redwood, pol
ishing off work for their twogame
series with Milwaukee Friday and
Saturday. Flip Neun. who has spent
the spring in the training camp of
the Detroit Tigers took the day off
and rested up a bit. However, Flip
will probably report to Manager
Dunn in uniform Thursday, and start
working out with his former mates.
The acquisition of Neun brings an
other problem to Joe Dunn to be
solved. What is he to do with two |
good first sackers? Neun will prob |
ably get the call over Bremen, but |
Herb is himself a classy first base
man and some club will get a mighty
good man when Joe Dunn chooses to |
turn him loose.
O O O
$500 Saw Big LeaSuers.
Billy West, secretary of the Bir- |
minsham club, stated Wednesday |
that something like $500 people paid |
the price to see the Cards and Tigers |
perform at Fleetwood Tuesday. 1t |
was a big crowd for the exhibition |