The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-29
BARONS SHUT OUT THE CLEvELANDERS IN OPENING GAME Locals Outclass Visitors at Ev- cry Stage of the Game
 Score 2 to 0
WAGNER AND FLEHARTY
 PROVED TO BE MASTERS
Yannisan Infield Exceptionally Fast. visitors Couldn't Steal on "Row- dy, EIliott-Molesworth and
 McGilyray Made Runs

TEe Barons completely outclassed the Cleveland American second team yeseer- day afternono. The Yannigans coulo not connect safely when hits meant runs' con sequently they were shut out. The locals played a perfect fielding game, while the Cieveianders made two pebbles of the damaging sort, and the Barons just eX- actly doubled the number of hits the Vis- itors secured. Score, ? to O.
 The game yesterday afternoon was de- cidedly the fastest and the classiest con- test witnessed at West End this year. Brilliant fielding plays on the part ot the Yannigans were numerous, and had the work of the visitors been of the ordlnary stripe the Barons would have registered no less than ten hits. Cooney at snort and Peckinpaugh at second accepted chances. of the most difficult nature, ana robbed Molesyorths' men of several hits Nothing was too difficult for these two men. and almost invariably, when they laid hands on a batted ball. Baron was retired at first.
 On the other hand. the Barons showed up 10 considerable advantage. "Rowdy" Elliott's whip was in prime shape. This boy has formed a habit of mailing men who try to steal on him, and yesterday only one man succeeded in the offering line, he going to second on freak play in which Elliott was helpless
 Emery did some fine fielding at third. This youngster handled the stinging G.ounders driven his way with all of the ease of a veteran, and his throwing to first was superb. Whenever he took aim and cracked down. the ball went squarely to Gygli, and Yannigan returned to the hencb.
 While Fleharty pitched an excellent game, allowing the visitors only three scattered hits in five innings pitched, the work of Wagner was of the very first grade. Yesterday was Wagners first day out. He assumed charge of the rifle pit in the sixth inning, and when he began sitting strikes across the plate it was all off with the Clevelanders. Not a single hit did he allow the visitors, and no man walked on him. At all stages of the last half of the game he had matters well in hand and the Barons were never in danger.
 Boyle, the New York State leaguer, made his first appearance, and caught a good game.
 Falkenberg, who has Carlos Smith and Jim Fox beat a mile when it comes to longitudinal proportions, was in the box for the Cleveland team. This twirler, who is six feet four and one-half inches tall and who has the reputation of being the tallest man playing baseball today, did not pitch a bad game. The Barons simply hit opportunely, in consequence of which the requisite number of runs were pushed across the rubber goal
 The whole Cleveland infield was as fast as lightning.
 The Barons made their runs in the fourth and eighth innings. In the fourth McGilyray, first up. drew a base on balls Newton sacrificed down the first base line, advancing MeGilvray, but went out him self Mcbride followed with a short two bagger to right field and McGilvray scored. Emery strucfi out and FL liott went out on a grounder from short to first retiring the side.
 It was in the eighth that the Cleveland CTS made both of their errors, and had the pebbles not occurred the game would have been a one-run affair. Marcan was first up and went out on a grounder. Moles- worth followed with pop fly to the in field. which Falkenberg let get away from him, and the Baron manager landed on first on the error. Moley stole sec ond and went to third on Gyglrs grounder to second. McGivray hit hot grounder to short, which Cooney was unable to handle and Molesworth scored on the error, making the second and last run of the game. Newton hit safely, but he
 
 Mcbride flew out to right field.
 During the early part of the game the Clevelanders had one or two opportuni- ties to score, but Fleharty was uniitta- ole and no runs resulted.
 Following is the official score: