The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-19
~ RAFTILY outguessing the
. squirting Lookouts, the chubby
Baron pilot added victory to

= squirting Lookouts, the chubby
Baron pilot added a victory to
the sliEht string. Molesworth outwitted
the keen Kid Elberfeld on trick
which, while pulled at previous times.
showed that the Baron Boss Is fight
ing for every struggle. So pleasing
is display of headwork in these
mournful days that we are forced to
chucl<le aloud.
BY pretending that McGilvray was
the next batter. when Mcbride was Sc
curely hidden from view, Molesworth
forced the Lookouts to pass Knisely
and saved the glorious victory. AS
known. McGilvray and every other
southpaw swinger is weak before the
shoots of portwheeler. So when the
bluff was operated successfully, dan
gerous pinch hitter was presented at
the bat and a victory was produced.
Following the clever performance.
the Barons packed their duds and pre-
pared for foreign assault of 10
games. Journeying to Atlanta, the
Barons will appear this afternoon,
when the attendance trophy Is pre-
scented and play again Friday and Sat
urday Jumping to Mobile for Sab
bath contest, the Birmingham club
opens three game series in the Gull
City. SO successful has Birmingham
been against the Gulls, that slump
in the lead should be suffered by the
league leaders. Prough win open the
siege Sunday.
The Billikens will stage a series be-
ginning June %, and continuing for
three days, and from there the Bar
ons move over to Memphis to fight the
near cellar champs. New orleans is
PLAYED on July and 2. concluding tn
foreign engagements. The Mobile
Gulls play the Barons at Rickwood on
July 4.
Although baseball is hailed as the
national pastime, the receipts of the
two polo contests exceeded the great
est sum ever taken in at TWO world
series battles. In the games, the polo
promoters realized nearly 100000.
The exact figures show that $4,000 was
received from the frenzied spectators
on Tuesday, while 100000 was added
to overflow the bursting Golfers on Sat
urday.
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the ponies at prices ranging from $25,
for some of the boxes. to 30 cents for
positions in the field. Although the
expense of the international sportive
event was $4,000. a profit of s176,0o0 ac-
crued to the polo promoters.
J. Faversham Tinker adopted rath-
or unique method of selecting a
twiler for service on the mound.
Finding that the Cincinnati ball park
was the domicile of colony Of rats,
Joseph espied one of the little rodents
and yelled, "Get him." "Rube'' Ben
ton. the former Lookout pitcher,
wound up and delivered at the un-
welcome tenant. The ball ended the
career of Mr.. Rat. Your control is
fine today was the managers COM
ment. land you will work this aft
ernoon." f
The speedy southpaw won the fray
with easy margin and convinced
]. Faversham that his system was a
corker. When the Red twirlers gath
or around the pilot the question is.
well. who can hit q rat today? And
the curveologist able to bowl over
one of tho quadrupeds is given the
hillock assignment.
Pounding his massive fist on Catch
er Sweeney's dome, Frank Chance
announced that he was boss of the
ranch and would defend his title.
The Big Husk assigned Big Ed
Sweeney a certain task in recent
game and when the Yankgee back
stop did not carry out the orders.
Chance bounced his mitt upon his
head to give added emphasis.
President Ban johnson has PROM
ised the leader of the Kilties his aid
and hopes to secure one Of Connie
Mack's superfiuous gardeners to bols-
ter up the New Yorks. Mack has
seven outfieiders and 'Pooh-Bah" Ban
has announced that he will secure