The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-29

New Orleans, July 2S.-(Special.) al.)-Bir-
nngham passed Atlanta and landed in
the thick of the pennant race this after
noon by trouneing the Pelicans two
games. JOY in the Baron camp was un-
confined tonight. Molesworth cracked
smile and said that for the first time this
season he was real confident of winning
the championship. incidentally, Wee
Willie" Prough won his seventh straight
victory
The scores of the two games were 81
and 6-1 each going seven innings. As
Pelican Park is not equipped with electric
lights save when prize fights are pulled off
there at night the clubs thought they
would not again try to play baseball IL,
the dark, and cut the number of In
nings. This proved popular move with
the Pelican fans, who had quite enough of
baseball in the IA innings they played. 1t
was not the kind of baseball that was cal
culated to inject much enthusiasm into
the home guard.
Big Bill Prough and Green pitched the
first game. Hardgrove pitched the sec-
ond for Birmingham against Glevenieh
and Brenner for New Orleans.
Prough Was Master
Although the Pelicans outhit the Barons
in the first, the support they gave Green
was of the ragged sort, and there might
have been a little Justice in their kick
against the deal the nmpres gave them.
One decision in particular looked pretty
bad, Umpire Stockdale calling a Pelican
player out on a close play when he really
had his back turned to the base. Stock
shown that he needs both lamps working
overtime and his innovation of calling
decisions with his back turned didn't ap-
peal very strongly to the crowds sense
of humor
Nevertheless, the Barons outplayed the
Pelicans most of the way, and especially
in the second game. Their accomplish
ments in the first were as follows: In the
fifth inning, Mayer went safe on Clancy's
error and Ellam was safe on Kraft's
ror. Prough sacrificed. Mayer scored on
Marcans fly. Messenger scored ELAN
with a single.
In the sixth ELAN walked and Prough
advanced him to third on a hit. Roy
scored on an infed play, which retired
Marcan at first.
The Pelicans got their lone tally in the
fourth when Kraft stole second, went to
third on Mayors bad throw and scored
on Green's hit. The Barons' sextette of
follows: hird-McDonald walked and
stole second. Knisely walked. Both ad-
vanced on a wild pitch. Mcbride walked,
filling the bags McGilvray and ELAN
famed, but Clifton walked, forcing Nc
Donald over the plate.
In the fourth, Marcan beat out a hit
toward first. Messenger walked. Me-
Donald hit to pitcher, who threw wild to
first, Marcan scoring. Knisely walked.
Mcbride hit to Clancy and Knisely was
doubled at second Messenger scoring.
In the fifth Ellam singled and was
forced out at second by Knisely. Hard
grove and Marcan walked, but Messen-
ger singled, Knisely and Hardgroye scor-
ing.
An error by Marcan on Kyles ground
er. Kyle's stolen base and Irwins hit
gave the Pelicans their run in the third.
Glevenich Was Wild
Glevenich started out to pitch the sec
ond game, and he twirled a peculiar
brand of baseball. Although only one
hit, and that Il scratch of the rankest
sort, was made off him. he walked 10
men in little more than three innings.
The climax to his work came in the
fourth. when, with two men on bases,
Mcdonald rolled an easy grounder to
him. The three men running for three
different bases worked on Glevs nerves;
he thought bit then motioned to third,
then to second and finally he decided to
throw to first. That would have been all
right, but Glev threw about six feet
wide Manager Frank then sent Brenner
from the outfied to the box. sent Green
to right field and moved Stevenson over
to left.
ELAN had narrow escape from injury
in the third inning of the second game
when Kyle slid into second and spilled
him. For while it was thought that
Ellam was badly hurt but ii proved lit
tile more than scratch and after get
ting bandaged up bit Elam continued
In the game. While the red cross corps
was working some of the crippled Pels
exhibited themselves. First Yantz ran
out with limp, then went Mcdowell
with his sore hand. and then Williams
with Vsfis bandaged fingers. They had all
been in the wreck of the ship Pelican.
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