The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-05
Games Today
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overconfident. the pennant crazed Peli- cans fell on Arthur Johnson yesterday afternoon in the first game of their To- cal series and then fell off again to their dismay. Contrary to the form showed Sunday in Montgomery, when he had to retire from activities in the first inning before the heavy onslaught of the Billikens young Johnson was just right and excepting the sixth inning, held the Birds helpless. But for two pebbles in this round the highly touted Pels would have been let down scoreless. As 1t was the final score was to 1.
 Three fingers were frantically rushed into the fray by Manager Johnny Dobbs of the New Orleans invaders in an ef- fort to turn aside the Baronial charge and snatch the game from the fire. Bagby. Evans and Styles were the trio upon whom Dobbs placed his trust, but they proved unable to respond to the burden for the Barons, fired with the thought of victory, tore into the three with a vengeance and increased their meager one run lead in the earlier part of the battle to six runs.
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 Throughout the whole contest old Ju- piter Pluvius threatened to descend in all his glory and during the first four in nings the Pelicans played for time, but rain was not forthcoming and the visitors had to face the music.
 Bagby pitched true to form yesterday and was hoisted from the mound in the first inning after one was down and Rube Evans supplanted him. This is the fourth time in as many stars that Bagby has responded to the call of the wild in the fore part of the game. and the second time that he has succumbed to the Bar ons.
 Evans lasted until the eighth when, af- ter three hits one a home run, by El- lam, had been raked from his delivery, he voluntarily retired from the scene of battle on the pretext that he had injured his foot. Red Styles was the third and last heaver summoned by Dobbs to aid his faltering Pelicans and had the battle ragged much longer he, too, would have been slaughtered.
 Hank" Gregory Chased
 Hank Gregory drew the wrath of Johnny Dobbs down on his head in the first inning because of frequent use of a police whistle in the third base coaching box and the Pelican leader appealed to Umpire Fifield and the arbiter chased the Baron coacher to the bench
 Because of an adverse decision rendered against his team in the eighth Catcher Higgins of the Pelicans addressed few warm remarks to Fifield and was prompt ly chased by the offended official Adams took his place behind the bat.
 Stewart made his debut with the Barons yesterday, playing center field in place of Mcbride, who occupied the bench. In four trials at the pan he secured single, sacrifice fly. struck out twice and stole two bases. Out in center he also accepted several chances perfectly.
 The Barons drew first blood in the initial round after the Pelicans had been retired without trouble. Mcdonald, lead ing off was presented with four balls and then stole second on Catcher Hig- gins Marcan flied out to Barbare back of third for the first out and then Bagby was derricked. Covington grounded to first and Mcdonald took third. Kniseiy brought him across with a single to cen ter. On trying to pilfer the keystone he was thrown out retiring the side.
 Lindsay Secures Bingle
 In the second Lindsay opened the round with single to left but was caught trying to cop second. After this the Peli- cans did not secure any kind of bingle until the sixth.
 The Barons added another counter in the fifth on a three-bagger to left by Ellam, the first batter up, and a single to the same region by Tragesser.
 Errors in the sixth paved the way for the Peicans' lone tally. After Evans had gone out from third to first Bluhm grounded to Johnson and when Covington dropped his throw the Pelican first sacker landed safe A single to right by Starr advanced him to third and he scored when Tragesser dropped Covington's throw home of an infield tap by Sylvester. With two men on bases things looked dark for Johnson but Burns hit into double play closing the inning.
 Two more talies were added by tho Barons in their part of the sixth, every local player getting a trial at the bat with exception of Marcan. After Covington and Knisely had been retired on infield outs, Stewart shot hot drive into center for one bag, following with a. steal of second Evans then lost the direction of tba n1ofo and served four had once <o