The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-27
Games Today
By RICHARD F. LUssIER

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Like "Casey mt the Bat"-CIark
famed.
1t was the one chance that the Bar
ons had of winning yesterdays game.
which vsas called Mt the end of the
fourteenth inning ON account of dark
ness With the score to 1, and 1T came
in She eleventh stanxa when hit and
avse passes filled the bags with one
out. The Bar0ns should have cleaned
up then-but they failed miserably.
John Wallace started the eleventh by
obtaining a pass to first. Grimes sacri-
feed. Coombs was safe on an infield hit
and Sloan was purposely passed, filling
the bags The crowd of fans began wend-
ing their way out of the grandstand in
anticipation of the grand finale. However.
it was not to be.
Micky Coyle lifted a fly to Baldwin, in
left, which was too close in to permit
Wallace taking a chance on scoring. Man
ager Wordsworth then ordered Dannie
Clark to bat for Charley Carroll. Moles-
worth also ordered Clark to wait out the
big pitcher
The Crucial Moment
Clark's patience was rewarded by a
called strike and three wide balls. Clark
allowed the Cripple to float straight
over the platter unmolested, and then
all the runners started running when Will
bur Robertson delivered the ball which
meant victory or continuation OF the
tie 1t was a slow curve ball and Clark,
swinging viciously, missed 1t .about a
foot. That ended the Barons' chances
for the day.
It was "Ad Day" at Redwood Field
Yesterday and although the field was
soggy from heavy rains the tribe OF
Memphii and the clan of Molesworth
played snappily behind the sensational
pitching of Robertson and Burleigh
Grimes The Barons could only secure
two clean hits off Robertson in the IA
innings he officiated, although four other
scratches were chalked up against MIN.
Robertson was completely master OF the
Barons and usually retired them on pop
flies and easy inield outs He easily out
pitched Grimes after the eighth inning.
The Barons threatened in only two III
nings-the second and the eleventh. In
the second they scored their only run.
Carroll scratched an infeld hit to Cruth-
ers who "skidded" in the mud. Magee
popped out Lindsay also scratched an
infield tap. ELAN slammed a long ny
to right which Hemingway failed to get
under and Carroll scored At this point
Robertson recovered his effectiveness and
remainder of the game.
Grimes in Great Form
For the first eight innings Burleigh
Grimes retired the Memphi in quick or.
der and was only. niclzed for three solid
snacks However he weakened in the
ninth and three hits scored the lone coun-
ter for Memphis. 1t was Hemingway
a former Baron, who started the nre-
works. ,.,s.,,
popped out. Schlei grounded cut, aoVahc-
ing Hemingway to second. win TWO ou'
and the game seemingly within his grasp
Grimes allowed Cruthers. who had al
ready secured two clean hits. to swat
another in short left and Cecil Coomps
1urgled the wallop long enough TO aliow
Hemingway to score and tie up the game
After this Grimes was never IN danser
except in the fourteenth when single
and a pass embarrassed for lie" mo-
ments. -,
The prizes offered for "Ad Day" to the
nlayers were distributed as follows:
Carroll Cleans Up in Prizes
Charley Carroll won the pocket knife
offered by the Spiro Hardware company
and a box of stationery offered by hop-
arts e. Son. for the first hit. Carol
Z also won the Jefferson Hat offered by j
Rlacb q Sons for the first player reacn'
ing third base. Incidently Carroll wor
y the box of cigars offered by the Patterson
Cigar company for scoring the first run
Bill Lindsay won the box oil cigars OF
fered by the Parker Drug company Iol
the first two-bagger and Burleigh Grimes
the q soda checks offered by the LetaN
Drug company for making the first sac
rifice. The prizes for the first stolel
base and for making home run were
not awarded as home runs and stoiei