The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-03
Double Header Won by Barons
BARON PITCHERS IN GREAT FORM
 AND THE CRACKERS DROP TWO|

the nrst battle by getting a good start but the locals got better one. McDon- aid and Williams in the first were easy outs, but Jimmie Lee worked Blackie for pass. When George Hale threw to cen ter field trying to catch Lee stealing sec ond. the Cracker sunfielder advanced to third. Moran was also given a free trip and with first and third occupied, Reed shot liner by Coyle. Lee easily scored on the hit, but fast fielding and a beauti- full peg by Tod Sloan caught Reed at second before Roy Moran could count. The Crackers scored their other counter in the fourth by homer to deep left by Dick Kaufman, which tied the score.
 Clark Hits Homer
 The Barons not to be outdone, scored a duo in the first. Tod Sloan hit the first ball that Day threw to the score board and stopped at second. Jimmie Magee laid down a perfect sacrifice and Tod ad vanced to third. Lindsay hit slow roller down the third base line, but Day fielded the rap perfectly and Sloan was out at the plate and Bill was safe at first. Dan nie Clark, the star of the Baron twin vic tory then ambled to the platter and step- ping into the first ball served him, sent it sailing over the right field fence. Mickey Cole was safe when Eddie Me Donald fumbled his grounder and imme- diately stole second. Day then saved him. self by spearing a low liner off Cecil Coombs' bat.
 The Barons remained quiessent until the fourth, when they cut the knot that Kaufman tied with his homer to left. Clark again started the dirty" work by olean double to the score board. Mickey Coyle sacrificed the Baron key stoner to third and he scored a moment later on Lord Cecil's single to left that xl.l. xJ .v,AA AIl repeated Cecil's performance and sin gied sharply to left. Hale lifted a short lily to left and there was no advance. Karl Black laced out triple to deep right and Coombs and Ellam scored on the rap, while the Baron twirler was out at the plate, trying to stretch his hit into a homer. As far as scoring was game neither side could do anything with the opposing twirler.
 Second Game
 Tn the second game the Barons had everything their way. They outhit, out played and outgeneraled the Georgiars. The Barons went so far as to work the sncient hidden ball" stunt. Dannie Clark pulled the affair on one MT. Ray Moran despite the fact that Eddie Me Donald Is on the Cracker club. The in cident was a real surprise to the fans as the play was thought to have passed out of the modern game over 10 years ago. It was really stone age stuff.
 The Barons' first counters came ir tho second inning. Dannie Clark opened with a three-base hit to the flag pole Coyle grounded to short and Dannie was held on third.
 Coombs was walked but Roy Ellam worked the squeeze play and Dannie scored. Coombs tried some Ty Coob stuff and attempted to steal third but was thrown out by 10 feet. Ellam re- maining at first, playing safety first" Shotgun" John Wallace drove the ball to the bleachers and Eilam scored, but fast fielding held shotgun at second. Perryman couldn't deliver the necessary safety and the side retired.
 Clark Plays Great
 The Barons continued their scoring as soon as they could retire three Crackers, that requiring only about four minutes. With Sloan out, Magce singled to deep short and beat Reeds throw to first Bill Lindsay singled cleanly to right and Magee went to third when Manning stumbled all over right field and then made bad pes to Mcdonald. Then the prize play for many years was pulled. Mcdonald fell in receiving Manning's peg and threw wild