The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-08
By RICHARD F. LUssIER

Before n large and good natured gathering of fans the Bnrons were hhmbled by the Memphis Chicks in two games yesterday afternoon at RickwooG field. The first game was lost on errors and the inability to hit Dave Roth by the score of to 1. The second game was chalked as Baron defeat because Hardgrove was pitching, by the score of 3 to 1.
 In both games David Roth and Charles Parnell Stewart, both former Barons, played important roles in defeating the locals. In the first game Roth pitched a beautiful game, allowing only two hits and the Barons could not touch his cus- pidorian sants with a wide plank. But when some fortunate Baron would man. ge to wallop the ball Charles (Red) tewart was usually camping on the scene |, yhen the ball came down. In both af- airs Stewards fielding bordered on the ensational and his perfect throw on Mc- Hides single in the second inning of the II.cond game to the plate ahead of the frinting Mr Wallace was feature.
 SAs scribbled previously, the first con- lest was lost through errors and the ia ct that Clyde Mcbride is unable to throw to the home plate from left field, but in the second affair "Old Master Omar Hardgrove twirled six innings with sen sational support and managed to escape being scored on. However, in the sev- enth with the score 1 to in favor of the Barcas the Chicks fell on Hardgrove and before the inning was over "Old Sleuth" had lost another game. It happened thusly:
 Hardgrove Hammered Hard
 Cruthers, the Chicks keystoner, desr- ing to atone for several errors, doubled to deep left. Eible'was passed Mitchell sac rifced both runners ahead and Manager Lord send in Schlei to bat for Howard Merritt After several minutes of delib- eration on the part of Hardgrove, he threw a ball at Schlei and the Chicks catcher slammed the pellet for a twobase blow to left, scoring Cruthers and Bible. Pandemonium then broke loose and the tremendous popular demonstration that greeted the announcement that Hardgrove was going to pitch was repeated with gus- to as the discomfiture of the veteran jus tifed the judgment of the fans. To add to the furore, Allison singled sharply to right and Schlei scored easily. That ended the rally, as McDermott flied out to left and Stewart forced Allison at second.
 The lone counter the Barons made in
 Mcbride Is Injured
 the second game came in,the first inning when Mcbride reached first saf fely on Mitchell's low throw to Bible. Magee sa acrificed Mac to second and Coombs infield grounder which Cruthers juggled, advanced him to third. Sloan flied out to right Lindsay singled cieanly tp left, scoring Mcbride. Ellam famed. In the fifth inning Mcbride was injured after he had si,.xled to left. A quick throw by Merritt to Bible caught Mcbride mapping and in the chase between the bases Eihle hit McBride in the mouth with the ball. Mcbride was out for several minutes, but pluckily resumed play.
 In the first game the Barons scored in the third, when Black was hit with a pitched ball. Black stole second and went to third on Schleis wide peg. Magee flied out and Black scored on Coombs' long sacrifice fly to right. Other Baronial chances to score were npped by the sem sational fielding of Stewart and the air. tight pitching of Roth.
 Memphis scored her runs in the first game clearly as the result of errors. In the third, after Black had famed Mitch ell and Roth. an error by Coombs allowed Allison to reach second. Allison easily scored on McDermott's single to left be- cause of McBride's inability to throw.
 In the fifth another rnisplay by Coomos allowed Bible to reach first. Mitchell sacrificed. Roth singled cleanly to left and Bible scored again because McBride