The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-10
Gee, but that was awful!

Looked like that bunch of Barons had about won ball game, when all of a sudden all sorts of pings and bangs and then when the dust had cleared away the Vols had scored six times, enough to win the game, and have a few left to spare for to- days fracas. Truly, the game was a wierd exhibition of the national pastime and the method the two teams employed proved disgusting to every one present
 The game can truly be called a farce after the seventh inning. Up until that time Preacher Perryman and Tom Rogers were in the midst of one of the prettiest pitchers battles that the fans have had the opportunity to witness for long time. As was the case on Thursday, excellent pitching and superb fielding predominated for greater part of the game, but the Barons cracked under the strain and thusly the second game of the series was dropped to the clan with Roy El- lam at the helm.
 The grandstand and bleachers were almost taxed to their capacity and the tracaS of Thursday after the Barons' heart-rending defeat was still fresh ill the minds of the local players The BaronS were 'chucked full of fight to start the game and more so, in prac- tice but as the game progressed the spirit that makes any team a win ner slowly left the players, right be- tlaa after the Vols had scored six runs there wasn't particle of it to be found anywhere.
 Playing the sort of game that the Barons offered yesterday will not at- tract any record attendance to the park, as has been the case in former years. On Thursday the entire Baron delegation played like bunch of big leaguers and consequently gave the Vols fight for their lives. Even FL lam admitted that the spirit of the Barons in the first game resembled that in former years when Moleys clan was in 8 raging battle for the leadership. But good things in this burg don't seem to last long enough to do any good.
 But there ain't no use in getting gloomy over the subject. The Barons are beginning to look better and bet ter, if they could only keep their stride. Our only fault seems to lie in pinch hitting, For the past month, and, in fact, ever since the season started, the loss of good hitters has cost the Barons many a ball game. In the reports of the games that the Barons are in on the road it is always the same story, Numerous Barons die on the bases.''
 It's up to Moley to devise some means whereby these runners can be showed across. It's a dead right cinch that we can't win but very few ball games on one and two runs. If a team can give good pitcher a neat lead and not one that is constantly in dan ger, he will be found to pitch much better. A one-run lead is not enough TOT the BaronS to give their pitchers. At the present time the Barons are supposed to be leading the league in hitting and yet we can't make but one run a game.
 Yesterday the Barons touched Rog- CTS for 10 hits, getting a safe blow in every inning, but yet they scored but one run. Birmingham had F men left on bases in yesterdays game. Three  Barons were throw out on the paths, attempting to steal second, while one was crushed in a double play. It's cinch that the Barons must do bet ter work at the bat with the bases occupied or else we have won our last ball game.
 The pitchers are going fine at the present, and a little help in the bat ting line would mean that the Barons had started their pennant drive. The lnfield is working fine and we'll as the outfield, and the only fault that seems to lie in the way of a string of victories is the necessary bingle in the pinch. A few pinch hitters that could be relied upon at almost any time would soon place the Barons near the top of the ladder.
 The stride of the Barons was some