The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-19
Thrilling Game Is Lost to Pels By Grimes Wild Hedve
Most Sensational Game of Season Goes Pes After Hard Struggle -Barons Fight Desperatey-Breaks of
 Game With Pels
By JACK BETHEA.

evidence and then the fans will get sweet comfort for the present hour of ladversity.
 The game opened this afternoon with
 both Burleigh Grimes and Buck Weaver going strong. Burleigh was using his splitter with deadly effect. Until the be- ginning of the fourth innig the Pels went out in order. In. that frame, after Mas sey had gone out, Mcdonald to Derrick, Allison doubled to left field. Stansbury struck out, but Edmondson hit a slow bounder down the first base line and beat 1t out Allison going to third. With Es- chen at the bat, Allison and Stansbury attempted a double steal. Clark cut in
 and took Smiths throw and killed Allison at the plate with his return. It was neat ly executed and brought cheers from the crowd
 PELICANS SCORE
 In the fifth the Pels made their first
 counter on clean hitting. Eschen, first up, tripled to deep left field, the longest hit of the game. Knaupp brought him in with a single to short right. That
 was all, however, for Bluhm hit to Grimes, forcing Knaupp at second, Lind say taking the throw. Bluhm attempted | to steal, but Smith came up on his toes with perfect peg and beat the runner 10 feet
 Grimes stood the Pels on their heads regularly until the ninth, of which more anon. The Barons got a single in every 1 inning save the first sixth and eighth,
 but were unable to bunch them to effect
 until the ninth. Several incipient rallies were cut short by sensational fielding of the home club. Tn the second inning, after Lindsay had struck out, Derrick singled through the pitcher, but was doubled on miracle play by Bluhm when O'Rourke lined savagely just inside the first base line. The hit was patently good for two or even three sacks, but Biuhm, just starting off the bag, flung nus hand back at the crack of the bat
 ana took the smoking hit for double. In the fourth Mcdonald went down on l four wide ones. Clark popped to short, and Weaver caught Mcdonald off first by snap throw. It was 8 close decision ana against the Barons Coombs singled sharply to center. Lindsay stung a hard one at Stansbury and Knaupp missed the throw, Coombs going to second The inning ended, however, when Derrick flew out to Allison. Another hit came in the hfth when with one down. when Smith dropped one back or third base for a douDle. Grimes grounded to Weaver ana smith was caught off second by the pitcher. Caton went out Knaupp to Bluhm. Mcdonald was robbed of a double or triple in the sixth, when Ali ooit liddo d WOnu6fIul running catch Of Mack's low fly to left
 BARONS THREATEN
 ] s ID thesseventh Lindsay started off with
 a sharp hit past third and went to sec ond on Derrick's infield out, Massey to bluhm, but Knaupp cared for O'Rourke's and Smiths easy flies. That tells the story or the Barons' efforts to the ninth 1 inning. In the ninth inning was crowded more thrills, more sensations than the Ians usually get in four ball games. The ! battle was won and then lost, and won again. only to be finally and irretriev- ably spilled. A detailed account is neces- sary to give complete understanding. Ihe Barons went into the ninth with one run needed to tie and two to win and the luck began to break against | them at the very beginning. Clark slammed the first ball offered him for what would have been a home run but Tor the wind. which blew it foul. He won life anyway, when Knaupp booted his bounder, and went to second on a ! bad throw. Coombs crossed up the Pel l intleid by his easy bunt down the third base line. It was perfect, and
 had he not been suffering from a charley horse, hardly able to walk,
 would have beat it out. AS it was, Clark took third. and Coombs was l thrown out at first by Stansbury.
 Lindsay lifted a long fly to Eschen, put Clark was over anxious, and left
 the bag too soon. He was forced to get back with no advance. Weaver 1 then began to grow wabbly. Derrick
 drew pass and Hauser. batting for O'Rourke. was likewise given life.
 choking the bases It was up to Red" 1 Smith and he delivered nobly.
 1 Weaver was afraid of him and was
 feeling his way cautiously. One, two,
 three balls came past and 'Red'' I waited. Then two strikes and the
 crucial moment had arrived With the l bases full. two outs, one run needed
 to tie and two to win, and the count | ? and 3, all runners started with the
 motion of Weaver's arm. Smith met
 the ball squarely and sent smoking single past second base, and Clark and | Derrick counted. Grimes went out
 Knaupp to Bluhm, and it was only a question of holding them.
 | The inning started off propitiously, l but soon the sky was overclouded. 1 Stansbury went out, Lindsay to Der rick. Edmundson hit sharply to Clark and Danny. over anxious, fumbled the ball. Grimes frightened up and struck
 out Eschen Meanwhile, Edmondson stole second Knaupp came through with his second timely bingle, dou-
 bling to left, scoring Edmondson.
 Bluhm walked after Smith had been
 hit on the finger by foul tip. Knaupp stole third. and it was this decision which the Barons contested so bit Iterly. Knaupp ran over the bag and