The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-11
BY FRED BODEKER
Games Today

Chattanooga L. NODlle o.
! Atlanta S, Little Rock T.
| Games Today
| Memphis at Birmingham.
! Nashville at New Orleans.
| Little Rock at Atlanta.
| Preacher Perryman, the elongated
parson twirler, was sent in the tenth
inning of yesterdays game and be-
fore the dust cleared away, the Mem
Irhis Chicks had scored three runs,
| enough to defeat the Barons In the
\ opening settO of a three-game series.
| The final count was to 9, the Barons
| rallying in their half of the tenth and
| scoring two runners, falling but one
| shy of tieins the count.
The game was filled with thrills,
despite the fact that poor box work
predOminated. MoIey used three pitch
| ers in an effort to hold the Chicks.
but only one of the trio was success
| full. Karl Black, who pitched the final
game against the Travellers, was sent
into the battle in the second inning,
relieving Burleigh Grimes. Karl
pitched swell ball during his stay on
the mound, holding the Chicks safe.
| Bill Fincher, recently acquired from the
st. Louis Browns, started the battle for
the Chicks, but was relieved by big Ed
| Willett, the former star pitcher for the
Detroit Tigers, who pitched fine ball.
holding the Barons at his mercy until the
final session.
BARONS GET LEAD
The Barons took the lead in the opening
a clean single to left and scored when
Fred Derrick tripled to deep left center.
Derrick scored on Cecil Coombs' infeld
out Meusel tripled to deep left and
scored when Jimmy Eschen singled
sharply to left. In the next session, the
Barons scored another tally. Cation was
to second by Black. Eddie Mcdonald
went out, but Fred Derrick placed a
Texas Lacquer back of first and the Kid
| romped across. Derrick was out trying
| to take second.
CHICKS WIN GAME
The Chicks had a big inning in the
second at the expense of Burleigh Grimes.
Paulette worked Grimes for a walk and
Pete Knisely was hit by a pitched ball
Jimmy Walsh singled to center and Pau
lette scored. Pete overran second and
was out. Eschen to Clark. Cook walked.
Muddy Ruel hit to Grimes and he threw
wild to second trying to catch Cook and
Walsh counted Fincher was hit by one
of Burleighs fast curves and the bases
were checked Chadbourne singled over
third and Cook counted. Dobard singled
to left and Ruel scored. Moey then
jerked Burleigh and Blackie was sent
into the battle. Press Cruthers hit the
first ball offered him to Cation and the
Kid started a double killing that retired
the side.
The Chicks didn't score again then
until the tenth. Chadbourne greeted
Perryman with a clean single to center
and Dobard duplicated. Cruthers hunted
| and Chadbourne was caught at third
| Gene Pauette then uncorked a two-base
smash and Dobard and Cruthers scored
Pete Knisely followed with a clean sin
gle to left and Gene scored with the
tally that won the game.
| The Barons staged thrilling rally ir
their half of the session, but fell one tally
shy. With one down, Fred Derrick was
hit by a pitched ball and stole second
after Cecil Coombs had popped up. Emf
Meusel singled to center and FREQ
| counted. Meusel swiped second ant
counted on Danny Clark's safe rap tc
center. Jimmy Eschen beat out his tai
| to Willett. Mike Hauser tried hard tt
deliver, but his long drive to deep righ
was captured by Cook for the third out
FIRST
Memphis-C out, short t.
first Dobard out, third to first Cruth
ers popped to Cation. No runs, no hits
\ no errors.
Observation-Disclosures singled to left
| Derrick tripled to left, scoring Mcdonald
Coombs out, third to first Derrick scor
ing. Meusel tripled to left. Clark FLEE
to right Eschen singled to left, Meuse
scoring. Hauser struck out. Three runs
four hits, no errors
SECOND
| Memphis-Paulette walked. Knisel
was hit by pitched ball. Walsh single,
to center and Paulette scored. Knisel
over ran second and out. Cook walke'
Ruel hit to Grimes, who threw wild t
second. Walsh scored. Fincher was hi
by pitcher, filling the bases Chadbourn
singled to left Cook scoring. Dollar
singled to left, Ruel scoring. Black wen
in to pitch for Birmingham. Cruther
hit to Cation and double play, Cation t
Clark to Derrick, followed. Four runs
three hits, one error.
Brmingham-Caton was hit by pitche
Dali. BLACK SdCTlllCeu. MCDOIldlu Ou'
short to first. Derrick singled to RICH
and out trying to take second, Cato
scoring. One rum one hit, no errors.
| THIRD
Paulette singled to left. Knisely sacri
feed Walsh hit to Cation and was SAT
when Paulette beat Cations throw t
third. Paulette caught off third b
Hauser and out. Walsh out stealing sec
ond. No runs, one hit. no errors.
Observation-Disclosures singled to left
Willett went in to pitch for Memphis
Meusel sacrificed. Clark struck Out
Eschen popped to Ruel. No runs, on
hit no errors.
Memphis-Cook out short to first. Rue
out, short to first. Willett out by sam
route. No runs, no hits, no errors.
Observation-Disclosures out, Ruel to Paul
cite. Cation flied to center. Black Out
third to first. No runs, no hits, no errors
FIFTH
Neutrality-suspicious. lined to Derrick
Dobard popped to Derrick. Cruther
popped to Cation. No runs, no hits, n
errors
Birming safe on Cruth
ers' error. Derrick sacrificed. Coomb
, lined to second. Mcdonald stole third
} Meusel flied to Cruthers. No runs, n
hits, one error.
SIXTH
~ Memphis-Paulette safe on infield hit
Knisely sacrificed, Walsh lined to left