The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-13
Barons Buy Tex Mcdonald From Crackers I
FOOD FOR RANDOM
By FRED BoDEkER

The Travellers came in camp yester- day and they bagged a needed vic- tory off Moley and his hirelings. The Starrlings played a great game, slamming the ball all over the lot and making the Barons loom up as bunch of sand-lot stars. The Travellers pounded out 20 safe hits. two of which were for the entire circle of the bases and another for trip to the hot corner.
 Baby Doll" Jacobson hit a couple of balls out at the park yesterday that went for one more long trip. Jake hit one of Karl Blacks benders sQuarely on the nose and sent it to the flag pole. The said blow was about the longest hit that has been seen at Redwood this season. Jake made a return trip to the plate and caught one of Blackies benders on the end of his bat and sent 1t to the left field bleachers. This lick went for circuit tour.
 The Travellers are about the biggest bunch of hard hitters that has ever been collected on one team in the Southern league for quite period. Every man on the team can swat the old pill and the best part of it is, they can hit when it is needed. That is the chief difficulty with the Barons at the present. There is no doubt but if Bir- mingham had Aliens hitters, the Mo- ley clan would be setting the pace for the Pelicans and the Vols at the ftr1l weak in the pitching department and it takes a group of hitters like Allen has to annex win every now and then.
 The Travellers are certainly playing 8 nice game at the present time. The entire team is slugging the ball like a bunch of fiends and they can make the stay of any pitcher on the mound unhappy. The infield seems to be working much better owing to the fact that Tex Covington has struck his stride. Wares at second and Bar bare at short are fast fielders and look better at the present than they did on their initial appearance here. Pilot Charley Starr is holding down the hot corner and although a bit slow, can get by creditably.
 The outfield is good and can be readily classed as one of the best in the league. Gibson and Rumler are two nifty receivers. Hoff, Hardgrove, Powell and Couchman together with Allison compose the flinging staff. None of the five are world beaters, but the majority of them can pull through occasionally. Two good pitch CTS will put the Travellers in the race.
 Dick Robertson and Hoff will be the oposing moundsmen in todays fracas. Dickie hasn't had any work since the double header in Chattanooga on last Wednesday and should be in good shape. The Barons got next to Hoff on his last appearance and today is our day for a win. victory today and tomorrow with the team playing any sort of respectable ball will give the Barons the big end of the series.
 The Barons were a slight improve ment yesterday over their playing of the previous series. The team had a good day in the field, with the ex- ception of Eddie Mcdonald, who was the target of the Travellers drives. Eddie was always able to slow them down but he couldn't hold 'em Mike IjdQSGr lOOh6u SllSHlly DSltcI oti III ot base, but still lacks the necessary quality to make him a nifty first sack CT. Fred Derrick will probably get back into the game today.
 President R. H. Baugh of the South ern league lifted Moley's suspension and consequently the chubby one was the leader of the Barons in the first part of yesterdays fray. Moley was banished from the park in the sixth inning, when he persisted in talking with much unkindness to Umpire Kerin. Previously Kerin had chased Gibby Gibson for talking too much.
 President Baugh stated last night that after hearing Moley's side of the question he decided to life his sus- pension. He did not act on the in question he decided to lift his sus- Hams. Williams, it fs understood, Is still in the city, and MT. Baugh will make final ruling as soon as he holds a. conference with his worsted arbiter. It is of the general opinion that Williams will be discharged for his part in the fracas of last Thurs day.
 The New Orleans Pelicans jump back into the leadership of the league in this mornings paper by virtue of Nashville Vols. It was the second