The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-02


 Memphis at Nashville.
 Little Rock at Chattanooga.
 @ Eddie Mcdonald enabled the Barons to check the Crackers rally in the ninth inning yesterday in the first game of the series at Redwood Field when he worked the ancient hidden balI' trick Frank Thrasher, who vas perched on third with two men out and Eddie Lennox on second. Con- equentIy the Barons won by the score f to 4.
 The game was replete with thrills. 10th sides wasted numerous chances score, while poor base running pre- dominated. Charlie CarroIFs steal Of aome in the seventh inning proved to De the winning tally as the Crackers rally in the ninth fell short, ns we'll us the lone bit of clever base rum ling.
 ' Burleigh Grimes was called upon by sAdoley to do the hurling and although a bit wild and hit rather freely at times the spitballer pitched a consistent game and pulled out of several bad holes. For the third time this season Grimes un- corked a wild pitch that enabled a run
 
 ming, his wild heave allowed Moran to score with the tieing run. Wilbur Davis, who essayed to defeat the Barons, was \ s'Wild' and provoked the Baron batters sreatly when he apparently took several fsaots" at their heads.
 BARONS GRAB LEAD
 The Barons took the lead in the open g session. With one down, Mcdonald
 pied to deep left and cantered across Danny Clark's smash to center. Three lore were added in the third inning. ddie Mcdonald led off with single to fit. Clark flied out but Coombs oened with 8 long single to left, Eddie coring on the rap. Cecil took second hen Davis threw wild to catch him nap ing. Lindsay singled to right and combs stopped at third. Derrick ammed one past third and Coombs and indsay romped across, the Baron first sacker being caught at the plate trying to stretch his clout into a home run, being out on a close play. The fifth and last Baron tally was scored in the sixth. Lindsay hit to deep short and went to elsecond on McMillans wild throw to first. Derrick sacrificed him to third. Carroll hit to third and Bill was caught in a chase between third and home and was tagged out after Charlie had romped around to third. A moment later he stole home.
 CKAChEkS SCORE
 The Crackers scored in the third on Crimes wild pitch with Moran on sec ond, and again in the fourth. Mcdonald singled, Lennox walked and was forced at second on Perkins hit to Clark. Grimes knocked McMillan's drive down and Lind say threw him out at first, but Mcdonald counted on the play. With one down in the fifth. singles by Moran and Mayer and McDonald's double scored another t.un.
 In the ninth, the Crackers gave the 8arons a bad scare Moran was safe on Clark's error of his pop fly back or second. Mayer flied to Carroll. Thrasher singled to center. Mcdonald struck out. but Eddie Lennox, the Crackers field captain, got his second double of the day, driving one over second, scoring Moran Poor base running cost the Crackers another run as Thrasher could | have scored easily on the play, the pail being fielded slowly. Grimes and smith ' got ready to pass Perkins intentionally and then Eddie Mcdonald saved the game when he worked the hidden barf'' stunt for the third out ending the game.
 FIRST
 Atlanta-Moran walked Mayer sacri- feed him to second and Moran was caught trying to take third Thrasher out Clark to Derrick. No runs, no hits no errors.
 Birmingham-Ca -Caton poped out to third Mcdonald tripSed to deep left. Clark singled to center and Mcdonald scored. Coombs out at first, unassisted, Clark taking second. Lindsay out second to first One run, two hits, no errors SECOND
 Atlanta a-McDonald struck out. LennoX ideubled to left, Coombs spearing it after a long run Perkins struck out. McMil- Ian popped out to Derrick. No runs, one hit, no errors.
 Birningham-De walked Carol bunted and beat it out, Derrick taking second. Smith bunted to Davis and Derrick was forced at third Grimes struck out. Caton struck out No runs, one hit, no errors.
 Atlanta-Clancey out, third to first. Davis popped out to Lindsay. Moran walked Mayer singled to left and Mo ran took third Wild pitch by Grimes and Moran scored, Mayer taking third Thrasher out Smith to Derrick. One rum one hit, no errors.
 Birmingham Mcdonald singled to left and took second on a passed ball. Clark flied to center Coombs singled to left and McDonald counted Coombs took eecond on wild throw to first. Lindsay lndN lied to right, Coombs taking third. eit Srrick hit to deep left scoring Coombs Lindsay. and out trying to stretch
 into a homer. Carol flied to center Three runs. four hits, one error.
 FOURTH