The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-26

For the second time within the past
| two weeks the tribe of c. Moley is the
possessor of the third place in the
league standing, but for the first time
this season the Moleys are within
striking distance of second place. The
! Barons' two consecutive victories over
the Pels, coming on the heels of the
squirt and the Pels' decline, has put the
Barons in position where continued
string of victories, while the Pelicans
are performing poorly, will put the
Moleys in second place.
The Pelicans' lead over the Barons to-
day is five full games the nearest the
Barons have been of the leaders since
the opening of the 1916 season last April.
The Barons have struggled away for the
past month, gradually building up their
average until now they are endangerinS
the second raterS.
ROAD TRIP A SUCCESS
The huge success of the present road
trip of the Barons is largely responsible
for the present standing of the Moleys.
When the team pulled out of Birmingham
about 10 days ago to open slX-game
series at Chattanooga, the standing was
415. The team was occupying seventh
place with but little prospects or rising.
The Lookouts were given four beat1nss
in six trials and the Chicks handed three
straight defeats The victories place the
Barons in the first division.
The team was anchored at the 500 mark
for the first time this season with the
exception of the opening week. The
series with the Travellers was started
with a defeat, but win was recorred
the next day, pulling the Barons back
to the break mark. The two VIC
tories over the Pelicans have placed the
Barons two games over the 500 mark
with a percentage of 500, which is the
best that Moley can show for his present
team.
Should the Barons win today's game
over the Pelicans, the gap will be mar
rowed to four games, which Will be lead
easy to overcome in the remaining games
of the season, provided the Barons can
maintain their present gait and the Pels
continue to play their listless and in
different brand of ball.
PELS HERE WEDNESDAY
The Pelicans have four games with the
Barons in Birmingham next week.
double sheader is scheduled for both
Wednesday and Thursday, which is the
final appearance of the Moleys against
the Dobbers for the 1916 season. Follow
ing the game today in New Orleans, the
Barons move over to Mobile where a
four-game series is started Moley will
use Dick Robertson against the Pels to-
day in the effort to keep the winning
squirt up. Dickie is useually effective
against the Pels, while Karl Black is
generally pie for the former rag hum
tiers.
If Robertson is used against the Pels
today, Black will be fresh for the open
ing game against the Gulls with Preacher
Perryman and Elmer Ponder in line. BY
this schedule, Burleigh Grimes and Dick
Robertson will be the opening mounds
men against the Pels in the double bill
on Wednesday at Redwood. Ponder and
Perryman will be forced to work the next
day.
The Barons have played IA games on
the present trip. In 10 of the engage
ments the Barons were on the big end
while one battle ended in a tie The
other three games were lost. With only
! five more games on the road, the Barons
should return to Fleetwood next Wednes-
day after completing the most successful
road trip of the season.
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