The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-04
IS Pelicans Open Series at Redwood Today
FOOD FOR RANDOM
By JACK RETHEA

Brother Perryman pitched beautiful game yesterday and the Crackers only registered six safe ties off his delivery The Barons got to Red Day for 1O bingles. but they were well scattered and but for a bone by Moran would have had trouble counting. The Barons hit safely in every inning save the seventh, but in no cases did they get more than two in frame.
 In fact both pitchers had plenty of stuff and were not chary in us- ing it. Up until the sixth inning but Is men had faced the preach CT, which is, one. two. three in ev- cry inning but one. The hurlers had em hitting up in the air, too. as 2 of the 54 putouts were made in this way. Birmingham lifted 12 balls into the air for outs and At lanta kept the fielders busy with 15 of this kind.
 Frank Moran pulled a bloomer in the fourth inning yesterday by catching Fred Derrick's long foul to left field Clark, first up, poked one through Clancy and went to second when Coombs dropped a Texas leaguer over third Moran misjudged the ball as well as be- ing crossed by the batter He was playing deep, as is the custom of gardeners when Cecil is at the bat, and consequently couldn't get un- der Coombs' short fly. Lindsay ad- vanced both runners with a beau tiful sacrifice and Derrick shot a long foul to left field. Moran got under it and held it, Clark scoring when his throw to the plate was late.
 This didn't appeal to Cholly Frank for the gardener was jerl1ed from the game and Munch placed on first Mayer went to center and Mcdonald took Mo- rans place in left. Moran is not an especially favorite with the Dutchman, anyway. Frank got the fans in Atlanta on his neck during the first series of the season on account of Moran Roy attempted to steal third with his team one run behind and dislocated his shoulder sliding into the bag Whereupon Frank wired an At 1anta sporting editor that Moran deserved little sympathy as he was hurt pulling bone. The fans resented it and Cho1ly was roast ed to turn for a few days.
 It was a shame to lose that game yesterday. but it couldn't be held so there's no use weeping.
 Friend Caton contributed some what to the victory of the Atlanta club when he let Thrasher's single get through him in the ninth. Frank would have been held at third on McDona1d's double had the ball been fielded cleanly as he would have been on first instead of the keystone. Then. too, in the sixth when At1anta's other run scored Caton's throw to the plate to catch Neiderkorn was wide and Red Smith skidded around in the mud attempting to handle it. This is not roast at all. but merely statement of facts
 Fred Derrick. the elongated first sacker, is beginning to find his batting eye and is swatting them regularly. His single in the ninth yesterday started the rally that had Red Day looking for cover Fred bounced one off Lennoxs shins that was 8 pippin. The day previous his triple contributed ma terially to the victory and on Mon- day his triple scored three runs. In addition to hitting at timely moments Fred is a bear on field ing and has only a minimum of miscues chalked up against him.
 Yesterdays game was one of the fastest and cleanest that has been seen at Redwood this year and on