The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-11
We can't win 'em all.

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 We'll. we lost again. Fate ruled in that manner long before the game for it was the turn of Floyd Kroh to twirl for the Vols. Inns MT. Kroh seems to have the Barons at his mercy when it comes to Win ming ball games even if we do pound the pill all over the lot and then don't score but three runs.
 Yesterdays game was full of freak plays. One came after another but none of them helped the Bar ons. In fact, all of them stopped some brilliant rally that Moley had inspired his henchmen to start. It was the old jinx that was still in the camp. It's becoming a regular occurrence for Kroh to whip the Barons every time he faces them, but it's not due to his efforts-so much.
 Passed balls and wild pitches are playing havoc with the Barons this season. Yesterday a passed ball that rolled into the Vols dugout cost the Barons two runs. In the second inning the bases were choked with Vol runners and Gloomy Gus" Williams was at the bat. Blaekie uncorked a near wild heave but Red" Smith snagged 1t. On the next ball it was repeated and the ball escaped Red" and rolled into the dugout Gabby Street and Reilly scored The third al r11f, Far i'm To tar when Charlie Carroll dropped How ard Bakers long fly with two down and allowed Kroh to score with the run that eventually won the contest.
 Charities huff of the drive can be excused. It was an extra hard chance. Charlie was playing deep and about 20 or 30 feet from the foul line. He started with the crack of the bat and could have held the ball. but the glaring sun and the speed of the drive caused him to juggle and finally drop it. Kroh scored and Baker took second. Nobody seemed to regret it more than Charlie did. Even the best of players make pebbles occasionally.
 Carroll made up for his pebble to some extent by slamming the pill hard on every trip to the plate. He scored two of the Barons runs, got couple of pretty singles and swiped base, Apple Kores robbed him of another hit in the seventh inning when he snagged his hot grounder and threw him out at first Charlie handled every other chance he had perfectly. 
 It begins to look as though the Bar ons have a couple of favorites in "Kid'' Caton and Emil Meusel. Caton had a great day in the field yester- day, handling seven chances perfect ly. Almost every one of these chances was hard and the ''Kid'' captured the crowd by his big league fielding. He also clipped in with a single in the ninth to agitate rally.
 Meusel continues to slam the ball. and when the new gardener approaches the plate it is interesting to note how the opposing outfielders back up. Yes terday Meusel secured his first extra base hit when he doubled to left in the ninth inning Ordinarily the hit would have been good for homer, but Williams flagged it. He performed ilt; the field perfectly and scored a run. Together with CatolL he is the fans choice Rounds of applause greeted them at every appearance
 Eddie Mcdonald had some more hard luck. In the third inning Eddie put one in the grove with Carroll on third The blow looked good for a circuit clout. but Preacher Perryman coaching on third, slowed Eddie down and then sent him on in home. The play was close and Rudderham called him out. The Barons protested bat the Jumps" was right in his decision, Eddie being out by narrow margin.
 The fans, however, agreed with the Barons and Buddy found things un- comfortable for the remainder of the game. Buddy turned couple of times to see who was hurling the defiance at him, but it only made the noise worse It lasted, however for the remainder of the game. It was the first time that the fans had ''called" the umpire at Redwood this season.
 President W. D. Smith announced yesterday that the deal with the Cin- cinnati Reds for Pitcher McKenery had been called off McKenry, it is said. refused to report. He was sent to Richmond the International league and will report at once McKenry claimed that he feared the malaria in