The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-30

New Orleans, April 29.-tSpecialD Carlton Molesworth, pilot of the Bir- mingham Barons. is breeding these fine summer days over the fact that up his profession of ''hustling ice cold drinks, for life on the baseball dia- mOnd, and if MT. Smith ever desires of returning to his old position in the Birmingham grandstand he will find MT. MOleswOrth ready to lend more than moral assistance to the cause. smith opposed MoIesworth's elan here this afternoon in the first of a twO- game series and started out with the same success that marked his work last season. He trOunced the Barons in fine fashion and until the ninth in- hit his offerings. Smith had good measure of success against the Bar ons last season and Moley is wonder ing if his "find" is going to continue such performances this year.
 The score ended 8 to 9 with New Orleans on the long end, but the con test was not so close as the result in- dicated. In the first eight stanzas it was all one sided As fast as the Bar ons would come to the plate they would be turned away. It was not until the sixth inning that they managed to get a man on base. Red" Smith, who probably was jealous of the other Smith garnering all the honors, crashed out a hit to right field, but died at the initial sack. Clark in the seventh reached first, but was caught trying to steal second.
 Smiths pitching was masterly and he had perfect control He cut the corners of the plate with ease and never walked a man or hit 6 bats man. Dick Robertson, the Birmingham moundsman, also twirled nifty ball, but his work was overshadowed
 In the ninth frame the Barons punched three hits off of Smith and scored two runs. Pop Boy" was weak ening fast and he just lasted long enough to give his team a victory In the seventh. while waiting to bat Smith was hit in the stomach with foul tip off Bob Higgins bat. After the blow Smith failed to display much of his earlier steam.
 While .'Pop Boy was working his hardest to keep the Pelicans in the lead Red" Smith was using his big stick trying to turn the tide of vic- tory. In the ninth inning Red" again showed the way to his club mates by singling to left field. Dick Robertson doubled to left field and Smith rompe9 home from first. Robertson scored on drive by Mcdonald to right field but Smith had the Indian sign on Clark and Coombs. and retired them on in field outs.
 
 Blrmingham-Caton out short to first Mcdonald out, second to first. Clark flied out to left No runs, not hits, no errors. New Orleans-Thomas out, third to first Allison flied out to Carroll. Stansbury flied out to Caton. No runs, no hits, no errors.
 SECOND
 Birminshanl--Coombs flied out to left Lindsay out sf ort to first. Derrick out, third to first. No runs, no hits and no errors.
 New C1leans-- F.dnondson tripled to deep center. Sylvester out, pitcher to first. KnauIp singled to center and Ed mondson scored. Bluhm flied out to left and knaupp went out stealing second. One run, two hits. no errors.
 THIRD
 Birmingharl-Ca Carroll popped out to first Smith flied cut to left. Robertson struck out. No iuns no hits, no errors.
 New Orleans Higgins tripled to deep left Smith struck out Thomas popped to Derrick. Allison flied to Coonbs. No runs, one lit, no errors.
 FOURTH
 Birmingham-Caton out short to first Mcdonald fliedout to right Clark out,  - -----------------