The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-06

Errors again paved the way for game to go the wrong way.
 Although the Barons didn't meet de- feat from the Pelicans in the game yesterday at Redwood. they certainly did come close to it. Moleys boys put up a strong fight, but they couldn get a drift of the luck that Johnny Dobbs kept with him during the en- tire game.
 The Barons presented quite differ ent lineup yesterday, and it proved effective as far as run-getting was concerned Emil Meusel, the New York State recruit, who has been hold inf out, reported to Boss Moley yes- terday morning and went out to the park to get in shape for the after noon game Moley sent him in against the Pels to play in the midgarden and shifted Caton to right field, giving Charlie Carroll rest.
 Meusel certainly looked good in his initial appearance. The fans gave him a warm hand when he stepped up to the plate in the first inning. Hes a big, husky fellow, almost six feet tall, and one of the fastest big men seen in the Baugh circuit for sometime. He swiped a base on the deadly pegGer, Bob Higgins, yesterday without hit ting the dirt. He fielded his position well except for one pebble which came Ia f,J, 1icrJaf Ixr aided the Pels in their desire for runs.
 Meusel appears to have a good arm He throws and bats right-handed. He made a perfect peg to the plate in the seventh inning on Edmondson's fly with a runner on third, and Mike Hauser ruined it all when he let the ball escape him. Burleigh Grimes, who was backing Mike up, also let the ball escape his clutches, and before it could be recovered two runners had crossed the platter. Hauser ran up on the ball and it took a sudden bound, going between his hands.
 Slow base running certainly does tell. Yesterday the Barons were cheated out of win on ac- count of Cecil Coombs being unable to carry his lame leg with any consistency and Mike Hauser to gather any speed on the paths. In the fifth inning with Caton on second, Mike slammed one over shortstop and it rolled to the bleachers but Mike couldn't gen crate enough steam to pull him around the bags Caton scored
 ,,I f1,N h1tt hoI to stop at third. A fast runner could have completed the circuit easily.
 Again, in the seventh. with Bill Lindsay on second. Mike pasted one down the first base line which Red Bluhm managed to stop, but he fumbled it. Mike was run ming as fast as he could go, but he was out by narrow margin. When a fellows trying as hard as he can, that's all that can be ex- pected and this is the case with the plucky Baron receiver.
 Cecils lame leg cut him out of a hit in the first inning when Brenton flagged his fast drive and threw him out at first. The play was close as it was but with his leg in good shape Cecil would have outrun the throw easily. But such is luck.
 The Barons had a big inning yesterday and it looked like it had sewed the game up for awhile Ar thur Johnson started the fire when he singled cleanly to center Ed die Mcdonald worked Brenton for walk and Derrick was hit by pitched ball. Meusel hit to Cotton Knaupp and Derrick was forced at second. but the new gardner was safe when Bluhm dropped Cot tons low throw, Johnson scoring. Coombs hit to deep short and out run Thomas throw to first, SCOT ing Mcdonald Clark hit a slow roller down the first base line and Meusel beat Bluhm's throw to the plate. Lindsay singled to left and the bases were again full. Caton popped out and Hauser worked Brenton for walk. forcing Coombs across with the fourth run. Walker took up the mound duties for the Pels and forced Johnson. who was at the bat for t f6e i,,,,