The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-20

Fifteen bIngles Moley's boys secured yesterday off the Gull twirlers and five of them were for two bags. That does not bear out the claim that the Barons are the weakest team in the league with the willow. The fans expected to see the Gulls go down in defeat yesterday but such an overwhelming victory was surprise. Preacher Perryman was in rare form and had the Schmidtmen wear ing paths to the bench. Perryman and Grimes are apparently in mid-season condition with Black and Johnson rapid ly rounding into form. With the pitch CTS hitting their stride Moley can sit back and take it easy for apparently the offensive strength of the team is con- siderable greater than was thought.
 Arthur Johnson, the terrible Swede will face the Mobile men today, and he will probably be opposed by Pug Cavet or Ledbetter schmidt had not decided last night. The Barons are hard on southpaws and they should win. It will be Johnson's first appearance this sea son, and if the Swede is right, good night Gulls. Johnny has been having little trouble getting in shape, but Moley evidently considers him ready as he has stuck to his intention of not giving any man a show until he was in condition.
 It was great crowd and one easily diverted A Molly Cottontail furnished considerable amusement during the course of the game. The fans jumped one near the scoreboard and it streaked across the field toward left only to be caught by one of the boys of the 1n- dustrial school The lad subsequently, released it. and in the eighth inning it started across the field again. but had no better luck as an urchin first threw bottle at it, but his aim was poor, whereupon the youth fell on the poor bunny and carried it, in triumph, home.
 Nashville takes the lead in the South ern league this morning by its fifth con- secutive victory. Chattanooga defeated the Vols on the opening day, but no one has been able to turn the trick since. Roy Elam is getting away to flying start and there are multitudes of fans in Birmingham who rejoice to see John ny Dobbs supplanted by local fayorite. It is not to be doubted that the fans here, if Moley cannot bring in another pennant, want Ellam to cop. He will be given a substantial token of the uni versal esteem in which he is held here when the Vols visit Birmingham.
 Nashville took the lead by beating Chattanooga while Charley Frank S Crackers were humbling the Pes for the first time this season Pop Boy Smith was in the box for the Pels and while touched for but six safeties they were punched. The hitting birds were held to four bingles by the Cracker hurler.
 That game in Little Rock between the Travellers and the Chicks must have been some battle. The Stars brought their heavy artillery to bear and bat ted in seven runs, but the defensive strength in the box was not enough to hold them and the Chicks copped with nine runs and IA safeties.
 Captain Johnson of the police depart. ment went to. the ball game yesterday Furthermore he enjoyed himself The captain is the owner of flivver and just before he left the house he tucked in two seats for himself and Mrs. John son. They secured a point of vantage and took in everything there was, in- cluding quantity of peanuts. Captain Johnson minded the kidding of his friends on the cars not in the least.
 Harris, the young southpaw who re- lieved Ledbetter in the game Saturday, was not as effective yesterday as he was in Mobile At that he has the earmarSs of a good pitcher and unless Schmidt