The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-09-03
Only One Game of Scheduled Double Bill Played Be-
 tween Amateur Teams
ERRORS AID DODGERS
 TO COP FINAL GAME
Rain Interrupts First Game for Forty Minutes-Second Game Called With Dodgers Two Runs in the Lead. Clayton Is Star of Series
Rx FRED nopEkER

The b1rmfnGh0m Railway, Light and Power company's baseball team, the Dodgers, city champions, made . clean sweep of the inter-city series with the New Orleans Brands, champions, by
 taking the final game between the two teams In this city by the score of 3 to yesterday at Redwood. Only one game was played, the second game be-
 ing called on account of darkness with the Dodgers we'll on the road to an-
 other victory.
 The first game was a pitchers bat-
 tie between Big Boy Ardis and Slim Godfrey, the former having the best of the argument by receiving excellent support. Godfrey hnd the Dodgers at
 his mercy for the majority of the time but wild throw to the plate gave the Dodgers a two-run lead which the Brands were never able to overcome. Rain halted the game in the third in. ming for about 40 minutes. When the shower ceased the entire park delegation got busy and took the water off the dia.
 mond with sponges Play was resumed and both sides were held scoreless until the sixth, when the Dodgers broke the tie and went into the lead on Godfrey wildness and infield errors.
 DODGERS SCORE TWO Herr walked to open tho sixth Elders was pinked on the leg. Bud Hanckins laid down a neat sacrifice and both runners advanced peg. Ardis hit slow roller to Davis. who threw wild to the plate to catch Herr and Elders followed the Dodger first sacker across the pan. The Brands scored tally in the next C-y, .t>At, -s~.
 opener and took second on an infield out Middleton singled through short and the big visiting outfielder scored.
 The Dodgers made the run back in the eighth. Hanckins walked. Ardis singled through short. Carroll singled down ths third-base line and Hanckins scored witk
 tho run that proved to be the winning i tally.
 i. The Brands gave the locals a bad scare in the ninth. when errors gave the visit.
 ors an excellent chance to tie the score Clayton fumbled Davis grounder as ar opener and took second when he threw wild to first. Clayton made a great catch of Swanson's fly back of third. With two down 1t looked like Ardis would pull out Dell hit an easy roller to Wyatt who had plenty of time to throw the batter
 out, but heaved wild to first and Davis
 scored, Dell taking second Herr made g fine running catch of Middleton's foul fly
 and the game was ended.
 ONLY TWO INNINGS PLAYED The second game was started imme-
 diately but only two innings were played before Umpire Stradford was forced te call the game. The score stood to ; ir favor of the locals at the time play
 stopped Riddle started the game. but
 errors and hits gave the Brands three.
 run lead before Smoky Bob I4oveless was 1 rushed into the fray. Loveless made the Brands look like monkeys, striking ou every batter that faced him. Clean hits gave the locals three runs in the firs and another pair in the second. The Brands will leave today for New
 Orleans. Provided they do not play bet. ter ball on their home ground, the bod gers will walk away with the series there
 Only one win out of the series In New
 Orleans will insure the locals the cham. pionship of the south.
 Shortstop Clayton was the best bet m troduced to the fans during the series this youngster showing all the earmark 1 of developing into wonderful player Ardis and Loveless also showed up we'll as did Carroll in left. The Dodgers vii l play the Brands in New Orleans O. l September 15 and 16.
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