The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-20

Better baseball won that game for the Barons yesterday. There's no doubt but that the Chicks were playing far above their average strength on Wednesday when they slaughtered the Barons.
 There was but one side to yester- days game. The Barons outplayed and outclassed the Chicks at every thing they attempted Elmer Ponder the big Texas league recruit, made his second appearance on the mound at Redwood to start game for the Barons and for the second time MO ley's clan found winning the old game an easy proposition
 Ponder had world of stuff and had the Chicks guessing throughout the contest. He twirled fine game ana would have showed even better form had he been hard pressed. Moiey gave orders to the big finger, however, after the game had progressed and the Barons were holding the greater part of the score, to ease up. The Chicks counted three times.
 An error started two of these rallies that netted a run. Eddie Mcdonald is credited with having committed both of the boobies in the Barons' error column this morning. In the sew enth, he threw wild to first on Grimes grounder, a run resulting Tn each case. But Eddie very seldom makes a misplay and it can be easily ex-
 
 Barons' runs besides polling out double.
 Dolly Stark, Eddie Hemingway and Jimmy Ruel were about the only Chicks that showed the slightest ten dency to wallop the Barons. These three Chicks were in the fray rom the start and never gave up. Inclden- tally, they figured prominently Tn the scoring The remainder of the Mem phis team played a list'ess game, talk ing the field slowly and loahng down the first base line on hit balls. You can't win ball games without pep that's been proven time after time
 Speaking of Stark, it seems that the days of the former Vol and head chief tain of the Chicks is fast drawing to a close. According to a dispatch from the Memphis Commercial-Appea Sec retary Tom Watkins of the Chicks has just returned from Chicago, Where'' he said, he had completed the purchase of George Moriarity, who IS slated 10 be Stark successor.
 This affair of changing managers has been up in the air for the past week; in fact, ever since the deal for MO riarity was announced. Stark clallns to know nothing of the deal Wnefepy he will be replaced and there seems to be a deep sea of mystery surround ing the situation. But, if the news from Memphis is correct. which un- doubtedIy it is, Stark will actually be fired and Moriarty will take his place.
 Moriarty is supposed to be in Mem phis today, conferring with the club officials in reference to taking charge of the team The dispatch from Mem phs is as follows
 Secretary T. R. Watkins of the Memphis baseball club returned yes terday from Chicago, where he prac- tically closed a deal for the purchase of George Moriarty from the White Sox
 When the announcement was made in Chicago that the Memphis club had secured Moriarty, it was stated at the time that Moriarty would re- place Dolly Stark as manager of the Memphis team.
 Mir Watkins stated last night that he did not care to discuss the change in nanagership or whether Moriarty would replace Stark until Moriarty had talked the matter over with the of fcials of the club.
 "Moriarty is due to arrive here Thursday or Friday morning" said MT Watkins. "A meeting of the club officials will be held and Moriarty will be present. The club will then have something official to give out as to whether Moriarty will be named manager to succeed Stark
 MT Watkins admitted that Moriarty had practically agreed to the terms offered him by the Memphis club, but there remained several little details to be closed. He stated that he ex-