The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-01
By BLINKEY HORN

Nashville, July 31.-(Special.)-The Barons gave Tom Rogers string of wins the closest shave which the Gall latin gunner has suffered in many n day this afternoon, forcing the crack right-hander to travel II innings be- . mighty wal1op from Gus Williams bat, on which he circled the pathways. After Key Perrymans own slipup and wide chuck had set the Vols off fn front to a two-run margin, the preach- CT settled down and hurled brilliant low offerings to deep right center and when Jimmy Eschen's peg went wide of the platter, tnllied the win- ming run.
 The Barons kept pecking away at Tom Rogers. who, though keeping the wallops scattered and of low visabil- ity, wobbled with his control and ire quently by his wildness placed .he Barons in position to knot the count. It was Rogers own wild pitch which enabled the Birminghammers to sew
  i seventh frame and send many bug home to a late and cold supper.
 Yet while the Gallatin gunner was unsteady and generous with bases on balls in the closing rounds, the time ly wallop was sadly missing and in tue eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh enough Barons reached first to win hnlf dozen ball games, but none of .Aeir mates could drive them home.
 VOLS FIELD FINE
 Rogers was accorded brilliant sup port by the Vol infielders, Sheehan and Ellam cutting down everything that came their way, while the suburbanites galloped all over the country turning bids for blows into outs.
 Yet Key Perryman's mates were not idle in turning back the efforts of the Vols to shove runners home, two fast double plays killing off Vol rallies, while Cecil Coombs and Danny Clark staved off disaster for the preacher with sparkling work. Coombs' catch of Kauffmann's whaling drive in the tenth robbed the first sacker of cer- tain three-bagger, while Danny Clark kept the stands grooming with his ;n- cessant hit-killing play.
 Runt Caton had curious afternoon, with five putouts to his credit and not an assist, the only ground ball which came his way being bungled, but no harm resulted from that.
 Gus Williams, whose big bat routed Perryman in the eleventh, started trouble for the preacher in the sec ond round and the preacher made bad matters worse by a mental lapse, which he followed by a wild throw. Williams slammed a drive against the right field wall on which he made three bases by fast leg work and Kauffmann bounced a hot one to Perryman. Key appeared dazed, held the ball after motioning to throw to first and wound up with a wide chuck to Derrick, OH which Williams raced home and Kauff- man went to second. Kores sacrificed and Ellam slammed single to cen ter which scored Kaufman. Street singled to, Left. but Mcdonald turned Rogers slam into a double play.
 BARONS TIE COUNT
 The Vols held the big lead until the seventh when Cecil Coombs started d rally with a sharp single to right. Clark opped to third but Jimmy Eschen poled double to right center, Coonlbs pulling up at third on Lees quick throwin. Hauser raised a fly to Ba- ker, Coombs scoring after the catch and Eschen hustling to third. With Caton up Rogers uncorked a wild pitch and Jimmy scored. Then Caton and Perryman walked but Eddie Mcdonald Blew out to right
 Clark robbed Baker of a hit in the eleventh with brilliant stop and throw, and Williams slammed the sec ond ball far over Eschens head in right center. The ball rolled up The bank into the grass and Williams raced home when Clark's relay went wide of the plate s.s