The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-02

a lew. NOW that the Old Jill<> he"'' been shaken we will be able to pull back up to the 300 off the Travel CTS and the Lookouts. The Barons annexed yesterdays battle with the the Starr aggregation in fine style. Burleigh Grimes was on the mound for the Barons and lacked nothing short of twirling a winning game. Then, too, the Barons showed they had some knowledge as to putting bases on balls to use and, couped with five hits for as many count CTS.
 The home guard was about to give the Barons up as bound TOT the cellar, but the victory yester- day still shows the team is good for many ball game. Moley's line up was the same as it was in the final game at Memphis, and it again worked to perfection. Bill Lindsay, although he had but one chance in the new position in right field, han died it perfectly, while Kid" Ca- ton took care of 10 chances and didn't make anything like a bob ble.
 Of the eight hits collected off Grimes, three were credited to the willow of Tex Covington, the for mer Baron, who has found his for mer hitting stride. When with the Barons. Tex batted around 300 but since his annexation to the Starr bunch he has failed to swat the pill with any consistency. Tex is now feared by all the twirlers in the league. He's a mighty swatter now.
 The first crucial series of the year is in progress. Up in Nashville, where our good friend Roy Ellam is holding down the managers job, the New or leans Pelicans, topnotchers or the clr- cult, are engaged in a deadly battle. Yesterday a magnificent twirling duel ended in victory of the Ellam1tes in the thirteenth inning, when hit and a brace of errors by Red Bluhm and Fred Stansburg let the winning tally across As result the Vols are with
 
 have to fight out three more games and with the teams playing the brand of ball that they are now, it is all most certain that the league leader ship will change in the next few days. The Lookouts look like they are set for a long winning streak. After cop- ping the series with the Pels, the El- berfeld clan welcomed the Mobile Gulls with a sound trouncing. The Lookouts are playing a strong game now, and they must be watched.
 Yesterday two teams met each with a short winning streak to their credit. The crash came and as the result the Chicks have still a chance to equal the Giants winning record. The Crackers had won six straight but the Moriarity tribe found them easy sailing. The Chicks have five straight wins to their credit now.
 Fans in St. Louis are now calling the St. Louis Browns, of which Fielder Jones is manager, the "St Losers A true nickname and justly affixed. But the Browns are liable to win again. You gotta wait, that's all. It's coming, maybe-occasionally anyway
 The New York Giants return home today after the most successful road trip in their career. The Giants won 19 and lost but two on the entire trip They will receive one more big vel come when they unload in the Gotham City, according to the New York pa pers. If a team ever did deserve it, they certainly do. From cellar position to second place isn't so bad for road trip in any old league.
 Dick Robertson is on the hill today. Another win, boys.
 Fans of Birmingham will regret to hear that Charlie Carroll, the former utility player of the Barons for a couple of years, has been sold by the Beaumont club of the Texas league, where Birmingham sent him, to the Dallas club of the same league Charlie has had bad luck ever since he left the Barons, and has never gained his stride. He made bad impression on the Beaumont club the
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