The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-18
By FRED H.ODEkER

Memphis at Little Rock.
 New Orleans at Mobile.
 In n slow but exciting game, the Harons opened weeks home stay at rs;ckvood Field yesterday afternoon by winning the first battle of three game series with the Crackers by the score of to 4. Although outhit almost two to one, the Barons played a bet ter game and set the pace through out, finally winning out in the ninth after the Crackers had tied the count in the same session.
 Five pitchers were used in the con test and none showed any abundance of stuff, The Crackers used three fling CTS. while the Barons used one less. The Crackers had on their hitting clothes and pounded Karl Binck Tor 13 safeties, but careless work on the paths, together with better pitching with the sacks populated, cost the Crackers the verdict.
 Karl Black and Red Day started the fracas and for the first two and a half innings the battle gave promise or developing into real ball game The Barons, however, put a stop to the idea by pounding in three runs in the third inning, which proved sufficient to hold the lead until the ninth ses- sion when the count was tied. The Bar ons accorded their finger perfect support, while both of the Cracker errors figured in the scoring
 BARONS SCORE THREE
 The Barons drew first blood in the third inning. With two men down and Day pitching great ball. Jimmy Eschen paved the way for the scoring by beat ing out his grounder to Reilly. He stole second and Eddie Mcdonald walked. Emil Meusel cleared the hassocks with a drive to deep center that netted a triple. Cecil Coombs doubled over first and Meusel counted Mayer made a great stop of Danny C1ark's drive for the third out,
 The Barons failed to score again un- til the sixth when Meuse1 beat out a roller to short and took second on Reilly's wild throw to first. He was sent to third by Coombs on neat sacrifice down the third base line and scored when Danny Clark lined out to left, Moran making a circus catch.
 The winning tally was put across the platter in the ninth. Danny Clark opened with a double to right. Fred Derrick was passed. Red Smith bunted and beat it out, filling the sacks. Kid Caton lifted long drive to left which Moran caught but Clark scored easily.
 CRACKERS FINALLY COUNT
 The Crackers did their first scoring in the fifth inning. With one down Cy Perkins walked. Day struck out but Frank Thrasher and Tom Reilly sin Eled in succession and the Cracker re- ceiver counted. Another run was added in the next session. With one down, Yerkes singled to center. Eddie LennoX singled to left and Munch scored Yerkes with single to center. Per- kins singled to right and Coombs caught Lennox at the plate on relay to Clark when the Cracker hesitated at third. Moran's infield hit and sam my Mayors double to left produced an other tally in the seventh.
 The Crackers tied the count in the ninth. With one down, Thrasher se- cured his fourth hit of the day by doubling to right. He counted when Tom Reilly pasted one to center Per ryman was then sent to the rescue and held the Crackers safe.
 The Crackers lacked the punch with the bases occupied and that alone ac counts for their defeat
 FIRST
 Atlanta-Thrasher singled to right. Reil- ly popped to Clark Moran flied to cen ter Mayer popped to Clark. No runs one hit. no errors.
 Standardization singled to center Mcdonald sacrificed Meusel out, second to first. Coombs out. second to first. Nc runs, one hit, no errors.
 SECOND
 Atlanta-Y Yerkes singled to cepter. Len nox sacrificed Murch out. short to first Perkins lined to right. No runs one hit no errors.
 Brmingham-Clark out, short to first