The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-30
BarOnS Win With Travellers Aid SPORTS
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Fly FREE We've copped another battle. The opening stanza {, ith the lowly Tray elers was won in the correct manner yesterday by c. Molesworth and his Coal Barons by a close count but nevertheless it counts as a win. The team continues to show fine form, and since 1t is all happening on the road it is still more encouraging.
 Since none of the local fans have had a chance to see the Barons since the start of the trip which has been entirely successful thus far we are forced to accept the readings of for eign scribes. According to these gents, the Barons are little less than great. and with the club playing as it is there isn't chance for anything but wins and at any rate close decisions. This, coupled with the fact that it is fully time for the Molesworth aggre- gation to hit it's pace brings stream CTS of joy out of the local fandom.
 The Barons return home Monday and what they want to do to fill old Redwood to capacity on the historic Fourth of July is to win the three remaining games with the Travellers which would make the road trip the most successful of the Barons this season. Burleigh Grimes, who is pitching grand ball at the present, will probably do the flinging for the Barons today. Jeff Holmquist or Chester Hoff, southpaw, will probably be Burleigh's opponent. Karl Black and Elmer Ponder will be left for the double bill tomorrow.
 The Barons certainly ought to be able to win the three remaining games unless something unforeseen develops over night and the Traveller twirlers pitch phenomenal ball, al of which D would be greatly out of of ler. How ever, the old ball game is never won until the last man is out in the ninth inning, so don't be over confident. The odds, however, favor the Barons to win the series if not the remaining trio of battles.
 Dick Robertson allowed the Trav- elers to score couple of counters in the first session at the bat in yester- days fracas and then decided that he didn't want them to count again and consequently they didn't. Young Dickie is certainly twirling the old apple these days and is getting away with a win on almost every trip to the platter. The entire hurling corps shows signs of pitching consistent ball at the present, which is greatly the cause of the spurt of the clan.
 Kid Caton is certainly coming in for his share of publicity over the circuit following his debut at shortstop. The Kid has acquired the title of "Lilipu- tian shortstop'' in every town where has visited. Yesterday the Kids play ing. practically won the game for the Moleys. He tried out new bludgeon according to reports. Fans are wish ing that Moley would order a carload so as to supply the recruit with a new willow on every trip to the platter.
 Tex Mcdonald will not appear in the lineup with the Barons again until Monday when the Barons open at Redwood for brief home stay with the Vols. Tex remained in Memphis and will join the team as it returns from Little Rock on Sunday. The blow will not have any physical effects, &C., cording to all indications, and the new outfielder will again don his togs in help lifting the struggling Barons out of the second division.
 A wire from Moley last night to The Age-Herald put a speedy end to the rumor in circulation among the home guard that he had traded Red Smith for a catcher with another Southern league club. Moley also added that he was thoroughly satisfied with the team as it stands and was confident that the team would soon pull out of the second division and enter the fight for the rag. Moley is just about right about that. Anyway, we agree with him in this respect.
 Ira Thomas, the chief ivory hunter for Connie Mack. has started the biggest giggle that the Baugh circuit has had in many blue moon. The White Elephant scout is securing Dixie in quest of pitchers. Just when everybody else in Dixie would give a half interest in the franchise for one more winning slabber, down comes a big league gum-shoer looking for timber for the majors.
 Thomas should find no end of sym- pathy down here in the search for slabbers. But he's in the wrong pew.
 Ira started his search In Little Rock but if there are any big league slabbers in that vicinity they have been kept in the background by Bob Allen. The Cracker clan was in Lit tie Rock when Ira drove up and solemnly announced that he was after hurling hill recruits.
 Scott Perry. who came under the eagle eye of Thomas, is the prize per- former for Charlie Frank just now, but the Dutchman has been saddling the ex-Colonel with an excessive