The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23

Well, the Barons did even better than their most ardent supporters had expected in taking all four of the games with the Gulls at Redwood The team left last night for Mobile, where a double-header will be staged this afternoon. If the bill Is divided the Barons will have won six out of seven from Charley Schmidt's club, which is going some. From the gait maintained by the Barons in their pre- vious games with the Gulls it would not be beyond the realm of the pos sble to make a clean sweep this aft ernoon. Here's luck, anyway!
 In previous battles in which victory perched on the right side, the Barons have just naturally taken their clubs in their hands and gone out and laced the ball for enough runs to win any ball game. Their fielding has been nothing remarkable, so far, but yes terday afternoon the true strength of the team was revealed. Four double plays in nine innings is considerable help to pitcher, and this is what was pulled yesterday.
 The initial double play came in the first, when Bromwich bounded one to Black and the pitcher caught Burke at the plate and Hauser threw out Brommy at first. Another came in the second, when, after Dobard was safe on McDonalds poor throw to first. Black caught him off first He broke for second and was safe when Derrick hit him in the back with the ball. .sxrt. f1.,I to Hauser and the catcher caught Do- bard off second, while he was trying to decide whether to go to third or not.
 In the sixth came another, when Whalen, first up, singled over second base. Burke was safe on McDonald's s error, but Swacina hit savagly to the pitchers box. Black threw up his hand but the ball bounded over it to Clark, who caught Burke at second and doubled Swats at first. Schmidt end- ed the inning when he few out to O'Rourke.
 The fourth came in the ninth at very opportune moment. Swacina, first to face Blackie, singled through sec- ond. Bromwich lifted high one to Charlie Carroll and Dobard ended the inning and the game when Black gath cred his bounders for 8 double play, Black to Clark to Derrick. My, what a cheer went up
 Charlie Carroll got back in the game yesterday, taking Cecil Coombs' place in left field. Cecil is suffering from the worst kind of charleyhorse, and is hardly able to hobble about Phy- sicians have advised Molesworth that it would be useless to attempt to cure Coombs while he was playing, and the manager figured that it was better to give him the necessary rest now, rather than wait until players were too scarce to lay him off
 Carroips finger is practically well and he was rearing to go. Coombs almost cried when he had to come out, for he is playing grand game. But it was physically impossible for him longer to play. A rest won't hurt him any and he will still be able to keep in trim by daily workouts
 The fans were glad to see Carroll, for the boy is deservedly popular, and he was given quite a hand when he went to, the plate. Charlie hasn't had time to get his eye on the ball as yet and struck out in the third with the bases full, but he is known. as a dan- gerous hitter and give him two or three games and he will be swatting with regularity.
 This little chap Caton is certainly one sweet ball player and is gaining friends daily by his great work in center and at the bat. He is as good a lead-off hitter as was Lii Marcan in his palmiest days and that is cer- tainly around here. Caton was greet ed with loud cheers by the fans every time he went to bat yesterday.
 He deserved it, too, for he batted a thousand yesterday. Tn four trips to the plate he was walked twice, singled through Swacina's legs and doubled to center field, scoring Hauser. We ven- ture prediction that he will be walked more times this season than any other player in the Southern league.
 On account of his diminutive size he is an exceedingly difficult man to pitch to, and he had Moore's goat yes terday afternoon and was in danger of corralling Schmidt's as well. On his second trip to the plate he croucn- ed over and Bernhard repeatedly called balls on him until Schmidt got peeved. He walked to the pitchers box and instructed Moore to straighten him up with a fast one close to his head, but the youngster was not to be feazed and continued his successful tactics.
 He pulled a neat bit of base running in the seventh when he stole third. He edged away from second until Moore whirled and threw the ball. He was mile off the bag and there was nothing for it but to beat 1t for third which he did with dispatch. Dobard held the ball too long and Caton slid under Bromwich at third and was safe. Bromny was feeling all round third, but Caton was so small he couldn't locate him.
 There are innumerable jokes at the expense of the gardeners stature One of the fans advised Molesworth that he had better keep the grass cut in center field or Caton would get lost Charley Schmidt urged that he be put on roller skates so he couldn't stoop over. The boy looks like an other Molesworth and as he crouches at the plate he is strongly reminiscent of the manager in his young days.
 President Baugh yesterday investi- gated the difficulty between Dick Rob- ertson and Tom Tennant, which en- lvened the game Friday. Bobby drew six-day suspension without pay and fine of $15 Tennant was not ,xa,,o1irad tha lea plla Drexv uphOlding