The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-21

Don't be surprised or alarmed. We won one and we deserved it. The entire team seemed to play like they have not performed before for the past week or two. It was sur prising to see the fellows playing the kind of ball that they did, but it was certainly welcomed.
 The victory was a timely one for it saved the Barons from sliding into the haunted cellar. Had the Lookouts defeated the Barons, the local combination would have been resting in the cellar this morning.
 The Barons have frequently been occupants of the lowly home of the league during the early part of the season, but never before in the middle of June did the fans receive such a scare. And it was not a false alarm. Take glimpse at the standing and see for yourself.
 But the danger stage is past. The Barons are now out to win few ball games, so fellows watch our smoke. Another win today means that we cop the series from the Lookouts and that's what we will do. Just to spite Kid Elberfeld and mike the fans in Lookoutville feel a little bit depressed. Dick Robert son will win his fourth straight vic tory by dealing out a licking this afternoon.
 But at that, the breaks of the game with one exception were cer- tainly with the Barons yesterday. The umps looked like they missed a few on the Barons, but otherwise Dame Fortune was in the battle aiding the Barons throughout. The Lookouts waded into their own de- feat Kid Eliberfeld tried to rush his runners around the sacks at every opportunity and at every one the perfect throwing arms of the Barons moved them down.
 Especially was Tex Mcdonald and Mike Hauser effective in this line. Tex threw that pill to the plate with ali of the speed and aim that any big 1eaguer could. Twice with a. runner on the paths, the Lookout batter would single cleanly to right and a perfect peg to Hauser would find them out on 8 close play. Tex not only saved two runs, but he also took his mighty bludgeon in hand and smashed out three hits, one of which scored the first Baron tally.
 Mike Hauser had his throwing arm in perfect trim. The Baron receiver killed every Lookout runner that at- tempted to swipe the keystone. and thus contributed largely to the Baron victory. Only one pebble was com mitted during the afternoon, that by Eddie Mcdonald, but as it did no damage it did not mar the battle. The Lookouts fielded perfectly.
 The death of Player Johnny Dodge of the Mobile team has cast veil of gloom over the entire league. Players seem to be deeply effected by the loss af the third sacker of the Gulls, who was hit in the temple by pitched ball in Sundays game by Tom Rog- CTS, former teammate. The incl dent is one of the saddest that has come over the league since the death of Judge Kavanaugh. Dodge was generally known as one of the most gentlemanly players in the Southern league today. Every player in Bir- mirgham had a kind word of regret out of respect to their fellow player.
 An incident like this will naturally hurt the national pastime. Dodge was "beaned" in the seventh inning of Sundays game. It will be remem- bered in former years after a pitcher had ''beaned' a player, his effect iveness for the remainder of the sea- son and usually for good, vanished. This will probably be the effect on Rogers, who was close friend of the dead player. Naturally, the blow will effect Rogers more than ever. and reports from Atlanta say that the Vol twirler is prostrated with grief.
 Entire Dixie is in mourning for the dead player out of respect to the relatives. The funeral was held in Mobile yesterday. Tie game sched- uled between the Chicks and the Gulls was postponed. The Great Umpire