The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-13

Elmer Ponder, the big Texas league
recruit, was sent to the hill in the
final engagement and the big finger
pitched swell ball. Had he received
perfect support, the Chicks would have
net scored. Diminutive Dick Kerr
pitched strong ball for the Chicks until
the sixth inning when the Barons land
ed on his delivery and pounded across
four runs, enough to win the game.
The Chicks never did present any dan
gerous opposition and the Barons found
winning an easy thing after they had
secured their big lead. With Ponder
pitching swell ball, the big lead against
the Chicks had the effect on them of
making them give up, and although they
scored a counter in the eighth, and had
an opportunity to score one in the ninth,
the Orphans played listless game.
The Chicks best chance to score came
in the second inning. Jimmy Walsh
opened with a roller to deep short, which
he beat out. Luther Coon hunted and
beat it out, Ponder being slow on fielding
the ball. Muddy Ruel sacrificed and Pom
der walked Kerr, examining the bases.
Chadbourne lifted long fly to deep
center but Jimmy Eschen, by making a
perfect throw to the plate, doubled Walsh.
The throw was one of the most remark
able ever witnessed at Redwood. Had
Walsh slid into the plate he would have
undoubtedly beaten the throw
The Chicks never had another chance
to tally until the eighth, when Pete
Knisely gained life on Cations error and
Jimmy Walsh singled to center Luther
Cook singled to left and Pedro scored.
In the ninth Chadbourne singled and
stole second but Ponder frightened and
retired the next batters in order.
The Barons scored enough TALES in the
sixth to win the game easily. With one
down, Eddie Mcdonald gained life on
Gene Paulettes error. Fred Derrick sin
gled to right and Eddie took third. Fred
took second on the throw to third. Cecil
Coombs was passed and the bases were
filled. Emil Meusel tripled to deep left,
cleaning the bases and scoring moment
later on Danny Clarks safe wallop to
right
The Barons added another tally to the
count in the seventh. Mike Hauser walked
and Kid Cation put him to second on his
irfield out. elmer Ponder singled to left
and Mike counted.
In the second inning Meusel singled,
was sacrificed, stole third, but Muddy
Ruel crossed the Barons up and Meusel
was caught at the plate when the ball
was thrown too wide for Eschen to bunt.
1t was the first game that Ponder had
started in about two weeks. The Barons
folded perfectly behind Ponder, while the
Chicks work was rather cratic some
thing of the don't care order. 1t was
the last home game of the Barons until
August 80, when the Moleys come home
to wind up the 1916 season.
Memphis-Chadbourne struck out Do
bard popped to Hauser Knisely flied to
center. No runs, one hit, no errors.
Observation-Disclosures out, third to
first. Derrick beat out hit to short
and went out stealing. Coombs flied to
right. No runs, one hit, no errors.
SECOND
Memphis-Walsh singled to center. Cook
beat out his bunt. Ruel sacrificed. Kerr
walked filling the bases. Chadbourne flied
to center and Walsh was doubled at the
plate. No runs. two hits, no errors
Observation-Disclosures beat out a hit to
third. Clark sacrificed. Meusel stole third