The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-31
SPORTS
'LOOk0uts Take Third Place t By Winning Double Header
Al Ellis and Arthur Johnson Pounded Hard in First Game Barons Being Hopeessly Defeated-Breaks Give the
 Lookouts Second Game-Near Rally in Ninth
By J. E. GILBREATH

By J. B.
 Chattanooga, May 3O.-(Special)
 The Barons dropped both ends of
 double header to the Lookouts
 here today, losing the first IF to
 and the second to 1. An ava
 Iancbe of hits, combined with a
 hit batsmen, an error and base
 on balls in one inning of the first
 game. with Johnston pitching, was
 sufficient to pack the game away
 for the Lookouts so safely that
 MoIesworth's boys could not ap-
 proach a tie, although they made a
 valiant effort to overcome the tre-
 mendous lead.
 In the second game, with Ponder op- posing Knowlson, the Barons were de- feated only by remarkable series of un- lucky breaks, combined with sensational fielding by the home team. With the score 2 to 1 against them in the ninth and Ellis roasting third, with two down, Caton laid hard against a ball and the crowded stands almost expired as the drive appeared certain to be over the left field fence. By great run however Sylvester backed up against the barricade and retired the threatening defeat
 The Lookouts took advantage of the Barons' errors to score two sruns in the third inning of the first game. With one down, Peters cracked single to fert. Merritt laid down a bunt and was safe ,alo Cxr1xr ter lifted a fly to center, Peters going to third after the catch Peters and Mer- ritt scored on Gleason's hit to right. Southworth let the ball go through his legs and Gleason romped to third, but Jansen was tossed out at first by Caton.
 LOOKOUTS SCORE AGAIN
 Tn the fourth inning the Lookouts scored two more on Hyatts triple, Graff's single. Elberfeld's pop to the infield which the Barons allowed to drop safely and Peters sacrifice fly.
 The Barons counted once in the firth on singles by, Caton and Haworth and Webbs infield out.
 Johnson relieved Ellis at the beginning of the Lookouts' half of the fifth. Ellis going to center field. Johnson held the Lookouts safely that round. but the \ flood came in the sixth. urarr struck out. Sheehan hit through short Fiber field hit to the infield and was safe when Johnston dropped the throw. Peters walk ed. The Lookouts with Merritt at the bat here pulled a successful squeeze, Mer- ritt's punch near Johnston going for arait and Sheehan scoring as Sylvester's h, ap to left scored Elberfeld and Gleason see1t Peters across with a blow to right. onl BIG RALLY CONTINUES fl~ Jansen then put a single in center, sy}scoring Merritt and Sylvester and going to second, Gleason reaching third. Glea- son was caught in a chase and Webb throwing to the plate hit the runner in the back. Gleason and Jansen scoring. Johnson hit Hyatt on the hand for free pass Graff, coming up the second time in this bloody inning, was thrown out at first and Sheehan got his second hit of the inning. A triple to left, SCOT ing Hyatt. Bowden went out at first.
 In the eighth Baron rally started. Webb first up singled through short. Johnston hit to Sheehan who threw to second for force out, but Jansen, play ing short as substitute for Elberfeld, let the ball get by and Webb reached third. COOmDS IdQneu, put WtUU SCoISu oli Southworth's single to center. Ellis went out on fly, but Caton rapped a safety to center and Johnston and Southworth counted. Haworth was out at first.
 The Barons added a score in the ninth on doubles by Johnston and Webb, but the next three men were retired
 LOOKOUTS GET LEAD
 In the second game the Lookouts count ed first the third inning starting with Knowlson's strike-out Sylvester was walked, Gleason beat out a hit in the diamond and Sylvester scored on Jan sens single to left. Hyatt lifted fly to short center and Gleason was doubled at the plate by Ellis.
 M Graf started the fourth inning by a crash over the left field fence but the next three men were easy. for Ponder.
 For seven innings Knowlson held the Barons to three hits In the eighth Ha- worth rapped hit through second Pon- der laid down sacrifice. Webb popped to Gleason but Johnston drove the ball past first, scoring Haworth Johnston stole second and Gleason let Peters throw go by, Doc going to third Coombs struck out.
 BARONS FIGHT TO LAST < Battling to the last the Barons gave the fans thrill in the ninth. Knowl- son walked Southworth, but he was forced at second by Graf, who made a sensa- tional stab and throw of ball smashed In his neighborhood by Ellis. Graf then went nearly to the fence and got C1ark's foul. Caton got hold of one of Knowl- sons smoky ones and 1t looked like home run but Sylvester got to the fence in time and pulled it down.
 The final inning had witnessed the exile of Black, who from the bench had am gered Dan Pfenninger. Kid Elberfeld, ordered bench by Hart after protest over play at second. Jansen was pulled in to short and Bowden took center for the few minutes remaining of play.
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