The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-23
SPORTS
Bdrons Evidently Liked the
 Offerings 0f Pitcher McCOU
Moleys Men Get Late Start, But Finally Run Wild-Emer Ponder Gets Bad Start, But Gets Stronger Game
 Progresses-Nine Runs Scored in Eighth Round
By FRED BoDEKER

Birmingham batsmen took n sim
 cere liking to the offerings of AL
 exander McCOII, on the staff of
 hurIers of the Memphis Chicka-
 saws, and before they could be
 checked, 15 hits for total of IA
 runs had been registered. In the
 meanwhile Elmer Ponder, one of
 MoIey's most effective twirlers,
 pitched consistent ball and the
 Chicks managed to score only one
 tally. And thus the series was
 evened.
 It was a fine game until the sixth Inning. The Chicks grabbed the lead in the second round and held it until the fifth, when the Moleys got busy and tied the count McCol pitched ball for four innings, but the Baron at tack finally worked it's way through the Chicks defense and never to be stopped. Ponder pitched splendid ball after the first few innings. He was hit hard and frequently in the early rounds but as the game progressed he steadied and all the Chicks could do was to go out, for the greater part of the time. in order
 BARONS HIT HARD
 Every man on the Baron team wielded the willow effectively except Cecil Coombs. Cecirs hits were not needed, however, and the Baron sunfelder will probably make up for the loss today Al Ellis, with three out of five; Eddie Mcdonald, with three out of four, and Red Smith, with two out of three, led the wallopers.
 The Chicks got an early lead in the sec ond stanza. Bratchi opened with ter rifle drive to the left field bleachers. Slow baserunning prevented 1t from being a home run, the Chick outfelder halt ing at third. Dobard went out second to first with no advance George Beall cracked a single to center and Bratchi counted. Beall was nipped trying to swipe second and Manda flied to left.
 Neither team scored then until the fifth when the Barons put the game on an even basis. Kid Caton beat out his grounder down the third base line. He took the Chicks by surprise by stealing second on the first ball pitched Red Smith sacrificed the diminutive short fielder to third and he tallied on Elmer Ponder's long fly to left.
 FOUR MORE ADDED
 Four more were added in the next round. Eddie Mcdonald opened with single to left. Cecil Coombs hit a. grounder to Cruthers and all hands were safe when Eddie dodged the Chick sec ond second on the base line Bratchi made a pretty catch of Danny Clark's nne drive to left. Al Ellis drove a single to center and Eddie tallied. Coombs took third and Ellis second on Boyd's error in fielding the pellet.
 Bill Webb walked cramming the sacks. Kid Caton hit a grounder to short and was out at first, Coombs scoring on the play. Red Smith crashed a single to center and Ellis and Webb registered. The Barons had runners on the paths in the seventh, but didn't score. In the eighth, they placed the game on the safe side by talling nine times. Al Ellis started the wheel turning by sin gling to center. Bill Webb followed with a smash down the third base line, which netted two sacks. Caton hit grounder to short and Bill was tagged out by Dobard. Caton swiped second. Red Smith smashed a single to center and Al and Kid tallied.
 BARONS STILL SCORING
 Ponder singled to right. Doc Johnston doubled to right and Red scored. Eddie McDonald singled to center and Ponder and Doc scored. Eddie stole second. Cecil Coombs walked. Danny Clark sin gled to center and Eddie tallied. Ellis, up for the second time in the inning, hit home run to the right field bleach- CTS, scoring Coombs and Clark ahead of him. Webb and Caton went out on hard hit grounder balls to end the disastrous stanZa
 The Chicks had a runner on the paths in every inning except the first, sixth and eighth, but they lacked the punch to produce the tallies. The Barons passed