The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-11
SPORTS
BdrOnS GiUe GulZS Another
 WdllOping; Ellis Featuring
Carmen Hill Pitches Well and Victory Is Easy-Two New Hurl of Guls Pounded Unmercifully--E Slams Out
 Three Blows Good for Three Cushions
By G. J. FLOURNOY

Mobile, June 1O.-(SpeciaI.)- )-The
 Birmingham team left for Chatta-
 nooga tonight with five straight
 baseball games tucked away in
 their grips. They took the final
 game this afternoon by the large
 score of 9 to 1. The Barons con
 tinued their terrific hitting of Mo
 bile pitchers and drove Eldridgc,
 new man signed today, from the
 box in the first inning after hit
 ting him for four singles and
 triple that netted four runs. Carl
 Adams, secured from Toledo, fared
 no better than EIdridge.
 Center Fielder Ellis of the visiting club continued his remarkable hitting, getting three triples and single, In the series he secured four triples and three doubles, which is believed to be a record Experts tried to figure this batter's weakness today, but he hit all kinds of pitched balls and hls three triples today were to three diff ferent corners of the diamond. Besides his hitting Ellis scored three of the runs made by tl.e Barons.
 Kid Caton and Haworth came in for three hits. The Barons played error less ball, Webb, Caton and Clark fea- turing with their playing and only one base was stolen on Haworth and this was allowed with a runner on third. Hill who pitched his second game of the series, allowed Mobile but four hits until the ninth and only one man got as far as third base.
 HILL LETS GULLS SCORE
 In the ninth double and two sin gles in succession allowed the locals their only score of the game. Webb stopped a rally in the ninth with a double play
 Center Fielder Mike Burke of the Gulls secured four singles out of that many times at the bat. Ellis exhibi tion of hitting was the greatest ever seen on the diamond in many years. It was no fluke hitting or no errors by outfelders. but real hard hitting.
 Birmingham practically won the game in the first inning. Johnston, first up, flew out to center. Southworth grounded to Reed, who fumbled. Clark beat out an infieId hit and South worth went to third. Coombs flew out to right. Ellis began his great hitting, rapping out triple. scoring South worth and Clark.
 RALLY CONTINUES
 Ellis scored on Webbs single to cen ter. Caton singled to right and Webb went to third. Haworth got the fifth hit of the game and Webb scored and the ba tier took second on the play, Caton gong to third
 Hili stopped the slugging by going out to Golvin at first, unassisted.
 Birmingham got two hits in the sec ond inning but did not score. The third with one down, Webb walked. Caton sent Webb to second with a single to center Haworth singled to center and Webb scored and while Burke was jug ging the ball Caton went to third. Hill grounded to trst and Caton was caught at the plate. Johnston was hit by a pitched ball, but Southworth end- ed the inning by going out from sec ond to first.
 ELLIS TRIPLES AGAIN
 With two down in the fourth, Ellis rapped out his second triple of the day. Webb walked and the fourth ball was a wild pitch and Ellis scored.
 In the fifth with one out Johnson beat out a hit towards first, He stole sec ond. Southworth beat out hit to first and Johnston went to third and scored on Coombs' infield out. The Barons scored another run in the eighth with one down on Ellis triple and sacrifice hit.
 The Birmingham team continued SCOT ing in the ninth. Haworth got freak hit when the ball bounded over Golvin s head into right field. Hill sacrificed him all the way to third and on Johnston s sacrifice he scored.
 Mobiles run was scored in the ninth Burke hit one so hard at Webb that he just did knock 1t down. Reed dou- bled to center and Burke went to third On McDowelrs single to center he scored Lunte fouled out. and Butts hit into a double.