The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-14
SPORTS
Bdrons Vict0rS Tn Stubborn
 Battle With Pratt Champs
Carmen Hill Invncibe in Pinches and Barons Early Lead Proves Sufficient to Win-Loveess and McWhorter
 Hurl Fair Ball for Pratt City
By FRED BopGKER

The Pratt City champions gave
 the Birmingham Barons a stub
 born battle in the benefit game at
 Redwood yesterday, but the Mol
 eyites, by consistent plugging, with
 early lead, managed to score
 3 to 2 win. The Barons taIlied
 all of their runs in the early
 rounds and played defensive
 game for the latter part of the
 contest.
 Moley dispatched Carmen Hill, his big righthander. to the mound to oppose the semi-professionals. Hill was hit freely at times, but when a single would have meant a run, the big beaver was invin- cible.
 McWhorter started on the mound for the Pratt aggregation and the Barons, by timely hitting and wild throwing by Bo- bo, gathered trio of markers. One was scored in each the first second and fourth.
 LOvELESS TO MOUND
 Smoky Bob Loveless took the hurling burdens off McWhorters hands in the fifth and although hit hard at times, the
 
 The Pratt boys played well and their showing was really good. They hit the ball solidly and fielded exceptionally welE The only errors on the day were made by Bobo, Pratt, third sacker. Both were wild heaves to second.
 Kid Caton opened with triple to right field after the Pratt boys had two rum ners on the paths and had failed to reg ister. Eddie Mcdonald and Billy South worth struck out. Bill Webb hit a boun. der down the first base line. Catcher Brown fielded the ball and then dropped it directly in front of Webb, who was running to first. Bill kicked the ball and 1t relied into right field. Meanwhile Caton scored and Webb halted at second.
 DECISION REVERSED
 The Pratt players protested to Umpire Walker and he ruled Webb out. The players cleared of the field and the Bar ons then protested to Umpire Whitehead. He reversed Walkers decision and called Webb safe When play was resumed, Johnston struck out, giving McWhorter three strike-outs as g. starter.
 The Barons registered again in the sec- ond. Red Smith singled to center. Pat Duncan hit a grounder to Bobo. He heaved wild to second, attempting to catch Smith, the ball going into right field. Red dashed for third. Pat was LII OWil Out iJliS LO ACoCAi S,CSOilNt' SCCiA Coombs cracked a single to left and Red crossed the pan.
 In the fourth another marker was added. Doc Jornston singled to left as a starter and Red Smith was hit by 8 pitched ball. Pat Duncan hosited fly to right and both runners advanced a bag. Coombs bunted to McWhorter on the squeeze play and Johnston was thrown out at the plate. Smith and Coombs worked the double steal, Red sliding safely across the rubber.
 PRATT TALLIES
 Pratt scored their first run in the sixth. Bobo singled to center as starter and Swacina followed with a safety to the midgarden. Bobo scored while Webb held the ball.
 The semi-pro's only other marker came in the seventh, when Santmyer's drive to the right field wall went under the fence and he circled the bases
 Watson's fielding and Bobo's hitting featured for Pratt while Catons fielding featured for thA Rarnuq