The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-23

Tommy Long started off by issuing
passes to Bates and circuit. Tutwiler
attempted to hunt, but Bates was
caught at third circuit then was
caught off second and put out, Long
to Mcdonald. Tutwiler going to sec
ond, from where he scored on Bues
single to left field. The Barons came
right back in their half of the first,
making two runs. Altenberg led off
with hit to center. Mcdonald flew
out to center. Southworth hit a high
fly to right, which Tutwiler dropped
Duncan walked, filing the bases.
Clark also drew a pass, forcing in AL
tenberg. Southworth scored on De-
bus sacrifice fly to center field.
Mobile put over another tally in the
third on CIRCUITS single and Tutwii-
ers lucky two-sacker, which he hit
while trying to dodge the ball. In the
Barons' half of this inning, Duncan
hit safe to center for two bags, after
Southworth had grounded out. Clark
walked. Debus forced Duncan at third,
but Jansen came through with clean
hit to center and Clark scored when
Coleman let the throw to the plate get
through him. Haworth walked, filing
the bases. At this point Moley sent
Cecil Coombs in to bat for Long, but
the best he could do was a fly to CEN
ter for the third out.
BLACK GOES IN
With the score to in his favor,
Black went in for the Barons at the
beginning of the fourth, and managed
to hold the Bears runless until the aw-
fsl seventh, when three hits, two walks
and an error allowed the enemy to
garner a half-dozen more counters.
When the inning was over and the
carnage had been cleared away, Ralph
Comstock essayed to work for the first
time this year. How well Ralph sue
ceeded can be judged from the fact
that he issued four passes. three hits
and five runs. Comstock is not in con-
dition as yet, and Motley sent him out
to timber up only after the game had
gone a-glimmering.
The Barons tailed two more runs
in their half of the eighth on hits by
Jansen, Haworth and Comstock, fol-
lowed by Altenb erg's sacrifice fly.
Bennett pitched a very creditable
game for Mobile, although he contract
ed wildness in the early stages and
walked seven Barons during the nine
innings. For the locals, Tommy Long
was going along fairly we'll during his
term on the mound, but Moley saw tit
to remove him in the latter part of the
third and allow Coombs to pinch hit
Excepting the work of the twirlers,
the Baron team played fair brand
of bah and showed signs Of swarting
the agate for the first time this year.
Pat Duncan was robbed of tWo-bag-
ger in the seventh inning when Has
brook went over and stopped his scream
ing liner over first and threw, from
sitting posture, to Bennett for the out.
In the very next frame Tutwiler made
a running catch on Pats drive to right
field again, robbing the Baron gardener
of long hit.
Moley is not discouraged over the
recent losses of the club, but thinks
that with Bernsen back in the game,
the team will show improvement both
on offense and defense. Naturally, the
work of Black thus far has not been
very satisfying. but then Glazner and
Slapnicka have both displayed the
goods in large quantities. and Hill and
Comstock are known to possess plenty
or class. Blaclxie is expected to. get
going a little later when everybody
settles down and helps to bring home
the bacon.