The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-08

&AG OAAC1lhSS VI =
is very tame animal.
While his teammates were fattening
their batting averages and skipping
around the paths almost at will, our
old friend Whitley Glazner Avon
dale's pride and joy, was carving an
other niche in the hearts of those
faithful who still believe in the SUI
periority of home products. Whitley
allowed a measly quintet of bingles
and escaped pitching a shut-out only
when Eubanks. a second-string catch
er, trip1ed in the ninth and scored on
a sacrifice fly.
DEMEAU STARS
Ably assisting Whitley" in the role
of hero was Sir Patrick Duncan, Mo-
ley's white hope and the hefty guar
dian of the sunfield, whose bloody
bludgeon busted the apple on four
separate occasions for a total of five
bases, or just fraction more than
the combined efforts of the remainder
of the team accomplished.
The game was decided in the last
half of the first when the locals took
advantage of the Cracker ascension
and rolled up a half dozen tallies.
FIRST INNING
Mayer SIOQHucu Out, Jansen " iSCA IL
sen Mcdowell flied out to Southworth
in right. Glazner walked Moran on
four bad ones but picked the visiting
sunfielder off first a moment later
for the third out
Eddie Mcdonald kidded Engle into
giving him a pass but was forced at
second on Altenberg's grounder to
Munich. The Baron gardener then re-
trieyed himself by stealing second
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one base, scoring Altenberg Bernsen
also cracked a neat bingle to left.
sending Pat to second. Then followed
the grand free pageant, Smith, Soulh-
worth and Clark marching to first,
each on a base on balls and forcing
Duncan and Bernsen across with the
second and third runs Cholly Frank
removed his chew of tobacco. Exit
Mr.. Engie, enter Mr.. Lynch. With the
bases still full. Jansen grounded to
second. forcing Clark but scoring
Smith on the out On the first pail
pitched to G1azner. Jansen darted TO
second and when Picinich threw the
ball past the .center-fielder, Ray FOL
lowed Southworth over the pan.
~Whitey'' got tired of watching the
slaughter and fearing that his arm
would get cold. sent measly grounder
to second ending the fireworks
SECOND INNING
Strait and Tex Mcdonald grounded to
Clark and took the count at first. Munich
walked, but remained at first, when jan
sen took Cranes pop-up.
Breitenstein introduced Mr.. lThornburne
to the audience.
Eddie Mcdonald drew his second base
on balls and went down on Altenberg s
sacrifice Duncan again came through
with line drive to left for two bags.
scoring Eddie. Bernsen skied to right
and Smith grounded out, short to first.
The Atlanta players congratulated Mr..
Thornburne
THIRD INNING
Picinich lifted a fly to Altenberg for
the first out Thornburne hit a long
single to center but was out at second,
trying to stretch the hit into a two-bag-
ger Sammy Mayer whitfield.
Southworth hunted to the pitcher and
was out at first Clark hit a grounder
to second and went out Jansen put a
fly in Morans glove.
FOURTH INNING
Glazner started off unsteady in this
frame and walked Mcdowell and Moran.
the first two men up Strait then hit
safe to left, filling the bases With three
on and no out, Moley sent Black out
back of the stands to exercise. Tex Nc
Donald hit a pop fly to Jansen. Munich
grounded to Eddie Mcdonald and Nc
Dowell was thrown out at the plate.
Crane forced Munich at second for the
third out Glazner was given an ovation
as he walked to the bench.
The Pa rons were harmless in their half