The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-25
BARONS WIN FROM BEARS BY 8-2 SCORE 29 People, Smallest Crowd in History of League, See
 Ragged Contest

Mobile, June 24-(Specisi.) )-Bob Has brook, frst-sacker of the Bears. endeav- ored to pitch for Mobile yesterday after noon and his work was ragged and in fact so farcical that the Gulls lost an- mother contest to Birmingham, to 2. The snnexing of the game puts the Barons another notch closer to third place. The Bears presented another patched lineup. Wheat and Orcutt covering first, and Pitcher Arthur Johnson going to right field.
 Slapnicka was on the mound for the Barons, and while his work was slow and ragged at times, he managed to keep the semi-pros in the Bears lineup from driving in the real ballplayers on the local club who were on bases on several occasions during the session. that was witnessed by 29 people, including the pass holders It was the smallest crowd ever known at regular South ern Association ball game in Mobile
 THREE IN FIRST INNING
 Birmingham scored three runs in the first inning, due to the wildness of Has brook and Mehns' error and single.
 smith, playing right for the Barons, was safe when Mehn fumbled his groun- der and took second on McDonalds s sac ritice. Southworth and Duncan walked in succession. Haworth singled to left and Smith scored. Hasbrook lost all control when he passed Bernsen, forcing in Southworth. Try as he could Has brook continued to heave wild ones anu walked Jansen, Duncan being forced over for the third run. Dixie" Walker end ed the horrible first frame by hitting into double play
 rfs- hn Mobile got q run over in the fifth. Has brook, first up in this inning, hit safe to left and Bates followed with single to second Orcutt flew out to center, Bonnet cracked a safe hit to left filling the bases Damrau famed, but slap nicka became sloppy with his work ana walked McDaniels, causing Hasorook 10 be forced home. Mehn drove hard liner to center, but Duncan made great catch for the third out.
 BARONS SEW UP GAME
 Birmingham sewed up the game in the seventh. due to some more loosee playing by the Bears.
 Walker singled to left and went to third. when Hasbrook threw wild to first. Slapnicka walked, but was forced at second when Smith grounded to Mehn, Walker scoring on the play. smith easily stole second. Mcdonald went to first on four more wide ones by Has, brook Smith and Mcdonald then worked the double steal successfully. Southworth grounded to Bonnet, who lei the ball go through him and smith scored and Mcdonald moved to third. On a wild pitch Mcdonald scored and Southworth grounded to Bennett, who let grouned to Mehn, who juggled the ball and SoutEworth scored. Haworth stopped any more run making by hitting into a double play.
 In the seventh Orcutt singled and went to second when Bennett grounded out, from third to first, and scored on Dam raus' single to center field.
 Birmingham added another run in the ninth when Smith went safe on Orr cutt's error Mcdonald was walked Southworth was safe when Orcuu dropped Damraus' throw. Duncan struck out Hawcrth drove long sacrifice to center and Smith scored.
 Southworth in left made three great catches of short fly balls in his territory.