The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-02
WELVE THOUSAND
ANS SEE DOUBLE
| BILL At REDWOOD
largest Crowd of Negroes
That Ever Attended a Ball
Game Saw the Black
Barons Win

BEFORE nearly 1000 rabid, ceIe-
brating. vociferOus fans, probably
the largest crowd of negroes that
ever attended a ball game in the
United States and next to the larg-
est crowd, irrespective of color,
that ever jammed it's way into
Redwood, the Black Barons won
= double header from the Mont
gomery Grays yesterday afternoon
BY the scores of to and 5 to 4.
One hundred and forty-three col
red inhabitants of jefferson county
allied to witness the bargain-day en-
sagcments. We know that many were
kbsent because exactly that number
kre now being detained in the city and
bounty bastiles. but we wouldn't
Bwear a single other one was miss
ng.
At least a thousand white fans were
also on hand to cheer for the home
team and they were amply repaid for
he time and money invested. The
same two teams will meet at Rick
wood again this afternoon and to-
morrow.
In the first game the Black Barons
got the jump in the second inning
Williams. the first man up, walked,
singled to left. After Miles had
grounded out to Scales, Moon taking
second on the throw in. McEntire was
safe on an attempted sacrifice, How
ard dropping Scales toss to first
Moon took third and McEntire went
to second while Howard was chasing
the ball. Rosello, next up, singled
over third, scoring Moon and advance
Ing McEntire to third. Rosello stole
second, Cunningham throwing the ball
wild attempting to catch him, and Nc
Entire scored. When Barnes finally
got the ball he threw wild home in
belated effort to catch McEntire at
the plate and Rosel1o scored the fourth
and last run of the inning. DeJau-
nette, next UP, flew to third. Weaver
was safe at first on error of Scales,
McAllister walked, but both runners
died when Wesley grounded to pitcher.
Although the Black Barons scored
two more in the fourth and eighth in
nings, the first four runs proved
enough to win the game. as the Grays
made only two runs. Both runs came
IN the fourth off successive hits by H
cunningham. L. Williams and Barnes.
In the second the Grays scored two
runs in their part of the first inning,
but the Black Barons went them one
better and scored three in their part.
In the fourth the Grays tied the score
locals. The Black Barons however,
came up strong in the sixth and tied
the score and won the game off three
punched singles by Pornell Moon and
Rose1lo.
DeJaunette pitched good game
against the Grays in the first half of
the double bill and, although hit ratt er
hard. for the most part was steady
in the pinches. Scales. who opposed
DeJaunette. was rather weak before
the locals offensive
Smith. who was formerly OF the AT
lanta Cubs, pitched the second for the
Black Barons and allowed but eight
hits. He struck out six batsmen. Pat
ton pitched a good game for the
Grays, also allowing eight hits In
the second game Scales got three safe
hits out of three times at bat, two of
his hits being doubles The last game
Of the series will be played today at
Fleetwood Scores:
First game: RH.E
Black Barons :. 04o 100 01x-6
Montgomery -. 900 200 ooo-- 10 S
atteries-DeJaunette and Williams;
Scales and M. Cunningham.
Second game: R.H E.
Black Barons -. 800 o0z x 2
Montgomery Grays 200 200 o. 1
Batteries-Smith and Pitts; Patton
and NJ. Cunningham.