The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-21

John Morrison in the first gam test to the Birmingham Barons
 Charley Fulton, the old reliable Of the Mobile pitching staff, saved the local athletes from a double trimming when he rescued Tommy Lukonovic and then held the Barons safe until his teammates could come along and win by a score of to ?. Fultons pitching effort, in which he gained a decision ever 'Whitey" Glazner, rated the best bet in the Baron stable, en- abled the local athletes to gain an even break on the days play. where they looked doomed to suffer twin beating about the time Charley was hustled to the aid of Lukonovic.
 Young John Morrison pitched
 really great game of ball in the
 opening affair of the afternoons, In :
 fact, one of the best that has ever
 been turned in on the Mobile dia-
 mond.
 He permitted but one hit, a dou-
 ble against the left field wall by
 Bennie Allen. Only four times did
 men reach first base against him,
 GOivin drawing three successive
 
 bile player reached first base. Thirty
 batsmen actually faced Morrison
 during the nine innings of play,
 four reaching first, one got as far
 as second, while none managed to
 tread the earth around the far cor
 ner of the diamond.
 While Morrison was turning the Bears back just as fast as they could step to the plate his teammates were 6au ir7cr pau at he pense of two Mobile pitchers. They chased Hal Haid to the clubhouse in less than three frames and continued 10 pelt them about the playing field after Lefty Sigman was called to the rescue
 BERNIE SCORES FIRST
 Dutch Bernsen furnished the
 first Birmingham run in the third
 inning when he hit homer. He
 caught Haid in three and one
 hole and pelted a fast ball far over
 the right field wall. Bernsen's
 blow was n legitimate circuit cIout
 and cleared the right field far
 down in right center.
 Then the Barons added two more in the second. Stewart walked and took second on a wild pitch. Stevenson was retired on strikes, but Barnhart sent Mulvey to the center field fence to retrieve his smash. Stewart scored, and then after Bernsen walked, Grs- fin sent Barnhart home to Moley with a pinch blow to center. This ended Haid's stay on the mound and Sigman was called in halting this rally when the bears pulled a double play.
 However. the respite was only for few fleeting moments, as the Barons started in afresh in the fifth and counted two more.
 Stevenson led off with hit and Barnhart sacrificed. Bernsen walked and then griffith sent a double be- tween Mu1vey and Ducote to score stevenson. Bernsen also tried to score on the hit but was wiped out on relay Ducote to Mullen to Ponds.
 Hairston, however, did not allow time for Mulvey and Ducote to catch their breath before he sent them into right center again to corral his extra base smash. The Barons added one more, in the ninth, on Stewards single Stevenson S double and Ducotes error in dropping Barnhart's liner.
 LUKONOVIC IN TROUBLE :. The beginning of the second game found Lukonovic on the hill for the Bears, and Tommy stuck his beak into trouble right off the reel He was wild and got away on the wrong foot when he walked Stewart, the first man up stevenson flew out but "Extra-Base" Barnhart chased the local outfielders again to head off his double to left center Stewart walked home. Bernsen hit to LukonoVfc who caught Barnhart attempting to get back to second. but got himself ih,o trouble again when he propelled the ball into ribs owned by Messrs. Griffith and Iiairston. Lukes target practice loaded the sacks, whereupon Manager Coleman ordered him to cease firing.
 Charley Fulton was here furnished the opportunity to win a ball game, and the old master immediately proceeded to do that very thing when he shut off the fl, reatened Baron rally, Coffindaffer pop nmg out to end the round. The Bears, heartened by the entry of Fulton into the game, proceeded to get him some runs They put him in the lead by scoring two in inc third Billy Mullen led With a hit and Fulton sacrificed. McMillan mt to Stevenson and he accommodated py kicking it, Mullen taking third and rom my. the wee, reaching first in safety-
 pass to Allen loaded the bases anu Golvin tied the score when he raised q sacrifice fly on which Mullen scored Mulve,, then came through in the pinch. clouting single to right Heia cn which McMullan dented the plate.
 The Bears furnished another marker in the fifth and it was very fortunate occurrence, as later events proved that 1t was needed to win. McMillan was hit with one gone. and took second on Aliens single. keeping on to tnlro through some good base running when Coffindaffer momentarily fumbled the hall. Golvin hit to second and Tommy was thrown out at the plate, but Pinch Mulvey was np there agstn and sen. a single to left on which Allen scored
 BARNHART STARS
 Going into the last inning tae
 hears had a margin of two runs