The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
FANS. ATTACK UMPIRE
 WITH SEAT CUSHIONS
 AT HARMLESS EXHIBIT
Red-Headed, Ere k l e d. Faced, Pitcher-C Comedian Assists In Redwood Cir cus-Barons Lose to Pel- jeans, z t01

Red-topped Torkelson. comedian-pitchet star with the Pelicans, was the whole show on the Redwood plaza yesterday afternoon when the visitors went south with the score, to ]. and last night tcok the Baron team home with them for more enteEainment in New Orleans this afternoon.
 The one run garnered off the Crescent City twirler compares poorly with the seven counters of the Peicans.
 The opposition offered the Pe1s, if their was any. might be termed simply poor The Baron infielders made little effort to- stop the hard chances offered by the Pels, and bungled up some of the plays they did attempt to handle.
 I was clear yesterday that the Barons ere not in form for battle.
 The unsteady playing of the team might have counted a little, however, if the box work had been what it should.
 MORRISON WEAKEN
 John Morrison, regarded by many as the Barons' best and the leagues moSs promising, was in only mediocre form yesterday He allowed eight hits and six earned runs, enough to win most any ball game.
 Besides being touched in other in- nings. Morrison caught the swing of the, ax full in the neck in the eighth frame. Four earned runs and four hits were checked against the Baron youngster-
 Yesterdays game was one of thrills After Happy Frank NTcKeown had fin- ished giving the Barons much needed in- struction in the art of playing baseball, after Larry Gilbert was through pull ing off his famed running one-handed stabs of long drives, Umpire Johnson and the bleacherites came to the -.scua of the rest of the fans, in danger of ter rible death from boredom.
 UMPIRE SHOWERED
 An urchin, occupying a front-row seat in the sunnyside section. Illustrated his dispfeasure at the variety of verdicts be- ing served up by playfully tossing seat cushion at the -rbiter.
 Johnson, personification. of indlscretfon and rashness. appealed to a cop, welo was sleeping peacefully through the show. The result was quick and thor ough The 1ans in the bleachers literally rained cushions on the unhappy ump~% The game was held up until the shower had ceased, which was after every cushion available had been hurled on the diamond in the general direction of the umpire. Johnson bore up bravely, stana- ing up under the shower in remarkable fashion, with a posture likened to that of Napoleon at the bridge The Pels drew first blood. scoring two runs in the first inning. Ripperton famed, but Knaupp was safe when Croll muffed his grounder Gilbert doubled to center field. advancing Knaupp at the plate' Gilbert stole second and Peters tossed down to Crol in an attempt to entice Gilbert off third base. The latter "bit. and in a manner decidedly unfavorable to the Barons Croll tossed Pete's throw back to the plate as Gilbert started for home. In some manner unknown to everyone except himself, Umpire Pfirman decided that Gilbert was safe. IL. was officially recorded that Gilbert had stolen home plate
 BOTH SCORE IN SIXTH ] Neusel singled through "Stuffy" Stew arts legs, and Fielder scored from sec onds Neusel was caught in an attempt | to pilfer the Keystone,
 1 Both teams scored In the sixth. ln- ming. The Barons part can be. told in a | single sentence. With two men down, Bernsen was safe on Aliens error, ana scored when Ellis tri5led to deep left field The Pels scored when Fielder was safe Ion Bernsen's error, stole second, and wene Ihome on Neusers long single to center l field.
 l The eighth inning was the last straw, and a heavy one at that Morrison went l CQmOletelY to pieces III tfllS- II hHlS l Ripperton and Knaupp singled. Glipert | sa crificed the runners down. a bag. Fielder walked filling the bases. Neu- l sel hits weak grounder to Bernsen, but | the ball bounded off Bernie-s mt anu rolled under a nearby fence. Umpire I pfirman gave Neusel two bags on the 1 ball. Ripperton and Knaupp scored. on the play.
 MEEK FER IN BOX | Johnson walked, again fi,lins' the bags and marking the exit of Morrison. 1oe | Coffindaffer was sent in to rescue the re, mains of the ball game. Allen snsiea through Stewart, and Fielder scorea' l Dowie grounded to Croll. who caught Al llen ait second Neusel scored on the play
 Torkelson completed most humilla'
 ing inning by grounding out, croh to l Bernsen. !. Meeker pitched the last inning. and set | the Pels down in order
 l Larry Gilbert pulled beautltul circus catch of Crolls drive to center field III 1 the seventh inning Gilbert made three difficult catches in this inning.
 Neusel got three hits out of four tunes | at the plate Allen. Ellis and stewart
 each got two bingles out of four tlmes
 up. co I Pitcher Whitehill was sold to the co
 mmbia. s. C.. team of the South Atlantic
 League. yesterday by Manager Moies-