The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-24
ONLY ONE PROBLEM

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 The Barons and Pelicans. as they performed yesterday, might shine in the first division over in some bush league. but the only problem to yex the guesser in the Southern circuit is which will finish seventh and which eighth.
 They ought to prove drawing sum mer park attraction in stock comedy upon a ten, twenty. thirty basis, and be hummer on the films.
 Don't construe this bit of criticism however, as indicating that the game played yesterday was not we'll worth seeing. If they can maintain yester- days gait the combination is without a shadow of doubt a bowling success as a sides slpitting entertainment fea- ture.
 There was more fun, more ludricous situations, more thrilling horse-play to the minute in that Friday afternoon game than anything we've witnessed in long spell.
 A NOTE OF PATHOS
 Out of that maze of the spectacular the. ridiculous, the good and the bad the Imaginable and the sad, as wit messed here yesterday, may be drawn this note of pathos-the evident de- terioration of the game in the South .ern League in the past few years.
 Certainly, any conservative fan must admit, MT. Molesworth and MT. Dobbs must buy three or four Class A play CTS each before they stand any show 10 pun out.of the last division and they had best do their patching before June hits us.
 Whitey" Glazner Baronial twirler. weakened in the tenth inning, and Johnny Dobbs' Pelicans rallied and scored the winning run, taking the con test, 3 to 2.
 The end came quicly. At the end of the ninth the tally stood 9 to 2. Glaz- ner walked Dudley, first up, In the tenth. Gilbert laid a neat sacrifice bunt down the third base line Field CT popped up to stevenson. Johnson then came along with the needed hit a long single to centerfield, and Dudley crossed the plate with the winning tally. The Barons did nothing in their part of the tenth, and the game went to New Orleans.
 WALKER IN BOX
 Dixie Walker, Pei hurler, stood the Barons upside down the majority of the time. Walker was hit only three times. Two of the Barons' hits were to the infield, the third home run to centerfield, slashed out by Outfield- CT Bert Griffith.
 "Whitey' Glazner pitched a bit bet ter than usual, but backed by poor support on the part of his teammates was unable to cope with the situation. Glazner allowed eight safeties.
 The Pels were in a quarrelsome mood and protested many of Umpire Johnson's decisions. Indeed Knaupp and Neusel became so strenuousIy op- of ed out that Johnson chased the former from the park and the latter from the 1 game.
 Five bucks. the arbiter said in each case.
 The Barons got next to Walker in | the first inning and scored a well earned run. stewart was walked sac- rificed by Croll, and took second when | Stevenson singled through shortstop | Bernsen dropped weak grounder in | front of Bradley. who had no other al- ternative than to tag the Baronial | first baseman, allowing Stewart to | cross the bag. Ellis ended the frame | by grounding out to Walker.
 FELS COUNT IN FIFTH
 The game rocked along until the | fifth inning with neither side forcing across another tally.
 The Pels counted in the fifth. Rip- perton singled through second base. and took second when Centerfielder Griffith muffed up in handling the | grounded. Croll booted Knaupp's grounder. Knaupp reached first safe- ly, and Ripperton took third Gilber; grounded to Bernsen who let Ripper ton score. choosing to catch Gilbert at first Fielder singled to center field. and Griffith, handling the ball. made q peautiful throw to the plate. catch- ing Knaupp attempting to score from second. The play was beauty. Neusel ended the rally by grounding out, CrolI to Bernsen.
 The locals also scored in the fith.1 Griffith, first up, slashed wicked drive to center field. Gilbert was unable to get under the ball, and the pellet rolled up against the center Held bleachers. Griffith pulled up