The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-20
CRACKERS SLAUGHTER /, BARONS, WINNING ALL OF DOUBLE HEADER
Herbst Makes Present of Second Game Atlanta, Walk ing Across Winning Tally in Final lnning-Cof-
 findaffer Hit Hard in First Encounter ! Gallagher Knocked From Box

Atlanta. Ga, May 9.-(Special. )-When the Baron pitcher Mr Herbst, walked Ray Roberts in the eighth round of what was to have been seven-frame affair, with the bases full, High trotted over the platter with the run that gave the sec ond game of the twin bill to the FranA- men 1 to B. By virtue of having won the first game to 0, with Johnnie Suggs flinging the old apple over in great style, the Crackers left last night TOT long road series with the satisfaction of knowing that they had swept two games in a single day from the team rep genting the Baronial barge in Alabama
 Both contests were good ones to the extreme measure and the great crowd that filed through the Poncey turnstlies had enough thrills to last until the nh- iennium The first battle was altogether Atlantas s. Lefty Suggs was on the slab, and his hooks were breaking at just the right angle that it takes to Wla ball games. He was opposed by Joe Coffindaffer, one of the stars of the Nolev roster. and Joe was touched con- siderably before the ninth inning brought the massacre to an end.
 CRACKER DYNAMITE '
 Joe got off to a fair start in this game, keeping out of danger in the first in- ming. In the second, however. a little Cracker dynamite plus 6 miserable huff by Meells in right field sent across three Frankmen, and the game approached that part of baseball history known as the refrigerator. Mayer singled to cen- ter and immediately stole second. Mayer went to third on Kings long fly to Meeks Powell singled to left and Mayer crossed. John Suggs hit through second, both scoring when Meeks dropped Wingo's fly to right.
 When Croll fumbled Suggs' groundcf to short the last run of the first bat tie came in the seventh inning when choice collection of binsles sent across one counter Wing beat out hit to short and was immediately caught off the bag, Ioeters to Bernsen. Damrau got his thlrd hit of the game, a single to center, gong to third when Brazil clouted a one-baser to the same spot. In this encounter Dam rau was the batting star, the veteran Cracker hot corner artist coming through with three bingles in four times at bat, one of them going to the sccreboard for a triple Ellis led in the stick work for the Barofs, punching out a couple III four times at bat
 Suggs was hit for five bingles while the Crackers found Coffindaffer for nine. The local left-hander came through with five strikeouts, while the Birmingham finger was forced to content himself with two. Both pitchers had far con trol, each issuing two free passes given by intent.
 The Barons got off to an early start on Thorburn in the second game, lac ing out three hits that counted for a run in the first frame. Stevenson, second man up, doubled to right and scored when Ellis beat out an infield hit to short. Griffith singled to right, but Meeks retired the side when he hit to Thorburn and was thrown out at first.
 MT. Gallagher was sent to the mound by the chubby Baronial chieftain and