The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-28
Barons Find Much Trouble At RickWood|
Statham Has Things His Way and Moley's Men Are Beaten, 4 to 2-Whitey
 Weakens In Sixth

"A lot of things happened at Redwood yesterday which formed an unbeatable combi- nation against the Barons. The strongest part of the opposition offered Boss Moley's pennant chasers was the work of one MT. Statham, Vol pitcher, who emerged victor over Whitey Glazner of the Barons, 4 to Z. Whitey didn't pitch bad game him. self, but he almost blew ap in one in- ming. which constituted ono of the main factors of the combination against the Barons. The three runs that the Vols scored in the sixth proved fatal to the Barons, being enough in themselves to win the game by a one run margin.
 LEAVE IT TO GUY
 Another thing which not only
 hindered but effectuaIly stopped
 the rush of the Barons was the
 work of Guy Cunning in left. Guy
 didn't get hut three chances. but all were hard ones. The last one, in particular, caused rage among Baron packers. With a rally well
 under way, one run already across E the platter and the tying runs on bases, Cunning snagged Stewards
 terrific drive to the left garden. stopping the rally and saving the game for statham.
 The most costly of the agents work ing against the Barons was the ten dency on the part of the locals them selves to Vaver in their fielding. Three errors were made by the Barons, each one letting in sor being responsible for a run. Only one run of the Vols was earned.
 NO ALIBYING
 All this may sound like "aIibt stuff" hut 1t is not intended
 for such. Tho Vols won and they
 should have won, for they clearly
 Outplayed the BarOns. The above
 is just a little recital of what
 MOley's men were up against yes
 tcrday. Whats more, two out of
 three from the Vols is not bad, es-
 pecialIy for the Barons. The locals
 hnve met more resistance from
 Nashville this year than my other
 team of the circuit.
 Each team scored in the first in- ning. The Vols scored when Barnhart threw higt to first, pulling Bernsen off the bag and letting Ballinger go safe. Ballinger stole second and scored when Dunning singled to center. Griffith begged straight to the plate and Gooch tagged Ballinger. blocking the plate meanwhile. Umpire Kerin saw fit to call Ballinger safe, however, and the Vols had scored a run.
 The Barons tied 1t up In their half of the .nring. Stewart met Mr. Statham with a triple right off the reel, the drive going to deep center Stevenson prnnnded to yh hn to catch Stewart, far too late, for Stuffy had scored long ere Vol Catcher Lees caught the throw from Knaupp. Bernie was given a hit, IS he had the grounder beaten out when Knaupp threw to the plate. Barnhart singled, beating out bunt before the plate. Bernsen hit into double play and FL lis flew out to Cunning.
 THAT AWFUL SIXTH
 In the sixth the Vols came near crushing GIszner. Stathem flied
 out to center. knaupp crippled over
 Ellis head. coming on home when
 Al threw wild to Barnhart at third,
 trying to cut I<naupp's hit down.
 EllaDs walked nnd scored when
 DaiIioger trippled to center. Dun-
 ming grounded to Stewart, who
 threw wild to the plate and Bal finger scored. Burke flied out to
 Ellis. Lees singled to left. but
 Brown popped up to Stewart, cnd-
 ing the inning. and, incidentally,
 the scoring of the Vols for the day.
 In the ninth the Barons came near, tying It up. Ellis hit one so hot to Ellam that the latter couldn't stop 1t In time to throw out Al. Griffith popped up to Ellam. Hairston was hit by a pitched ball. Gooch grounded out 10 Ba1linger, but Peters. pinch hitting for Glazner, singled through third base, and Ellis scored. Coffindaffer was sent in to run for Peters. Stewart drove to left ands with the tying runs fast ap- preaching the plate in the persons of Hairston and Coffindaffer, Cunning performed his little fly-chasing act. grabbing the fly. and the game was over.