The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-13

ClS Jltu blfC OCdOOIl . lCSOl o iOi the Barons prevented the Cracl fourth, the Frankmen defeated to them since he first started and fifth, the second game wa the decision mainly because habit of tossing baseballs with
 The scores don't matter much. but for the benefit of the readers who want to know everything that hap pened, here they are:
 First game: Atlanta 3, Birmingham 0.
 Second game: Atlanta 0. Birming, ham 6.
 Tom Sheehan was Charlie Franks slab selection for the initial game, and the local prexys judgment was fine Tom was opposed by proverbial jinN of the Frankmen, but Sheehan was right" and overcame Morrison's hoo- doc over the Crackers by his superb pitching.
 The surprising feature about the sec ond game was that Meeker came across with verdict over the local hirelngs. Had Morrison turned the trick the fans of the Gate City would have taken  of Meeker came as shock and the ma 5ority of us haven't recovered yet II is our belief that this assertion will include the boys who fought under the Atlanta colors today.
 MEEKER IN FORM
 This Meeker is left-hander, if
 that point hasn't been brought out
 clearly, and from his performance
 at Ponce de Leon in the second
 I,Ass
 good one. The hoy got off to
 had start after his team-mates had
 found Cliff Markle for couple of
 runs in the first inning, but he
 settled after the first two frames
 and the Crackers had no oppor-
 tuRity to send over counter when
 Meeker settled down to look after
 the duty thnt was clearly before
 him.
 Sheehan pitched hard for his victory in the first game and turned in four hit card at the conclusion of nostili- ties.
 The Crackers got off to q good start in the first inning of this game and counted two runs before Morrison was aware the game had started. The trouble began when Jack Martin in- duced Morrison to issue him a free pass to the first cushion, scoring from
  the scoreboard in right-center.
 After the first inning and until the fourth, MT. Morrison looked like rare gem, but the Crackers punched two hits and annexed their last run of the afternoon. Mayer. first up, went out Rarnhart to Bernsen. Dick Kaufman hit terrific wallop to deep center. but the condition of the field slowed the Cracker captain considerably and he drew up at second. Mayer went out, Morrison to Bernsen, and Kaufman stayed on second, scoring a moment later when Harry Damrau singled to left Damrau reached second when Ellis toyed with the ball but died there when Frank Mills went out, Stevenson to Bernsen. The Barons had one chance to score during the first game, but fast fielding killed the opportunity. After two men were on base with none out, Stewart walked. and went to second when Stevenson bunted in front of the plate and beat it for single. Barn hart flied to Wingo who whipped to Damrau at second, catching stewart off the bag. Bernsen flied out to Wingo.
 SECOND GAME
 Cliff MarkIe, latest addition to the hurting staff of the Frankmen,
 was the losing pitcher in the sec- ond game. Under ordinary circum- stances, Cliff has the best break ing drop i'm the universe. and he is, as a rule, very effective against
 better batters than those that wieId their sticks in the "Ordinary" cias- aification. The BarOns. however,
 are one notch higher than that,
 and MT. Markle and his we'll known drop were completely out of luck
 today against the Alabaminns.
 Cliff lasted through five innings of torture then gave way to "Parson Iankenau who received a little more consideration at the hands or Moleys terrible batsmen. During his reign on the hillock, Cliff gave up six hits that resulted in five of the six coun- ters scored by the Barons. Lanke- nau started the sixth and finished the game. giving up one run and two hits. Markle was rather wild at times and as the Birmin gham players were hit ting opportunely. practically every pass he issued figured in the scoring. The Barons scored two of their runs sn the first inning, Stewart leading off bvs working Markle for gratis trans portation and going to third when stevenson poked single to center. BArnhart lifted a sacrifice fly to cen- Ger and stewart scored Stevenson ad- yancing to second. Bernsen singled to right and Stevenson scored. After two htless innings, striking mt four of the seven batters that faced him, Markle again let the bars down for moment and the Barons ejid through with four more runs. with one out, Ellis singled to center ard went to third when Griffith sin. eled to right. Hairston hit to Smith who furnbled, Ellis scoring. Peters doubled to the right field bank ans both runners counted. Meeker went out smith to Kaufman, and Stewart Tanned. The last run of the game same in the |