The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-17

Here's what happened: Phil entered the ninth with the score standing Al in Birminghams favor. He retired the first two men to face him. After that hundreds of fans left the par'l Then Phil allowed the heretofo; Q vimless Vols to score seven runs off his delivery and win the game by an S-4 count. All of which reminds us that truth is stranger than fic- ton. If some author sought to pull that in fiction, an irate editor would wire the lunacy 'commiss ssion in the authors home town.
 Phil Goes Up
 Mount vesuvius looked like a match flame in comparison to Phil's explosion in that ninth inning. He went all to pieces like a picture pug zle. He perspired blood. He lost his nerve. He checked up short on his nanny. He did everything he shouldn't have done and left undont everything he should have done That was Phil to a gnats heel. > And as the Vols pounded his groove balls the local fans even deserted the Baron cause and started cheering for Nashville.
 Phils actions In the nauseating ninth were inexcusable. Moley's idle ness in the same inning was inex- cusable, too. When he saw the tips of PhiIs ears turn cerise and the whites of his eyes turn whiter Moley should have gotten Phil out of there even if it took a charge of dynamite to do it. It was a sickenng sight a deplorable affair-and it left all fandom with dark, brown taste m its mouth.
 One More Out, Yet
 The Vols entered that ninth frame with the score standing Al against 'em. Stellbauer grounded out to start the inning and Emery pulled one off the score board for a sensa. tional catch, from the bat of Home run Brown. With two men retired, a few hundred yawned, slipped on their coats and strolled to the troll leys. Verify it looked like nothing short of an earthquake could change the result.
 Rubber Jonnard, however, took a strike and then took swing. The ball landed in left for safe hit. the Vols seven runs and running their gether la Memphis and it seemed to get Phils goat. Pope, the hitles. wonder, came through with A safety to left and two men were on. Chick Knauppi sent Smith in to pinch hit for Payne and the former lad of Or leans came through with safe smack Moley never exhibited any intention of yanking Phil. A single by Bogart, a double to right by Morris, and one-ply clouts by Knaupp. Burke and Stellbauer followed con secutively, all these blows netting the Vols seven runs and running their total to eight Moley had deserted his chair long before the third put out had been made and hundreds ot disgusted fans had deserted the stands.
 A Hopeless Task
 After their pitcher had been knocked into a pop-eyed pulp in the ninth, the Barons sought to pull the game from the fire in their half of the ninth, but a four-run lead was too much and they only burned their fingers by so doing, Clarke was sent in to pinch hit for Morrison. AS a pinch hitter he looked like hcI would make a good orchestra leader, He waved the bat on three times and struck out Pie Traynor, fighting to the last ditch. beat out an infield he Stewards best was pop-up to third. but Emery drew a pass and both runners moved up a base on wild bitch by Lefty Warmoth. who had relieved Payne Tommy Taylor clean-up man, was at bat The tur-