The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18
BARONS PLAY SIX
 FRAMES, BUT RAIN PREVENTS OTHERS
MoIey's Men Seem to Be Showing Little ViCiousness
 at Bat These Days
Ny HENRY VANCE


 The freshet frolicked again Thursday torrential lthia poured from the hcav- ems. Regulars and Yannigans got in six innings on practice game, the Regulars again scoring a triumph. this time by 8 l-to-0 score. There was nothing Of a sensational nature transpiring in this practice tilt, aside from the fact that a couple of rockies uncorked fast dou- hle play, Robinson to Willigrod.
 Moley announced at the start of the melee that the teams would go the full nne-inning route. The weather was at white heat and ideal for baseball. The Baronial chieftain. however, failed to notice a sombre-hued cloud in the west which was sneaking up on the young baseballists.
 As the game progressed, so did the clouds, and when the rolling thunder be- came promiscuous and the lightning flashes too numerous, one rookie from the rural districts of the east tucked into the clubhouse and started making ready to grab car for town. What smatter?" asked q veS. Gotta get in from this place., replied the rock. They aint even got lightning rods on this here grandstand." M'NAMARA AS UMPIRE 6ll h1tNd1aTd, WHO naS DtSH dDPtehi ing at Redwood for the past week m the role of assistant manager and coach of the batterymen, tucked his usual as- signment Thursday and elected to umpire the game. Bill got some good umpirlng out of his system, too, and if he should really decide to give up baseball as manager or coach, he should make some league a good arbter.
 Drake. the Florida State league re- | .A U rkt t1a ,.if 70 n .r member of the twin brother battery, did the hurlng for the regulars. Jim didn't get to pitch to Brother Bill, however, as the other twin was doing the backstopping for the rookie outfit. Bobby is a long. lean, lanky pitcher. Drake, who preceded him on the slab, is of more husky build, and both men showed good stuff
 Lefty Whitehill was on the mound for three innings as rookie pitcher, ana he was supplanted by Francke. | Whitey is looking good this spring | and the wise birds are predicting that hell make Moley winner this sum mer.
 The regulars got the ione score of l the game in the fourth frame, when Silva applied some of his speed and beat cut an inheld tap. The throw to get him at first was wild. and he went all the way to third before the ball could be retrieved Dutch Bernsen then came through with q safe blow and Dos registered with a tally.
 LITTLE HITTING l It looks like the Barons are a bit slow atcut cranking up their bats. Either that or the pitchers are in ex- cepticnally good shape for this season of the year In the two practice games thus far little hitting strength has been uncovered. Pennington, the gardener for the rookie clan. was the only man to get two safeties Thursday. 1 Both his blows were clean singles. l They lined up as follows: 1 Regu1ars-Stewart second base: Elm ory, left field; Silva, right field; Bern sen, first base Clark, center field Gardener, third base; Helman, short stop: Brandon, catcher; brake and Robinson, pitchers,
 ns-Pennington. center field . Mosely shortstop; Kane. third base Willigrod. first bast; Welsh. left field . | Rluthem, right field Davis, second base; Robinson. catcher; Whitehill and 1 Francke, pitchers.
 Score by innings;
 1 Regulars ......,. 900 f00---1 idnHlSdns ..............,.. 900 000--0