The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-06

st Whitehill was outpitched by Mat iteson yesterday, the, Barons were out hit But whitey stuck to his post gamely and hurled the Pels back In the pinches, while the Baron fielders gave him desperate support. Had not Steer Matteson had one bad inning, the first victory would prob ably not have rested in the Baron camp, for after the initial frame, the Pelican hurler was as stingy with base hits as ''rastus" with his Jelly roll"
 o Tommy's BingIe Wins. Steer was wild yesterday. and his funruly qualities cost him the victory. He plunked Traynor in the arm to start the game, and then walked the next two hitters. Tommy Taylor, who has been shifted up to the clean up position, whaled one to right cen terfield and two runs crossed the platter, enough to win the game
 Bernsen hit into double play, snort to second to first, but Emery slipped home in the confusion bring 1 ing with him the last Baron tally of the encounter. Silva grounded out sRader to Leslie.
 hatteSoH Settled down to pitching eball after the first inning, and had it not been for walk. fieider's choice and three singles, no more barons would have reached the bases All five runners died on base. only r two getting as far as third and three I7as far as second
 4 Whitcy In Trouble. s foung Earl Whitehill started off c well and for two innings it looked h a vro ars. EhoWever, the Pels threatened almost continually and it looked to be only sW matter of time before the storm sXould break and the Baronial strong fleid engulfed in the wave of runs ca hat seemed sure to matertalize.
 baronlal fielders were to be de- pended upon, however, and desperate chances developed into put-outs. and the Pels were hurled back time after time.
 Pels Threaten
 In the third inning. Traynor made the Barons' one error, on a batted pail by knaupp. Sheridan singled ana knaupp went to second Mat teson sacrificed the runners q neg apiece. Rader hit g grounder to Whitehill, who begged home in time To catch knaupp coming in. Gilbert walked. filling the bags, but Pug Al ANAA ~'AtiANSd to Bel unQer Cfrlffith'S powerful hoist to left. Whitey was saved the first time
 In the fourth inning pair of rWeAks to start the frame were fol- lowed by neat double play, Tray nor to Stewart to Bernsen, and Tray nor,s excellent handling of knaupps grounder, he throwing the Pelican out at first for the third out.
 In the fifth Whitey didn't have much trouble, allowing only one hit.
 In the sixth, a pretty double play, Whitehall to Traynor to Bernsen, stepped promising young Pelican rally.
 In the eighth two clean singles and a walk with two out filled the bags but Emery ran back and smothered DeBerry's swat.
 A Bad Hole
 In the ninth, Knaupp singled to start the frame, but Sheridan flied out to Silva and Meyers, pinch hit ting for Matteson. whiffed. Rader walked, and Whitehill was in hole again. Gilbert singled to right and knaupp scored the Pels' lone tally of the game. With the two twing runs on base, Griffith damned a terrific drive to center that the fleet Emery < got under somehow or other, and { the game was over.
 Ten Pelican batters left stranded on the bases tell the tale of how xhard the Baronial battle must have fbeen.
 Gl Jamb-up Playing
 It was not luck that won for the lls3arons yesterday. It was air tight defensive work when a slip would have meant defeat. Steer Matteson pitched good enough game to win, : but he was too late in settling down, and defeat was his reward,
 Larry Gilbert helped Matteson along considerably, getting under at 4 least two drives that looked good