The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-16


 Nashville. April 15.-Crashing the horse hide to all corners of the noted Sulphur Dell Hub Perdue's Vols Friday celebrated in fitting fashion the opening game of the srocal baseball sea son, and whaled three Baron pitchers for 1S hits and 10 runs.
 Moley's men collected only seven hits off George Payne three of which were made in the final frame and the final score was 10 to 2.
 The Vols broke into the baseball business on the home lot with resounding thud Before single home batsman had been re- tired three runs had. trickled across on Drake. and Phil Morrison lacking what 1t took to stem the tide. In that terrible first inning the Vols more than bstted around the three hitters taking two trips to the plate. Six of them crossed before the side out.
 In the fourth the Nashville brigade broke loose again and checked in with a quartet of base hits and a like number of runs
 They believed in doing things in whole sale lots. these being the only two rounds in which they scored. Hubs boys simply had the hitting bug under their new caps and sought to pile up enough walops to last for the entire series
 They kept the Baron gardeners busy, II clouts finding their way into the gloves of Messrs. Silva, Emery and Clark.
 Clark furnished of the thrills of the game when he made wonderful circus stab of a long fly to deep left center in the first inning, Bradley's rap ending the slaughter frame and going into the putout column when it looked like sure three base hit.
 The Barons were almost helpless before George Payne late of the White Sox. Mir. Payne permitted but four scattered hits hut in *slackened up and permitted three safeties. resultipg in one run.
 ' Johnny Gooch Tennessee product, laced one of Paynes offerings over the right field wall in the third for home run. z The Vols fielded like fiends, Joe Pope starting two rapid double plays and other .members of the team backing up their box men in fine style, while the Barons regis tered three misplays.
 , The fireworks started in the first inning safter the Barons had been retired in or der, Johnny Frierson opening with a sin gle down the right field line. Knaupp walked Bradley dumped bunt in front ! @of the pitcher and Drake heaved it wild. @Frierson and Knaupp scoring and Bradley sgoing to second
 Bill Stellbauer, making his first appear sance at bat here vol slammed drive against the right field fence and Bradley frame home At this Junction Drake was .yanked and Morrison went in to pitch. Sal sDu--.ing greeted him with single. Pope sacrificed down. the third base line but sBernsen dropped Taylors peg and the bases were full Kane walked. forcing in Stel- ~bauer Jonnard also walked and Pope trot- 1ed home. Payne famed.
 Frierson. up for the second time in the sinning forced Pope at the plate when he Init to the infeld Knaupp singled to left .field. Kane counting. Here Hughie Bradley caught one the nsse and drove it a mile -up on the dump in deep left center Clark sflagged the pill with sensational stab and 1.-the stands applauded liberally.
 If it had not been for Clark no telling when those Vols would have quit scoring. , The Vols bagged pair of hits in the sec -ond. but failed to score. Frierson doubled in the third but also failed to get around Johnny Goochs drive over the wall in the sBarons' half of the third accounted for thu first Birmingham run.
 In the fourth the Vols were relying or Hong drives, stellbauer, Pope and Dunnint ,each hitting to the outfield. but into a wait sing glove. The sixth inning found the Vol rampant again. Knaupp and Bradley sin sknaupp when he let go a long sacrifice fl xto center field. Dunning doubled to cente escorng Knaupp. Pope singled to right an
 Morrison threw wild when he tried to nj xPepe at first and Pope took second. H -then stole third Kane scored him sac srifice fly. Jonnard grounded out. Croll [ -Bernsen.
 The Vols were able 10 do but little wit Bates, Chick knaupp being the only one t shit safely, getting double in the sevent Nor his third hit of the game,
 The Barons started rally in the ninth Pug Allen pinch hitting for Bates openin &with a single. Stewart singled and Elmer sbeat out bunt. Silva flied out to Stell bauer, Allen holding third. Allen scored when Bernsen grounded ou Ato Bradley. Clark ended the game b Eroundng out. Payne to Bradley