The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-20
by HENRY VANCE

Five pitchers officiated in the trav- esty on baseball at Redwood field Friday afternoon. Messrs. Wells, Torkelson and Fulton occupied the mound at different times for the Bears, and Mike Eberhard and Tom my Gallagher were the Baronial victims. Three heads seemed better than two, for the Bears walked away with the contest by count !. of to 6.
 Moley's men had innumerable chances to win the game, but each chance went glimmerine as batting eyes slipped out of focus, insteps slipped out of gear,< or a daylight nap butted in to gum the game. The old punch simply wasn't there when wallop might have meant ball game.
 Mike Loses It
 Mike Eberhard gets credit for the loss, and the statisticians are busy tt day chalking his sixth straight loss against him. When Mike first came 70 town he started a winning streak that carried him to seven straight wins. He looked like world beater in those days. Then he slipped into a rut and has been in it ever since. If he loses his next start his con- seeutive loss string will have equalled his straight win record Although his brains were knocked loose from their moorings in the ~Iot l1f irt> Id from the mound In the second inning Pitcher Wells gets official credit for win over the Barons, as Moley's men were never successful in catch ing up, after the Bears yhad found Michael for six runs in the first hall of the second frame.
 ,Eberhnrd starts Well
 Mike got by the first frame agalnst the Bears like he had been success fuf in shaking the jinx, and the Baroiis came in and proceeded to wham out a couple of runs. After Stuffy Stewart had struck out as starter for the first, Emery peeled the apple for a three bagger over Wagner's head in left. Traynor hit to short, and Emery, caught in chase between third and home pulled a nice bit of baseball strategy He managed to draw series of throws while Pie was ambling around to third. With. Traynor on third and two down. Dutch Bernsen stepped up to the platter and ,poied out his fifteenth homer of the season. The ball cleared the walls in right by many feet, and two tallies were registered
 Mike in Trouble
 Sir Michael, however. couldn't stand prosperity. He ran into trouble with q capital T at the beginning of the second frame. and he continued to- meet mishap until Moley finally took mercy and the hook, and got him cut of the game. Wickham, the first man up, singled A double by Golvin, a! sacrifice hit by Wagner which Bern sen turned into an error; walk to Bell and two-bagger by Schulte sent three runs across and Mike was ordered from the box, with two men on the runways, and the score S-2 in Mobiles favor.
 Gallagher was unable to stem the attack sufficiently to prevent he other two men Ebbie had placed On the runways from scoring. A single by Mulvey and double by Bronilie pulled the trick. and the Bear -otai had been run up to the half dozen mark.
  base hits, runs and four-run leads meant little The Barons came in for their half of the second. and pro- ceeded to add three to their tally list, and make the count read: Mo- bile, S; Birmingham, 5. After Silva had started things off by whiting, Clarkie pounded out single. Bran don hit to short and Bell booted Gal lagher doubled, and one run came vt t,,f; ;>lI out, and while the play was being executed Brandon tallied. Emery drew a base on balls, and Mir wslls' pate started swimming. He vas jerked. and Red Torkieson. the com ical cuss, was sent to the box. Tray nor hit to second, and an error re- suited. another tally scurrying home Bernsen was an infield out, and the inning was over.
 Bears Increaae Lead
 The Bears increased their lead to two in their half of the third. Gal lagher walked Golvin; he was ad- vanced to second via a sacrifice. and 1 came home on Bells sharp single to center.
 Moley's men eased up to wi.nin 1 one point of the enemy again in thest fourth, by virtue of the second home 1 run smack of the game. With no- body on and one man down. Stuffy | Steward found the combination to 1 one of Red Torklesons hooks. and | slammed it to the far reaches of left | field. Stuffy cranked up his dogs. | and negotiated the circuit with room I to spare. H
 Nothing of consequence happened until the sixth, when the Barons failed miserably, after having victory within their grasp. With one dowi. Tooter Brandon singled. GaIlaghcr bit to second and Boil threw for 6 | double play before he had touched