The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-23
Bulldogs Outhit Pros,
 But Barons Win, 6-2
Garrett Drives in Both of Towards Runs = BaronS Faced With Curve Ball Pitching for First Time
By HENRY VANCE.

The Howard Bulldogs not only parked, but they bit Wednesday after noon, their ell-sharpened bicuspids tearing into vardaman, Nichols and Drake, Baronial pitchers. for 1S safe smackers. These 13 blows totaled three more than the Barons could put over off the combined offerings oi Gaylord, Rittenberry and Webb.-al of which goes to show that the col legians were outhitting the profes- sionals Wednesday. There, however the superiority stopped. In the gun getting line, Shutter Matthews out fit piled up a grand total of hali dozen counters while the Howardites were tallying twice.
 Curve Ball Pitching
 The collegian chunkers were using the curve ball almost exclusively Wednesday and due to the fact that the Moleys were batting against hook-pitching for~th first time this season their batting eyes went out of focus the least bit. Of course ter hits are not to be sneered at, but when a bunch of college boys pound pro- fessionaI pitching, while a bunch oi pros are hitting against college pitch insx and come out at the little end o1 the horn, 1t looks bad.
 Walker, who starred with the will low for the knowledge foundry artists in the Saturday game, came right back for more Wednesday, and got it The sturdy Howard infielder got g double and two singles out of five times at bat, while Jesse Lackey football, basketball and baseball star for the Baptists, pounded the offer ings of the Baron hurlers for four safe blows out of five times at bat Thus it may be seen that Walker and Lackey got seven of the Howard hits between them, while Garrett got three more. which made the total ten and Shores, Brindley and Hyde got one each.
 Tooter Batting Star
 Looking over the Baronial willow workers we see that our little friend Tooter Brandon led the attack. Tooter got 8 couple of doubles out of three times at bat, and contributed a saeri- flee hit on his other trip to the plate Kane and Stump Clarke batted> .50o for the day. getting two out of four one of Kane'S going for a luscious triple.
 Vardaman, who hurled the first three innings for the pros was touch ed up rather lively by the collegians N16lulnB 1lNe HltS lOI OHe ScOI0 III the three innings he decorated the slab. He was succeeded by Railroad Nichols. the giant left-hander, who is in Moley's camp. Nick fared bettes than any Baron pitcher. He allowed three hits for the three innings he worked, but blanked the Marshall ties in the scoring line. Drake fooled 'em pretty good in a strikeout way whiting four in three stanzas, but his delivery was touched up for five safe wallops and a run.
 Crews Is Star
 One of the main features of the game was the catching of Crews, the Howard backstop. This boy is a crack ing good receiver right now. who could make good in professional baseball. His peg to second reminds one of the palmy days of Shotgun < Wallace and on three soecasions las moved down Kane, Taylor and Tice when, they attempted to steal.
 The Howardites started out like they meant business in the first inn ing, when Lackey led off with a single to left. Shores followed by padding the breeze. and Crews went safe on