The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-19

and he poled out the longest wallop of the season. the ball dropping over the fence behind the local score board in right, Moley also gave Tommy a hearty handshake as he came in. Thus the Barons stepped into the lead by clouting out two homers with nobody on. Shortfielder smith electrified the stands In this frame when he robbed Burkett of a hit by Tagging one past Che short field with his bare hand and tossing his man out at first.
 Things rocked along with the Barons enjoying one-run lead until the sixth when the Moleys chalked their cues for two more tallies and three safe wallops. With two gone Taylor got his second hit of the gloomy afternoon and Robertson also shot one to right for single. Khrey- myer looked 'em over and drew a mass to first Burkett then slammed . vicious drive to left center which scored Tommy and Robby, but Kreh- nver went out on the throw in, when caught between third and home.
 PeIs' Rally Close
 This marked the last Inning that Matteson pitched. The Birds were firhting gamely, and crept to with in one or lnt ipdIOhS III lhCAh httAA OA the seventh. Smith led off with an infield hit and Monroe grounded out Krehmyer to Neun. Myers then hit one to Tommy Taylor and Tommy's throw to first was too low to handle. Dobbs sent big Don Brown in to pinch hit for Matteson and the giant gardener delivered with safety to left, which scored Smith. Eddie Be- gart also delivered with timely sin gle to right and Meyers scored. Gill bert hit to Neun and Brown was out tic chase. Henry skied to Stump Clarke in left and fans heaved a sigh of relief.
 With Bailey pitching after this the locals found the former Texas Leaguer's delivery quite puzzling. Then. too, darkness had settled over the field for fair by this time. and it was extremely difficult for one to see ones hand before one. Big Phil got by the eighth with no further damage than two-bagger being chalked against him. and the Barons, after suffering a nipped rally, in which Taylor got his third hit of the day and Robertson biffed out his second, the Moleys went to the field for that acid test.
 Another Close Squeak
 Meyers started off the ninth by striking out. but Dobbs sent his sec- ond pinch hitter into the game. and he also delivered. Cotton Knaupp was the man thrown Into the breach this time, and after Umps Brennan had ruled Cotton's bat out alleging 1t was flat, Cotton picked out a substitute stick and lambasted one to right cen ter for two bases. With only one out things began to pick up. Phil, how ever, was as steady as Collier collec- tor. Bogart lifted one high and foul. The ball came down within fraction of an inch of the concrete bleachers, but Neun, unmindful of the danger, spurted in, camped under the ball and converted it into putout. Gilbert hit to Burkett and Jesse whipped the ball to Neun for the final putout of the game.
 Taylor led in the swatting. getting two singles and a homer out of four times up. while Robby was next in line with two out of four. Worry tanned Henry the slugging first sack CT from Orleans, and the best the mighty Tucker could get off his de- livery was a scratch infield hit. In the second game of the series this afternoon Moley will send Lefty Whitehill to the mound. and Dohbs will call on McQuillan in an effort to even the score.