The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-30
By HENRY VANCE

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 Admiral Peary, the Arctic explor- CT, would have thoroughly enjoyed Saturday afternoons double header between the man-eating Bears from Mobile and the docile Barons. It was so iglooish from an atmospheri- cal standpoint that the Barons could make it hot for the Bears in neither game, and as a result lost the double barreled arrangement by counts of GA and 2-1, respectively.
 It was so cold at the start of the start of the first game that Bert Niehoff got out his Fuhr. The move proved a wise one. The left-hander after getting away to bad start set tied down like an absconding Ameri- can banker in South America in the latter innings and proved inyincible. Then in the second he sent Charlie Fulton for the abbreviated contest and Charlie didn't allow hit until the fifth and last inning. the second game being called on account of darkness, mud. cold and other com plications in the fifth.
 Whitney Starts
 Lefty Whitehill started the first game for the Moleys. In spite of the frigidity however, Whitey refused to put anything on the ball. He waA knocked out in the sixth and sent to the showers, but couldn't take bath. It seems that the blizzard which hit Birmingham, had frozen and bursted the plumbing. Bill Stat ham relieved him, but help came to late as the Bears had already put the game on ice.
 Miko Eberhardt assayed to beat the Bears in the final game. but Mike wasn't equal to the task. He yielded run in the first inning and another in the third, and these proved enough to win, Umps Lewis calling the game at the end of the fifth after the Barons had made a heart breaking attempt at a rally which would sew up the game.
 Mud Soaked Field
 The Bears and Barons battled on A mud-soaked field, and the fans hud- dled in the stands and reached the conclusion that it was goin gto be hard winner. After many innings of sitting nd freezing, the bleachers, who are used to sun- baked concrete, lost their heads on account of the tOiu, anu began a lhbDiOh OolNAC Ah the latter stages of the second game. The cushion shower lasted for 20 minutes, the blue-coats finally quei- ling the young riot, after the Bleach critics had exercised enough to keep from freezing to death.
 First Game
 In the initial struggle the Moleys hoped away to a lead of one run in the first frame. Stuffy Stewart was first up and drew base on balls. Silva sacrificed him to second, and Harry Harper poked double into left, while Stuffy cantered home. With only one down it looked like an- other tally might be forthcoming, but Taylor and Clarke each drove ground CTS to third and were begged out at first for the end of the inning.
 The Bears got this run back in the first half of the second. With one gone Huhn smacked a terrific three bagger to center field, and after get- ting his breath at third he continued on home on Manager Niehoff's pinch blow to center. Mullen then hit one to left, and Clarlie made one Of the prettiest catches ever seen at Rick wocE, He raced back on the drive, a1G after a great run and leaping backwards. he threw his gloved hand at the ball and the sphereoid stuck. The fans went wild over this sensational performance. Baker drew a pass but Fuhr popped out to third for the end of the inning.
 BarOns Score Three
 Tn the third Birmingham made enough runs to win the ball game, getting three tallies. Stuffy was first up again and de drew another pass to first. Silva popped out 10 the catcher, but Harry Harper got his second hit. Tommy Taylor came through with a clean safety to left and Stewart counted. Clarke was out pitcher to first, but Neun slammed one into right for a two-bagger and Harper and Taylor rode home on the drive. Neun was out trying to stretch 1t into a triple and the inning ended there.
 With the score Al in Birming hams favor it looked like Whitehill was all set for another victory. But he couldn't seem to get anything on the ball and in the fourth the Bears crept to within one run of the To- calls. With one gone Niehoff singled and Mullen drew base on balls, Baker then cracked one to right field and Niehoff attempted to score. Harper's peg was beauty and Niehoff was caught at the plate but ran back for third The ball was begged to Taylor, but too late to get Niehoff. Mullen hadS come on over to third and Taylor whipped the ball to catch him in the chase. The peg went wild at second and Niehoff scored. Fuhr then contrib uted a single and Mullen counted, Leathers hit to Burkett, forcing Fuhr at second, and was doubled at first for the end of the frame.
 Bears Take Lead
 The Bears took the lead and the game in the sixth when they drove Whitehill to the dugout With one gone Whitey walked Niehoff and all lowed Mullen to hit a two-bagger. Baker singled to left and two run ners came home. Exit Whitey--en- ter Statham. Fuhr forced Baker at second and Leathers hit safely. but D. Williams grounded out first to pitcher, and the agony was over.
 The final run of the game came in the eighth when Catcher Schulte, |