The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-25
Pair of Triples Are
 Fatal to Red Bates
With Score 2 to 1 in Favor O
 Barons in Eighth, Fossl Slams One For Three Bags, Scoring Two

New Orleans, April 24.-Special. ) Andy Foss declared himself in the eighth inning this afternoon and 2-to-1 beating which Molly Craft" and the Pelicans were Facing suddenly turned into 3-to-2 victory over the Birmingham Barons. Craft had been pitching too good a game to lose, Foss opined, and, emphasiz- ing his sentiments with a mighty wallop to the scoreboard for three bags, Foss brought Gilbert and Henry home with the runs which tied the score and nailed the game to the mast.
 It had been a peach of pitching duel. and Cotton" Bates. a lean young man, who is ranked as one or the Baron's best bets, on the hill. was holding a slight edge over Molly" Craft until Foss took hand in the eighth.
 PeIs Persistent
 But the Pelicans kept fighting tooth and nail and it was their per sistency which brought about Bates weaking in the long run. The Pels lost no time catching back run which a base on balls, a single and a sacrifice fly had given Birmingham in the opening inning. After two were out in the PePs half of the first, Henry, who had reached first by fore ing Gilbert at second, stole second and tallied when "T. N. T." Tucker crippled to the right field fence. Craft and Bates then leveied down to a tight slab battle. Each was in front of fine support, and at the end of the Pelicans fifth the count stood ace all. A few drops of rain began to fall about then, and prospects, as well as the skies, looked black when their sixth.
 Barons Take Lead
 After one was out Neun, Baron first saclzer, singled to center and stole second, Harper walked. Taylor sim eled to center and Neun scored. Craft threw out Clarke, and, tightening even more, famed Burkett.
 It seemed that Craft got better from then on, as he had the coal beavers eating out of his hands throughout the remainder of the game, D6nCnlnR them OnSs EWUs thAV in the eighth and ninth.
 Bates appearedaunbeateble ble through .the Pels' sixth and seventh, but his foot began to slip when Eddie Bogart faced him in the last half of the eighth. Bates was lucky his trouble didn't start right then and there, as Harper robbed Bogart of fine hit by making 8 pretty catch of Eddie's liner to right.
 Larry Gilbert beat out an infield hit and Henry walked. Tucker ground ed out, Neun to Bates. Gilbert and Henry advancing at that juncture. MT. Foss, who had been playing his usual brilliant game at third and who already had one hit to his credit. smashed one on the nose with the aforementioned result. Knaupp pop ped out to short, but it mattered not; the Barons were easy pickings in their ninth.
 Barons Look Good
 Carlton Molesworth is showing sew eral new faces this season, among the strangers being First Baseman Neun, Shortstop Burkett, second Baseman Krehmyer, and few pitch CTS. including Bates. Neun, Burkett and Krehmyer look as good with a glove and bat as they probably are with a knife and fork, and, taken all in all, Moley seems to have a fairiy strong team.
 Harper and Silva are two fine out nielders, while Clarke seems to have improved.
 Statham, Bates, Morrison, Meeker and Whitehall form a pitching staff which no club can take liberties with, and Statham in all likelihood will be sent against the Pelicans today.
 Martina or Miljus will work for the home team.