The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-05

that it was lost In the ninth. after having been won. was replete with sensational plays and snappy. flashy fielding. This great defensive work was rather surprising, too, for the heavy rains of the past few days had left the diamond in a heavy, sogsy condition. Tommy Taylor contributed his share of the thrills by pulling circus. one-hand catch of Knauppis line drive to third in the second. Johnny Jumpup Neun Tagged a Texas leaguer from the bat of Fuhry in the fourth. while running with his back to the stands. A brainy Baronial trick saved the day for Whitey in the fifth. when with man on first and second, Neun played far on the ln- field as the pitcher wound up, Stuffy cireled behind the runner at first | stepped on the first bag and took the throw from Robertson, tagging the bewildered runner for the put-out. It was the most clever bit of base | hall strategy ever seen at Redwood. Burkett also brought the stands to their feet in the eighth when he | pulled one Ia Pie Traynor. He raced over to second base on blow l from the bat of Porter took the drive on a fast hop from the wrong side
  to first for put-out.
 Vols Defense Great
 The Vols were also there with the l thrilling defense. Emerys sensational work haa already been commented upon. In the Barons' half of the second. with Neun on first. Claude l Robertson hit a line drive towards 1 first. It looked good for a sure hit, I but We're dug the spheroid out Of | | 1,n all Jn fot .J i, T first base for an unassisted double l play. The same thing almost hap pened in the seventh Burkett was on first and Robby again shot one | like rifle ball for first base. it also looked good fer hit. We're l knocked 1t down, but was unable to hold 1t for a double play. He got Robertson at first however. much to that worthy's disgust. He had been robbed of two hits by the Vols first saclSer.
 Each team scored one in the first l inning. The Vols opened up on Whitey's offerings like they might l send him showerward in double | quick order. Spoke Emery hit ont far over Stump Clarke's head for . three -bagger to start the fireworks Morse doubled to the scoreboard and l Emery registered with tally | Whitey settled down here. however and set the next three men facing him down.
 Barons Score in First
 The Barons came in for their hall and Stewart waited the pitcher out and got a pass to first. Silva sl1ied out to right. Harper sacrificed Stuffy to second and pinch -hittine Tommy Taylor then smacked a sin 1 gle between short and third and Stuffy registered. That made it 1-1
 It remained deadlocked until tho sixth. with Whitehill and Fields en- gazing in a brilliant pitchers duel In the sixth the Barons put over one and 1t looked like this lone tally would win the ball game for time | With two gone Tn the sixth, Harry Harper almost broke Fields leg witt one to the pitchers box. It was 2 hit and he went to second wher | Fields threw the ball away. Field | showed respect for Taylor and pur posely walked him. Stump Clark l then connected for clean single tC center and Harper came home. Neur lined out to Emery In left for th' end of the inning.
 What happened in the ninth ha already been postmortemed. It wa just a characteristic Baronial blow up. This time, however. Whitehil was responsible, rather than his In field. A lucky stab by Stewart wouis have ended the game with victory If Taylor could have held Harper: bad throw, that too would have en abled the Barons to quit winners And, then, if Whitey hadn't pitched himself into a hole and been forced to groove one for Emery in tht ninth the narrative would have beer different.