The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-04

Today's Games
 Birmingham at New Orleans two Atlanta at Mobile ttwo games9 Little Rock at Memphis (two gamesJ Nashville at Chattanooga (two games.1 New Orleans, September 8.-(Sos- cial. )-"Molly" Craft was an enigma to the heavy hitting Barons this afternoon at Heinemann park, and the Pelicans took the opening game of the series, to g.. Red" Bates. who hurled for the visitors, was wild and ineffective at intervals. and the Pelicans profited in those intervals. His own wildness was solely respon- sible for one of the runs made off Craft. He hit Clark. first man up for the Barons. Clark went around to third on two infie1d outs and tall lied on a wild pitch.
 Birmingham's second run came in the seventh inning and was the result of a base on balls to Neun. an in- field out and singles by Brandon and Achinger, Outside of that Craft held the Dunnites in the palm of his hand. The only other hit registered off him was made in the second inning and went for Sweeney, as the next man up hit into double play and re- tired the side.
 Substitute Empires
 In the absence of regular umpiren, who probably were delayed by the railroad strike, Puck" Weaver, for mer Pelican, was requisitioned into a chest pad and Buck" performed nobiy behind the bat. In fact. Buck" turned in about as good game of umpiring as we have seen here this summer, and that goes despite the fact several of the Pelicans kicked at some of Bucks" decisions.
 Joe Martina and Phil Morrison helped out as base unpires, and they both showed utmost fairness and good Judgment.
 Birmingham's one run lead gained in the first inning held good until the Pelicans' second. when, with one out, Smith walked. Knaupp, who was the hitting star of the after noon, singled Dowie forced Knaupp at second but Craft stepped into the breach and entirely erased his wild ness by slamming a beautiful triple to the far corner, bringing in two runs.
 Bates Weakens
 Bates, receiving splendid support, especially from Tommy Taylor, held the Pelicans off until the seventh By that time Birmingham had tied the score but it soon was united. Taylor made sensational stop and throw of Smiths grounder to start the inning and threw Smith out Knanpp contributed his second single of the day, Dowie was hit by a pitched ball and Craft walked, filling the bases. Bogart drove a long fly to deep center. easily scoring Knaupp on the catch. Gilbert then cracked d single to left, scoring Dowie. Henry scratched an infield hit, filling the sacks, but all three Pelicans eEpirsd when Tucker grounded out to first.
 In the 9elicans' eighth, Ewald opened ty drawing a pass and Smith sacrificed. Bates threw badly to sec- ond s-trying to pick Ewald off, and the ~Pelicans' third sacker went to third. He parked home when Cot ton'r Knaupp tripled to right field, and GsCotton" immediately afterward tailed on perfectly worked squeeze play, Dowie laying down a bunt to ths pitcher. Craft was thrown out by aylor.
 A doube- header is on the card for > tomorrow afternoon, the first game to start at 2 o'clock. Dixie" Walker and Ralph Miller in all likelihood will work fo rthe Pelicans, while whitehill and Owens or Morrison probably will be Manager Joe Dunns selections.