The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-23

Barons open With Peis
 Fifty-fifty.
 Even Stephen.
 That's the way the well known Barons stand in the percentage tables this morning. There were many who had placed bets that the local crew would be unable to crawl to the 500 mark this season They were suckers. Josephus whipped his crowd to- gether, and in spite of the fact that he was using a utility man at short, a left-fielder on third base and a pitcher in the sun garden. Joe beat his way back to the BOO mark. It's the first time the Barons have enjoyed 50-50 count since Joe took charge. They were far below the mark when he assumed the Baronial reins
 And enjoying the record of having won 64 games and lost 6f games, the battlers lock horns with the Pelicans at Rlckwo pod field this afternoon in five game series. During this quin- tet of tilts they will attempt to further lift themselves to a standpoint of responsibility, per centageously speaking. Small hope of entering the first di- vision, however. for the season is on it's last legs, and Little Rock Is almost too far ahead to be overtaken, unless dreadful slump attacks the Kidders.
 Brotherly Love Stuff
 There are more pairs of broth CTS in the big tops than have ever pastimed in the majors in one season before. Five pairs of brothers-count 'em. They are brothers Meusel. Jonnard, John ston, Barnes and Sewell.
 Claud Jonnard, who has come into his own as pitcher for the New York Giants. and Clarence Jonnard catcher for the Pitts burg Pirates, are not only broth ers-but twins. This pair was pick ed up as q sand-lot battery by Roy Ellam and started their professional careers with the Nashville Vols.
 Emil Grish) Meusel and Bob Meusel play baseball for New York. but not for the same club, The former used to pastime in the outfield for the Barons and is now on Boss McGraws Giant outfit. Bob is with the Yan- kees and was suspended at the same time Babe Ruth drew his enforced lay-off Bob followed Ruth in transforming expe- ditlon last fall and the wrath of Landis was brought down on his dome.
 The Brothers Johnston former ly pastimod in Baronial uniforms. Jimmy worked for Molesworth here. where he hung up the league base stealing record that has never been broken. On his first trial in fast company. he flivvered and went out to the Pacific coast to get more polish. Jimmy is now with Brooklyn. Doc Johnston worked for Chatta- nooGa and New Orleans in the Southern league and was gradu- ated into fast company. Later he was shunted to the minors and came to Birmingham. Two years later he was back with Cleve- land and this season is a member of Connie Mack's Philadelphia outfit.
 Brothers Pitch for Ginnts
 Over in New York McGraw has a couple of pitchers who are brothers, and both are good ones Jess and Virgil Barnes. Jess is an old timer. who almost came to parting of the ways with Muggsy this spring at the same time that Phil Douglas had his run-in with McGraw over salary differences. Virgil is his young brother. who only recently joined the New York faction.
 Topping off the brotherly love stuff. we find Joe and Luke Sewell, old University of Ala bama stars, working for the same major league club--the Cleveland Indians. This is Joe's third year on the big team cir cult and Luke's second. Joe is a shortstop and one of the best in the American League. Luke is catcher with a powerful arm.
 One of the most miserable fail ures in baseball and one who was muchly press-agented at the start, was Ty Cobb's Brother Paul. Everybody looked for Paul to prove a second Ty when he entered the professional game