The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-05
n~UENRY VANCE

The emery ball has been barred from the Southern league. But the Emery bat is still with us. Spoke's hat spoke authoritatively in the ninth inning Thursday, and the cast-oil won the game for his Nashville mates. It was but another ascension at the fatal ninth, and 1t is beginning to look like tho Barons will finlsh far below cost, unless Moley is sue cessful in starting move to nave tha rules committee eliminate Inc ninth inning. If eight innings con stituted a game the Bafons would pc leading the league. They lost the Thursday tilt S-2. . a Moley,s men took the field in the ninth, enjoying 2-l Ieau, A n1, ioai emitted from the Nashville pehCh. sT,ook out" yelled Vol, this is the hard one to get over" Still another Vol yelled: Its time to blow. A clatter of bats and much noise In the duRout. Chick Knaupp was the llrs' Yoan to face Whitehin. The boy with the poultry moniclSer hit sharp ona boxward. Whitey knocked u down, and tossed him out at hrst, Euhry hit one to short and Ionms T,avlor went into Burketts terri tnrV. IlGIQeQ IHo DaAA 0NAA 'NN out at first. Two men were out.
 Almost Had It
 rne Bsrons were within one point ,f a victory. Many yawned and lett inc park. Whitehill didn't yawn. The old psychology of that ninth In ming blow-up was taunting nm, Ihe 1,+tia left-hander had seen too many hall games lost by the Barons in the ninth. Morrow then came up ana m a line drive over Stewarts heau. Stuffy made a game try for the erlNe and almost captured 1t. Gll Meyefs of local Central High school fame was gent in to pinch hit for Connie Eselds. eff poked a Texas-leaguel over first and Harry Harper fieldee Ina hall slowly. Morrow, who hae stopped at second, noted the pause and spurted for third. Harper shol the ball to Taylor. and it took a bad hon at third. Taylor held 1t momen- tari1y and tagged his man. The umps had called him out, but Taylor Tel the ball get away from him. catcher Robertson then allowed one ol Whitey,s shoots to get away from hin for passed ball and Meyers strollee to second. with no advance at third
 Emery's Big Time
 At this juncture Spoke Emsry, th' Raronial outcast. strolled to tht plate. Whitehill got two strikes o1 Smoke and then tried to feed him { bad one to hit at Spoke turned m his nose at the offerings and tho count soon was 3-2. The little south paw was then forced to shoot ont down the groove, and Emory leanee against 1t sharply for 8 two-haggel down the left field line, Morrow ant Meyers scampering home. Morse struck out, but the damage had beer done.
 Larry Doyle then sent Red Lucas Southern league ace, in to pitch thi last inning. Red put on waltz rec ord--you know-one. tow. three That's the way he retired 'em. Neul stood with his bat on his shoulder and was called out on strikes. Burk ett's best was fly to left which Elm cry smothered. Robertson lifted a fl, to right field, and the game was over
 This ninth inning revenge was no the only points that Emery scored in his campaign to get even with tn ball club that turned him loose. H. was responsible in a largo measur' for the first Vol run, when he startet tho game off with three-bagger On another occasion, in the fifth Johnny Noun shot a hard-hit ball t left field. 1t looked good for thre' bags, but Emery was away with tn crack of tho bat, running fenceward He then picked the drive up in th' air, and made wonderful leapini catch of it.
 Sensational Play
 Ths game, while a heart-breake from the Baron fan standpoint. il