The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-12

battled to a 0-O draw. In the first of the third Mike was given trouble and the local enthusiasts got good scare But old Dame Fortune smiled at a critical stage of the game and saved Mikes neck. In the third Brown was first up and he singled sharply to left. Payne flied out to Neun at first, but zoellers worked Mike for base on balls. Corrigan hit to Stuffy and he tossed the ball a bit wild to Burkett, who tried to cover second. This placed three men on the runways with only one down. Big Chief Wano, the Indian, was at bat. Mike used every deception known to the pitching art In hand ling Wano and was successful In striking him out. Connolly. the cleanup hitter, was yet to be dis posed of. The acting manager of tho Little Rock crew took wicked swipe at the ball and started 1t be- tween Stewart and Burkett for a sure hit. Corrigan, going into second, attempted to jump out of the grounders way. but it took a bad hop and this bit of hard luck retired the side. Had 1t not been for this break in the luck, the Travellers would have scored two runs on that drive.
 Bnrons Break the Ice
 Happy in the thought that the jinx was with them. instead of against them, the Barons opened up the fourth with much ado, and aided and abetted by the pitchers error they were able to shove across the ice breaking run of the contest. Neun was first up and beat out in infield tap. Clarke attempted sacrifice, and the ball was bit fast. Payne grabbed it out of the dirt and threw to second but his aim was bad. and both men went safe. Taylor hit a grounder to Schleibner and Neun was forced at third. Harper drew base on balls and the bases were piffli- cated Doc Silva then slammed a fly to deep left that brought Clarkie home with the first tally of the game. Burkett lined, out to center field for the retirement of the side.
 Pebbles Tie It Up
 The Kidders got this back in the first of the fifth. when a bad throw to first almost proved Mikes undo ing. The first two men to face him in this frame were retired. Ebbie's control wabled here. however, and he control wobbled here, however. and he Elberfelds protege was caught asleep on the runways and Mike chunked In the general direction of Neun. The peg was wild and Zoellers cantered to second. Corrigan also waited him out and drew a pass to first. Chief Wano then unleashed a long totem pole and smote the pill to right field for a single, Zoellers romping home with the only visiting tally of the day. Connolly popped to second for the retirement of the side.
 The Barons won in the fifth, and it was Johnny Jumpup ' un's terrific three-base smash to center field that gathered in the grapes and put the game on ice. Robertson was first up and he lined safe hit over second Eberhard dumped down neat sacri- flee which sent his battery-mate 10 second. Stewart grounded out. but Neun chalked his cue for line smash to center. and when Zoellers overran the drive. Neun continued around the sacks A relay. throw, zoellers to Barrett to Brown. killed Neun at the plate. this out retiring the side.
 Harper Keeps It Up
 Harry Harper. who ditched his slump Wednesday, Neun and Doc Silva. who has been hitting at a mighty clip the past few days. did the bulk of the hitting for the locals. Neun got single and triple out of four times up; Harper got two singles out of three trips to the plate. and so did Silva. Zoellers and Connolly played the best offensive ball for the Travellers. The midget centerfieldei was hit by pitched ball. was walk ed twice and singled once out of his four times to the pan.
 Lefty Whitehill will be sent to the mound by Moley today in an effort to make it two straight, while act. ing Manager Connolly has not an, nounced his pitching choice for tn, second game of the series.