The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-16
Cases Q. Baron Pitcher.

Cases en Baron Pitchers
 How the mighty has fallen. Phil Morrison, heralded as one of the aces of the league when the season got going and when he hung up eight straight victories before loss was checked against him, has run afoui of much tough siedding since those haicyon days. Philip, after a grand and glorious start, now finds himself barely above the .560 mark in the pitch the percentages. He has won ia and lost 10.
 .is Little Earl 'whitehill, the most graceful. and one of the best ieft-handers in the league, enjoys the distinction of being the Baro- nial ace. By steady plugging and holding his temper and retaining his stuff in the face of much ragged support. Whitey has man aged to win 12 and lose but 6. What an average he would have possessed, but for the fact that the local kicked away so many games for him.
 Oddly enough. the pitcher who has received the most cussing and who has been looked upon as the most miserable failure, is not last in the pitching percentages at all. Bill Statham, who has been given the razs more than any one Baron pitcher has won five and lost eight Mike Eberhard, who has been q sad disappoint- ment this year, has won only five and has lost ten. Red Bates, the local boy, could boost his aver age near .b00 by a short spurt. He has won seven and lost ten. No matter what tough luck Bill Statham has run into this year, it is readily seen that the Barons got the best of the even swap when Tommy Gallagher was sent to the Vols in exchange for Bill. Tommy won but one game and lost seven. before let out by Larry Doyle.
 Four 400 Hitters
 While many have asserted that what the Barons needed was punch, still it is best, to figure bit. What they have really needed this year, has been pitch HIS taAEnt anu OCtSCt dffQ ltS& sieve-like defense. Errors and bad pitching have kept them down. They have fepr men hit ting better than 300. and two more men who are lowering right around the 300 mark.
 Johnny Flip NeuB continues to head the Baroniai procession in regard to taping the pellet. Flip is hitting .sis.
 Harry Harper. who has been cussed and discussec more than any one ball player ever wear ing the Baros,ial livery, Is really delivering at last. Harry has his average at .314 now and bids fair to go much higher before the summer closes. Silva and Taylor are hitting .soT each and Stuffy Stewart has slumped be- low 300. but is fn throwing dis tance of the mark with .2s1.
 It might be interesting to fan- dom to know that DOCK Silva, one of the greatest straight-a- way runners in baseball. has come into his own as q base stealer this year. Dock, accord ing to the averages through Wednesdays game is leading the league with 27 thefts. Henry of New Orleans, and Stuffy Stew art of Birmingham are trailing him by only one base.
 A squeak went up this spring when Emery vas let out and Clarke retained. They have been playing about alike this summer. Emery is hitting .2s7 and Clarkie .1S5. The most interesting part of the comparison, Is that clarkie Is leading Spoke In base thefts. Ciarkie has stolen IS and Emery but ten.
 Those Tank PiteAers
 Had Yankee pitchers come through in the way that was expected of them this year. the New York Americans would be way out in front of the Browns. The pitching strength eerraiied by trad<s. and the pitching tal- ent left over from last year, has not banned out just as the ex- perts figured.
 Bullet Joe Bush. who went over te the Tanks from Boston, has come through in nice style. He is leading the Yankee huriers. having grabbed off II victories and but dsfeats.
 Waite Hoyt has done pretty