The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-27
Pels Rally i1, Ninth
 To Defeat the Barons
New Orleans Makes Clean Sweep of Series With the Barons-MoIey'S Men Are NoSed Out, 4 to 3

New Orleans. April (SpeciaL)- Carlton Molesworth viewed his Ba- ronial pennant representatives go down to defeat before the Pelicans here this afternoon, and it must have seriously disrupted his usual stately disposition. If ever a contest com tinuously found the tide breaking in the Pelican favor 1t was this ball game which was won by the local clan by to score.
 The game was decided In the ninth inning, with the Barons entering that frame leading by a to 1 count. It was a series of events eliminating in the infield becoming befuddled, which allowed John Dobbs' charges to score three runs and. incidentally, saw Bill Statham losing one of the most blt- terly fought ball games staged on Heinemann grounds in many moons.
 Statham Weakens
 Up to the ninth stanza Statham held the Pelican artillery at bay, sub duing the usual bombardment with apparent ease and masterly execu- ton He was hurling against the Pelican ace, George McQuillan, and when the ninth inning hove into view he had seen his pitching opponent routed by his team mates and the Barons leading by two runs. then from out of a clear sky, with visions of breaking the Pelican winning streak of five games, Statham found Ollie Tucker pumping base hit into centerfield. Andy Foss then polk Q vicious liner at Tommy Taylor and the Baron hot corner man gamely bagged it and forced Tucker at sec ond. but Krehmyer threw poorly to first. else a double play would have been executed. This seemed to un- steady Statham and he issued Cotton Knaupp a base on balls. Bob Smith Pelican shortstop, who had been crowning himself with glory up to this time. sharply singled to left field, and Foss scored, while Knaupp took second.
 whitehilI Sent In
 Molesworth here injected himself into the fray in managerial way by yanking Statham from the mound, and sent Earl Whitehil in to relieve him. It seemed suicidal to send the diminutive lefthander against Art Pond. right hand receiver recently acquired from Mobile. Pond smack ed the first ball pitched and it went right into whitehilrs glove. He was bewildered for a moment. He first looked toward third, but Taylor was not covering the bag. He feinted throw to second then first and finally wound up by making bad peg to second, Knaupp scoring and all hands going safe.
 Brown Breaks It Up
 At this juncture, Don Brown was sent as a pinch hitter for Bailey, who had relieved McQuillan in the ninth, and he delivered with a single, end ing the contest.
 The Pelicans garnered in the first . score when Pond tripled in the sixth inning, and Statham received his first bad break of the game when Bogart managed to scratch a hit by Neun and scored Pond. But he was not dis couraged and though his team mates tried valiantly to put across a run in the face of remarkable Pelican de- fense, he finally was rewarded for his confidence when the Barohs gathered in three runs in the eighth inning, which looked like the ball game.
 Statham opened the inning by fam ming, and Doc Silva followed with double to center. Johnny Neun then tripled to right and scored when Harry Harper poled double Into right. Tommy Taylor famed. Clark scratched a hit to third and Foss made a bad peg trying to throw him out and Harper scored. This was one of the many rallies made by the Ba- rons, but the only one which matured with runs.
 It was the sixth straight victory for the Pelicans and the third loss In B row for the Barons.