The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-01
Barons Open 18-Gane Home Stay Ton,norrolD
 Meeting the Crackers
Bv MARVIN M,CAnTHY

Though they met their first real setback at Little Rock since inau- gurating a winning drive about three weeks ago, Moley's men must be given credit for staging as hard a fight IS any team ever did, to lose the series in the end. The Barons lost three out of four games in Lit tie Rock, but two of those defeats might just as well have been vic tories, so far as difference in the ex- hibitions staged by the two teams were concerned
 The Barons spend today in travel ing. arriving here in time to open a two game series with Atlanta Friday. Moley's men will play IS games at home before leaving on another road trip, and, with the advantage of play ing on their own lot. ought to be right In the thick of the fight when leaving time comes around again.
 The series lost to the Travellers was the first Moley's men have lost since the latter part of April, when the Pencans copped three from the Barons. The Birminghammers ran their string of consecutive series won ID to eight before being knocked off by the Travellers.
 This mornings Southern league standings find the I5arons in thiri
 
 CTS, who are in second place, and two and a half games behind Mobile. which Is leading the league. The Barons seem safely out of immediate reach of the fourth place Pelicans, who are three and half games be- low Birmingham.
 Lost Two Hard Ones
 Over in Little Rock the Barons had little short of a heartbreaking I--a the Travellers In 10 innings, while the second game of double header was lost, ? to ], because of the inability Of the Barons to touch the ball in the pinches.
 After the lay-off today, the Barons start their 1S-game home schedule with the Atlanta Crackers tomorrow. The schedule for this home stay fol- lows.
 June 2, 3--AtIantn.
 June 4-Off day.
 June |, 8--NasthyiIIe.
 June :, s, 9, 10--Ghattanoogn.
 June 11--Off day.
 June I2. II. 14. f5---Littie Rock.
 June It, 11-Memphfs.
 June 1S-0ff day.
 June ID. .0-Memphis
 That's as hard a schedule of games as any team will have to play in dur ing the month of June. Eighteen games are scheduled for 1s days, in- cluding two double headers.
 Phil May Pitch Friday
 Phil Morrison may be in shape 10 pitch Fridays game at Redwood. Merry was forced out of his regular turn on the Baronial pitching staff by split finger on his right hand. the result of a bum catch of a thrown
 
 game for almost 10 days now, and may be in shape to pitch the opening game against the Crackers tomor- row.
 Whitehill Eberhard, Bates and Statham have been performing in the rifle pit for the Barons. and have per formed nobly. too. Except during the last few days, this quartet of hurlers has been able to turn all op- position back with the minimum hits and runs.
 Phil Morrison's return to the pitch ing staff will give the other members an opportunity to rest up bit and will give Molesworth one of his best twirlers to rely upon. Morrison's record of nine wins with one, defeat is not to be ignored.
 knne Gets Chance
 John tSugar) Kane Molesworth's peppery little utility man. played d part of the game at shortstop yes terday, and, though he committed one pebble, disported himself very well, considering the long period or in- activity he hass gone through.
 Kane got hit out of his only time at bat yesterday, and scored one of the Barons' runs
 Given more opportunity to display his wares. Kane would probably de- velop into one of the most reliable irfielders Molesworth has.
 Fans like the willing spirit of Sugar Kane, and they like the way he takes clean swipe at the ball, us- ually hitting line drives. whether they fall safe or into the hands of opposing fielders,