The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-04
By HENRY VANCE

by NANO6
 Irrigationally speaking. the ball game between Atlanta and Birmin g. ham at Redwood Saturday was a stream; Atlantagorically speaking 1t was a knockout; Baronicaily speak ing 1t was a frost. The Crackers had the Moleys 6-1, when the game was . halted at the start of the sixth by an J abundant supply of very wet and very penetrating raindrops. After 30 minute recess. when 1t looked like the shower might last as long as the six-months collie. Umpire Con rie Lewis pulled an Australian crawl in from off the stands and announced that no more baseball would be played.
 Catcher Smith, rfred by Memphis, and Big Chief Joe Guyon. official skull fracturer for the Atlanta club, got a second home run each in as many days. and aided materially in osending the rejuvenated Crackers to their second victory in as many days. laAs one reviews Memphis reason for , shipping Catcher Smith one goes deeper and deeper into Quandaryville. The only possible reason advanced thus far Is that Spencer Abbott might have figured Smith would lose too many balls during the course of a seasons run---and balls are not as cheap as they once were.
 IA Bates Badly MangIed
 Atlanta treated pitcher Red Bates as if he were a red headed step child with the hives. Red had nothing Sat urday but confidence. He was over stocked with that. and after the bril- liant Birmingham defense had saved ~his life for four innings. Red started growing 'em and the Crackers start ed losing 'em Moley jerked Red aft CT enough damage had been done to put the game on ice, and sent Bill statham in. Bilious slow ball was going up to the plate fine, but re- turning as a fast one. He finished the fifth and In the sixth the Crack CTS finished him. Earl Whitehill was then ushered to the scene of disaster. When Earl faced the first Cracker batsmen, il meant the Atlanta club had batted against the entire Bir- mingham pitching roster in two days
 Bnrons Score Only One
 M Oscar Ypero. the Cuban who dis ports a Dutch label. was on the hill ssfor the Crackers. oscar had every thing his own way, except in the frs; inning, when a little more careful paSt-l uilhlHE lllE IL nave IONttQ HlHi The Barons broke the ice with the first run in the first inning. and then they cuddled up and called it a day. Tuero's curve ball was breaking with all the effectiveness of a splitter and the Barons were as harmless as one : half of one per cent beer before his baffllng shoots.
 Stuffy Stewart started something < in the first, frame. when he read the ? sound waves for safe bingle over third. Before the ball could be rounded up Stuffy had reached sec- vnd. Neun grounded out, Stewart talk ing third on the play, and Clarke came through with pinch single that brought Stuffy home. Taylor dropped z Texas leaguer back of second and two men were on. with one down. ClSrkie crept into the arms of Nor ntpheus and contracted the bad habit of walking in his sleep. Before he had been thoroughly aroused by voci- ferrous shouts from the coaching line. Tuero had wheeled and begged and .Clarkie was out Taylor stole sec ond. but Tuero had Harry Harper's number and took his grounder and tossed him out at first.
 ss Atlantnns Tie Score
 In the third. three singles were in- strumental in putting over the tally : that tied the score for the visitors. Smith started the frame off by strik- :. ling out. Ritter. however, bounced a single to left and Tuero lined out l, to Harper in left. Hook slammed a safety to left and Klugman con :. rected one to right. which brought Ritter home with the first Cracker score. Hook, attempting to take third on the drive was out Harper to Burkett to Taylor.
 Bates would have gone up in the fourth but for couple of eyebrow catches by Tommy Taylor and Silva. The Baron defense at this juncturs was so brisk that it cracked. With one down Mayer cracked a line drive on the wrong side of Tommy Taylor at third. Tommy dove for the ball like q brakeman swinging onto 2 freight car, and held onto the ball as If it had handle on 1t. Bernsen smashed an immaculate single into right and walked to second on balk. z Graffs contribution was a line drive in left center. but Silva, by super human effort pulled a running dive for the pellet and held it.
 smith Gets . Homer
 Even this faultless defense could not save the wavering Red in the fifth, however. Smith was the first man up, and Bates should have really known better than to groove one for Village. He had Seen the brawny son of swat slam one over the garden walls the day before. He threw eau ton to the four winds. however. and that's just about where Village knocked the ball She sailed over the right field walls for four bases , Ritter followed with a safety to cen- ter his second single of the game