The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14
BAR0NS BUNT WAY TO VICTORY AND ANNEX
 THIRD SERIES IN ROW
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came in for their half of the ninth, and the fans, knowing Birmingham's m s tendency to blow in the last held their breath and watched anxiously. Lapan was first up in the final frame and he led off with a lusty three-bag- ger which he hit down the groove, az Silva chased il to the fence It l looked like Phil had started an ascension. Brown, however hoisted pop to Burkett. and Cvengros, hit ting for McGloughlin. hit sharply to
 short. Burkett fumbled momentar-
 fly, but recovered. tossing his man out at first as Lapan sped across the
 plate. This made the count and I. Zoellers was not equal to the task. He bounced pitiful grounder to the pitchers box and big Phil tossed him out for the end of the game.
 The Travellers broke the Ice in the
 scoring line. when they drew first i blood in the second inning. The
 mighty Connolly. who looks like one of the best swinging hitters in
 this mans league started the second
 with three -bagger against the
 screen which has been placed in center field. Schleibner played sec
 ond in hand with a double to left, l WHltH 1idIkie tTieu to Hldhe d SHoc-
 string catch out of and Connolly
 scored. Barrett skied to Silva. Lapan
 sacrificed Schleibner to third. and
 Brown ended the agony. grounding out Taylor to Neun.
 Barons Tnkc Lead
 The Moleys got this run back and
 grabbed off the lead In their half of
 the third. They scored two runs on
 two hits, and Stuffy Stewart was
 really responsible for the temporary
 Lpheaval of Mir. McGloughlin. Stuffy got on base and worried McGloughlin
 to death. With one down In the third, Stuffy acquired possession of first base via base on balls. McGlough-
 lin threw to first six consecutive
 times in an effort to catch him off. Then when he shot one across the
 pan. Stuffy spurted for second and
 stole it standing up stuffy then started for third. and the pitcher
 tossed the ball to second in an effort
 to catch him off, Stuffy speeding on-
 ward and stealing third. Shortstop
 Barrett, who took the throw, chunked ] in the general direction of third, but the peg went wild and Stuffy con
 tinued home with one of those self
 made runs Due to this heady and 1 speedy baserunning tk, score was tied.
 Neun bounded high fly to center which was smothered for the second 1 putout. but Stump Clarke drove a 1 single into left and also pulled a l steal Of second. More speed. Speed to burn. Catcher Brown. in at l tempting to get Clarkie at second l threw the ball to center field. Stump 1 continuing to third. Tommy picked l a signal out of the ether for a two | bagger and delivered with one to right. Stump coming in with the score l that gave the Barons 2-1 lead ! Harper hit sharp grounder to second and was out at first for the I end of the inning
 1 Travellers tO the Fore
 /, In the fourth the Little Rockers stepped to the fore again. when thsy scored a couple on Phil's wildness. 1 Merry got good start on the in- ming by settling down the first two | men to face him. But that doesn't l mean anything. |. Schieibner waited and walked. He stole second a mo- n4ent later. It looked like Phil was i wide ones and Lefty Whitehill went out back of the stands to warm up.
 Lapan followed by dashing one :. against the right field walls for a double and Barrett and Schleibncr came home. Brown ended the inning { by grounding out Burkett to Neun. but the Travellers had us 3-2
 In the first Of the seventh the
 Barionai ar-. who was trying for his
 eighth yictsry of the season. gave as