The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-02


 Nashville S. Memphis 0.
 Little Rock i2. Chattanooga s.
 New Orleans 8, Atlanta ?.
 Today's Games
 Birmingham at Mobile (two games).
 Little Rock at Chattanooga.
 Nashville at Memphis.
 New Orleans st Atlanta (two games).
 Mobile. September 1.-Bert Nie- hoffs battling Bears took long stride toward the 1922 Southern As- sociation pennant when they made ittwo straight over Joe Dunn's Bir- mingham Barons out at Monroe park thts afternoon II to 5, while the Nashville Volunteers were handing another beating to the Memphis Chicks. The days happenings put the Bears full game out in front ofsthe Southern League race. the greatest margin they have enjoyed since they lost the league lead in the latter days of the month of June.
 Earl whitehill started the mound work for the Barons and although this crack left-hander looked to have bis usual amount of stuff" the Bears pounded him hard, Manager Dunn sending Lefty Owens, young twirl- erTgtc the mound. But all pitchers locked alike to the Bears yesterday and the way they were soaking the baseball indicated that the best pitcher in baseball would have had his troubles silencing the artillery 1o6g gn Monroe park. While they were hit ting the ball solidly In almost every inning the Bears were also turning ina smart job of fielding, shortstop Cueto and Manager Niehoff contrib uting several stellar plays. Cueto's 8 work was specially good, the little iufieIder handling eight chances without semblance of pebble, sew eral of them on most difficult plays.
 Barons Take Lead
 The Barons took the lead by SCOT ing two runs in the second inning onshard hitting. Neun opened with three base hit between R. Williams and Mulvey and scored when Silva doubled over first base. Brandon followed with a single to center. Null vey threw wild to third trying to head Silva, who stopped when no thought Emmett would get Brandon's s smash, and the runner scored. Fulton here put on the brakes and aided ty a couple of good plays by Cueto halt ed further scoring.
 The Barons tied 1t up In their half of the second when they also scored twice. R. Williams tripled to right center and scored when Mullen doubled to left center. He took third on an infield out and scored on Bak- er's infield hit. which took a bad bound to Shortstop Achinger. The third brought victory for Mobile as six runs were sent over the plate in this frame Cueto walked and after Niehoff flew out, Custo stole secoud. Mulvey then cracked q homer over the right field wall, scoring the Bears' shortstop in front of him. Rhino williams followed with an- other home run, . tremendous drive lar down in deep right center when 1t cleared the wall. Mullen singled to center and Huhn followed suit. Baker was walked. filling the bases Fulton helped his own cause when he doubled past third base, scoring Mullen and Huhn and sending Baker
 Baron. Hit Hard
 Whitehill was here relieved by Owens. D. williams hit to Neun and whom he momentarily fumbled he lost . chance for a play at the plate on-Baker who scored. although the runner was out.
 The Bears added two moro in the fohrth on a single by Mulvey, R. Wiiliams' double off the top of the ri9kt field fence and Mullen's double to sthe left field fence The eleventh and last Mobile run was scored in the seventh on an infield single by D Williams, a wild throw and Cueto's single to right center.
 In the meantime the Barons were hitting pretty hard in spots, getting three runs off him in the fifth on fiv1 hits. Brandon. Achinger, Clark ana Harper getting singles while Stxwart sandwiched a double in be- tween these blows. The fifth brought