The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-01


 Mobile, August 31.-Overcoming N four-run lead taken by Joe Dunn's Birmingham Barons in the second in ming, the Bears finally won from the upstaters out at Monroe Park this afternoon after gruelling -ssing into a tie with Memphis for the leadership of the league, the Chicks splitting doubleheader with the Nashville Volunteers The Sears had their troubles taking the Barons -~into camp Superb pitching on the part of Lefty Fuhr, as relief man for Ashley Pope, coupled with hard hitting toward the close of the contest. gave them the game.
 The bears got into trouble almost before the game was under way eoed a couple of boots and five hits driving Pope off the mound after the Barons had scored four runs Taylor opened the inning with single and when Neun hit to Neihoff ana he fumbled. both runners went safe Silva hit to Pope and with a clnch double play in front of him he threw nigh over Neihoff's head at seeond. Taylor scoring and Neun ; takin. third Silva was out steai- ; ing, but Robertson singled to left $ scoring Neun. Achinger then peat . an infield hit and when 'ates s@ singled. Robertson scored and Ach- finger went to third and Bates to second on the throw to third. Clark then singled to left scoring Aching CT but Bates was thrown out at the plate. This blow ended Pope and Fuhr came in to the game closing the inning when Stewart was thrown out on a fast play by Neihoff.
 Fuhr Puzzle !
 The end of the scoring in this fn- ming also marked the final tally for the Barons for the remainder of the Fame as Fuhr was complete lzzle And did not allow but three aore nits. one of them In the fourth ana the remaining two in the hihtn, The tall left-hander twirled grand hall. kept out of the hole at all times. ad had the Barons on his hip throughout
 However, those four runs loomed large against the Bears and With -Red. Bates hurling good ball. barr ing wildness. 1t looked as though the locals were in for tough sailing gain ing enough runs to wipe out the second inning miNup. But the bears vvfth their characteristic gameness
  work of cutting down that disad7 vantage when they scored twice in fhe second These runs came over on walk to R. Williams, another walk to Mullen, a single by Del Baker and single by Fuhr. one ynore was scored in the fourth aad chances for more were ruined when most unusual play took piace.
 Fuhr had led off the fourth round with a single into center and reached xecond when D. Williams, who led tbe batting order yesterday, singt sd to right. Cueto then lined to cen fer. Fuhr thought the ball would De caught and after starting Tor lnIru dove back toward second. D' Vii Hams.I with the play in front or nm and seeing that Silva could not get to the ball. dug his spikes in.o IT. IIs d,rt and beat 1t for thiro. no uassed Fuhr going back to secoho, ~ between second and third. A grand mixup followed.
 The two umpires were waving so,he one out but It was not cIear wnicn of the two were out. Fuhr' aiter sseeing the Baron center fleloer couio not get the ball turned around anu started for third. He rounded that ,,as and kept on home while the ball was being passed around the infielu toncbing all the bases in an effort tc
 
 get all runners Fuhr finally scored. Then the umpires ruled that Denny Williams was out and that Fuhr : ; could run at his own peril. He haa scored and therefore the run counted. No more scoring occurred in this in- ming.
 Dsi5 sixth Brings Victory
 sb Then came the sixth and With IL victory for the Bears, as they LOOK the lead by hammering two runs z across the rubber. Huhn opened with a hit and went to second when { Baker singled. Fuhr struck out ana :. then Denny Williams forced Baker at < second A doublh steal was set in !, motion and it went through Tor s.Mobiles tieing run when Huhn out a guessed the play and had big lead off third when Catcher Robertson i made the throw to second. D. Will ~nliams went to second on the steal and scored when, Cueto bumped the right field wall with q two-base hit, ,s his second extra Esse hit of the game.
 The Bears made >it absolutely safe by scoring two more in the eighth. Baker led the inningN by driving out his third hit. a line Single to left. ----Fuhr sacrificed and ID. Williams scored Baker with a smoking shot to left field. Denny took Nsecond on the throw to the plate and after Cuteo went out. Niehoff pumped a