The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-06
Colegians Resume Their
PANTHER AND BULLDOG
PLAY CRUCIAL GAME OF
THEIR SERIES TUESDAY
Graham And Stevens Will
4 \ Probably Face Each Other
3 On Mound In Game On Berry
& Field

The game that may end the an
nual series between Birmingham
Southern and Howard college on the
> diamond will be played Tuesday
afternoon on Berry Field starting at
= o'clock. If the Bulldog succeed in
gwinning this game the series will be
s7sprought to an abrupt termination on
ss-the strength of three wins by How
Gard. The annual five-game series
.sis based on the first three out of the
Sfive and Howard has won the first
ssstwo.
- Monday afternoon, April so, How
a-ard opened the series with win on
Berry field. In this game Ham
( Stevens, the Howard star twirler
" came through with a pretty pitching
Exhibition and allowed the Partners
-'hut five hits which went for two
runs The Bulldogs won and ? In
s..this game. stevens struck out 10
-emen.
a., Tuesday afternoon, May 3. the
Howard nine invaded Munger Bow
rmand despite the band and Justify
st.yelling delegation of students they
Mon the second game by score OF
- to 1. Wheeler started this game
.-for the Partners and was sent TO the
E1showers Before he left in the sec
Ft0nd inning, ftOWdTQ lldu SCoI GU Ill ON
e-runs This lead was too great for
X the Painters to overcome in the face
of the pitching that Ham stevens
twas doing.
Babe pitched well.
~, babe" Graham went in for the
saPanthers in the second inning and
expitched the best game, or fragment
8.of a game Of baseball that any
pitcher has worked in the Gold and
* Black this year. Babe held the
Bulldogs to three hits, two of which
came together and counted for the
only run that the Bulldogs made off
him He struck out five men and
,4held the Bulldog batters in the
pinches. That the game may have
SSbeen different story had Graham nam
sstarted is little doubted, Incidentally,
4on the strength of the exhibition,
~ Babe" will very likely face the
bulldogs in the decisive game of the
l. Series.
- Graham, who pitched good ball all
Mast summer with Huntsville, win
aiming Is straight games, has not come
wthrough this season. He has pitched
two games that have shown in part
His old-time style. but he is decidely
soft with his control. His last exhi-
Edition, however, has put confidence
Unto the students anG the rest of the
team that the Babe" has come back
.sinto form and will be the best man
TO attempt to save the day for the
Gold and Black on Berry field Tues
day afternoon.
.sStevcns To Pitch Again.
SIS OF course, Graham's opponent on
the mound will be Ham Stevens
The schedule of the series this year
ewas arranged in such manner that
cit would allow Stevens to start every
game for the Bulldogs. He Will en-
Ter the crucial game Tuesday In good
1shape Although the Howard team
played Camp Benning Friday stevens
was idle. Stubs and Bains did the
Catching against the Soldiers Coach
sCope was holding Ham" for the
STuesday fray.
- stevens is undoubtedly one of the
sbest college pitchers that have ever
Eappeared on the diamond for either
Sof the local colleges. He is, In fact
rome of the best college twirlers in
y the south. The Panther batters, who
chad outhit every opponent, with the
exception of one or two, that they
'shad played until they met Howard.
have been unable to connect effec-
lively with stevens delivery. He
stitches alright ball in the pinches
land in several innings of the series
Fpitched his way out of bad holes.
+, Stevens not only has turned per-
sformances against the Partners this
son. but pitched a one-hit game
against Union, striking out 10 men,
and pitched a two-hit game against
Marion, striking out II men.