The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
RALLY IN THE NINTH GIVES BARONS THREE RUNS AND VICTORY BY SCORE OF 6-5
Walter Stewart Goes Route And Mates Push Him Across
 To Win in ee-SaW Contest

AnQ WateS PuSh Hlm Across
 To Win in See Saw Contest
 ATLANTA. Ga, July 7--(special) The jinx that has hung over the Birmingham baseball club while playing with the Crackers has been broken. After losing eight straight games to the locals, the Barons staged great ninth-innirg rally and won yesterday, to 5. And if you should happen to ask one of the Baronial ball tossers how they broke the jinX, they will tell you it was all because their crippled mascot hob bled all the way from Birmingham Friday night to see the game yes-
 Yesterday Grip" was on the Bar on's bench and was custodian of the lets We just can't lose,' remarked one of the Barons before the game Started, "becauso Grip has come all that has been over us since while the way to rout this so-caIed jinx playing the Crackers And it is safe to say that Grip" will remain in Atlanta all the remainder of the se- ries and he won't have to hobo back CTS have anything lo do with 1t. Even though the Barons did win, Grip" the Barorial officials and all the remainder of the Barons were given nice scare, for it seemed for while that the Crackers were going to win in spite of Grip" or any body else.
 Crackers Lead In Eighth.
 Always fighting best when they have an uphill battle to stage, the locals came from behind in the eighth inning and by brilliant base running on the part of Eddie Moore and Glenn Killinger coupled with two hits, the locals forged to the front with one run to the good. But that one counter was of little use. for the Barona started a little rallying themselves which gave them three counters. and these three were by far enough to win.
 King Brady started on the mound for the locals, but the big boy just was not right and the Barons made short work of him in Whacking out six hits. in two and third innings. Georgia Dumont, the Crackers curve ball artist, was hustled out to the mound and fared very well until the fatal ninth inning, when he weakened and the Barons were credited with four hits and three runs, while two Barons were given free tickets to first.
 Stewart In Trouble.
 While the Barons were fattening their batting averages, MT. Walter Stewart, the southpaW hurler of the Barons. was having his troubles. Eleven safeties was the number the Cracker sluggers hammered out during the afternoon. Stewart man aged to keep them well scattered un- til the eighth and ninth innings
 Birming ham started scoring in the first inning, when Neun singled after s. Clarke and Stewart had been easy outs. Goebel whacked out d long double to right field, scoring Neun.
 But the Crackers evened the count in their half Eddie Moore walked and Guyon sacrificed, but Eddie Moore was thrown out at third trying to stretch it. Glenn Killinger then whacked out his second home run in a. many days, when he placed one over the fence in right field.
 The Barons pushed two more markers across in the fourth, when Neun, the first man up, tripled. Goe- bel grounded out, Moore to Barber, and Neun was held at third. D. Clark doubled down the first base line and Neun scored. J. Miller flied out to Guyon and Clark re- mained at second. Hartford singled to center, scoring Clark, and Robert son also sent scorching single down the first base line and Hartford went to third. w. Stewart retired the side by forcing Robertson at second. 2 Crackers Score Again.
 The Crackers also added one more to their total in their half of the fourth, when Killinger, the first man up, walked Herman singled and Xiii finger went to third. Mike Burke lifted a long sacrifice fly to J. Miller and Killinger scored. Barber forced Herman at second and Ring retired the side by popping out to J. Stewart
 This ended the scoring until tha eighth inning, when Eddie Moore, ha nOublEd center. Guyon was safe on W. Stewards error and Moore went to third. Killinger forced Guyon at second and later took second. Her man hit to J. Stewart and Moore was safe at the plate when Robertson dropped the ball. During the scram- ble at the plate Killinger came charging in and also scored. He ran -- into Eddie Moore and knocked the brilliant little infielder of the Crackers out for quite while. He was forced to retire from the game Mike Burke, the next man up, singled, but Barber retired the side by striking out.
 The Baron Rally.
 Then came the ninth. Robertson, sathe first man up, singled. On an at tempted sacrifice w. Stewart hit a short pop fly down the first base line. Dumont made desperate eff fort to catch the ball, but Juggled II on the tips of his Tigers and fell. Both runners went safe. $. Clarke then lined one to right and Herman made no effort to catch the ball and the bases were filled. J. Stewart fouled out to Otto Miller for the first out and the runners failed to ad- vance. Neun hit one to Yockey at short, who had replaced Moore, and it looked like 2 certain double play, but the ball took a bad hop and bounced off into left-centerfield while W. Stewart and Robertson raced home and Sumter Clarke went to third. Goebel walked, filling the bases Danny Clark struck out. l Miller walked. forcing in Sumter Clarke with the winning run. Hart ford flied out to Herman, retiring the side.
 The Crackers started 8 rally In the ninth which netted one run. Ring, the first man up, singled over the mound and Otto Miller sent an- other down the third base line, King being held at second. Dumont beat out an infield hit, filling tho bases. Cliff Best was pressed Into service to run for Manager Miller. cliff Yockey lifted A sacrifice fly to J. Miller ana Ring scored after tho catch, Dumont and Best failed to advance. Johnny Brock was sent in to pinch hit for Guyon and popped out to J. stewart TliiIinger forced Dumont at second. retiring the side.
 
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