The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-08
EDDIE WELLS PITCHES GREAT GAME DESPITE MANY ERRORS
 AND MISPLAYS BEHIND HIM
BaronS And Vols Vie With Each Other In Running Up Errors In Game Of Many Queer Twists

The Vols out volunteered the Bar ons Friday at Redwood and the To- calls won. to 5. The Stewart clan opened up in the first inning with couple of hits that counted run, but the Volunteers helped along the cause by voluntarily donating by er- TOTS 6 couple of the four scored dur ing the first two innings. The Bar ons, feeling that such a display of generosity called for return favor, volunteered a trio during the third inning and allowed the Nashville crew to catch up. The game was , one of peculiar twists and uncer- tainty. It would have been first class high school game.
 Despite the errors and misplays behind him, Eddie Wells pitched a steady game of ball. He gave up only six hits and only two were one man and otherwise acquitted himself creditably.
 Steamboat" Fulton, on the other hand, could not get his crooks break ing right and the local swatters hit him when hits meant runs. Ills teammates played miserable ball be- hind him but the Barons earned six of their runs off him.
 It was a game full of thrills for its uncertainty. The steadiest of play CTS were making errors Friday and the unexpected was likely to happen at any time. Even old Pop Rob- ertson, tried snd steady backstop, muffed a peg cleanly that would have killed a man at the plate. "Kiki' Cuyler, touted as one of the leagues best, missed an easy catch in centerfield when he stuck up one paw and allowed the ball to bounce out. It was far from an exhibition lo1l rN1a Inf errors it was a thrilling battle Tor the fan who likes action.
 "steamboat" Busy.
 To the oddity was added the figure of steamboat" Johnson, ordinarily one of inc most energetic and active umpires in, the league, doing double duty at arbitrating. Steamboat was as busy as an old hen With her flock of baby ducks in a fish' pono umpiring the bases and strikes ana balls also. But he still found time to infect his sideline chatter and urge the players to hurry it up.
 Flip Neun led all hltters for the day with a single, triple and double out of three times up, ana scored three runs. The only time he failed to get around the circuit when on was when he tried to steal second and went out Cuyler, his rival at base thieving in the southern, also tried to swipe second and Tailed. Cuyler is still leading Neun for the title.
 The Barons opened early in the game and ran couple of men around the circuit in the first inning. Brau- sen started the Inning by grounding out Murray to Hawkes.. stewart slapped a single over short but was forced at second by Roy Moore. Rob- ertson crashed drive to the score board that went for two bags and scofed Moore from first. Stump CfSfle singled to right and Robertson hfAded for home. Perritt made an ,, ac, curate peg to the plate and Bernsen tAgged Bobby, so 1t looked. He was called out but when. the ball came rolling out from under him Steam boat changed his decision. Murray made a pretty one-hand stop of Mil ler's grounder and threy him out at first. closing out the frame.
 4The locals added two more in the second Flip Neun started 1t with hiS. triple just inside of the left field foi1 line. Hartford hit drive to Cuyler in center field and he stuck up one hand which the ball hit and bounced out of. Neun scored, Hart ford went to second. Wells laid down bunt with the intention of sacrifice ing. Fulton fielded 1t and threw into left field trying to cut off Hartford atiithird. Hartford scored and Wells went to second. Brausen advanced eafh runner a base with a sacrifice but Roy Moore struck out ending the inning.
 Vols Score Four.
 In the third inning the local az gregation went up and the Vols ran in a quartet of scores. Perritt led off with single and Wade followed suit Fulton advanced them base with a:ssacrifice. Murray hit a grounder tosStuffy Stewart, who threw low to first, Perritt scored and Murray went safe. Wade took third. McMillan went safe and Wade scored when Robert son missed a peg at home to get the latter. Cuyler advanced each man with fly to center which Moore took but Graff scored Murray with asgrounder a that Pete Brausen muf- fed. McMillan took third. Then the double steal was worked for one more tally. Graf headed for second and Robertson threw to get him. Me Milan was waiting on third and started racing home on the throw. Stewart whipped the ball back to Robertson but the fleet Vol short- stop had crossed over the plate. Bernsen struck out to end the in ming.
 The Barons came back in the third and took the lead again. Stump Clarke went out to Hawkes. unas- siSted. Miller tripled to the left field fence and scored when Neun hitsisafely into left field. Neun went out trying to steal second and Hart ford was thrown out at first by Graff.
 in the sixth. Cuyler opened the in- ming with a single and went to sec ond on Graff's one-bagger. Bern sen sacrificed them another base around and Hawke hit a long fly to Miner, who had taken Moore's x.1 AA In late at the plate to cut off Cuyier. Perritt flew out to Milner.
 Barons Again Get Lead.
 The visitors lead was short lived. l, The Barons scored two in their half Nof, ,fhe sixth and took the lead. Neun lepened ehe frame with double. Hartford bunted between third and sh6tt McMillan was on second busy holding Noun close to the bag and the ball rolling across the infield safe at first. Wells hit a steamy one, to McMllan who made good stop but the drive again found the Vols infield disor. ganized and nobody was on first to take the throw. Wells went safe, Ntf1lillan. who threw tos Murray to get; Wells at second Murray juEgled the ball but Wells slid arHpnd the base and Murray tagged him out. Neun scored. stewart lined out a long fly to left field and Hartford came home after the catch. Milner went out Murray to Hawkes
 The final Baron run came In the eighth Neun was hit by pitched ball to start the inning. Hartford laid down pretty sacrifice advance. ing him to second. Wells crashed one to the left field fence and raced around to third. Brausen hit long