The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-03
Morrison and Whitehiu
 Very Effectiue, While Mates Grab Opportunity
Pitcher Couch Can't Field Po Sition, Although Corking Good TWirIer, And Ba- rons Slip Through
 Weak Spot for
 3-1 Victory

Pitcher Couch, the same young right handed twlrler who was stand ing Baron batsmen on their heads dt ring Mondays game at Redwood, had two bad moments In that game, and stood on his head himself, liter ally speaking. As a result of this acrobatic performance, the Barons walloped the Cincinnati Reds, to 1. Tom Walsh boosted the good cause along for the Barons with pinch cscut that sent two runs home.
 Joe Dunn's men were fighting it out to the last breath with their red legged toes. Pat Moran's men were battling bravely to retain a one-run lead at 1 to o, when the Baron's half of the fifth inning me up. Baron batsmen, figurative- ly speaking, had been stood on their heads by Pitcher Couch.
 In that fearful fifth, couch started the fireworks by walking Miller. Brenner dumped a bunt in front of Couch, who all but stood on his head fielding the ball, or rather fail ing to field to field 1t. Brenner was safe, credited with a sacrifice hit, and Couch was in a hole, with an error marked down against him. Walsh sacrificed the boys around. and Morrison popped a high fly be- hind the third base foul line. Pin elli. the Reds hot corner artist, made a great run and a gallant catch of the ball. but when he turned to throw to the plate to stop any possible attempt to score after the catch. there was no one there. Miller was coming in home from third. the catcher had been helping Pinelli catch the ball, and Pitcher Couch had not yet thorough ly regained his feet. As result. the Barons scored run that should not have been scored, and tied the
 
 the part of the Baron coaches and baserunners in taking advantage of the failure of the Reds to cover up. How Bnrons Won.
 Still a bit unsteady from his as- tension in the previous inning Pitcher Couch continued his aerial performance in the sixth. Clarke struck out. but Pinelli bobbled Tay- lor's grounder and Tommy went safe at first. Clark flied out to center field, but Miller cracked hit be- hind third base. Then. with two on ard two out, Brenner tapped a weak ere at Couch, whose feet just wouldn't stay on the ground, or his head in the air. and the Cincy twir- Ter again tried to stand on his head. Ike attempt was a failure. and Pitcher Couch pulled a great ker- flop right there on the diamond. He lay on his back and tried to roll the ball to first, but the shot went wild and Brenner went safe. Three were on, when the side should have been retired. Pitcher Couch lay on his lack. kicked his heels in the turf, ground his teeth and hurled his glove high in the air. Finally Little Boy Blue" regained his feet, and returned to the mound.
 O O O
 Walsh Comes Through.
 Baron Shortstop Walsh proved himself a man in the pinch, and he latched on to one of Pitcher Couch's fast ones-sailing into the groove like a bullet through rifle barrel and clean wallop to left resulted. Taylor and Miller loped home with the two runs that won that Cincin natl game for the Barons-and all because Pitcher Couch couldn't keep his feet when attempting to fie1 his position. Otherwise, he pitched beautiful game.
 Phil Morrison, who started on the mound for the Barons-and only re- tired, after pitching six pretty in nings because Joe Dunn didn't want to run any risks with that good right arm"--had only one bad inning the first. when the Redlegs scored