The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-06
AFTER DUNN'S MEN COP
FIRST ONE, WILD HEAVE
GIVES ANOTHER GAME
Opening Game OF Twin Bill
Won Ga, While Lone Tally
Wins Second, 10


Won a double-header from the Bears
saturday afternoon, taking the first
contest Ga and the second 10. The
visitors made enough hits to win
Two bah games i'll the first affair
off Fulton. while the second engage
ment was a pitchers battle between
Lefty" Sigman, on the mound for
the Mobile club. and Walter Stewart.
burling for Birmingham. The Ba-
rons won the second game in the
eighth after the two teams went
scoreless for seven innings, which
vas the number agreed on. due to n
wild heave from third that played Il
prominent part in the winning mark
er crossing the plate.
The first contest was marked with
continual wrangling on the part of
the players and Umpire Tex Erwin,
his work on balls and strikes being
off color and mostly against the
local team. Manager Niehoff of the
Bears came in from the field twice
to argue with Erwin and he finally
ordered the manager out of the ball
game. several cushions were thrown
in the air and ut the close of the
first game the umpire was hooted by
a crowd who gathered around his
dressing room. Police kept the crowd
back without any trouble.
Heavy Hitting in First.
The first game was featured with
heavy hitting. the Bears registering
four doubles and the Barons the
same number. Fulton was taken out
of the first game in the ninth after
the visitors had scored enough runs
to win. Long succeeded Fulton, and
during the time that he was on the
mound one run was scored off him.
Bates. who was Dunns selection for
the first game of the twin bill, was
relieved by Whitehill in the sixth
aft 10 lnrulg epprpH a
single and walk with two men out.
Whitehll came into the game and
after the sixth frame hurled good
ball. The Barons started the scoring
of the first game i'll the second in
ming with one out. Tommy Taylor
doubled to right field and when
Cueto bobbled Robertsons grounder
and kicke it for the second time,
the Birmingham third sacker scored.
Mobile Immediately tied the game
in their half of the second inning
on Mulvey's single to right and Me
hoff's double to right field.
The game rocked along until the
fifth inning without amy scoring, al
though the visitors pounded Fulton
for couple of safe blows each in
ming. fast fielding on the part of the
Bears saving their pitcher from be
ing scored ON.
The FatcfuI Fifth.
In the fifth. Sumpter Clarke sent
a single through Marriotts legs and
was sent down to second with sac
rifice by Hartford. Neun grounded
to HUM and the first baseman Jug
gled the bah and in Il foot race be-
tween the two the Baron doorman
won out Umpire johnson declaring
him safe, Danny Clark sent his
namesake and Neun home with a
long double to left. An nfield out
lnh
was left there when Taylor went out.
Marriott to HUM. With two men
down in the sixth. Red Bates, the
visiting hurler, began to let Mobile
and the Bears out of the smuggling
bee. u. Williams sent real base
hit to center. while HUM walked.
r.. Williams caught a straight one
through the groove and parked it up
against the right field fence for two
bags scoring ID Williams and send
ing HUM to third. This was all for
Eatcs Dunn waived him to the
showers and sent out Earl Whitehill
to stop the rushing Bears. Mulvey
dropped Il single over second off
Whtenill, and HUM and Rhino lost
no time racing across the plate.
The Bears took on hope in their
half Of the ninth when Rhino Will
liams secured his second double. but
Mhitehill got Mulvey and Philbin on
fly balls
Sumter Clarke's work in beating
out three hunts, together with
great catch in the third inning, fea
tured the first game fer the Barons.
Meeltin, playing right field for the
last part OF the game for the Barons.
pulled II fea5turc catch against the
right field fence. He jumped at
least three feet into the air and with
one hand speared a mean blow from
Marriott's bat In this same inning
of running and
caught ball off his shoetops from
cuetos bat. falling down with the
ball.
Rhino Williams two doubles were
the only bright spots in the game
from the Mobile viewpoint.
O o o
Second Game.
The second game showed Lefty
Sig,nan and Walter Stewart in a real
pitchers battle after they each
passed the first frame. both teams
having a runner on third and were
unable to score.
Sigman. in his first start of full
game showed much stuff and field
ed his position in fast time and
should have won the engagement,
but he suffered a bad break in tn,
eighth.
Mobile got HUM as far as third
in the fourth on the first baseman's
single to center, a sacrifice and in
field out, but Mulvey left him
stranded when he flew out to Hart
ford.
Smart fielding in the second game
helped the Barons to stop the Bears,
Tommy Taylor featuring with his
handling of hunts and snappy throws
to first and second. Tan-s heady
work in the seventh, SetlnS Memoir
at second on short hit in MS ter
ritory. hurt the Bears chances for
this particular