The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-14
KLEPTOMANIA SEXES
STEWART AND MATES AS
THEY COP FINAL, 81
Earl WhitehilI TWirIs Unbeat-
! able Ball, Holding Pebbles
To,Four Scattered Hits

The regime of Stuffy Stewart as
temporary Baron boss has started
off as a reign of lawless prosperity.
The first series since the resignation
of Joe Dunn has resulted in a clean
up for Stuffy Stewards men. We'd
nesday they copied the final game
from the Travellers, to l. Laws of
1ibel prevent one from saying
stolen instead of COPIED" for
that's just about what those fleet
footed Barons did to that final battle
with the Travellers.
The signs of kleptomania were
very neatly hidden in ordinary mo-
ments Wednesday, but in the pinch
when a theft would hit the foe hard
est, some nimble-hoofed Baron was
there to make away with a base in
as nifty fashion as one could wish.
Led and urged on by their fiery
young leader. Stuffy de Stew, those
Barons copied six bags from the
Travellers, and every one came in
rally that resulted in runs. Stuffy
stole two bases himself in one in
ming, while Flip Neun followed close
on the heels of his chief with a clean
theft of home.
Whnehin In Form.
With Earl Whitehill in his old
time unb eatable form, the Travellers
never really stood chance to win
that game Wednesday. Whitley was
pitching the brand of ball that keeps
his bosses striking at smileage rec
, ords, and nhe opposition in con-
tinual state of nervous prostration.
Four hits W ere all that the Travellers
could collect off Whitey-one big
wallop and three little ones-and
two of the little ones came in the
ninth inning.
Stewards Barons were stuffed
r,-ith pepper WedneSd aV and it 0OZed
out throu ghout the game in the form
of red hot base hits that scattered as
freely as that selfsame pepper pour
ing through its. shaker. The Barons
collected IL base hits off Brake and
Marberry, Traveller twirlers.
The pepper choked Barons utilized
everything that came their way in
scoring runs Wednesday. Walks,
stolen bases, wild pitch, a passed
ball. costly errors and numerous base
hits all played their parts in the
trouncing off the Travellers, and the
scoring of eight runs for the Barons.
Barons waste No Time.
After Marberry had held them
scoreless in the first inning, the Bar
ons piled three lurid innings OF scor-
ing on the downtrodden Travellers,
doing practically all of their scoring
in those early frames.
Miller walked to start the second
inning, but was forced at second by
Hartford Robertson sent a clean
bingle to right that advanced Bruce
10 third Miner bounced hit over
Bandrimers head, and Hartford
scored, Robertson going to third.
Whitehill sent a sacrifice fly to CEN
ter, Robby scoring. On the throw-in,
Clanton intercepted the ball and
threw to first to catch Miner OH .he
bag Nobody covered, and the bali
went to the right field bleachers.
The Traveller first baseman ran II
down. however, and recovered IN time
TO throw Miner out at third.
In the third, two more Baron runs
. went across the base. stump C.a Lara
and Stewart singled in succession,
and went to third and second, respec-
lively, when Marberry threw wild to
second in an attempt to catch Clarke
off his bag. Neun flied to left' ana
stump Clarke scored after the eaten,
Stewart going to thlrd. Goe1eI oS &C.
out hit to short, Stewart holding ms
bag. Goebel followed his hit up by
stealing second. Miller hit ground
er to Mcmillan, who threw TOO late
to the plate to catch Stewart, and al
hands went safe. Hartford poppeo
ont. Robertson walked and Miller
grounded out to wind up the frame.
That Crime Wave
The Rarons brought their total to
seven by putting across three more IN
the fourth. Whitehill walked as
starter, but was forced by stump
Clarke. Sump went out stealing, and
two were down. Stewart singled TO
center and stole second cleaniy, sild-
ing around Tommy Mcmillan. Stuffy
had barely brushed the dust off the
seat of his trousers than ne
hit out for third, and stole that
hasscck also. right from under the
feet of Freddie Graft. Neun walked
and pulled a theft of second, Ban
drimer bobbled Goebel's grounder,
ana Stewart scored, Neun taking
third and Goebel second. Flip Neun
lit out for home before the cloud OF
dust from all this hooflng around
the paths had died down, and stole
the plate and run. The thieVery
was becoming unbearable and the
corps of officers at Redwood began
to shift about uneasily. and eye the
Barons with baleful orbs. Jake Mil
Ter tripled to center field, scoring
Goebel. but hurt his foot in circling
the bases and Roy Moore relieved MIN
on third. and finished cut the game
in right field. Hartford flied out to
center field.
Barons Final Run
The eighth and final run of the
BaronS was scored in the slxth' aiter
Sutffy and his lawless crew mad
given the exhausted Travellers a rest
in the fifth. With two out, Goebel
walked went to second on a wild
pitch by Brake and scored on Moore's
line drive to left field. Moore went
out on another attempt to steal a
base from the harassed Pebble IN
The lone run of the Travellers was
the result of the enc big hit Off
Whitehill, triple by Freddie Graft
first man up in the seventh, who
walloped a drive down the left field
base-iine that went for three bags,
and cantered home a moment later
on Mayors sacrifice fly to left field
In the ninth, Bandrimer and Ma
yer got singles with two men out,
but Whitehill managed to retire the
side without score.
Robertson, Stump Clarke and StuffS
stewart led in the days clouting.
with two safe hits each. Stewart and