The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-07
BEARS GET AN EVEN BREAK IN SERIES, AS MORRY HAS HARD LUCK
Phil TWlrls Sensational Ball But Mates Are Unable To Score On Lefty James

MOBILE, Ala. May 6.-tspecial Leased Wire where, some time, Phil Morrison. curve ball star of the Birmingham Barons. must have done something to someone Who still holds his foot upon Phillip neck for if ever good pitcher sui fered more than his share of ill-for- tune. it is this same MT. Morrison. Lady Luck once more turned hel pdNh on Philip here this afternoon and as d result he finished second in man sized pitching struggle with Letty James the Bears winning the sap bath engagement by the tight tlttng score of to 0. thereby brea king even on the series with Joe Dunn upstdle baseball organization.
 Morrison pitched wonderful ball. He onIy allowed the hard hitting Southern league champions five blows. but he made the mistake of permitting three of them to come punched. the trio rounding cut the only run scored during the entire att ernoon It marked the second time in succession that Big Phil has been trimmed by lone run, the Pas step ping on him by score of to the last time he was out there firing on the opposition.
 But while explaining how Morrison and the Barons were turned back here today, it is but fair to say that
 
 on his own account. He gave up seven hits two more than did Morrl- son, and where the latter let em nap pen in cluster, James was com plete master when a hit would naVe spelled disaster. Time and tune again, the Barons got man wlthlh hitting distance of the home plate, but on each occasion 'ames pltcneu himself clear of trouble, corklns support aiding him materially Tn 11Eo V How Bruins Won.
 The run that sent the Barons home beaten was scored in the second frame. Rhino Williams started the frame with a looping single over Danny Clark's head. Niehoff failed to sacrifice, then raised fly to left field for one out. Mulvey crashed a single past short, and Rhino went to second. frSn where he scored when Johnny Heving busted a sinsle in.o the territory patrolled by Stump Clarke.
 From that inning on. Morrison all lowed only one more hit, but as after events proved. the damage had been done.
 The Barons had many chances to get runs. having one opportunity to march to the front right at the pe- ginning of play. but they failed in the npening stanza as well as in succeed ing ones Mulvey misjudged Clarke's hard smash to center to open the game. and it went for two bags. Hartford sacrificed the runner to third, but there he remained while Cueto threw out Neun and Danny Clark skied to center.
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 BarOrS Waste Chances.
 Taylor got the first of three sim gles in the second. Morrison singled in the third and Taylor again in the fourth. but the Barons could never get more than this one hit to the in- ming. James held them hitless through the fifth and sixth. but op- portunity knocked on the Barons door once more in the seventh, only to find no one home. Taylor's third hit came with one out in this inning, and he reached second when Mulvey fumbled the ball. Joe Dunn even sent up pinch hitter in an effort to break the -Stewart-but. like his teammates. he failed also. popping up a fly after Robertson had lined to center.
 The eighth brought another chance for the Parons. With one hit Stump Clarke singled and took second as Hartford was thrown out on an in. field bounder. Johnny Neun then met the ball solidly, but it was a line hit. straight into Niehoffs hands.