The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-16
RAIN ROBS TRAVELLERS OF LONE RUN THEY SCORE OFF ED WELLS, BARON SOUTHPAW
Two Pebble HuTIerS Pounded Hard, As Stewards Men Take Lead In Series At Redwood


 Even the heavens wepE at the mis- fortune of the Travellers Wednes- day. and even before Lefty Wells had finished out a pitfCl beating to the Pebbles of Little Rock, the skies opened up and shed doWnpour or tears. The rain was everlasting, 1t seemed. At any rate, the thlrd game of the Baron -TrTaveS@r series was halted in the eighth inning, and reverted to the seventh. Manager Stewards men Won the game to o, and took the lead in the series, two games to one.
 Had 1t not rained the Pebbles would have been saved the hmilia- tion of shut-out, for they scored one run in that eighth inning They would probably never have won the game, had the Barons given them an extra nine innings to try IL ln' put the downpour robbed the Arkansas pastimers of the lone run they, were able to score off Lefty Wells in eight frames
 wells Continues Great Work.
 That big fellow, Ed Wells, is go- ing like a house afire for the Bar ons, and Wednesday continued the excellent twirling he has been get ting out of his system since he in augurated a winning streak cou- ple of weeks ago. Wells was In nice form Wednesday, giving the Travellers only five hits in the seven official innings.
 Meanwhile, as Wells was holding the Travellers well in check the 6aI ons were going slCgging, at the eN pense of two Pebble hurlers Mccall who starter, was crushed in four lh- nings, and Kennedy, who sc' him, fared little better durin
 remainder of the abbreviated atfalf,
 fal1 1anH outfit Wednesday, and the wonder of it all is that they were able 10 hold the Barons to eight runs. The Kids couldn't have scored less them selves, if they had tried. In the out field was one corking good little gardener and pitcher and catcher. Another pitcher was tried Tn the field later. On the infield were two youngsters and a utility man.
 Barons Hitting Hard.
 The Barons were hitting the ball from the first and in every inning but the seventh got hits. In three frames they smacked out two bin- gles each, while in two they bunch ed as many as four safeties.
 The scoring began in the sec ond Flip Neun, with one out, shot a two-bagger into left field. He went to second Hartford's infield out, and scored when big Lefty Wells came through with a clean drive to cen terffeld for two sacks. Brausen grounded out to end the rally
 In the fourth. four more Baron runs were scored With one out, Neun got his second two bagger into left field. Hartford drove cleanly to right center for one bag, Neun scoring, and Hartford going to sec ond on the play. Wells beat out hit to second base, sending Hartford
 ~1r inf gh left field to chase BrauSen's s Texas leaguer, but dropped the ball for an error. Hartford scoring, Wells going to second and Brausen going safe at first stewart doubled to left and Wells scored Brausen going to third Brausen scored the fourth run of the rally on Miller's sacrifice fly to left. Robertson flied out to right field.
 Lost One for BarOns.
 stewart's men talhed their last runs in the sixth. Hartford started the frame with bingle to right. Wells, after hitting safely his two previous times at bat, struck out. . Brausen beat out an attempted sac rifice bunt. Stewart grounded out, advancing each runner a bag, but Hartford scored and Brausen went to third on a passed ball. Miller sin Fled through Kennedy's legs, SCOT ing Brausen. Jake stole second, and scored on Clarkes two-bagger to center after Robertson had walked, Goebel ended the rally by striking out
 The eighth inning was half over before the rainstorm came up, and in that half, which was struck from the records, the Travellers scored run. Hurt led off with a single to left field He went to second on Bandrimer's infield out, and scored on Philbin's two-base bounder over Brausen's head. Neiderkorn popped to Brausen, and Smith flied out to Clarke.
 The Barons went to bat but the game was Ina ted when rain began.
 The TraveIer- Baron series closes out Thursday Moore or 3rady will probably oppose SigmaH on the mound.
 APPALACHIAN LEAGUE