The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-04
BARONS LOSE PITCHING DUEL TO NEW ORLEAn
STEWARTS THREATEN MANY TIMES BUT UNABLE TO GET MEN ACROSS HOME PLATE
Ed Wells Holds PeIS At Bay Until Tenth, When Mitze'S Single Sends FoSS Across Platter-Second Game, Rain

NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept B. Special Walker won over Eddie Wells 1 to 0 here this after noon in anothe- of those gruelling pitching duel which was broken up with two out in the tenth inning. 'Debby" Foss opened the Pelican's tenth with a clean single to center, took second on Knaupps sacrifice, landed at third on Henry's infield out and scored on Mitzes hit to left
 Mitze's blow was a two-bagger by rights. but only a single was needed to score Foss and, of course, "Old Folks" simply touched up at first and turned to receive the hearty hugs of the whole Pelican team. He had come through with a hit when hits were as scarce IS hens teeth. His bingle was the fourth made off big Ed Wells in the game. And, be- cause the Barons did not appear to have the slightest Idea of making m error, a safe hit was about the
 nly thing that would have landed
 Dixie" Walker In front.
 'rcODd Game H0ined Out
 The game was the only one played.
 Ist as the second fray was about to
 art. a hard shower came down. It
 ned for perhaps twenty five min
 les, and Umpire Bull Dog" Will
 ans called off the game.
 As the first game wore on, with both Wells and Walker dishfng up brilliant and unbeatable ball, 1t be- gan to look as if the affair was going to be another runless dog fall such as Joe Martina, and WhitehiIl engaged in Sunday. Both pitchers were receiving sensational support and each was able to tighten up III the pinches and stop his opponents fn1a a threat made, but Walker on several occasions appeared in greater dan ger than Wells ever encountered. There was very little to choose be- tween them, where Walker was peing hit more freely, Wells was walking more men. The Barons stole bases right and left and In that way with infieId outs they five times put man on third. But each time two were down and the Barons were un able to do anything with Walker
 O O O
 Bnrons Threaten Many Games.
 In the first inning Brausen led orr bv walking but was forced at second bv Stewart, who stole second ana went to third on Moore's infield out. Foss threw out to Robertson. Tn the second. with one out, Miller singled, but was forced to second py Neuh, who went out trying to steal: In the third, HaTlIOTQ SlHS u 'SA~ stole second, but died there when Wells, Brausen and stewart all flled out. Moore started the Barons fourth by smashing two-Dagger over Larry Gilbert's head. After Robertson poped out. Moore LOOK third on Clark's grounder to knaupp, but was stranded when Ewoldt tossed ut Miller. One man was out in the ixth when Stewart doubled to lelt, te went to third on Moore,s inflelo nt but "Deeby" Foss again threw out le last man. With two out in the
 .vcnth Neun was hit by a pitched all. then stole second and third; Hartford walked and stole second ind once more "Deeby" Floss kept the goose eggs boiling by tossing out wells on nice play. Walker dis posed of the Barons In quick order in their eighth and ninth, but agaln had to bear down in the tenth when Neun led off with a single, took sec nnd on Hartford's sacrifice, went to third on Bogart's catch of WelIs ny to right and died there when Schick came in on Brausen's short liner, and made q good catch.
 Tho pels seldom threatened Wells seriously until the tenth, which wound up one of the neatest pitching duels of the season.