The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
BARON HURLERS GO IS
FRAMES BEFORE GIVING
TRAVELLERS SINGLE RUN
Whitehi|I Blanks EN- In First,
While Morrison Is In Great
Form In Second

VI W SOSS''Nt
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. May 26.-
tSpecial.)-Joseph Dunns Birming-
ham Barons and Norman Elberfelds
Little Rock Travellers unraveled l9
innings of baseball between showers
at Kavanaugh field this afternoon
but they viii have to do the last Of
them over again. The first nine
ended in n Birmingham victory, to
0, but the next 10 resulted in / to l
draw. Umpire Harry johnson called
off a pitchers battle between John
Robinson and Philip Morrison on &C
count of rain, wet grounds and dark
ness cause enough for ending what
certainly had been an afternoon of
misery for the local fans.
Earl ("Lefty'D Whitehill had the
Travellers at his mercy in the first
game and he was absolutely merci-
less. His curve was breaking beau
tifully and he had almost perfect con-
troll Little Rock got an even num-
Der of hits with the Barons in the
first game, but with men on White
hill was unhittable, at least there
wasn't anybody in the Little Rock
lineup who could hit him in a pinch.
Fred Marberry started in opposition
to the Birmingham southpaw but
passed out in the sixth inning under
a shower of hits and bad breaks. Mar
berry left two men on base, who
scored with Mccall pitching, but after
thdl NIt bdspIS " ere SGOIbleSS.
In the second game Robinson gave
a masterful pitching exhibition and
would have defeated Morrison If the
Travellers had shown enough often
sive power to have taken advantage
of just one of the opportunities they
had to score before the game pro-
crossed beyond the prescribed seven
innings. Passing up all of the prev
ious chances they had to score the
Travellers should have won the
game in the eighth inning and prob
ably would have but for the most
stupid piece of coaching ever seen at
kavanaugh field Ivy Bandrimer
being the offender and the unpard-
enable sin being his failure to stop
Doc Smith at second base after
the DOC had hit what was a good
double, but nothing more, as the first
man up for Little Rock in the ninth.
Icy let him run and he was practi-
cally out when half way between
second and third
Tie Again In Ninth.
After that awful blunder in the
eighth, the Travellers were pretty
lucky to escape a defeat, for the
Barons scored a run in their half OF
the ninth and the Travellers wouldn't
have scored one to tie it up if Phil
Morrison had hustled over bit faster
to cover first when Freddie Graft
hit a ground ball to Stewart Phil
momentarily lapsed into the ways of
the opposition and had to be content
with tie game
Robinson held the Barons to four
hits in eight innings but in the ninth
they got to him for two and a run and
but for some powerful pitching in a
pinch they would have won the game
right there. Sumpter Clarke opened
the Barons' ninth with a single to
center. Danny Clark hunted and
Robinson fumbled. letting both men
go safe. Goebel, the new Baron right
fielder. slashed wicked double down
the third base line and Sumpter
Clarke scored The Travellers re-
sorted to strategy and 1t worked
Miller was Intentionally passed. Neun
hit short fly to left, which Band
rimer handled. Robertson, who was
rushed up to bat for Hammond, lift
de high foul back of the plate,
which Smith took for an out and
Morrison grounded to Mcmillan, who
tossed Miller out at second.
Graft was first up for Little Rock
in the ninth and got a scratch hit
when Morrison was slow getting over
to take Stewards throw. For the
first time in several weeks Traveller
came up and did the right thing
Smith laying down nice bunt for a
sacrifice. Guy Sturdy. who probably
was at bat as a Traveller for the
last time, passed on as a hero for he
field and by daring base running,
Graft scored on the hit, although
Goebel made a great throw to the
plate. But one run was all they
could do.
Robinson flied out to Clarke. Gis-
Jason got walk, but Mcmillan
grounded out to Stewart.
O O o
Hnrtford's Double UnprOductive.
With one out in the Baron's half
nf the tenth Hart ford doubled To left
but Robinson was equal to some more
pinch pitching and Sumpter Clarke
flied out to Holden and Dan Clark
grounded to Gislason. The Travellers
were helpless and hopeless in their
half of the tenth.
Backing up to the first game the
Barons got their start in the second
Inning with one down. Goebel got
triple to right on long fly that
Holden. who had shifted toward cen
ter field could not get to. Marberry
gave Miller a base on balls and
when Goebel and Jake attempted
double steal they got away with
because of Vans poor throw to sec
ond Goebel scoring.
Marberry went good until the sixth
inning when Hartford led off with
hit to right center which struck
the ground in front of Holden and
triple. Clarke hit by first for
single. scoring Hartford. Dan Clark
singled by third and base on balls
to Goebel filled the bases with one
out. Miller drove a fly to Bandrim
mer and Clarke scored after the
catch. Mccall went in for Marberry
and a lucky double down the first
base line by Neun scored Clark and
Goebel Nann caught Neun attempt
ing to steal third and Graft threw
out Robertson.
The Travellers had plenty of
chances in the first game. In the
first inning Mcmillan singled with
one out but was forced at second.
In the second Mayer and Graft both
singled with none out but there was
no punch and no score. Singles by
Bandrimmer and Mayer ON with one
out in the fourth but they were left.
Only two Travellers got ON base after
that and both hit with two down
and were left.
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