The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-06
BARONS UNABLE TO DO
MUCH, TWO REGULARS
ARE OUT. OF LINEUP
HAndy Gump" Herman CIoutS
In Run That Beats Dunn'S
| Men In Final Game At Wood

He wears no mans collar" does
Handy Gump' Herman, king pin Of
.the Cracker sluggers, but If the
ssBarons had their way he would have
"a whole flock of EN- tide about his
sneck-nice, bigiron ones-and drop
Sped in Lake Purdy. or something.
Old ANDY Gump" Herman wal
loped the hit that beat the Barons
again Tuesday, after being material
ly responsible for their defeat Mon
day 1t was Herman's bingle in the
third inning that sent Moore across
the pan with the lone run of the aft
ernoon, and the Crackers won the
game, score l to 0.
The Crackers and Barons left town
last night for Atlanta. where they
will resume their battling Wednes-
day afternoon. Although they have
lost three games in a row to the
Gate City FASTENERS, Joe Dunn's men
are not through with them yet, and
must spend the rest Of the week in
their company. which is proving so
Improbable to the Barons.
Joe Dunn's men never really had
but one chance, and that came in
the ninth inning. Then, two were
out, and Pinch Hitter Neun could
only drive one out to center field
that old Mike Burke gathered in.
Pitchers Battle.
Dumont was in great form for the
Crackers, and held the opposition
to eight we'll scattered hits. In
bunch as many as two hits. and then
their threat was merely bluff.
Earl Whitehill himself twirled .
very nice brand of ball, and nine
times out of ten would have won his
game. But Tuesday was time num-
ber ten, and then that guy Andy
Gpmp" Herman was in the lineup
and he is nothing short of death to
Birmingham pitchers.
1.-THE game was won in the third
inning by the Crackers. Eddie
Mbore, first up, walloped two-bag-
g@r to center, and Joe Guyon sacri-
fited him to third. Glenn Killinger
flied out to center field Goebel hold
ing his man to third And then
came up the long, lanky Babe Her
nEan. He swung his willow with
might and main-the two together,
fbur feet of bat and seven of Her
ra;an, could have hit even the wild
Est of pitching-and the pellet stood
not a chance. Herman singled 10
.lght and Moore rode home with the
run that won the game.
The Big Bully.
The sight is almost a ridiculous
I,e, when a great big guy like Her
b 4ld n picks on a little thing IKE
tsseball. but it must be admitted that
enl-or should ons say--the whistle
sfnhis bat?
c.eThereafter, whitehill was invinci-
ie. In the fourth inning, he pre-
Ileanted a Cracker run by snatchlng
ga uler's pop bunt out OF the air ana
t,oubling Ring, who had doubled OH
bird, but that was the only time
l,kter the third when the Crackers
threatened.
We Atlanta threatened fearfully in the
list inning. After Moore had flled
Witt, Guyon and Killinger singled ana
w erman was hit by pitched pail
W 18th the bases full and only one out,
began to bear down, ana
the side by causing poth
y Burke and Ring to pop up
Barons Lose Chances.
The Barons failed to get even
threat out of their systems until the
fifth. when singles by Robertson and
Whitehill had two on base with Two
out. The third man grounded out
shortly, however.
In the ninth. Joe Dunn's men lost
a chance to tie the score Wi.n ~
men gone, both Tommy Taylor ana
Robertson singled, but Flip Neun
hvho has been on the bench with an
Injured leg, pinch hit for Walter
yStewart. and flied out to centerheid.
The Crackers won Tuesday, maklhg
lit three out of the four at hickW ooI'
hut they had to knock the crutch
strom under the cripple to DO IT. filp
/, Neun and Danny Clark were aosen
from the lineup on account OF in
iuries Walter Stewart, pitcher
niayed first, while Tommy Taylor
Hook up his old stand at third base.
4 Tuesdays game was lnteresIlhs'
for to games always are. nov
Gsver the monotony is beginning TO
Es,1 an the fan flock, and the change
3wiiI do them good, as the team leaves
NJ MOOD FOR several days.