The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-16
THOUGH FLIRTING WITH FIRST DIVISION, BARONS CAN'T SEEM TO BE SERIOUS
Dy MAC


 Those Barons are flirting with the first division even more outrageously than the late Mark Anthony ever did with Cleopatra. Always hanging around, it. seems that Stuffy Stewards men can't quite obtsvin strong enough hold on a first division berth to remain in cias- slc company overnight.
 The Tn again, out again" Barons are in first division this morning, for 1t really is their day to be in blue blooded neigh borhood. What the day will bring forth rests with the gods of baseball, to whom all pas timers trace their source.
 The Travellers of Little Rock who have been in Birmingham for three days now, close out their series with the Barons Tursday afternoon, to return no more until another curtain has been rung up on another south ern league season. The BaronS play three more games at Llttle Rock, but today will see the final departure of the Pebbles of l92S from Rickwood park.
 ' fact that the pastimers of Kid Elberfleld are still the same old Pebbles, and not the world beaters their victory of Tuesday indicated. Back in the same old rut. the Travellers were unable to register a tally against the Barons, and suffered their sec ond shut-out in the three games already played with the Barons.
 The age-Old question, 'on whom is the strain the greater the pursuer or the Guarryf" is being put to the test. The At Ianta Crackers, fleeing before the Bnrons fin the r;-ce for third pIace. are finding Stuffy Stew arts men a relentless foe. The dogced determination with which those BarOns are clinging to the heels of the Crackers will begin to tell soon, but whether 1t Will tell on the quarry or the pur- suers remains to be seen.
 MOORE, THE PITCHER, WINS
 It is probable that Roy Moore, the slugging pitcher, will try his luck against the Travellers this afternoon. Roy Is leading the Baronial hurlers by wide margin, having won something like nine games with a slngle defeat. The fans always clamor for him at the Wood, and Roy is turning out to be one or the most popular players to ever don a Baronial Unie.
 Roy has been in n batting slump of late, hut his popularity
 
 meanwhile, Ed Wells Is coming to the fore ms sluGginE pitcher himself, having uncOrked some real hitting in his two games at RickYOOd since his team re- turned home.
 Moore is proving every time out that he can't be spared from the mound, while his hitting, though valuable. can be laid aside for his twirling ability. Moore will probably remain a hurIer, and keep away from the outfield, especially since Jake Miller seems to have found his batting eye again.
 ROPER-BERRY BOUT TAKING
 In the one day that has elapsed since B. A. C. officials announced the positive closing of that Bob Roper-Tom Berry bout for Mon day night at the B. A. C., curb stone circles have been doing a great business, and the Magic City sport world has been hum ming with comment over the coming scrap.
 B. A. c. officials stated Wednesday night that they had been kept quite busy making phone calls relative to the Roper Berry fight. And they may he taken at their word. too, for club officials have become so excited over the prospects for "SeII- out that they have advanced the opening ticket sale on to this morning, one day early.
 Bob Roper comes to town Sat- urday, he has written, bringing a whole troupe of managers, train CTS and hangers-on with him. Roper will probably work out at the B. A. C. Saturday and Sun day, before his bout with Berry Monday night.
 lEEIlNG OF' OHlD FOES KEMOE
 So is this to be another failure, this attempt to bring the State University and Alabama Poly together on the gridiron again2 Chances of the proposed post season game going through seem slim now. after each camp has filed it's statement. and the same old tone prevails, They can't agree"
 It seems that University of Alabama athletic officials are . AnHr CALI