The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-25
TOMMY LONG PITCHES GREAT GAME AND THE BARONS LOSE 6 TO o
Only Thirty Men Face Mobile HurIer And Only Two Local Players Get As Far As Third Base

MOBILE. Ala, June 24.-Tommy Long, who was on the mound for the champion Mobile club Sunday aft ernoon, hurled effective ball against the Birmingham Barons, and the lo- calls won a 60 game. It was also Mobiles fourth straight victory. Red Bates, who did the hurllng for the visitors, was hit hard by the champs, who made their hits count for runs Long was given sensa- tional support and at the same time the Barons played errorless ball, but it was a case of real slugging off Bates.
 Long. in the nine innings of play, gave up four scattered hits to the Barons, and only two visiting play CTS saw third base, so good was the hurling of the steady local hurler, A total of 50 men faced Long. three more than the regulation number. The visitors threatened to score in the ninth with no one out, but heady ball playing prevented a run from crossing the plate.
 First Baseman Huhn of the Bears was the big sensation of the game, with a triple and a double out of three times at the bat, and scored two of the runs credited to his team. Rollie Zcider delivered in the pinch Tn the game, His SiHSlG III lIe SiA LII being responsible for twoi runs.
 Marrott and Cueto featured the game with their fielding. the former making three great stops and throws and using good judgment in cutting down runners. Cueto handled eight chances without an error
 stewart Robs Cueto.
 The only feature of the game from the Barons' viewpoint was fast play by Stewart, when he robbed Cueto of base hit and getting the ball In right and making a fast peg at first.
 Birmingham went out In regula- tion number in the first two Innings, a double play by Long, Huhn and Heving cutting off run a the plate In the second.
 Mobile began working on Bates in their half of the second; Emil Huhn starting the frame with triple to tight, the ball missing going over the wall by miracle, bounding from the top railing back in the field. Rhino Williams tried to sacrifice and sent a fly in short center to Goebel, but Huhn took no chances and held third. Marriott came through, putting sacrifice fly further out in center, on which Huhn scored.
 The Barons had a chance for score in fourth when Stewart doubled to left, but Long and Marriott ran hig down trying to go to third when Neun bunted to the Mobile pitcher.
 Mobile added a pair of runs in the fifth when Marriott opened the in ming by drawing a pass from Bates. Zeider dropped single in short cen ter, sending Marriott to second. HeV- ing moved the runners up With sacrifice Long grounded to short ana Marriott beat Hartford's throw to the mn Zeider taking third. Denny Williams laid down bunt and Zeider scored, the former going out to hrst. Cueto closed the scoring when he grounded out from Danny Clark 10 Neun.
 Bears Score In Sixth.
 The Bears continued scoring Tn the sixth. when Mulvey opened up with trjnle to right. Bates frightened up and Huhn went out from short 10 first without an advance. Rhino Williams struck out. After louiine off several. Marriott secured his sec ond base on balls. and stole second Tn ouick time. Zeider delivered nicely in the pinch, dropping single III center. on which Mulvey and Marriott crossed the ruber.
 The Champs ended thelr scoring oft Bates ia the eighth. Hum par ono m against the right field fence for q double that Miller just manaseu to ret one hand on, and scored when Rhino Williams singled over second.
 With one out in the ninth sump Clarke slugged q triple to rlsht cen 5 ter and it looked as If Long Woulo not have the shutout contest that ne deserved to have. stewart srounaeu to Marriott and Clarke started TOT home hut seeing Heving had hln' ran back and was caught out on tne line by Marriott. Neun closea tne game when he grounded to Nue'o' Forcing stewart.