The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-30
SUMTER CLARKES SINGLE IN SIXTH INNING DRIVES INV WINNING TALLY IN SECOND
BaronS Lose Many Chances To Win First Game, But Bates BaIk And Bonehead Play Allow Two Runs To Cross Platter, Giving Bears Victory
By MAO

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 By MAC ' few lax moments Wednesday afternoon cost Red Bates victory : over the Mobile Bears. The defeat F of Bates cost the Barons a win, also, and the best the ment of Stewart could do in the double-header with Mobile was to break even. Mobile won the first fame, to 8, and Bir- mingham the second, 1 to 0.
 It was the final appearance of the v Mobile Bears at Rickwood this sea son, and the gathering of fandom to see them off would have filled even tax collector with pride-and the departure of a tax collector calls for a s hearty a farewell as anybody we know
 Red Bates and Flip Neun, who re- volved around first base all during that first game, never could get working right, and their inability to get together cost the Barons that first game.
 {. It was Sumpter Clarke-a clouting e demon Wednesday-who enabled the Barons to score the victory in that second game, for it was Stump who |. hit clean pinch blow to cepterfield that scored his mate and manager, L Steuffy Stewart, with the run that won the game, 1 to 0.
 l. The Bruins and Barons are battling least the Barons are hauling up to within striking distance of the foe, and hope to nose their downstate rivals out of runner-up position be- fore the season closes. The series Just closed was heralded as a crucial one for both teams, but the one game the Barons gained over the Bears hasn't made much difference in the relative standing of the two teams. MORE
 BarOns Get Early Lead.
 ' In the first game of that double header yesterday the Barons ob- tained an early lead that looked good for victory. The men of Stewart scored all three of their runs before the foe was able to tally one. Then came the lax playing that eventually cost the homelings the victory. One run was scored in the second inning, when Robertson was struck by pitched ball. went to second on Stump Clarke's sacrifice and scored on Miners pinch hit to center. Neun beat out a hit to third, but Zeider captured Hartfords drive and doubled Milner off second.
 The other two runs of the Barons were scored in the third inning. zeIder misplayed Red Bates bunt, and the Baron finger was safe 1t
  third base also. and Manager Stewart poked another safe bingle into the same territory. With the bases full, Miller hit squarely at zeider. who threw Bates out at the plate, and Miller was doubled at first Robert son was deliberately walked, and the bases were full again. Then Sumter Clarke nit a clean drive to right, and Brausen and Stewart scored. Mil ner was hit by pitched ball, but Neun grounded out to end the rally.
 The Bruins began hitting behind Fuhr in the fourth, and from that time on he was invincible, so far as scoring runs off him was concerned With two out. Huhn walked and Cueto beat out a tap through first tLse Then Marriott hit a two bagger to right center, and both base runners scored, Marriott going to u ird on the throw-in. Hevng ended the rally by grounding out.
 Bates BaIks.
 In the fifth a balk by Bates en- abled the Bruins to tie the score. and the game was the same as lost from | that moment. Fuhr was on third | and Danny Williams on first, the re- | suit of a hit by the former and an error on the latter. Bates baked, | and each runner was given an extra | bag. It was unfortunate that Fuhr | was on third, and that his extra bag | SnOuld De the nome pldle, put INeu | Bates should think of those things | before baking.
 The sixth inning saw the Bruins go | into the lead, never to be headed. | With one out Cueto hit single to | left, and went to second when Stump | Clarke begged wild to first in a be- lated effort to catch Cueto off the bag Then Marriott hit another one, a clean wallop IC center. and Cueto scored the run that gave the Bruins the lead. Marriott stole second. but two infield outs ended the inning. Bruins Score Another.
 In the ninth, the Bruins were given | another run. With one out, Zeider | walked, stole second, and went to third when Neun failed to make con nections with Bates on one of those | tricky first baseman to pitcher plays at the initial bag. While Neun | and Bates were giving each other the | once over after the misplay, Zeider | continued on home and scored with out a play being made for him.
 Although the Barons had several | chances to score after thea Bruins once took the lead. Lefty F1hr was invincible in the pinches, and man aged to win another one of the crip | Victories he has been cashing in on | the Barons this season.
 stump Hits In Pinch Again.
 After driving in two of his mates three runs in the first game, Sumter | Clarke supplied the pinch blow iii the second game that gave the Ba- rons their 1 to 0 victory.
 The end came suddenly, after Tony Faeth and Walter Stewart had | battled almost six innings to dead lock- Stuffy Stewart was safe when | Cueto pulled Huhn off the bag on the throw of his grounder. Then | Jake Miller sacrificed Stuffy to sec ond, Yam flied out and Stump Clarke | came to bat Sdmp worked the count | to three and two, then stepped | squarely into one. and singled cleanly to center field. Manager Stewart | rounded third at full speed, and beat | the throw home by half a second or less. Then Miner flied out to cen ter field to end the inning.
 It was a beautiful battle between | Faeth and Stewart Only three bin Eles were made off the Bruin side srm hurler, while five were made off | Stewart.
 Chances to score were frequent, but always the opposing hurler man aged to tighten up and shut off the menace.
 But Sumpter Clarke was a slugging | demon Wednesday, and his blow | anal,1ad tha RarOns to win that sec |