The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
BARONS RALLY TO BEAT
AND TIE LOOKOUTS IN
TWO GAMES AT WOOD
Barons Win First Game By
Staging Great Ninth Inning
Rally And Tie Second In
Fifth On Rally

How times have changed Tho
champion of yesterday is tottering
old man today, and the insipid, short
winded youth has developed into d
high powered, bellows-lunged indi-
vidual who scatters everything in his
path. When last they were here
those Chattanooga Lookouts-they
were not champions, but they were
at the top of the league, and were
playing baseball like champs. Sat
men, in comparison to the aggressive
Lookout crew that once walloped the
Barons.
birmingham won the first game of
a double header with Chattanooga, 8
to ., and got an even break in the
second.
1t was all because the near cham-
pion had degenerated into a shorts
winded old fellow, and the calloW
youth has developed powerful wind
that enables him to come back" and
finish as strongly as Charlie Pad
dock in a grammar school track
meet
Those Barons rallied in the final
| inning of each game to attain their
victory and even break with the
Lookouts. 1t was a revelation and
glimpse of Paradise to Baronial fan-
dom. to witness those boys rally in
the ninth and fifth innings of those
SdIitS odtuIudy, anu pun lHe games
from the very fires of defeat.
o O O
More Persists.
Ray Moore, after poor start In
the first game, went the route and
his persistency was rewarded by a
Baronial rally in the ninth frame that
not only tied the score of the Look
outs. but went one better and won
the game.
In the second inning of that game,
those Lookouts hoped on Moore Tor
a couple of runs, and it looked bad
for Roy. Hanger walked and Num-
namaker sent him to third with a
two Dagger to right. Leonard struck
out but j. Anderson sent hot
grounder by Danny Clark that went
into left field, for two bases, ana
HaugeT and Nunnamaker scored.
Shaner and Ballou struck out.
Those Barons limited of their come
back ability when they got one OF
those TWO binsles back in their half
of the second. Danny Clark sneaked
an infield hit through first base
| territory, but Miner struck out.
Hartford hit terrible wallop down
the groove on the hit and run play
that scored Clark. Bruce died on
third, while Robertson and Moore
were helpless to aid their gasping
mates. and grounded and popped out,
| respectively.
O o O
The Lookouts sent their third run
across in the third inning. Clayton
singled to right and went to second
when Miner let the ball slide he-
tween his feet like a pig through an
alley. Bates walloped slashing
drive to left that scored Clayton,
but he was thrown out at second
when Stump Clarke relayed the ball
to Moore. who tossed to Stewart. j.
Anderson also singled, but Hanger
took the suicide route and grounded
to Sutffy Stewart, who tagged An
derson and threw Hanger out at first
i for a double play.
O O O
Three In Sixth.
In the sixth, Stuffy's men put
across three and went one in the
lead. Stewart drove to left for ons
bag to start the rally. Neun flied
out to layton, but Goebel beat out
an infield hit, Stewart going to sec-
ond. Danny Clark walked, and the
bags were full. Miner excused him.
self for that bobble he made earlie-
in the game by clouting one to left
field. scoring Stewart and Goebel.
Hartford advanced Danny Clark and
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