The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-02
MORRY HOLDS BIRDS TO
THREE HITS, BUT TWO
GO FOR EXTRA BASES
Martina Has Slight Edge In
Pitching Duel And P.eIS Take
Lead In Series

NEW ORLEANS La, May 1.-Spe-
cial.)-Wild pitchers. like wild wom-
en-. get into trouble sooner or later,
and Phil Morrison's wldness cost
him to / beating by the Pelicans
this afternoon at Hermann park in
spite of the fact that two clean hits
and one scratch totalled the effect of
the Pelican attack on him.
Joe Martina, the local spaghetti
eater, realizing he had to pitch a
keen ball game to win it, did so
with his fine Italian hand and he
thwarted the attempts which the
coal-heaver made to land Phillip
in the triumph column.
o o o
WiIdness Cost One.
The first Pelican run, which also
was the first run of the game, was
scored without the aid of a hit. al
most entirely through the wildness of
Morrison. In the only inning where
they proved able to break through
benders, the Barons knotted the
count in their fourth. Then the PelT-
cans finally took the bit in their
teeth and made themselves real
run, putting the contest on ice.
1t was a pitchers battle. and
would have been very close but for
Morrison's wildness. The big Baron
right-hander had lots of stuff on
the apple as the box score will in
dictate, but Ukelele Clanton's two
Dagger in the seventh came at an
opportune time and proved the I'M
doing of Morrison
Neither team o t . Q serious,v
in the first two innings, and when
Martina famed Robertson, Trefry
and Morrison in Birmingham third,
it looked as if the Italian count had
his old-time form back again.
Bob Dowie. another garlic consum-
er, started the ball arolling by
drawing a pass t"om Morrison to
been out of the game nursing a bad
ARM but he has not forgotten how to
wait. Martina advanced to second
base with a sacrifice bunt, and Bo
CART walked. Gilbert drove a fly to
right field, Dowie taking third base
on the catch. 1t proved a good move
because Morrison uncorked a wild
pitch a second later and Dowie
scored.
Miller Drives In Run.
The Barons saw the raise in their
fourth, like the Pels third. The
first man up, who happened to be
Sumpter Clark, walked, and Hartford
put him over to second with a sacri
flee bunt Taylor singled to left, but
Clark was held on third. Daniel
Clark drew a base on balls, filling
the sacks, and then Miller slammed a
single to left field
Stump Clark, of course scored. but
Taylor was thrown out at the plate
on perfect peg from Bogart, and
when knapp threw out Neun, Mar
tina was out of danger and remained
out of danger practically for the rest
of the afternoon, barring the sixth
inning. In that round he hit S. Clark
and bounced a single off Hartford's
bat. But Taylor flied to center; d.
Clark to third, and Miller popped out
to short.
Meantime, the Pelicans were do
ing their best to get the lead back,
but were meeting with stubborn OPP
position from Morrison. 1t was one
two. three for them in their fourth,
fifth and sixth, and then came. the
lucky seventh.
Won In The Seventh.
Tucker. first up. slammed hard
one down to short, which Hartford
knocked down but could not field
in time to make a put out. knaupp
sacrificed and Tucker took third
when Foss was thrown out by Hart
ford. He cantered home when Can
ton knocked two bagger-the Ilrst
clean hit off Morrison-to left field.
Lloyd Smith, sent in to hit for Dowie,
struck out, Mite caught the rest OF
the game for the Birds.
Martina was next to being irwin
chile in the seventh, eighth and
ninth against Birmingham and the
Birds had little trouble holding their
lead In the locals ninth, with one
ont. Bogart drove a three-bagger to
deep center, but died on third while
d. Clark threw out Gilbert ana
Ewoldt flied out to left.