The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-20
Robertson Wins Game For Joe Dns Barons With Two-Ba2
DUNN'S MEN FINISH A
 NOSE AHEAD OF VOLS IN A THRILLING BATTLE
Robertson'S Drive Goes For
 Two Bags, Although He
 Could Have Made More |

The crimson fez of zamora was thrown high in the air Thursday eve ming. Redwood park resounded with the shrieks and cheers of enthu- siastic Shrinedom. Ten thousand or more witnessed Birmingham annual opening baseball game at Redwood Thursday, and fully half that num- Der wore the red caps of the Shriners
 When Claude (rop) rtoDertson, the grandest veteran of them ai', caught Il side arm slant of Pitcher Faeth's on the end of the bat, and drove the bail into the most remote corner ot left field two Barons scampered across the plate. The game was won, to :. after q battle of blood and thunder, and Rcilwood went through such q scene as has scarcely been cuualled in the past.
 When the shiny topped veteran re- ceiVor of the Earons smacked out that blow that won the game, the bleach CTS anu grandStand. to a man. arose, and accorded him homage. The air was filled with cushions, fezzes, hats ;ind plain. everyday caps. As Pop loped around the circuit and crossed the rubber. following close on tho heels of his mates. he was met by
 
 upon the field. He was surrounded. laughed over, cried over, patted on the back. and his arm must have gone numb from the handsha king he received. It was with greatest diff ficulty that Robby could tear himself away and hustle to the showers. whose rcfrcshmcnt he had so justly meritcd.
 The game had been q thriller from start to finish. First one and then the other would be in the lead. From the start 1t was evident that the battle would be long and furious. How the Barons Won.
 When the ninth inning came up, the Barons were trailing. : to 6, and Earl Whitehill was pitching the last frame for the Barons, after Stewart had been removed the previous in- ming for a pinch hitter. In the Vols part of the ninth. Whitehill disposed of his men in grand style. striking out two and causing one to fly out. And then the Barons came up for their share of the ninth inning spells.
 Miller was walked. and sacrificed to second. On the fourth wide ball pitched to Danny Clark, Faeth wild pitched, Danny going to first. Of course. and Miller stopping at third Neun grounded out to Bernsen, Mill Ter being held at third. and it looked as If the rally would die in vain.
 Pop Robertson. who had previously hit one two bagger, came to the plate and picked the one he liked. Left Fielder Perritt saw 1t travelling and made no attempt to recover the ball Robertson loped around the hassocks, and two men scored in front of him. Robby was credited with only two- bagger, although he might have made four.
 
 Game . Thriller.
 The game was one of the kind in which you never can tell just what Is going to happen until after 1t has been done. The Barons began like champions. taking an early lead. then sank to the depths when the Vols went way out front. From then on 1t was an uphill battle for the Barons. until victory in that ninth inning rewarded Dunn's men.
 In the first frame. with one down. Miller singled, went to second on Taylor's infield bingle, to third on Fields wild pitch and scored on Danny Clarks sacrifice fly to cen ter field.
 The Vols waited only until the second inning to hop on Plateau Cox, heralded as the most promising hurler of the bunch, and bring about his exodus from the game Bernsen, first up, landed on the first ball pitched for a tremendous drive that cleared the right field wall many yards in the air-only to cross the white line on the foul side of the field. Bernie was disappointed, that was evident. but he waited Cox out and got base on balls. Perritt and Richbourg singled in succession, SCOT ing Bernsen. Michaels popped up to short, but Eiffert. husky Vol catcher, sent a wallop over th~ right field walls that was fair. and three more runs came across the plate. Fields popped up. but Murray was walked. and went to second when Danny Clark dropped Robertsons peg to stop steal. At this juncture, Cox decided he had had enough, with Joe Dunn's assistance, and was helped from the field Stewart, a southpaw. took his place and retired the side.
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 DarOns Even Count.
 Dunn's men came back with a will in their half of the second and got enough back to even the count at four all. Robertson. the eventual hero of the day. doubled into left field. but Cuyler made circus catch of Clarke's fly. Walsh ground ed to Corgan. who drove Robertson lack to second. then threw wild to first. Robby going to third and Walsh to second. Walter Stewart, f,inging Baron, came through with a
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