The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-05
EVEN transform FAILS
TO SAVE THOSE BARONS
A WALLOPING MONDAY
Herman Hits Home Run In
First inning-Catches BY
GoebeI And S. Clarke Are
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Even the rain gods couldn't save
the Barons Monday. They were
marked up with loss for Monday,
June 4, way back yonder in the early
ages when the fates were making up
their calendar for 1928, and what the
fates ordain must come to pass. At
lanta won the game the fates had
decreed the Barons should lose, by
score of 7 to o.
The Barons did everything in their
power to win that game. They mauled
Cracker pitcher, Brady, all over the
lot. collecting IA safe swats off his
delivery. They fielded well, sensa-
tionally a t times. And the pitchers
were not hit hard, in fact. Morrison
and Stewart gave up only seven hits
in all.
Atlanta started off by coping an
early two run lead. The Barons tied
the score, and then the Crackers
scored another tally and resumed
through four and half innings of pas
timing, with Atlanta one run ahead.
and then the rain came up. The rain
gods seemed to be making their fight
against the fates, for they poured
forth tons of water for a solid half
hour. and it seemed that Birming CHAM
was saved the defeat predes tined for
them.
But the umpires ordered resump-
ton of play after half an hour of
the hardest rain seen at Redwood in
weeks. And the Crackers kept the
lead by one run.
Barons Lead No Good.
In the seventh inning, the Barons
made one final spasmodic EFFORT TO
win the game, and did succeed in
scoring three runs, enough to give
them the lead by two runs. 1t seemed
that they would really win, but the
eighth inning had not been consid-
cred In that frame, the Crackers
eased over three hits, and before they
knew it. the Barons were again at
the foot of the ladder, two runs be-
hind those Crackers.
Atlanta won the game. but IA hits
and IL men left on base for the
Barons tell the tale of the struggle
ice Dunn's men made. In every In
ming except the ninth they had men
on base, and often they were threat.
ening to score. But every time some
thing would bob up that would turn
them back seoreless.
The Crackers were given two
run lead by Babe Herman, Atlanta's
ANDY Gump" first baseman, in the
first inning With two out, Killinger
walked and Mister Herman prompt
ly put the ball over the fence out
somewhere in the neighborhood of
the scoreboard for home run and
two TALES for the Atlantans.
o O O
BarOns Get Couple.
Birmingham got couple In its
half of the first. Stewart grounded
out to start the frame. but Hartford
bounced d single off Brady's glove.
Stump Clarke flied to center field,
but Danny Clark walked. Goebel
beat out a hit to third, and the bases
were full. Miller cracked a hard line
drive right in Guyon's hands, but
Joe dropped the ball when he felt
the sting of its power, and two runs
scampered across the plate. Taylor
grounded out to Herman to end the
rally.
The second saw another run COM
ing across for the Crackers. Ring
walked as a starter and Yockey sin
eled to center. Miller sacrificed EN-
down a peg, and Brady walked, fill
ing the bags. Moore sent high fly
to Goebel that went for sacrifice,
as all runners advanced a bag, Ring
scoring. Guyon struck out to retire
the side.
The game rocked along until the
middle of the fifth, when rain halted