The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-03
WHITEHILL ALLOWS CHICKS ONLY } HITS UNTIL TENTH BUT LOSES PITCHERS DUEL
Roy Moore Strikes Out With Bases Full And Two Down In Tenth Inning
By stnff Correspondent.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, August 2.-(Spe- ciaD.-There is no joy In Slibgtown tonight, for mi girty Casey struck out. Though the force of his blow shat tered the ozone, and the breeze was felt for miles around, Roy Moore was unable to deliver in 6he pincn today, and the Earons lost the second straight game of the series to the Memphis CMcks, to ?.
 To Earl WAitehill fell the defeat, a bitter portion favored with quinine and garnished( with rhbbarb. Earl tMirled a magnificent ball game, but his mates were tNInchless as Tennes- see budwiser, and all Whites efforts went for nought.
 The Chicks won in the tenth in ming. after they had given the Bar home the bacon themselves in their half. Up until the tenth, Whitehill had held the opposition to three lit tie hits, but the first two men to face him in the frame hit safely, and the winning run went across the plate.
 Nick Breaks Up eGamc.
 Vick-the same chap who broke up Wednesdays game with long hit in the ninth mingled off with wallop to center for one bag in the.
 
 motte, Chick shortstop, followed with a two-bagger to left field, and Nick beat the throw home standing up. That's all there was to 1t, there was no more. Two hfts had won for the Chicks, where half a dozen or more couldn't for the Barons.
 The heartbreaking climax of the game came in the Barons half of the tenth, when three men req ched base, and Roy Moore came to bat. The husky southpaw couldn't connect, however, and whiffed for the final out. Neun had led that frame off with d single, Hartford struck out, and Whitehill followed with d clean bingle to left. Had the Chicks been at bat, they probably would have scored a dozen or more runs on a rally of that size, but the Barons. with good luck. had managed to get men on second and first on those two clean hits. Branen walked, and the bases were full. Stuffy Stewart at tempted the squeeze play, but his bunt went soaring and Prothro gath cred it in behind third base for a pop-out.
 Moore Strikes Out.
 Then came Roy Moore, and the Chick fans howled like a stuck pig that hadn't been stuck at all Roy took a ball, but the next pitch was " uncoiled on the next one, but missed it cleanly. He took a might swing at the fourth ptch. and tonight there Is no joy in Slagtown, for mighty Casey struck out.
 The Barons had secured a one-run lead in the first inning. With one out, Stewart walked, and stole second, Roy Moore clouted a clean bingle to center, and Stuffy scored. Robert son grounded out and Stump Clarke popped out.
 The Chicks got two of their three runs in their half of the frst-and needed only one hit to do the job that the Barons would have required ten or more, judging from their kickless performance today. Padgett drove out to Goebel, Camp walked and stole second. Prothro hit a triple to cen ter and Camp scored. Lapan was hit by a pitched ball. Taylor flied out to center and Prothro scored after the catch. Lamotte flied out to cen ter. The Barons rambled along un- til the sixth, when they tied the score. Brausen grounded out, but Stewart singled over second base. He stole second and went to third on Moore's infield out. Robertson cross- ed the Chicks up with a clean hit through second, and Stewart scored. Stump Clarke field out.
 Whitey Pitches Great Game.
 Whitehill pitched a great game of ball all the way through, and really should have won in nine innings. He allowed one hit in the first, one in the second, one in the fourth, and two in the tenth an inning that should never been played. In seven of the ten in- Eings only three Chicks faced Whitey, while only two of the home pastimers were left on base. Dan gerous Dan" McGrew wasn't danger fn were made off him, and six Barons were left on bases.
 Ed Goebel played a major role In the afternoons game at Rushwood, the Baronal center fielder gathered in II putouts, which is thought to be league record. Boebel had more putouts than Neun, Baronial first racker Several of Eds catches were made after long runs, while he gath cred in at least five hard drives