The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-07
LOOKOUT RALLY FAILS SHORT---BARONS WIN
BARONS BEAT LOOKOUTS TO
 THE FINISH WITH ONE RUN TO THE GOOD IN A SLUGFEST
Stutfy Stewart Out Of Game With Injured Hand And MlI- ner Plays Second
By SPORTING EDITOR

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. August 6. -GSpeciaD ,-Following yesterday s storm. Chatanoogas ball park as stunned an almost funeral atmosphere this afternoon and Birmingham took the third straight from the home team by a score of to s. The visi- tors made six runs off George Gun ningham in the first and second tn- nings and took a lead which made the home club patiently hopeless loser throughout. until the ninth vixen after two were out they sprang a series of hits that sent four runs over and had the tying run on first when Hartford handled Morrow's hot smack for the last out. The fans st. in almost stony silence, for many innings, razzed their friends the umps a little toward the finish and almost got interested in the game when the rally came. Each team fattened it's batting averages. Moore leading the Baron attack with two singles and a triple before he was hit, by a bad hopping drive in the field in the eighth and had to re- tire. The Lookout hitting showed a cheerful unanimity. every player getting a least one hit and seven Of them two. The Barons fielded clean ly behind their boXman, which ac- counted for the victory.
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 LoOkouts Erratic.
 In the last analysis as contrasted with the occasionally cratic play of the home team. Wingfield appeared at short in place of the suspended Bates, and not only took in eight chances without pebble but nit a single and triple. Milner cavort- el at second in place of stewart whose injury will keep him idle for several days With one out in tht Baron first hits by Neun and Moore were followed by Robertson's s double, two scoring. In the second, Hartford opened with a drive to cen ter which shot right through Men gel for a triple. Stewart walked. Rrausen lifted a long fly to Men gel, Hartford scoring. Neun singled to left and then Moore trtpled to right center sending stewart and Neun across. Moore scored on wild pitch and Cunningham was taken out. Ballou went in and although he was touched up now and then the Bar ons did not earn another run dur ing the game.
 Lookouts Score.
 Morris pried the Lookout third with a triple to right and tailed while Neun was making scan dalous stop off Ballou. A little TdSEtu IlISl bdSe Pla9 DS +HS'htNo N' Les Nunamaker gave the Barons counter in the fourth. Clarke led with a fluke in front of the plate Morris threw slightly wild, Nuna- maker was unable to get across the bag in time. and it went by, Stump taking second. Yockey made a rous- ing play off Goebel and Stump was run down, Goebel taking second. Goebel took third on Miners out and scored when Nunamaker stumbled while handling Yockey's trcw off Hartford and got his foot off the bag. In the home fifth. Ballou hit and scored on Nunamaker's long smash over the left field fence.
 The Barons registered two that seemed superfluous in the ninth, but they needed 'em every one. Stewart led it with a base knock to the mid dle pasture. Brausen sacrificed and Leonard dropped Ballou's good throw. Neun bounced sharply to Nunamaker, who begged high to sec ond, filling the bases Miller, whc had replaced Moore in the field In the previous inning, doubled sending Stewart and Brausen across, but the next three went out. Two were out in |he last half when the pyrotech- mics started. Cy Andy. Leonard ana J. Andy hit in a row, filling the bases. Menzel doubled to left, SCOT ing Leonard and Cy Andy and Yockey helted a single over third, which scored John Andy and Menzel. Hart ford stopped it by bagging Morrow's hot Gle.