The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
STEWART'S MEN MOVE UP !, INTO FIRST DIVISION AFTER
 WINNING SEVEN STRAIGHT
Flip Neun Gets Six Consecu- :; tive Hits "Wednesday And
 Steals Three Bases In One
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 Paris withstood the assault of the -.&ermans for many long months, but first division couldn't stand before the battering of the BarOns forever, and Stuffy Stewards marched tri- sumphantly into select company We'd tuesday afternoon. Amid rat-a-tat- tating of base hits and the shouts of the multitude, the Stewards strode ,resolutely over. the prostrate forms of the Chattanooga Lookouts and copped the double-header that mark ed the opening of a long stay at Redwood. The scores were 12 to Q ; and ito 1.
 s>The winning of first division by Ethe Barons was the result of a deter mined conquest that knew no brook ing and came the result of a road trip of fourteen victories and six defeats Wednesdays wins ran the IBaronial string to seven in row, six of them from the Chattanooga SLookouts. -d Chattanooga has offered about as much resistance to the Barons as wash tub to an airplane in race Since they left here about the mld- sdle of July, Stuffy Stewards men Slave played II games with the Lookouts, and they have won ten of those II games. Only three more games remain on the Baron-L Lookout Schedule of 1923-to the sorrow or Magic Ciy Fandom-and they will De played in single game at the Wood To-day, and a double-header Saturday' lThere will be no game played on sTriday.
 Large Crowd Greets Barons'
 F. As they returned to home soil aft CT their triumphant march through Tennessee and Arkansas, the Barons were met at RickWood by an oVer- flow crowd of fans, who acclaimed the returning climbers in noble tash- Ion. An unusually large crowd TOT a weekday battle witnessed the dou- ble triumph of the Barons Wednes- Hay.
 haps they will be saying that about Johnny (Flip) Neun, BaroniSl frst jsacker, if Flip continues the tre- mendous pace he has been setting this week. Wheu Neun left BIT nninghani three weeks ago he was floundering around in the worth Hitting slump of his career Through out the trip, he hit the ball on the hose. but always there was some body's glove in the way to stop ms drive, and Flip couldn't get 'em past the defense with any degree Of con sistency. But now the tale Is dif- ferent. Neun it still hitting them soiidly, and is finding holes Tn the doubie-header, Flip was officially credited with six times at bat. ana Registered six hits. with not Scratch bingle in the bunch. Neuh also drew walk and sacrifice mt, while his half dozen bingles includeo three singles, one two-bagger, one triple and one home run
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 Ed Wells, big left-hander secured @ro,,, nafroit continued his great work in Wednesdays game, the hrst 6ne. Ed started off like a race Horse, and didn't slow up untiI ne Mad been given l2-run leao. linen lie slackened his pace, and the op- rJosftion secured five runs in the last three innings. ,, Y The Barons were clouting the ball to all corners of the lot. and Wells worked easily behind the ieau rbe itis mates were compiling for him. me big southpaw gave up IA hits him Self. but only after the game was Safely slowed away did ne al4o" them to become punched.
 Cunningham, veteran right-hanoer of the Lookouts, was given terri ble beating by the Barons. He nad three bad innings, when all 12 or the runs the Barons scored during the game we're made.
 runs in the third. Hartford and Wells were easy outs to start the frame, but Brausen poked a hit through second base. Neun shot one Brausen scoSed. Moore dropped an other bingle )through first and Neun scored Nun tsmaker kicked on the decision on Moore at first, and was put out. NIfore stole second and Robertson sc9red him with d single to right ani Ewent to second himself on the thfow in. Menzel dropped Clarke's e6sy fly ball, and Sumpter went to se1cond and Robertson scored. Clarke stble second. but the frame >was Over when Goebel grounded out Neun Gets Home Run.
 In the fifth inning. Flip Neun c,orted one to the left center field wall and made the circuit trip with ease. It was clean home run, and Flilb's third consecutive hit or the game. In the seventh, the Lookouts got one of their runs. Menzel hit to .,struck out and Morrow popped to 'Milner. Cunningham sent two bagger through Hartford's legs, and Menzel scored. On a bad throw to the plate, Cunningham went on to third on the play. Drake ended the frame by grounding out.
 The seventh saw the Barons run completely wild on the bases, scoring seven runs. Neun led the innings off with single to right. and promptly SIOle bCCOIus iiC PoNoS0 ment, then cleanly stole third. Moore was walked, and on the first pitch, Moore stole second and Neun swiped home on a perfectly worked double steal. On the play, Wingfield threw wild to the plate in belated effort to catch Neun, and Moore went on to third. Robertson grounded out. Clarke and Goebel singled in success sion, Milner popped out, Hartford singled, Wells doublyed to the right field wall, and Brausen was safe on T a two base error by Yockey. He stole second, and scored when Neun singled to center his second hit of the frame. The Flip ended the frame S he had begun it, on d steal of second. He was thrown out, after the Barons had successfully stolen five bases off the I.ookouts in that one inning. l In the eighth, Wingfield led off with a single to right, and scored on !. Anderson's triple to center after c. Anderson and Leonard had popped out. Menzel singled, and Anderson scored. Yockey also singled, but wells caught Menzel trying to steal >>4hird with d snap throw to Brausen.
 The ninth saw the scoring of the final runAo the game. two for the LookoLts. ] Morrow led off with a single tof right, but Cunningham struck out Drake forced Morrow at second, hut Wingfield doubled to center, sending Drake to third. c. Anderson singled to center. scoring