The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04
WHITEHILL STARTSOWN
DOWNFALL WITH WILD
THROW IN THE EIGHTH
Danny CIark's Hitting Fea-
lures, Veteran lntielder
Cracking Out Four Hits


Leased Wre) AFTER hurting seven
shutout innings, Pitcher Earl White
hill Thursday afternoon threw his
own game away in the eighth inning
with a wild throw 20 third base TO
get runner. the mistake On the part
Of the visiting hurler letting in two
runs. Then followed three hits
which scored two more runs, the
Mobile team winning ut 4 to z.
At the time that Whitehill made
his wide heaye to third base one man
was out and he had the runner by
several feet if his aim had been true.
Lefty" Fuhr, who was scored on
in the first inning, pitched good ball
and was taken out of the game inIehe
eighth inning for a pinch hitter. The
Barons came dangerously close to
teing the score in their half of the
ninth, with Acosta moundman. Two
singles and a hit batsman filled the
base in the final frame, and walk
forced in a run.
Danny On Hitting Spree.
Danny Clark's hitting featured
the game from the Birmingham
viewpoint The Barons second sacker
register four singles out of that many
trips to t,e plate. His first single
scored a run.
started the ninth with a single when
the Barons threatened to score.
So good was the hurting of White
hill shat the Bears secured only four
scattered hits up to the eighth IN,
ming and one runner reached third
base in that time
Marriotts fielding and his pinch
single in the eighth inning was the
feature CT the game for Noble.
The Wis: .ors get run in the first
inning through some hitting and a
break Of the game. After Sumpter
Clarke flew out to right. Hartford
smashed one tn right field for a
double. Taylor ~ fly back of the
pitchers box and it fell safe after
several infielders looked at each
other to see who would take it.
Danny Clark drove out a long sim
gle to center on which Hartford
scored This was the end of the
scoring for the Barons until the
ninth inning.
Bruins Threaten Enrly.
In Mobiles half of the first inning
the Bears threatened to score when
Marriott first up hit for double to
left and while Sumter Clarke fumbied
hill and Marriott was run down De-
tween second and third. On the play.
Iu
out and Cueto was doubled by Rob-
ertson to Taylor trying to go to
third.
The Barons in the fourth got a
runner as far as second due to ray
Ior's second hit and a sacrifice, but
were unable to score.
Mobile had an opportunity for a
score in the sixth when Heving first
up doubled to the left field fence
and was sacrificed to third by Fuhr,
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the ball out of the infield and the
Mobile backstop left stranded.
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Bears Win Game.
The Bears won the game In the
eighth on four hits and two errors
With one out Niehoff drew a walk
and went to second on Heving's short
single to left. Philbin was sent in
as a pinch hitter for Fuhr and
grounded to Whitehill who had Me
hoff killed off at third by a block
and a double play in sight. The fatal
throw of Whitehilrs that cost him
the game was wide. being over into
the left field bleachers and Niehoff
and Heving scored while Philbin
went to second Marriott singled to
left and while Sumter Clark fumbled
the ball Philbin scored and Marriott
went to second, Cueto dropped a sin
gle back of short on which Marriott
rode home Denny Williams fol-
lowed with single to left, but Cueto
was caught out at third. HUM ended
the big inning for Mobile by flying
out to Taylor.
Joe Acosta relief pitcher took up
the duties In the ninth and Taylor
and Danny Clark Immediately pro-
ceeded to nick him for a single each
Miller grounded to Niehoff and Clark
was forced at second while Taylor
went to third, Neun failed in the
pinch striking out. Robertson was
hit by a pitched ball and the bases
were filled. Manager Joe Dunn sent
in Catcher Hammond to hit for Ire
fry. Hammond walked and Taylor
was forced home. 1t was up to White
hill at least to tie up his own game.
but he ended the game when he rolled
to Cueto, Hammond being forced, the
Mobile shortStop making the play
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