The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-14

WHITEH[LL HAS NO TROUBLE
 BLANKING DOWN TRODDEN PEBBLE FASTENERS, 6 TO 0
Stuffy Stewart Returns To Line -Up-MiIIer And Clarke Lead BaronS To Victory

It was like sending in punch crazy, down-trodden "has-been" against a well trained, panther-like champion Monday, when Kid Fiber field trotted his Little Rock Travel CTS on the field against the Barons of Stuffy Stewart. Of course the Barons won, to 0, but there was no glory in their victory, for it should not be reckoned a difficult task to beat a club that'c shot as badly as the Travellers are.
 The Barons are far from cham pions, but fancom could not help but notice the poor condition the Travel CTS are in. Drunk from the punches of many defeats, down troulen .n the rut of the hopelessly cellar bound, they showed as has eens," t4.1 Barons compared as enampioLs, in that opening game of the series Monday.
 Earl Whitehill shut out the Travel CTS yesterday mainly because his curves were brea. Ing nicely, because the opposition couldn't hit, and because his Baronial mates gave him gobs of help when assistance was needed.
 Graham was on the mound for the Travellers, and the lanky Arkansas hurler didn't have such a bad time l innings, when all six of the runs off him were scored. Graham was hit for 13 safe bingles, but except for those two innings, he managed to keep them well scattered.
 Stuffy Stewart In Game.
 Stuffy stewart, the beppery young pilot and keystoner of the Barons, returned to the lineup Monday after a weeks absence from the firing line. Manager Stuffy placed himself seventh in the line-up-where he had never been before since he first donned a Baronial uniform-and all because of an injured right hand that hampered his hitting ability. It was that injury, received bit over week ago in Chattanooga, when some inspired Lookout fan hurled a pop bottle at the Barional dug-out. Man ager Stewart. will probably remain in the lineup now, unless his injured &and is hurt again.
 It was two of the veterans who were chiefly responsible for the vic tYry of the Barons Monday Jake Mil Ter and Stump Clarke, outfielders. They produced the clouts in the pinches that sent enough of their mates scuri wing homeward to make certain Q Daronial victory.
 
 The BaroLs scored four of their runs in the third inning. Hartford led the frame off with pop hit over first base. Wbitehill followed with a Gup;'catiop this time over th'rd base Brausen beat out a bunt dowa the thrd base line, and the bases were full. Hartford was nipped a the plate on Neuns grounder to Bandrimer Miller singled to center, however, and Whitehill and Brausen cantered homeward, Neun going to third Millef and Neun worked the double steal to perfection, Miller reaching second and Neun scoring. Robertson sent Miller to third on an infield out and Stump Clarke scored him with bingle to center. Clarkie went out stealing to end the frame.
 Although Graham was hit ire quently, he managed to keep the Traveller plate undented from then on until the eighth inning, when the final two runs of the Barons were scored. With one out, Jake Miller shot hit through shCrtstop, and stretched it into two-bagger. He went to third after the catch of Rob- ertsons long fly to right field, and scored when Stump Clarke slashed out a two o-bagger to right field. Hurt messed up Goebers grouded to short, and Eddie went safe at first, Clarke scoring from second, Stew art singled to left, but Hartford ended the Baronial offensive for the day by grounding out.
 Pebbles Lacked Punch
 Although the Travellers had nu- merous men on bases, none went past second base, and never did they real ly threaten to score. With a patched lineup, the punch to shove across the runs was lacking.
 Kid Elberfeld brought a strange team to Birmingham. On the club are many youngsters, garnered from the by-ways of baseball, as the smaller and weaker leagues fall through, and glut the market with youthful prospects. Three grand old veterans, Rube Robinson, Sammy Mayer and Tommy McMillan-wh have been playing in the Southern league for years-did not come with the Travellers this time, and prob ably never will again. Only one of the three, however, is out of the league, Robinson having gone to the I,v hA n1 p Y16