The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-06
5STEWART'S MEN MERCILESSLYT SLAUGHTER BRUINS UNDER
 22-II SCORE AT RICKWOOD.
Danny Clark Hits Third Home Run In As Many DayS-Ba- rons Bat Around In Three Consecutive Innings

Rain, rain, Give us some rain, and make it snappy," pleaded the railbirda at one time Thursday aft ernoon. The clouds above were dark and dreary, and fandoms spirits were even more downcast than the heav ems, for Mobile was leading, and the game was in the first stage of the fifth inning For d moment, the clouds obeyed, and it began to rain large, wet drops that tell on Rick wood field with d tinkle and a splash that was music to the ears of the frantic fans But it was not to be, for the Ram Gods called back their moist ambassadors, then laughed at their joke, as thunder pealed across RicllWood field and lightning flashed back and forth, mingling with the ElOans of the Bar pms and shouts of triumph from Bruiu headquarters.
 And then, the rain really began. It was not big, sMashng drops Of water that fell over Redwood. Neith- pealcd, nor flashes of lightning that Sent forth crooked, licking darts of brillalAc. It was base hits that literally tumbled over each other Iii one great flood that all but swamped the field. It was the crash of bat against bas eba1l that rumbled and shook the aands to their concrete foundations. 1t was the flash of con- cussion as runner after runner nicked the home plate with his spiked feet that ligh ted the scene with the brilliance of lightning. In other words, the Ba,rouial storm broke over the Wood, and broke in a fury that would make tke intensity of a cloud burst seem merely the sprinkling of a water faucet.
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 Barons Come Black.
 And the Barons came back with the rains from heaven had subsided and walloped the Mobile Bears in 22 to 11-tust doubled, and scorers and sporting editors were unanimous in a movement to have it changed to to 1, just as good 8 victory for the Barons, it seems to us.
 Those last three innings at Rick wood were terrible affairs. Baronial tongues were hanging out and drag ging the ground; Mobile fbelders were struck with amnesia, and seemed to forget that a batted ball Is to be field ed. Lefty Sis2nan and Jose Acosta had ceased to pitch; they were tossing the ball plateward and ducl<ing the same movement; scorers were fran tically checking up on the totals with fingers that were as numb as the numbness of hula maiden doing
  In those last three innings, 17 of the Barons' 22 runs were scored, and therein lies a new record, timers believe.
 Here's the record: In three con secutive innings the Barons more than batted around, which is some baseball, any expert will admit. For team to go around once in game calls forth considerable comment; but when team does it three straight innings, comment would be superfluous.
 Clark Gets Homer.
 Danny Clark continued his slug ging spree. cracking out his third home run in as many days. The ball went over the right field wall, and came in the eighth inning with Goe- bel on base. Danny seems to have recovered his batting eye, and the boys are counting on him to shove across a few runs for the team now
 Manager Stuffy Stewart led in the slaughtered three pitchers. Stuffy slammed out four hits, and figured In every rally of the Barons.
 To describe in detail the playing os that game Thursday would be as hopeless as accounting for every drop of rain the heavens spilled on Rick wood yesterday.
 Roy Moore was off to his usual poor start in the first inning, when two hits and two walks gave Mobile two runs. Hits by Stewart and Neun and an error on Danny Clark gave the Barons one in their half of the first.
 In the second. Miller's hit, Hart ford's sacrifice and Robertson's bingle gave the Barons their second run, and tied the score.
 In che third, the Bears again took the lead. Denny Williams and Null vey's singles accounting for a run. In the fourth, the Barons went into the lead by scoring three more, Hart ford and Robertson hit, Moore sacri- feed, and Stump Clarke tripled. An infield out boosted the rally up to three runs.
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 Bears Score Four.
 As the firth opened, the Bears scored four runs, taking the lead at to ,, and when rain began to be threatened, the fans yelled for