The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08

drive to centerfield. Pop" Romert-
son was sent in for Stewart, and he
responded with a slow, twisting
grounder that Johnson bojbled about
long enoug for Layne to score and
for Robertson and Hammnd to go
safe. Singleton went in to run for
Robertson, and the bags were filled
when Trefry walked.
Stump Clarke at bat, with three on
and two down, made a game effort
to knock the cover off the ball, but
high foul tip was capture just
the other side of the Barons' dug
out by First Baseman Sheely, and
the rally and Barons' chances Of VIC
tory died at once.
Sox Had Many Chances.
Enough White Sox runners were
left stranded on the bases to people
the Deserted Village Saturday after
great pinch pitching that only two
of the many Sox runners who reached
bases scored as Kid Gleason had 13
men left on their bags during the
nine innings.
Plateau Cox, the tall, hefty right
handler fans have been hearing so
much about, but had not been seen in
action, started on the mound for the
Barons, and railbirds were satisfied
that he has the stuff.
Cox, in his first real work this year
pitched four innings, and his exhibit
ton brought grin of satisfaction to
Joe Dunn's face that wouldn't be
erased. Cox started off well, dispos-
ing of the first three men who faced
him. In the second inning, however,
his trouble began. but was cut off
in Its infancy. A dropped fly ball let
one man on base, the next one went
out on grounder. then Cox whitfield
one, and two were gone. He gave
Falk four wide ones. and two were
on. Those Sox are very thievish char
acters, and a double steal was nego-
tiated. Schalk was walked inten-
tionally, it seemed, to get to Daven-
port, who fell beoore the tight pitch
ing of Cox, when runs were threat
ened.
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1t was in the third that the big
Baron right handler showed the stuff
of which he is made. and It's gritty
stuff. mates, it's gritty. Elsh, start
ing off, singled to left, and was sud
denly seized with kleptomania. He
stole second base, and even before his
conscience had found time to start
aching, Fish pilfered third. Johnson
struck out. but Collins walked. Fish
was teaching his mates bad habits.
and Eddie Collins pulled neat theft
of second. Then. with only one out,
and second and third occupied, Cox
settled down and struck out Strunk
and Shelley, two noble hitters. The
wonder of it all is that that young
kleptomaniac. Elsh. didn't steal home,
Fleetwood Park, scoreboard and ev-
erything in the neighborhood. He is
undoubtedly the most brazen young
base snatcher in baseball.
That ended Cox's req trouble, al
though a two Dagger was made Off
him in the next inning. The fact that
that six men reached base during his
all six were left straded there speaks
we'll for Cox's nerve and ability in the
pinches.
Davenport Invincible.
Meanwhile, young Lefty Daven-
port was going like house afire,
and celluloid one at that. The only
out of the Baron batters was the fact
that Mr.. Darwin didn't say anything
about the reversability of his theory
of evolution. Up until the eighth
inning, not a single Baron reached
second. Tommy Taylor whacked out
pretty single in the first. but died
on that bag. In the second, third,
fourth and fifth innings. it was one
two-three for the Barons.
In the sixth inning, Kid Gleason's
men sprang a brand of baseball de-
fensive work that would stop the
Krupp factory. Hammond was safe
on an error, but was nipped at sec
stewart hit a grounder. Trefry hit
another, and Stewart died between
first and second. Trefry. regular
comet for speed, was caught ten feet
off second when he attempted to
steal The Barons were dizzier than