The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-18
STEWART'S MEN REFUSE OLD MAN OPPORTUNITY, so THE CHICKS REFUSE THE BARONS
Chance After Chance Is Thrown Away, While Tribes men Make Everything Count In 5-4 Win Over BaronS
By MAO

Old Man Opportunity camped on the doorstep of the Barons for seven innings at Redwood Friday, but was turned away by the men of Stewart. Time and time again the venerable prospective hosts turned the. cold shoulder to his pleadings. And finally the old man turned away, leaving the Barons to their fate and wall loping at the hands of the Tribes men. The Chicks of Memphis copped the first of two games with the Barons Friday by a 5 to 4 score.
 They seem to hold a one run jinx over the Barons, do those Chicks of Memphis. Always the Tribesmen seem to have the upper hand on the pastimers of Stewart, and invariably, 1t seems, they manage to win their games from the Barons by the margin of one run.
 It was a badly patched affair that put to route the smoothly working machine of Stewart. Extra pitchers and catchers re scattered all through the lineup with a pitcher in the outfield, a pitcher on first, and catcher on second. But the worked like fiends, did those utility men, and every one of them played a major part in the downfall of the Barons.
 King Bardy started on the mound for the Barons, and, after his mates gave him a three-run lead in the along easily to victory. But in the second inning he allowed the Chicks to tie 1t up, and after that 1t was simply matter of how long 1t would take the Dobbsmen to apply the safety catch to their victory.
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 The Art Of snHb6ing.
 In every one of those first seven innings the Barons had men on bases but their inability to score in more than two frames is ample enough proof of the effectiveness of Slim" McGraw in the pinches. In the first inning, Stewards men scored three runs; in the second a couple of in- field errors by the Chicks only left two Barons stranded on base; in the third two clean hits duplicated; in the fourth two more consecutive hits to lead off the frame only got a man as far as second base; in the fifth with the bases full, somebody hit into double play and retired the side; in the sixth a walk and stolen base were wasted; in the seventh the Ba- ronS scored one run on triple single, two stolen bases and walk Ana then Old Man Opportunity gave it up as bad job, and left the Ba- rons to their fate.
 Meanwhile, the Chicks were bunch ing seven of their ten hits into two innings, and scoring five runs off them. Then King Brady retired in tayor of Walter Stewart, and the southpaw turned the visitors back ! with only one hit for the last four innings.
 BarOns Get Early Lead.
 The men of Stwart secured three of their four runs in the first in- nlng. Brausen led off with a two bagger down >the third base line, and went to second on Stewards infield out. Lapan, Chick catcher, playing third base, threw wild to the plate trying to catch Brausen on MiIler's srounder, and Pete scored, Miller going to second. Robertson singled 10 left, and Miller scored, Robby talk ing second on the throw-in. Clarke grounded out to Rogers, Chick hurler playing first, while Robertson ad- Vanced to third. On GoebeFs clean drive to center for one bag, Robert son scored, but Goebel went out steal ing a moment later,
 Chicks Come Back Strong,
 The Chicks waited only until the last Baron was out to tie the score up. Rogers led the second inning off with walk, and went to second on Lamottes infield out. Sedge~ wick struck out, but Tate beat out a weak tap to Brady, and Rogers went to third. McGrew waIloped a single to left, and Rogers scored, Tate going to second. Then Howard Camp-the nervous batter-cracked out 8 two-bagger to left, and both Tate and McGrew scored. The ner- vous MT. Camp was thrown out at third trying to stretch his hit into a triple, Clarke to Hartford to Brausen.
 And then the game rocked along the Chicks doing very little witn King Brady, and Old Man Opportun- ity with the Barons. After several rebuffs at the Baronial door, the be- whiskered gent stepped across the street to ChickYille, and was me t with open arms by the Tribesmea and resulted in g victory for the Dobbsmen.
 Chicks Ably Paddock.
 The Chicks applied the paddock to the victory in the fifth inning. Pad gett led off with an tnrield hit to short, and Wick sacrificed him to sec ond. Lapan's single to center scored Padgett from second, but Lapan went out stealing a moment later. Rogers walked, and went to third on La motte's single to left. Lamotte stole second, but Rogers was nelu at Inlru Then Sedgewick, another Chick pitcher playing in utility roles, cracked a clean drive to center for a bag, and Rogers scored, Lamotte stopping at third. Sedgewick stole second, and Tate walked, filling the bases. old Man Opportunity had had enough of Chickville by this time and made his exit through back door. Flip Neun snagged McGrew's hot drive for the final out.
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 BarOns Score One At Last.
 An unusually luscious combination of walks, hits, stolen bases, extra bases, etc, finally enabled the Barons to sneak one run across the plate. With one out, Stump Clarke got q triple to right, Goebed struck out, but Neun beat out a bouncing single to third base. Clarke scored on the bingle. Neun stole second cleanly, Hartford walked Then Neup stole third, but slid over the bag, and was forced to continue platewards. He was run down between third and home for the final out. The Barons had scored a run. just one short of tieing the score. After that brief letup, Slim" McGrew was red hot couldn't be touched-and the Barons were beaten crew.
 Old Man Opportunity knocked only seven times Friday, which, of course, is not enough for any ball club to open the doors and let him enter.