The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-14
EXTRA BASE HITS OF BARONS PROVE COSTLY TO PELS WHO
 LOSE ONE AND TIE SECOND
Neun, Moore And MiIner Get Home Runs, As BaronS Slaughter Pelican Pitchers At Redwood

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 The God of Baseball is shaking his hoary head and holding his chubby sides this morning, as ne chuckles in fiendish glee over the pranks he has played on the Peli- cans and Barons The whimsical old gent has displayed the levity of 10-Near- old child in his dealings with Stuffy Stewards men during the past week, and Friday saw continuation of his spring-time antics.
 The Barous of Stewart-far down Tn the second division-he trans formed into bloodthirsty, pitiless Aggregation of slugging champions, who slaughtered the Pelicans-lead- CTS of the league, and pastimers su- perlative. That happened in the first game of Fridays double header at Redwood, and as the Barons-com- tplete outsiders in the race-romped home two laps and q half ahead of : The heavily backed faVorites by q II to 6 score, the chubby sides of [ the God of Baseball shook and pal 2itated. as the aged one was over tome with the mirth of his own .rolicing.
 And then. in that second game when the Pels had been given back their poise, and the Barons their in- sipid listlessness, the league leaders began the systematic task of cuttinG down the Barons to defeat, and en- tered the frame that was due to ba lhe final one leading by a score of to 2. And at that moment the God of Baseball suffered another spasm, and the pawns were scat stcred across the board again. dinky little hit, a couple of outs, and then a slashing two-bagger that sent the ball strealdng to center field, and the joke was again on the tied score, and the game ended at the close of the sixth inning, with the score standing at and 3, tie.
 So that was the outcome of the party of the God of Baseball at Rickwood Friday. A kitten had beat en a bull dog, so to speak, as the Barons won one game and tied the other with the league leaders. First Game a Slaughter.
 There was something sly about the manner in which the whimsical ruler went about the setting of the stage for that first game. At first things came off in perfect order, and the watching baseball world settled back in to view with yawns and tagging interest an everyday victory of leader over a stra ggler. The Pels ran up a quick five run lead in the first two innings, and to all ap- pearances the game was over. Then the cunning old god began to make peculiar moves of the keys of his switchboard, somewhere out in the infinity where baseball happenings are controlled, and startling de- velopments began to occur.
 First it was three bagger by Robertson, and two runs resulted. Then it was home run by Nuen' and a couple more were registered. Then a. home run by Moore, followed F., nf three across the pan. Another long clout by Moore, a three bagger. sent an eighth Baronial run in, while whole bevvy of singles accounted for three more, bringing the total to II. And finally, in the last inning. two walks, a hit batsman and a pair of two baggers accounted for the final three.
 Those extra base hits came in mighty handy for the Barons in that first game. That heavy barrage of bingles proved the undoing of Pei hurlers Thomas and Matteson, and of Outfielder Schick, who tried to pitch. PeIs Get Early Lead.
 Roy Moore, pitching for the Barons, was off to a poor start, as seems to be his customer, when the Pels got five runs off of him. Bogart's walk, Gilbert's single. Schick's sacrifice and Fuckers single accounted for two runs in the first. Tucker was caught off first on the throw-in, while Ewoldt grounded out to end the rally.
 Three more Pelican runs came across in the second Stewart dropped Knaupp's pop fly to the infield, while Henry singled to center. Dowie ad- vanced each runner with an infield out, but Thomas popped to the catcher. Bogart singled, scoring Knaupp and Henry. Gilbert singled to left, and Stump Clarke messed up the grounder, Bogart scoring. Gilbert was caught at the plate on Schick's hit to left.
 Bnrons Get Started.
 The Barons started their scoring in the second With one out, Miller and Clarke singled, and Robertson tripled to deep left-center, scoring Miller and Clarke Milner whiffed, Moore walked and Brausen grounded out to end the inning.
 Neuns homer down the groove with Stewart on base scored two more Baron runs in the third.
 Tn the fourth, Robertson walk ed, was forced by Miner, and Roy Moore hit home run, the ball clearing the little fence in front of the centerfield flag pole on the fly. Brausen,s single, his theft of second and Stewards single brought the run scoring for that inning to three, and the Baron total to seven.
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 PeIs Get Last Run.
 Tn the fifth, the Pels got their last run. With one out, Tucker singled, but was forced by Ewoldt. Knaupp singled to center and Stump Clarke threw the ball to the grandstand, Ewoldt scoring. Milner went back into short centerfield to make Jumping enchanted catch of Henry's drive.
 the sixth inning. With Milner on base. Roy Moore hit d drive down the groove that went for three bags, and could easily have been a homer had Moore chosen to take the chance on scoring.
 In the seventh, singles by Neun, Goebel, Clarke and Robertson. and squeeze play worked on Miners per feet bunt accounted for three more Baron runs, and brought their total to II.
 In the eighth inning, a pass to Brausen, Stewards two-bagger, Neun's trip to first by being hit by a pitched ball. Goebers two-bagger and Miller's sacrifice fly to center scored the final three runs of the game for the Barons.
 In the sixth inning, Moore, who tried to score on double steal, was injured sliding into the plate, and was withdrawn, Whitehill taking his place on the mound.
 secohd Game a Tie.
 The Pels got another early lead in the second game, which was called at the end of the sixth in- ming on account of darkness. Be- gart singled. Gilbert and Schick