The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
.BARONS HELPLESS BEFORE
 { GEORGE DUMONT DESPITE POOR SUPPORT M FIELD
Danny Clark Hits His Six teenth Home Run In Eighth , Inning, But No One Was On
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 ' ATLANTA, Ga, August 22.-(spe- cial.)-George Dumont, Cracker righthander. curved himself right into thee hall where only those pitchers that have hurled nC-hit games are permitted to assemble, today at Ponce de. Leon, when for eight innings, he held the Birmingham Barons hitless Rain then interferred. The Crackers holding a 3-to-1 lead when the ses- sion ended.
 It was the first no-hit game to be pitched in the SoUthern league this Season. "Dixie" Walkers one-hitter against Nashville being the nearest approach to Dumont's feat, and will Rc down In the record of the circuit as one of the most magniticently hurled performances in the history of the organization. Georges curve ball a very bewildering affair, when 1t is working at all was never sail ing better He reached back a few years for the magic which had made him one of the outstanding pitchers of the major leagues and the Barons bowed tG the inevitable although they scrapped to the bitter end to spoil Dumonts glory.
 ! And they might have succeeded, had Dumont. after months of get ting by" with nothing but his curve, suddenly discovered there was stuff left in the fast ball which was once one of his most effective weapons. George Uses Fast One.
 Previously this season George had been unable to get a kick out of his fast ones, but today the situation was far different. Black clouds, which hovered over the park through Ja daF aa for the smoke ball" pitcher, and Du- mont began to mix speed and curve in dazzling fashion.
 !. He was saved twice by little Johnny Ring in the second inning When this youngster pulled down two tall flies to the left garden after long runs. In the sixth excellent fielding by Eddie Moore came to the rescue. Eddie racing far back of second to Spear Hartfords grounder, complet- ing the out by a. fine throw to first. Again in this same frame Moore rob bed Brausen of a hit, getting to his smash between third and short in time to pull it down.
 These were the Barons' only threats, but four put outs were made by the Cracker outfielders. Ring get ting three of these. While Heck went away back to get Hartfords drive in the third. After this inning not one
 
 tors Dumont walked the first man to face him in the opening frame, but afterward his control was perfect and he struck out five batters. The run scored against him was about as unearned as they get to be, an error putting the runner on first, followed Four errors were made behind the Cracker twirler But the misCues in by a stolen base and another error. the fifth were the only ones that proved fatal.
 Wells In Good Form.
 The third Baronial southpaw to face the Crackers, in S many days, was in superb form himself and while he surrendered a number of hits, they were so well scattered that the Crackers were never able to do any even then it seemed that Wells would come safely through. But Killinger broke up such talk.
 Eddie Heck started the fireworks with a clean single to left. Guyon laid down sacrifice bunt and reached first safely when .Neun dropped the ball, Heck stopping at third. Brausen made a pretty pick up of Moore's. drive down the third base line and threw Eddie out at first, Guyon moving to second, while Heck stuck close to third. Killinger walked, filling the bases, Johnny Ring struck out and things looked black for the Crackers, but Killinger laced a long double over first, SCOT ing Heck and Guyon. Sumter Clarke reached Otto Miller's drive to left for the third out.
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 BarOns Score In Seventh.
 The Barons cut the Crackers lead in half during their portion of the seventh. stuffy Stewart, first up, hit to Killinger at third, but Otto Miller dropped the throw, Jake Mil Ter struck out as Stewart stole sec ond and the BarCns' manager reached third when Danny Clark failed to cover second. Robertson went out Moore to Miller, Stewart scoring on the play. The Crackers third run came in the eighth when Danny Clark slashed out his homer. The scane of action shifts today to Bir- mingham. where the Crackers will play four games. A double-header Thursday afternoon is scheduled. By tthe triumph today the Crackers moved back into third place.