The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-12
BARON-LOOKOUT TWIN BILL DIVIDED AS TEAMS CLOSE OUT THEIR YEARLY SERIES
Moore Wins First Game HandiIy, But Bad Start Porves Costly To Stewart In Second

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 If a good beginning and a good ending are half the battle, then the Lookouts of Chattanooga won half their 1923 battle with the Birming- ham Barons. It matters not whether the Lookouts won another game from Stuffy Stewards men all sea- son, they won the opener way back wonder in April, and they won the final of the big series at Redwood Saturday afternoon. Their closing victory came in the second game of a double -header, after the Barons had copped the first game. The Barons won, tp ], then lost the second, 2 to l.
 Stuffy Stewards men have picked on the Lookouts ever since the base ball season was month old. Dur ing those first few weeks the Moun- taineers made a respectable showing g against the Barons, but as the cam paign rounded the half-way mark and went into the home stretch, the 'Noogans fell back into the old rut, and the BarOns have found them easy meat during these last few days of campaigning.
 Whatever impression the Jookouts might have created with Baronial fandom this season, they tempered it off somewhat by their great show ing in that second game yesterday. The men of Les Nuunamaker played baseball like genuine Southern league paStimers. and the innovation was so delightful that fandom scarce ly minded losing that second game.
 A great Saturday afternoon crowd was at RiCkwood yesterday to wit ness the Barons and Lookouts close out their 1923 battling. The stands and bleachers were crowded, and it reminded one of the old days-when the Barons were always around the !. top-to hear the railbirds yell at Ba- ronial efforts ard Lookout misfor- tunes.
 Moore In Great Form.
 Except fer a touch of wildness, that really didn't mar his performance in any way, Roy Moore was in great form in that first game. He won handily, 1 to l, and in not one of those nine innings did he allow as many as two of the six hits off him to be punched. Fitted against Moore was "Quack" Drake, one-time Baron. But "Quack" wasn't in particularly good form, and was touched for II hits and f earned runs.
 Although they hoped on Drake several times for buncher bingles, Stuffy Stewards men were never able to score more than one run at a time in that first game. They put across tally in the first frame, and the game was virtually wen then, for Chattanooga never threatened seri- ously in the first game at all.
 Brausen led off with single through short for the Barons. Neun' S perfect bunt down the third base line advanced Brausen to second, and Robertson's single to center after Miller had flied out resulted in the first run, as Brausen scored from second on the blngle. Clarke gre unded out to Nunamaker, unas- sisted.
 In the third, the second Baronlal run was scored. Brasen walked, went to second when Neuns attempt ed sacrifice to third was converted into an infield hit and scored on Mil ler's smash to left. Robertson pop ped out to the catcher, but Neun and Miller executed a double steal, which was garnished with a spirited chase between first. second and third bases, Clarke flied out to end the rally, however
 Poor Base Running Costly
 A bit of poor baseball cost the Barons a couple of talles in the fourth. but they did put across one before tossing their opportunity away GCebel led with a single and Milner sent him to third with hard smash to right Id for two bags. Hartford grounded out to short, without an advance to the runners. but Roy Moore walked. With the bases filled Rabbit" Brausen smashed q drive to right. scoring Goebel. Milner held third. but Roy Moore didn't watch closely, and him sclf cantered towards third. A quick return from the outfield caught MooSe and Milner both at third, as he stepped off, thinking he was auto maticaNy out. Both of the boys were killed ON the play. and. incidentally, the rally.
 The Lookputs got their lone run in the fifth inning. Drake was walked as a starter, Clayton flied out to Stump Clarke, but Nunnamaker sent Drake to third with hit to right. Drake scored on C. Ander- sons sacrifice fly to center, and Nunnamaker went to second when Moore intercepted the throw to the plate and tossed the ball away try ing to catch the Lookout chieftain off first Leonard struck out, and ended the one real Lookout rally Of the game.
 - BrnuseR Began Rallies
 The Barons got their last one In the seventh. It was Pete Brausen again who started the rally, the little third baseman bouncing sin gle off Drakes glove. Neun sacrl- ficed Brausen to second, and Miller scored him with a wallop to lett Robertson flied out and Drake cap tured Stump Clarke's line drive to end the rally.
 Pete Brausen played a major part in the victory of the Barons in that first game Saturday. Pete slammed out three hits and scored three runs in three times al bat. starting three of the four Baron rallies that re- suited in the 4 to 1 victory.
 In the third inning, Stump Clarke made a perfect peg to the plate after fielding c. Anderson's clean wallop to left. and Drake was nipped as he tried to score from second. It was a great throw, and Sumpter provoked the that tipping" call by his perfect . work.
 j Wfngfield Cops Duel.
 In that second game Saturday, < Wingfield bested Walter Stewart in q pitching duel, although he allowed seven hits to four by Walter, A long wallop. following an error and hit batsman in the first inning accounted for Stewart's downfall, while tight 2 work in the pinches saved WinGfield another trouncng for the Lookouts.
 In the first inning, with one out, Hartford committed his monthly error E when he couldn't quite get Il good enough hold on Nunnamaker's infield tap to pick it up. C. Anderson was H bif hu nitphad hall and his