The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-20
BARONS CROSS TAKE Al NOSE AHEAD OF VOLS INV
 15-14 DUEL AT WOOD
Stewards Sacrifice Fly In Tenth Frame Wins Long, Drawn Out Affair For HomeIingS


 Drawn Out Affair For
 Home|ings
 When the final ball was hit at Redwood Tuesday afternoon, off the bat of Manager Stuffy Stewart. a tired but satisfied crowd of un- and bent their respective ways honeward. It was at the end of ten innings of nerve-raking ball in which the Barons emerged the vic- tory by a score of Is to 14. It was a game that was replete with thrills from the sixth inning on. The lead changed hands frequently until the final score came in. The fans were kept in a state of nerve-cracking suspense and were alternately in de- spair and ecstacy and despair.
 The game looked like a lost con- test when the Vols relinquished their hold of the bat at the end of the first inning. They had just finished sending six men around the circuit. However, when Danny Clark sent long drive over right field fence with Stump Clarke and Stuffy Stewart on base in the last half of the first the game took on renewed interest for thu local fans. It was hit and run affair through with little real scIen- tific baseball being shown by either side, but, nevertheless, it was game that is talked about for days after 1t is chalked up in the record DOCK. The Barons got 20 hits off the de- livery of Bowman, ONeill and Gould, while the Vols obtained IS off Moore and W. Stewart. The Is included a home run by Dutch Bernsen, who used to cavort around first base TOT the Barons here three or four years ago and who has sent two balls over the right field fence during the pres ent series.
 Vols Start Early.
 The Vols jumped away to an early lead when the first man up. Murray, hit a grounder to Danny Clark, on which he erred. Wade followed with bunt that Moore bounced off the head of Milner in an attempt to throw 1t to Stewart at first, Murray scored. The next two men went out but singles by Bernsen, Perritt and Michaels counted for two more runs and Perritt and Michaels pulled double steal on which the former scored and the latter took second Bowman then singled and scored Michaels and HAWKS came nome oh passed ball.
 Things looked gloomy for Baronial chances until Danny Clark hit his home run after Stump Clarke had doubled and Stuffy Stewart had walked. In the second the local stock took another rise when Milner led off with the first of his five sue cessive singles. Moore followed with a single and Stump Clarke hit ms second double in two times at the plate and Milner scored. Stuffy Stewart hit long fly to centerfleld that Cuyler caught but Moore raced home.
 The Barons put over one more in the third that tied the score when Robertson drove hot grounder through Bowman's legs and Milner followed with his second single that sent Robbie to second from where he scored on Stump Clarke's hit to right field.
 Barons Get Three.
 The Baron batters drove in three more runs in the fourth and sent Bowman to the showers. Danny Clark opened with single and Goe- bel was walked. Miller flied out 10 right field and Hartford walked. Robertson hit a grounder to second hase that Clark scored on, but Um- plre Bill Brennan. who seems 10 nave made it his hobby to give poor de, cisions during his stay here, ruleo that the ball hit Goebel on the foot and accordingly ruled him out and caIled all hands back to the bases they had occupied. Goebel protest ed the decision and the ball seemed to have missed him by a good mar gin. However, Milner again cane to hat and drove Clark and HarttCrd in with his third single which wen. to center field. Moore then crashea a line drive against right field wal for two bags. Robertson scored anu Bowman assumed new dutles py .an ing right field. O'Neill was the sec ond victim sent to the box by the Vols. Stump Clarke ended the inning hv going out, Murray to Bernsen.
 Roy Moore, during this time was holding the Vols and allowed only four scattered hits up to the sixth. . fer the disastrous first frame. and struck out all three men in the or der they appeared in the third in- ming.
 Tn the fifth Danny Clark walked, want to second on Miller's fly to Cuvler and scored on Hartfords sin gle.
 Then the sixth rolled around and the Nashville crew again were re- iuctant to go to the field. However, only five men made the ciIcu,e lm tnis frame. Bowman started It ny doubling. % ONeni was s";s %alfee filline 1he the bases. A single by Wade scored Howman and O'Neill. Cuyler singled and Murray scored. At this june ture Walter Stewart took the mound for the Barons. Haley singled, csusht off third when the Barons outwitted him on an attempted souezze play. He was chased down and Haley took third on the play. Sernsen popped up to Robertson, but Yerritt singled. scoring Haley Stewart struck out Mlchaels' Barons' Lucky Seventh.
 The Barons failed to score in the sixth, but ran in three in the seventh. Danny Clark walked. Goebel was safe on an error and Miller laid down a perfect bunt that scored Clark. Hartford doubled. scoring and was scored himself by Miners fifth single.
 The Vols tied the score in the eighth when Dutch Bernsen knocked the ball out of the park with two men out and Cuyler on base.
 The Vols scored one in the first of the ninth when Michaels singled and was scored when Hartford threw over first trying to get Bowman and Murray singled.
 A daring squeeze in the ninth tied the score. Hartford laid down a bunt and Goebel romped home from third.
 In the tenth the Barons won the game when Stuffy Stewart hit long fly to Cuyler and Walter Stew art came home from third.
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