The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15
OUTFIT
 BEATEN IN Z TO 4 SCRAP BY MERCER
Partners Overhaul Baptists Once, But Mercer Finishes
 Strong

The Mercer university team of Ma con. Ga, closed out an eight day road trip on Munger Bowl Saturday afternoon In to victory over the Birmingham Southern college team The game Saturday afternoon was closely contested but the Baptist squad managed to keep their early lead through most of the game, and Widened 1t in the late innings. The field was soaked with mud and slowed up the fielding of both teams.
 Mercer got away to an early Iead when in the first inning Poore. first man up, walked. He was sacrificed to second by Wilkes and scored on Shepherds drive to left field that Hodge let get by him. Shepherd in turn scored on Adams infield out.
 The Partners came back in the third inning and scored one. With one down Godbee hit. went to sec ond on Andersons single, reached third on Williams hit and scored on Englebert's infield out
 Mercer made 1t one more in the fourth, when Reese hit, went to third on Harper's double to center and scored on Hammock'S sacrifice ny to left field.
 The fifth inning was the big frame for the Panthers. Godbee. first up, flied to right field. Anderson walked, but was forced at second by Williams. Englebert hit and sent Williams to second but later stole third while the fielders were mapping. Caldwell's single scored Williams. Kimbrough doubled to center and scored Engle- bert and Caldwell Hodge walked but was forced at second, ending the inning. This was the one bad frame for Hammock. He pitched steady ball for the rest of the game.
 Mercer scored two in the sixth. widing the margin of their lead. Reese reached first on Kimbrough's error. He went to second when Wheeler threw wild to second. trying to double him out on Pinkston's grounder and both runners advanced base when Miller let Wheeler's wild throw get past him. Harper flied to left field Morgan singled. SCOT ing Reese. Hammock then flied to Hodge, who pulled a bonehead play in throwing the ball to second in stead of home. Pinkston scored on the play. Poore flied out.
 Mercer scored twice in the eighth. Reese singled and was scored on Har- per's triple to center Harper then scored on Morgan's grounder.
 Williams was the star of the out fielders. The Panther center field CT made two wonderful catches and snagged two more flies in less sen- sational plays. He also got dou- ble and single out of five times up scoring one run. The entire Panther infield played good ball despite the slippery ground. kimbroughs time ly two-bagger was big factor in the Panther offensive and he also got single. Anderson got one hit out of two tries, being walk ed or hit on his other appearances at the plate
 Wheeler pitched good game. He kept his hits we'll scattered and in only three innings did the Baptists get over one hit-they got two in these. Had the field been in good shape Wheeler would have gotten by with several less hits
 Reese was the Mercer offensive star. He hit twice and scored three times out of his four trips up Shep- herd slammed out two screechinr three -baggers out of five tries. Har- per tripled once and doubled once out of four attempts. Morgan got 1 Score: r'