The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-30
CHICKS SLUG LYMAN
 AND CAPTURE OPENER
Memphis Wrecking Crew Enjoys Big Day, While
 Pebbles Nose Out Cracker Team

MEMPHIS, Tenn. May 29.--(Spe ceai. )--Starting out in what looked as if it would end with a survival of the '.battest' the Barons weakened and the Chicks didn't. Whereupon the Chicka- saws continued on their winning way by defeating the Barons in the first of the series, score being 10 to 3. While the second place Crackers were losing a 12-inning struggle with the Travellers the Chicks increased their lead to six and a half games. Out of a pot of pourri of boots and bingles there bub- bled the ten Chick. scores. It was Barons guilty of seven fielding flaws and the Chicks four. The grounds were slow and cuppy from rain the pre- vious night and this may have had something to do with it, but mixed in with the boots were numerous wild heaves.
 Five pitchers were used, three by the Chicks and two by the Barons.
 Bar0ns Get Kelly
 The Barons batted Harry Kelly, the young Chich right-hander, out in less than two innings. The Chicks came back and knocked out Sam Hyman, squatty little left-hander, late of New Haven, in less than an inning. Triples by Morrison and Wade double by Taylor and single by Yaryan fin ished with Hyman. Elmer Gray. sturdy right-hander, took up where lily man left off and the Chicks continued their hitting, securing II hits and seven runs off Gray in seven rounds. Gray was charged with the defeat. Otto Merz relieved Kelly with two. on in the second and two out The Bsrons were retired in an attempted double steal Merz allowed one run and three hits and the Chicks were in the lead when he went out in the sixth he was credited with the victory.
 The Barons were not hitting Merz, but he was becoming q little unsteady. Tom Rogers pitched the last three rounds, holding the Barons to one hit. The Baronial outfit jumped on Kelly from the start when Brausen singled and stole second. Stewart beat out mean roller to third. Rhode sacrificed and Ganzel beat out dump in front Of the plate with Brausen scoring. Stew art then scored on a wild pitch. Camp struck out and Ganzel was thrown out at the plate by Morrison on Jeancs' single to center.
 Chicks Take Lead
 The Chicks took the lead in their half of the first. Morrison tripfed when his drive to right bounded away from Howard Camp. Gleason popped to short Wade crashed drive to right that Camp barely tipped with his glove hand and it. went for q triple. Taylor doubled to left scoring Wade. Carlyle flied to center and Yaryan sin- gIed, acoring Taylor. Gray relieved Hyman and Anderson grounded out.
 An error by Gleason on a short and a quick throw to first of Hartford grounder started Kelly off bad in the second. Spencer singled and Gray sacrificed. Brausen walked, filling the sacks. Stewart grounded to Taylor, who forced Hartford at the plate. Rhode singled, scoring Spencer and Brausen. Merz here relieved Kelly and Stewart was out at the plate in an at tempted double steal with Rhode. The Chicks tied in the second, when Morrison, with his second triple, scored AIerz, who had singled. The Chicks took the, lead they never relinquished in the third when with one out Carlyle tripled and later scored on a single by Lamotte. Anderson, who had walked, also scored, when Howard Camp let Lamote's get by him.
 BarOnS Score On Error
 An error by Carlyle gave the Barons their final score in the fifth. With