The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-01
|GANZEL'S HOMER
 BEATS PELICANS
Rufe Clarke Allows One Hit Until Ninth,
 Then Blows

NEW ORLEANS, La., August 31- 1 Especial. IA home run by Outfielder | Ganzel with three men on base in the l fifth inning paved the way for to victory for the Barons in the open | ing game of the series here this aft ernoon.
 Cancels hitting was the outstanding | feature of the game, aside from Clarke's pitching, but the Baron hurler weak ened in the ninth and was knocked from | the box.
 For eight innings the Pelicans were practically helpless before the hurling i of Clarke. During that time he all lowed but one hit, a two-bagger by Henry in the first inning. Only 2S men faced him, three of whom were given free pass to first.
 Pels Open Up
 The Pelicans broke loose in the ninth and five base hits and base on balls netted four runs, Clarke was yanked from the mound and LuGgren checked the Pelican rally. Pug Cavet was on the mound for the Pelicans. He wasn't so invinceable as in previous games this season against the Barons. He was often in trouble but managed to tighten in the pinches. In the second inning, after Walker flew out to Shick, Hartford was safe on Hoffman's error and stole second. Ganzel singled, mov- ing Hartford to third. Ganzel stole sec ond, but the two runners died on the bases as Spencer famed and Clarke grounded out to Hoffman.
 Again in the third inning the Barons had two men on bases, but. were unable to score. Brausen, first up, went safe on Hoffman's error. Stewart singled, Bogart moved both runners up with sacrifice. Camp grounded to Hoff- man, who threw Brausen out at the plate then Walker forced Camp at second.
 The third chance for the Barons pre- sented itself in the fourth, but again the timely base hit was not forth coming. After Hartford grounded out, Ganzel singled. He was forced at sec ond, however, by Spencer. Clarke sin gled to left, but Brausen ended the in- ming by grounding out to Hoffman.
 Fifth Big Inning
 The fifth was the big inning for the Barons. Nine men went to bat this session. Stewart led off with a single to left. Bogart sacrificed and went safe on a bad throw to first by Hoff- man, Camp laid down bunt and beat it out filling the bases. Walker, grounded to Jackson, who made bad throw to the plate, Stewart scoring. Then came the mighty wallop of Gan gel over the left field fence, clearing the bases. Spencer followed with a single, but Clarke and Brausen were re- l tired in order, ending the inning.
 Cavet held the Barons until the ninth, when with two down, Camp doubled to right field, Walker singled to center, scoring Camp. Hartford ended | the rally by forcing Walker at second. l Clarke lost his effectiveness in the ninth and Ewoldt, first up, greeted him with a single to left. Henry singled to right and Tucker walked, filling the bases. Dutch" Hoffman hit a long three-bagger to left center, scoring three runs Schick beat out hit down third. Jackson singled to left, scoring | Hoffman. Clarke was yanked from 1 the mound and Lundgren called in. He put an end to the Pelicans' hopes turn ing defeat into victory, when he forced Lapan to hit into a double play. Larry Gilbert batted for Cavet, but was thrown out by Lundgren.
 The Barons fielded well behind Clarke. Brausen robbed Lapan of a hit in the third with nice stop. Clarke stopped q hot one off Fuckers bat in the fourth. Ganzel, besides leading the Baron attack, fielded his position we'll ] in left