The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-21
.'NOOGANS COP FIRST
 OF YEAR OFF BATES
J. Bates, Nunamaker's Second Stacker, Earns
 Victory By Homer In Nightcap Affair
(SpeciAI to Ths Age.F .FIsrald. ]

Johnny Bates hoist over the left field fence in the fifth inning of the second game today broke Chattanooga's los. ins streak that had extended to five games and enabled Roy to take a pitch. ing duel from Bates by 2 to 1. It was an afternoon of peculiar baseball in which the home run of Bates was the only tally which was chareeable to the pitchers.
 The Barons took the first game in one of the most freakish exhibitions that could be imagined by the most resource full fiction writer. The score was 5 to 5. Hyman issued eight bases or, balls and his teammates made eight errors, which with four hits by. the Lookouts made IS opportunities for the home team but they were squandered ruth. lessly Or shut off by brilliant bits of Baron fielding, 50 that fourteen locals were left on the bases. Some of Stuffy Stewart's customary daring base run ming, in which his mates joined freely, really won this encounter, and caused the home athletes to look rather poor for several frames.
 Stnffy Scores
 Brausen led the opening game with neat safety over short. Stuffy forced him on beautiful play by Bandrimer and then took second on a wild pitch. Stuffy followed this by stealing third and when Nunamaker's throw. got away { from Bandrimer the Baron chief came on home. In the second, Roe passed Ganzel. Brenner forced him. Spencer Flied out, but Hyman got four bad ones. Bfausen fluked one in front of the plat ter and Nunamaker sailed the bali far over Niehaus' head. To complete the fun, Leonard threw wild on the return and two runs came over. Tn the third. the Baroris finished their. work for the game, on attack. Two gone, Rhode singled and took third on Ganzel's pret- ty hit to center. Ganzel was caught off hrst but Niehaus got his noodle q bit tangled on the play and Ganzel scored while Al was throwing to third. Bren. ner then smacked a ore-sacker to center and two counted.
 HymAn Free With Passes
 Meanwhile. Ryman was wandering about. He issued two passes each in the first and second, without counter. and he came near getting by even after he passed Nunamaker and Leonard to start the fourth. Bandrimer forced Leonard. Ring tapped to Lyman. The pitcher tried for double play via. sec. ond but Stuffy's foot was off the. bag and then Ring also beat the throw 10 frst, all hands going safe, Nunamaker t8llying., Pennington eased one in front of the plate and Hymaf hit him. with the ball. Bandfimer counting. The last Lockout score was coined in the seventh. Two gone, Anderson walked and took third when Nunamaker burnt a nit off Stewards mitt. Hyman let Leonard,s easy one ooze through him. Anderson scoring. The home team had an opportunity in the ninth when er- TOTS by Brausen and Brenfer preceded hit by Bandrimer. Two were ont in the meantime and with the bases fulI Ring hoisted to Ganzel. &
 Second Game
 Brausea hits to start fhe first in. ming and Jeahnes to stas tlle second lllslsl each instance. Keval, who replaced Ring, pivoted two beautiful double plays. Bates starting one and Bandrimer the other. The Lookodts were given a counter in their half of the first. Bren- ner threw Pennington's easy hopper to the bleachers. Pennington taking sec. ond. J. Bates hit sharply to center, Pennington halting wisely at third. After Rhode muffed Niehaus' easy foul. Al shot screamer to center. scoring Pennington. John Anderson beat per fest bunt, filling the bases with none out, but Leonard hit sharply to the pitcher for double play and Izzy bounced. In the third, Pennington's blow and Niehaus' double failed to reg. later, Bates being stout in the pinches. In the Baron fourth, Brausen. was safe on Bandrimer's tumble. Stewart sacrificed and Camps twosplv-t tsnfack to left scored Brausen. TIiS knot re- mained counted until the fifth when Camel was forced to gaze at Batee' high one as 1t floatei oyer the fence not many feet away, from hin. The game | was called after the Baron half of the |Isixth to allow Stewart and e0mpai1v to catch the train for home. s The Mobile Bears, fresh from vic. tory over New Orleans will come to | Redwood Monday for the first of three | games