The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15
RUFUS CLARKEIS ]; ss.s RELIEVED BY CRAY
New Twirler Gets Off To
 Bad Start And Fails To Finish

The Barons ended up miserable Abbreviated weeks play Saturday after noon by losing the final game of the Nashville series, to 2. Rufus Clarke started his first game in Baron uni form and left the field all huffy after the fourth inning. He had been sail ing along pretty well, amid plaudits from the fans at every occasion, until the fourth when things went bad. Two Or three bad breaks went against him in his last frame of endeavor and his glove preceded him to the bench as he hurled it into the dugout while walk ing to the bench.
 -F However, it was Clarke's own mis- play which figured in the scoring for he messed up an easy roller which Stewart should have had little trouble sin getting and throwing out the runner. sJeanes, however, was also one of those who contributed to Mir. Clarke's down. 'fall for he misjudged a long drive by Hawks down the groove and it went for d double. Another play on which Hartford could find no place to play the ball after taking LeBourveaus srounder also figured in the innings fielding nishaps.
 Fans Boo Everybody
 It was an irate congregation of fans which sat through the rest of the game, bowling and jeering in turn. Their zdemonostrati tion, however, seemed to smack rather strongly of poor sports manship and their object of attack was rather obscure.
 q Clarke made bad getaway by walking Murray and Lebourveau foi- lowed with terrific drive which hoped over the low fence in front Of the Chero- Cola sign in center field for 4 home run. After this exhibition of Vol batsmanship, however, Clarke set tled down and turned nine men down in order. 4 In the fourth Fisher opened the Tn. ming with a grounder to right field and stole second. Griffith flied out to Camp and Hawks hit long drive down the groove which Jeanes mis- Judged, though he should have caught the ball. The hit was for two bases while Fisher scored. Graf singled ana Hawke scored. Wagner walked but Camel went far into left field to take lMackey's long drive. Clarke then walked Bird, filling the bases. Mur- i,ray hit slow roller to Stewart but Clarke tried to field the ball and de- dected 1t out of Stewards reach. Gran scored. Stewart fielded the ball late and tried to throw to first while of his balance and his toss was wild. Wag- iner scored. Lebourveau singled, fill ing the bases again. Fisher, up for the second time in the same inning. ended it by flying out to Camel. as Gray Goes to Mound.
 r Cray started for the Barons at the sopening of the fifth and went along well until the ninth when three tall fiez were counted off him. With two men down, Fisher singled and Griffith leinSled while Hawks was walked to sffiI ths bases. Graf hit a triple down l#he left field foul line cleaning up the Eases. q, Wagner ended the inning by ASing out to Camel.
 E Tho Barons counted one run in the afth when Stewart hit Texas -lkaeuer back of third and it fell clear between Murray and Lebourveau. He took two bases. Brausen sacrificed him to second and Jeanes hit fly to Leb- orrveau, while Stewart scored after the catch.
 In the seventh one more run was obtained. Brausen singled and Rhode doubled, SeQu1uE 1eLe LO JuAEu' ocaheS hit a. fly to Griffith in deep center and BrAusen scored after the catch.
 Pretty Plays.
 Jeanes made a pretty catch of Leb- ourveau's long drive down the groove in the sixth. Brausen made a pretty bare-handed stop of Wagner's hit krounder down the third base line and got his man at first in the eighth. Rhode and Gray executed beautiful play when Bob took Lebouryeau's hot zrounder between first and second while Cray covered first, beating Lebour- veau to the base by a step. Hartford made a pretty stop and throw of Hawks srounder in the first inning,
 Rhode and Jeanes led Baron bat ters with two for three. Rhode hit a double and single out of three times up, while Jeanes got two singles. Grif. fifth got three out of five for the Vols.
 The Barons go to Chattanooga for games Sunday, Monday and Tuesday and return here with the Lookouts for the rest of the week.
 Nick Carter, obtained on option from Kansas City, has been turned back to the Blues to make room for Clarke.