The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
,Slidin In

l DIRMINGHAM, 10; Atlanta, .! D The sheeted ghost of past trium- | phant BarOns strode through Spill CT field and drove the Crackers out pell nell. Rising up from tLC depths of cellar riffraff, shaking loose what impediments blocked their course, the Stewards slung a gob of oozy, slimy mud from their dank and mirey place of abode and it landed fair and square in Atlanta optics.
 Gray-beards, who had seen the start of baseball in Atlanta, in at- tendance at the game, wagged their heads sOrrowfully at the spectacle. | It was recalled by some of the more
 aged and brightest of recollection
 that some time far back in the early days of baseball. in tlls south
 . similar occurrence had cUme to pass.
 It was a terrible catastrophe. The means of admiring Cracker fans were audible as far as the Birmingham Ter minal station. Wild descriptions of a crew of wild-eyed demons who cast a magic spell, exhaled fiery fumes and took the Crackers toll were prevalent after the game.
 The Crackers five errors could be accounted for in no other way than the work of evil magi. Few contests have been witnessed of a similar nature. Delmar Lundgren, who has been doing his stuff in a losing manner for the BarOns on the mound, gave up eight hits to the Crackers. This was fair showing and was creditable. It Is often good enough to win game But the wrench that was tossed into the mechanism andi for a wonder failed to gum the works was his passing of 10 batsmen. Atlanta scribes are suggest ing great modern epic to replace 'The Passing of Arthur" it would be enti- tied, '"The Passing of Delmar Lund- gren." As a passer he excelled Arthur in all departments and even if Arthur did lose his game he still had no edge on Delmar. And with all this, out side of the batter he hit and the wild pitch he ehunked, he won victory. Certainly, the days of miracles are still with us.
 Outside of Cracker errors it ap- pears that the pitchers were not any too effective. There must have
 
 the part of the locals to have driven in five runs in the second. Of course, Atlanta made five in the same frame, but it is figured that Mir. Lundgren, who is a warm hearted man, was liberal in his comps. The Crackers matched the BarOns until the eighth when the Stewards sent the customers home in tears.
 Babe Ganzel, who has been out of the game for something more than a week and a half, returned Thursday with a vengeance. He walloped out a trio of safeties in four tries. Fans will recall that this is the same Ganzel who seemed unable to connect with the ball under any circumstances before he was dOcked for repairs at a local infirmary.
 Over in the state where people travel around the country via mule- back, according to tradition, the
 New Orleans Pelieans hOpped a more modern means of progression from 8 given point to another and left the wind-shy Travellers with the bag to hold. The PeIs drove in thtree runs in the eighth inning putting them in the lead and Larry,
 Gilbert suddenly remembered he
 had a train to catch and pOsthaste
 took flight. He took the game as
 well, score to 5.
 The Volunteers did the New Orleans baseball club a valuable service when they checked the Memphis Chicks. The score was 8 to 6. Nashville's victory and New Orleans corresponding sue. cess gave the Gilberts another game less in their margin between them and the Chicks in their endurance race The Pels are now some one and a half or two games to the rear.
 The spectacular rise of the Wash.