The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-03
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S1AM LYMAN TURNS IN
ANOTHER NICE. GAME
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Ball; Joe Acosta Driven Off Hill
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@defca&ed Mobile, z to 8, in the second
game Of the series Friday afternoon, be-
cause several Mobile hurlers that tried
20 stop their batting spree failed. Joe
Acosta being sent to the showers in the
second inning, while "Skeets" Mcbride
Eeemed to have case of butter fingers,
lasted until the eighth, when he was
driven to cover, Harold wiltse finishing
up the inning and giving away for
pinch hitter in Mobiles eighth. Rex
Atkinson finished the game. making
total OF four slab artists that Manager
Huhn used In the one-sided affair. The
Bears in the game did not seem to
possess any "pep."
Sam Hyman, who was on the mound
for the Barons, hurled a fine game OF
ball, allowing the locals six hits, 1t be-
ing case of three up and three down
for four innings. The Mobile club was
only able to score off the left slider in
TWO innings, so tight was his pitching.
The Barons gave their pitcher fine sup
port, the outfield staging sensational
catches.
Bafons Open Up On Joe
The Barons began their attack on
Acosta in the second inning, Knode. the
first man to face him in this frame,
hitting single to right. Camel sent
Knode to second with a short single to
left. Knode was picked off second try
ing to steal third Camp doubled to left,
sending Camel to third, from where
he scored when Ring hit to Kelly. the
throw to the plate being late to get the
runner. Camp moved to third on the
play. Spencer struck out. Acosta, after
Aaving two strikes and one ball on
Pitcher Lyman, put one through the
middle and Sammy slapped it to deep
left center for two bags, scoring Camp
and Ring. Cueto was taken out after
this and Mcbride sent in to pitch.
Brausen closed the inning when he
grounded out from Cueto to HUM.
Stewards Score Again
Birmingham scored again in the third
inning when Camp went safe on NC
Brides error of his grounder. Ring
moved up to second when he rolled
out to Cueto. Spencer got a base
on balls. Hyman's out. from second
to first moved Camp to third and
Spencer to second. Brausen bounded
single out of reach of Mcbride and
Cueto ON which Camp scored.
The Barons opened an attack on Nc
Bride in the eighth, Ring getting
single to center and scoring all the way
from first when Spencer hit long
double TO left near the foul line.
When the eighth inning rolled around
THE Barons renewed their smuggling off
Mcbride and sent him out of lne game
I without any one out. Camp opened the
trouble for Mac with a single to right.
Ring sacrificed and Mcbride had MN
out easy, but hurried high to first base
and the runner went, sare, while Camp
moved to second. SpencerS single To
1ert scored Camp and John Ring stopped
III third. Manager HUM caIied Tor help
and Mcbride went to the bench. Wiltse
taking up the pitching and struck Hy-
man out, the first man to bat. Brausen
had better success against Wtltse and
hit single to right, scoring Ring. This
as all tne scoring for the day lor the
barons.
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fcel1tets scoring HUM. Cueto fouled out
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1fyhan~ made Wild pitch, on which
Boone scored.
the Bears third and last marker of
The contest was registered in the ninth
on boone'S second nltp a single 10 leIl,
an infield out and DeVermers double
off Brausen's knees, the ball going over
near the white bleachers.
Catcher Spencer, Camp and Knode led
their team in batting in the game, both
players rapping out double and a
single. Camp and Ring of the Barons
scored three runs each in the game.
CAMEL Makes Great Catch
Cancel of the visitors made remark
able catch in the game, coming from
far over in left to near short center to
take ball with one hand, on the run.
Jeanes robbed the hard-hitting De-
Werner of the Bears of a long hit by
racing into right center to get a ball
from the Mobile backstop's bat. De-
Werner for the past five games has been
robbed daily by outfielders making cir
GUS catches at his expense.
Dan Boone, the Mobile pitcher and
outfielder, hit the ball hard again yes
terday, securing two hits, triple and a
single making a total of five hits for
him in two days. The blows were not
lucky ones, but real hard hit balls out
OF the reach Of outfielders. Mulvey and
< Denny Williams fielded sensationally in
the game.
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