The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-06

Earl whitehill and Pet Duncan, as
s-0sted by an all-star cast, will enact the
a-9ine-act play, THE Tigers after the
= Reds in the Wood" Tuesday afternoon
League baseball park. These two men
-saret artists and past performances here
.-have made them known to all ball park
Schabitues of this city. While ,Duncan's
.arecord here is of more ancient vintage
aothan that of whftehill, it is none the
Ignore illustrious.
The assemblage of stars which the
Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds will
bring for their game includes quite
-rgood representation of former Birming-.
>aham players. But above all, the name
4nof Whitehill and Duncan stand out.
Whitehill, whose acquisition by the
offigers late lin the season last year
-aineant $500 around for the players of
Ito be the most promising recruit sent
mp by the minors during the past sea-
s.Sson. 81 &c.,
- whftehiii Makes Good
When the Tigers were sorely pressed
by the Cleveland Indians in their bat
he for second place in the American
seAnd had fell behind. whitehill came
: into the fold and with little adue Cobb
rushed him onto the mound to oppose
the Indians. The result was that the
Cunningham recruit shut the door in
the face Of the mighty Indians and let
victories he added to his string and
Detroit went into second place by one
half game
AS for the other star performer who
will play opposite whitehill he was one
Of Carlton Molesworths pet finds. He
broke into the majors with little pre-
iiminaries and was very soon there
= after playing In a worlds series. Last
year he was rated as the majors best
outfieider and set a new fielding rec
ord Duncan fe pat
at all. but Louis B., Is one Of the grad
uates Of the old school of Barons
Several other players who have per-
formed with Birmingham will probably
be with the visiting teams also, in
Guiding Ed Wells, Flip Neun, Ed Goe-
bel, of last years team. g
IS & Welcome Assured Tye
cs:ss M any s,of the games greatest stars
- are included In the roster Of one or the
s~-other fofs the clubs, but, the name. that
means most to the Dixie school kid and
E8he southern baseball expert IN Kind
fs that of Ty Cobb, the Georgia peach.
The performances OF the Tigers man
-..ager on the base paths are marked
..ss,Above. all others.
Plenty of room will be ready for a
Sceap8city crowd, and the right and left
& field bleachers and the grandstaRd will
.-.hs used to handle the crowds. The new
annex to the grandstands, however.
.Mill not be ready for occupancy by
AucsuAys HOWEVER, the e0Ltr6 plant
- will be entirely finished by the season
opening. aa7ee,
- Barons whip eaints
In the final game of the st. Paul
Baron series Saturday afternoon the
IDEALS copied 4 to 1. This Is the third
Victory for the Stewart clan over AL
lens. Saints out OF the five games.
One was lost and another tied Sam
-@xfynian twirled the Barons to- victory.
LYMAN Stars again
Fork -flinging Sam Myman again
tltrred in a jam-up pitching perform
: Ence and gave the Saints a mere quin-
tet Of hits, mona OF which entitled the
batter to more than one base. Though
once or twice in IA bad. hole, Samuel
cfAmbered out In neat fashion. In the
fifth inning Sam begged down To his
eyebrows, but emerged scathless but