The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-02
ned BATES HAS ONE
4 BAD INNING-SEVENTH
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MOBILE, Ala.s May denny Will
liams, who only joined the Mobile team
IN Wednesday, was responsible for the
Bears nosing out the Birmingham Bar,
rons in the opening game of the series
here Thursday afternoon, to 3, with
his blow to right scored the winning
runs in the seventh inning The Bar,
ons had previously scored two runs
in the third inning. When the visit
ors threatened to tie the score in the
eighth, Manager HUM Immediately
ranked Dan Boone, who had started
the game for the Bears, out of the box
and sent in Ellis to his relief and the
&ffer finished the game, holding the
HArons safe.
a Red" Bates, who has been a tough
bird for the Mobile team to crack at
all times, was finally given a beating,
due TO the punching of four hits in
the seventh. The Barons had the tie
ing run on third base and the winning
run on second in the eighth when
Boone was taken out of the game, but
the Bear management used judgment
to walk Howard Camp to get Johnny
Ring. subbing for Hartford in the game,
the latter closing the inning by pop
ping out to Cueto in left. Hartford
was out of the game today with a
charleyhorse.
Stewart Is Back
Manager Stuffy Stewart, who was
hack In his regular position at second
base after being out of the game since
April 20, on account of illness, showed
the Mobile fans hustling team full of
pep and who can hit the ball, outslug
eing the Bears in the contest that they
lost by a narrow margin.
Birmingham started the scoring of
the close battle in the third inning aft
er one man was out, Pitcher Bates sin
gled to left center, Brausen popped to
Cueto. Manager Stewart bounced
single over Marriott's head into left
field. Bates moving up to second base.
Jeanes followed Immediately with an
other lucky hit over the Mobile third
baseman's head, on which Bates scored
and Stewart took third and the batter
reached second on the relay. Knode
then singled behind first base, Stewart
scoring and Jeanes going to third.
Knode stopped further scoring when
he went out trying to steal second.
The Bears were only able to secure
one hit off Bates until the sixth in
ming when single by Kelly and one
By Boone and an infield out got run
ner as far as third, but he was left
there for the want of a pinch hit.
HUM Starts Rally
= Mobile started their winning rally
II the seventh inning. Manager HUM
80 aela rnck
Johnny Rings, chest that almost upset
single into center, moving the Bear
pilot to second, Cueto hunted to Bates,
whose threw 1 grt Hurn as third was
late ard an Gfters went safe. De
.Ypfnex delivery e sacrifice fly to CEN
ter scoring Huln. Kelly, then drove
THE bal1 o0f 10 eft field and Camel
,TsbbeN Hs1a of d hit by q great catch.
Sssses aEa1tfed q balk, moving Will
|{laHls {lfra and Cueto to second.
AAAn Sls got his third hit of the
HAes 4 sii1gle 70 short, that Ring got
Naiy one hard 0n and RhinO Williams
<f1Ea1 and CHeto stopped at third.
III ~ then inserted himself into !
he Ef1Aa with smash to right field,
HfotinE peto Jgnhy continued on to
'etcen1 ~ <eHa5't got the relay and
nd xS11s s. chase and when Boone
y 81 OF tiz8 @ef home, the latter was
fle A, Brausen made a bad
t8fow 1eAcer at the plate and
5AFpHN -. Williams reached
lHA 0f the play but was left
yslseN --rgz0tk fonled out. to Spencer.
NlArens Try Hard
The Barons in the eighth inning,
came back hard to try and overcome
Mobiles two-run lead, but failed, get
ing only one run over. Brausen went
out on a high one to d. Williams.
Manager Stewart, who played great ball
ia the game, sent out his second hit,
single to left. Jeanes' blow in right
for base hit advanced Stewart to
second Knode hit safe to right for
one bag, scoring his manager and
moving Jeanes to third. After this
third successive hit, HUM sent Boone
TO the showers and called in Ellis.
A short wild pitch moved Knode to
second base and things looked bad
for the Bears. Camp, who came to
tho bat, was purposely walked to get
Johnny Ring. Ring stopped the
Bar0ns threatened defeat of the Bears
by lying out to Cueto in short left.
Manager Stewart of the Barons had