The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
NO UPSETS SATURDAY ' IN AMATEUR CIRCLES
Southern Bell Bounces East Lake, Scoring Eight
 Runs In Sixth Frame

Wild and woody, featuring every known variety of the national game, Thursdays contest between Southern Bell and. East Lake went to the former by a 1O-3N score. The Lakers blew in the sixth with the, score tied at two all, and eight runs crossed the pan in this frame; Beyond that single inning, it was bat tie to the queens taste. '.
 Manager Byrd stated after the game that he would probably retire from the league Byrd was peeved at the umplr- ing he had received of late, and if Sat urday was any sample, he cant be greatly blamed. It is very true that City League umpires perform largely for the sports sake, are fair and unprejudiced and deserve all sorts of commendation but it is the plain truth, too, that the arbitration yesterday was very poor. Not only in quality of judgement, but in running the game, keeping the play CTS in hand, and in working together, their .umps were considerably remiss.
 Southern Bell hopped off to flying start in the first frame. West singled, O'Brien sacrificed perfectly, and Shaw singled, West scoring and Shaw taking second. on Wares error. Vincent singled to score Shaw. After that Newby was invincible until the big blow-up, and when Godbee smashed homer in the third with a man on to tie the count, the game settled into a pretty scoreless duel.
 East Lake passed up big chance in their half of the sixth when they had men on third and second with none out, but Senn popped to Brakeffeld in try ing to sacrifice and a double play re- suited, effectually smothering that rally.
 Then in the last half of the frame, the real trouble broke. Vincent and Ganong lined out singles to start it. Slick went to third on the blow and a foolish throw to catch him let Ganong take second. Brakefield dropped slow Texas Leaguer to left to unite the score. Then came several umpirical mix-ups in decisions on the bases, neither arbiter ruling at times and both at other times. | The Lakers started beefing, left the field once, were persuaded to resume play and then blew sky-high.
 j Slick Vincent followed his starting single with a home run on his second ] bat in the inning, while Mitchell also | helped his owri cause with a round trip | blow. Vincent's was the hardest hit ball of the whole game, rolling nearly to the car tracks through a thick scrub and undergrowth that slowed it down. Cur dy Byrd finally came in from right field, retired the side and held them scoreless the rest of the route.
 From that point it was all off. East | Lake kept trying, but the lead against | lem was too overwhelming not to op- press their spirits woefully. Mitchell | struck out the side in the ninth to round out a nicely worked game.
 Dunbar, who started and pitched two innings without a man reaching first, was struck on his throwing arm by pitched ball while batting in the second | and had to be relieved.
 Slick Vincent's timely hitting and Mickey OBriens catching were the high lights of the Bellmen's game, while DePiano, despite slightly cratic ten dencies, turned in some dazzling plays. Larkin errored once, but made the prettiest fielding play of the game on a slow bouncer behind the pitchers box. Caldwell also shone.
 This win puts Southern Bell in the Central Division lead, unless Alabama Power gets their double forfeiture from Yellow Cab. It is said that the Cabbers have dropped out of the circuit, but there is some doubt as to whether Sat urday's games will be forfeited, or will be played off by another team.
 Sloss overcame Doster- -Northington's heated opposition to maintain their big lead. The score was 6-4 and the divi- | sion leaders had to rally strongly to win, as they were on the short sector of a g. score going into, the last of the seventh. Nat Barnes blew after giving Fairfield a tight battle for seven in- nnigs, and the leaders won, 9-4. The Southern Belfast Lake score: