The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-04
Decision At Home
STEWARTS LOSE WITH,
CHANCE TO WIN. GAME
Qlsen's Offering Hit Frequently And Light Bill
Ellis lust Manages To Breeze In

AfEXEG0
MOBILE. Ala, May 3.-After a hard
xi&ht against the Birmingham Barons
that lasted until the final man was out
~ the ninth inning, the Mobile Bears
wen themselves another ball game from
<Hs Magic City bunch, score 5 to 8.
Managed stuffy Stewart made a desper-
ate effort to knot up the session In the
ninth, having the tieing runs on the
bases decision at the plate stopping
the visitors. The decision of Umpire
Hediey Williams brought the entire Biz
uz1uxham team down on him but the
howl earned them nothing. The big
scare that the Barons threw into the
Bears came with two out.
! Olsen Is Touched Up
Some heavy hitting Of the offerings
OF Pitcher Arthur Olsen, who did the
slab work for the Barons, was the direct
<zfolt of the Bears winning the ball
we're needed, Mulvey, DeVermer and
Cueto delivering very nicely for the
home club.
Bill Ellis, old timer in this circuit,
turned in another winning ball game
for himself with the aid Of his Jean
mates. Bill did not hdrl as well as in
previous games this season, fine support
saving him. Both teams threatened to
score in the early innings Of the game,
fast+fielding cutting down their chances,
but the Bears finally solved "Swede'
Olsen in the fourth inning and scored
three runs off him. .,..
Bill Marriott started the excitement
with smashing single to right and
scored all the way from first on Null
wey's double TO left, near the foul line.
Auhn and Boone went out on long fly
balls to CAMEL and Jeanes, respective
" In this inning, but Cueto renewed
the attack on Olsen with a triple to left
Field out of reach of the leaping Gan
vel. AL Devormer, who changed his
42eflcs Of hitting out long ones, drove
single to center, scoring Cueto. Kelly
walked, after Devormer's smash. De-
yQxmer stole second, Ellis beat out an
1nfleid hit that was out Of reach Of
Olsen. With the bases full Denny VIII
Hams popped out to Olsen.
Barons Como Back
The Barons came right back at the
NeaEs In their half Of the fifth inning
the well know break of the game help
ing them to score. With one out, Robert
ash went safe when Cueto booted his
Keller. Olsen grounded to Cueto, who
x4rced Robertson at second. Brausen
cracked double to left and Olsen
zz4pped at third. Stewart continuing
the hitting barrage driving Olsen and
3Eausen home with a double to left.
1eAnes followed with a single to left to
score Stewart, the latter putting on
speedAtN cross the plate. Knode ended
x@xther chance for more runs by going
out to HUM unassisted. -
Muivey's home run over the right field
vail in the fifth inning with one out
gave Mobile their fourth run OF the
Naafe.
Lack of pinch hitting cost the Barons
=. run in the eighth. when they filled
the bases with one out on Knode's
1buble. Cancels single and a wilful
p&sa to Camp. With three on Ring
Was unable to deliver, hitting into
4euble play from Ellis to DeVermer to
E{nhn.
Mobile got further into the safety zone
keoSn the struggling Barons, who were
EHll Of fight in every inning by adding
ASkin in the eighth inning. Mulvey sent
QFt his third hit of the game, single
~ left. Huhn's hot liner to Brausen,
at the fielder could not hold, moved
Alvey to second. Both runners ad-
nced on Boone's sacrifice. Cueto was
fown out by Ring, without an ad-
Nce. DeVermer singled back of
end base, Mulvey scoring on the play
nlit HUM went out at the plate. y
Stewart Comes Through ~
Robertson and Spencer, the latter
o the Baron's ninth frame. Brausen,
however, drew a free pass. Stewart
singled to left and Brausen went to
second. Jeanes singled between short
ana second, Cueto knocking down the
ball and then throwing Brausen out at
the plate to end the game.
Stewards hitting and fielding was the
high lights of the game from the
Aaron's viewpoint. He secured a double
and two singles in the game, handling
seven chances without an error and
driving in two OF the three runs that
his club scored. Brausen got his bat
ting eye back in this game, hitting a
soluble and single. Knode registered
his second double in that many days
Mplvey played great ball for the
Bears, hitting home run, double and a
single out of four times at the bat and
FIELDING in a sensational manner to
Keep the visitors from winning the ball
game. DeVermer secured three singles
out OF four times, his hitting being in