The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-12
TRAVELLERS TROUNCE. .5 THEN TIE BARONS
Mccall Allows Stewards } Hits In First Errors
 Behind Walker Knot Second

LITTLE ROCK. Ark., July Ill., Especial. )-The Birmingham Barons today helped the Little Rock Travellers break their losing stseRk when they swung heIplessly against the pitching of Harold Mccall and lost the first game of double-header, to l. The second game went nine innings to q draw, 6 to 6, largely because of the ragged fielding of both teams. 44
 "Stuffy" Stewart started young Ru- fus Clarke in the first game, but he got only asjfar as the fifth inning in which he was driven to the showers. Jones finished for the Barons and flock Of hits and errors allowed the Travellers to pile up the senfe. Meanwhiles the Bar. one got only three hits off Mccall and until the eighth inning they had only one, a lucky break in that inning gave them their lone run. ..
 Roy Walker pitched tRS second game for the Barons with sQc Newton opposing him at the stast and { sRube" Robinson finishing after.a pinch hitter had hit for Newton. Walker was the victim of wretched support and so was Newton, while the only run that was scored off Robinson would not have been allowed by good support.
 The first three innings of the open ing game were scoreless on both sides but in the fourth one hit was good for d Little Rock run. Gillian walked and went to third on Guyon's single to right. Clarke threw out Herman, but T,ory drove long fly to left and Gil' liam scored after the catch.
 Acton Opens Up. ~
 Acton opened the fifth with a single and advanced on Michael's sacrifice. Mccall singled to right and Acton scored. Mccall went to second on the throw home and took third on q passed ball! Morrison walked and stole sec ond and both Mccall and Morrison scored when Gillian lined pretty sin. gle to right. That finished Clarke and Jones stopped the Travellers.
 Michaels led off in the seventh with n walk. Mccall struck out, but Mor-- risnn sent Mike" to third with sin gle to right. Gillian hit into q double play, but, it was one of those reverse order affairs with the first out being made at first. Morrison delayed the putout on himself long enough to per nit MiehaeIs to score.
 Two Errors Aid
 4 connie of errors helped the Tray elers in the eighth. Guyon led off by walking. Herman flied out, but Lory singled to left. Philbin's grounder to first took a freak hop over Rhodes hend and went for a double, scoring Cuyon, Acton hit to Hartford, who made a wide throw to the plate and Torv scored. Spencer recovered the hall and. threw low to second and Phii- bin scored. Michaels' single brought in Acton.
 The Barons7 averted q, shutout in the eighth. Jeanes singled, but was forced by Camp. Ganzei popped to Alichaels, but Hartford hit down the right field line. The ball bounded off the fence tn front of the negro bleachers and went for three-base hit, Camp scoring. Mi chaels threw out Spencer.
 RarOns Score First
 The Barons scored first in the second game, getting a run in the second ln- ming. Jeanes singled, advanced on Camps sacrifice and Cancels out and scored on wild pitch.
 The Travellers scored two in their half of the second when. Smith doubled and Philbin hit to center and circled the bases when the ball got by Jeanes.
 An error gave the Barons two in the third. Robertson singled and moved up on Walkers sacrifice Brausen's single advanced Robertson to third. Stewart hit to AIichaels, who made a. low throw to the plate, permitting Robertson to score. Rhode forced Stewart, Jeanes' single sent Rhode to third and Jeanes and Rhode attempted double steal which was broken up, Rhode being caught at the plate.
 BarOns Count Again
 Two errors, two stolen bases and two bases on balls gave. the Barons two runs in, the fifth without hit. Rob ertson walked, but Walker struck out and Robertson was doubled trying to advance to second. Brausen walked and stole second. Stewart hit high fly to right center and Acton muffed it, Brausen scoring and the manager going tD second. Herman let a grounder by Rhode get through him and Stewart scored. Rhode stole, but Michaels threw out Jeanes. 1-.s.-;s.,o,.s,
 The Travellers came within one of tying it in their half of the fifth and