The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-25
REAL PITCHING DUELIS
STAGED BY SOUTHPAWS
Barons Fail To Score On Cavet And Orleans
Pockets Tough Game To Lose

Two fork-handed Fingers toed the
mark Thursday afternoon at Redwood
Hield and flung in combat close for nine
innings. After the last man was out
The aggregate score of the two teams
was one. The Pels being in possession
~ the one COPIED the game. Old Pug
A-avet, whom the graybeards used to
watch twirl when in his prime, did the
#urn for the Pels, and though he al
lowed a safe swat more than Sam Hy-
8nan. he won his game. Hyman turned
I'd wonderfully well pitched ball game
Tor the stewarts and an error figured
An on the lone Pelican tally. He gave
The visitors but four hits, while several
Ut their mightiest batsmen swung at
pace in the pinches.
First Score Decides Game
One counter, scored by the first man
that came up in the first inning was
The winner. With three balls and two
Etrikes on him, Schick singled over sec
&nd andp went to second when Gilbert
f4lked. Lyman struck out Henry.
.$hen Tucker hit hot grounder to
A<node, who booted the ball and all
lands went safe, bases loaded. Hoff-
nan forced Tucker at second, but
3ichick scored, and the fact that Ewoldt
N6rced Hoffman, at second, ending the
inning, was of little consequence.
Y From then on the game was a hot
aattle. Both pitchers were in the hole
Pm one or two occasions, but by good
came out. Lyman had a man
IN second and third with two out in
he third, but Hoffman was thrown out
St first on an easy grounder to short.
Big Chance Is Lost
tCavet was in a serious hole in the
sikhths but emerged unscathed. Hyman
walked to start the inning and Brau-
en- laid downIa bunt which went clear
Without being touched between Cavet
nd Ewoldt. Camp then came to bat
md somebody figured that 1t might be
Y good idea to bunt again, since the
fets' tnfield looked bad on the last one,
~ the Baron right fielder got the bunt
HgnaI. Cavet fielded the ball and
9hrew out Hyman at third. Jeanes. who
las been setting miserable pace with
ne stick of late, hit a grounder to
Ioffman and was out at first. Knode
~ long fly to Gilbert and the best
nance of the game to score had passed
nprofitably Z
In the fourth, the Pels started as If
hey might count a tally or so when
fwofdt singled to start the inning, but
ackson flied out to CAMEL, with
lwoIdt staying on first, and Dowie hit
4 ground to Hartford. who converted
into double play to get Ewoldt
second and Dowie at first.
Man Dies On Third
Inc Barons had a man around to
bird In the first inning, but he died
here. Brausen singled and stole sec
nd, while Jeanes' infield out sent him
third, after Camp had struck out.
mode hit liner to Jackson, however,
nat ended the inning.
Both principals in the pitchers duel
aowed wonderful control and steadi-
ess. Cavet passed Hyman twice for
~ only walks, while Lyman walked
lree men. Six men were famed by
lyman and three by Cavet.
& The Pelican hurler displayed a style
languid twiriing which bordered on
Ne nonchalant, even with men on bases.
Qth pitchers used a curve ball con-
derabiy. E.
The decisions Of Umpire Pigue on
aus and strikes aroused the ire of