The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-29


formerly with the Kansas City
Blues reported to the BarOns here
To-day. Carter is six-feet and
weighs over 200 pounds. Sep
Good will probably be released to
allow room for him on the staff.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, May 2S.-The
Little Rock Travellers rallied desperate
" last half of ninth here today and
scored two runs but the Barons were
50 far ahead that the last squirt of the
home team did not damage them notice
ably. Birmingham won the game, B
to 3. and by the victory won the series
two games to one.
Three clean and powerful hits drove
In two runs before one out had been
scored against the Travellers in the last
half of the ninth inning but the rally
fizzled rapidly thereafter, although
Manager John Franklin Stewart had
to call out some of bis reserve pitch
ing strength before he could suppress
the last stand of the home boys. Stew
art chose Elmer Gray, big right
handler as the relief for Mr.. Scarphin
Good, a left-handed curver, who had
survived eight innings of the Traveller
attack because of his own good pitch
ing and his much better support.
FOuF DOuDAo rays
Mr.. Gray went in with two Trav-
elers on base, one out and two runs
needed to score. He pitched to one bat
ter and a double play ended it all with
Little Rock still two runs in the rear.
The double play that brought the Trav-
elers to a full and complete stop in
the ninth was the fourth of the day
for the Barons, who picked them off
two at a time almost is fast as the
Travellers got men on bases One of
those Baron double killings, the next
to the last one, was as damaging to the
cause of the down trodden Travellers as
was the final twin execution that closed
the game.
1t was made in the seventh and it
Dllghted a Little Rock rally that was
Just about to open up in full bloom and
1T was made after a Traveller batsman
had believed what looked like sure
nit ''Scrappy" Moore hit the ball, a
low line drive to short right field
with the bases full and one out.
Howard Camp, who seems to be the
arch enemy of Little Rock, was the
william who turned the seemingly sure
hit into a put out by making one of
the most remarkable catches of the
season at Kavanagh field. Camp came
IN with the speed of a dashman at the
finish of a fast 100 yards snatched
the ball within a few inches of the
ground, and then because all of the
Travellers on base had moved more
than half way to the next station.
Camps throw to first doubled a run
Sner off that bag and put the well
known kibosh on the Travellers first
serious threat of the game after they
had scored one run.
Good Pitches Good
Although he wasn't there when the
grand prize was awarded Good was an
important factor in the Baron victory.
BE tired before the finish, but for six
innings he looked like he was well en-
titled to his name-he was so good for
six innings that the Travellers got only
two hits off him. Then he began to
wilt, but Camp saved him in the
secenth and Gray was the life saver
who did his duty in the ninth.
The BarOnsafOt their first run in the
fifth inning. With one gone Stewart
drew a base on balls and promptly
stole second. He scored when Knode,
the hard hitting boy from Michigan,
pounded a clean single through the box.
Camel and Camp were easy outs SO far
the steal had been eliminated the
BarOns wouldn't have scored.
A Gift
A Birmingham run in the sixth was