The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-20
Games Today.

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 Nashville at Montgomery
 1 Shreveport at Memphis.
 Away back wonder in center field
 Whistler drove one with an awful wield, Duffy jumped after 1t so high In the air It whitened all the roots in Whistler's 1 hair.
 And I guess that's going some.
 With old Mount Slag ejecting her fiery bowels high in the air and one thousand rooters on a wild stampede, Little John- ny of the house of Duffy sprung from the meadow like a frightened hare yes terday and pulled down Whistler's home run labelled drive, saving the game for Birmingham and setting the hearts of ball struck the fielder's hand with such 1 an awful jolt that he was Tipped around | like pigmy in the hands of Goliath With the grit that Is born of heroes the | game fielder swung on to the ball and as he struck the earth again he wheeled
  in turn relayed it to Vaughan and the most remarkable double play ever wit messed on a Southern field was enacted at West End Childs, who had figured on an easy jaunt In home, was so dumb founded at Duffys wonderful feat that his legs were suddenly paralyzed and he was caught ten feet off on his return to | first
 Crowd Went Wild.
 It was a minute before the crowd could realize what they had seen, and then the applause came from the grandstand, l bleachers and smoker with sudden roar that fairly lifted the players off their feet. Duffy was the hero of the hour and time and again he was forced to take off his hat In another moment coins of all shapes and sizes began dropping from the grandstands and when the collectors had finished 1t was found that the clever little fielder had been presented with a purse of s26.20.
 1 Manager O'Brien, Whistler and all the veteran players said 1t was the greatest feat they had ever seen in baseball. Duff l IL Is known that he caught the long line l drive within ten feet of the score board l the seeming impossibility of the play can be realized He was at least three feet in the air when he clutched the ball.
 Sad Day for Montgomery. | It was indeed a sad day for Montgomery but glorious for the fans. The Legislators 1 one run in three games and the dropping of three straights to their rivals on the | slag pile was a bitter dose too hard to swallow. Withal the three games just con cluded furnished the best article of ball l ever seen in Birmingham and possibly in the south. Birmingham failed to make an error in the three games and that in itself is rather strong.
 The strong young wing of Bobby Trit- ton held the Whistlerites down at all stages of the game and after the third in- ming had passed with Birmingham two runs to the good the dope studying fans knew that third victory was at hand
 Triton was steady from the start and allowed the Montgomerlans Just four hits. The youngster quickly found home in the hearts of fandom and last night he and his friends were the proudest party of citizens in all the land. He had great speed and used just enough of his curves to let the Legislators know he had them. Triton will undoubtedly make one of the best pitchers in the league.
 l Tritton's friend, young Kennedy, as- sisted him to victory by ripping off two clean singles while a runner was on sec- ond. This sent two runs across the plate and cinched the game for the erstwhile amateurs.
 Kanzler was also there with the stick and the boy who was turned loose by Montgomery finished the day by whack- ing out a single and drive to right field for three bases. He also did some beauti- | full work in the field.
 Action in the First.
 In the first inning Montgomery failed to wake things up and it was up to the Bar ons. Duffy was easy out and but Sam Brown walked. Vaughan tried to drive the ball out but hit one to Childs and forced Brown out at second. Busch in attempt to make a double play threw the ball over Whistler's head and into the smoker. A spectator threw the ball out and Vaughan skirted the bases. An awful wrangle arose over this play, Montgomery claiming that Vaughan should go back to second as an outsider had handled the ball Leidy so decided and Harry had to take a back trot. Kennedy. however, had the goods and sent Vaughan home on a swift drive to right field. Under the rules Leidy was right in his decision.
 In the third inning Birmingham scored again. Duffy reached first on Whistlers error and was advanced to second on 1 Browns sacrifice. Vaughan went out on a grounder to short, Duffy taking third on the play. Kennedy again came up with the groceries and slapped a grass burner through Childs for one base. Duffy coming home.
 The third and last run for Birmingham came off in the fourth when Kanzler opened up the works by tearing off terrific drive to right field for three