The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-10

Montgomery yesterday afternoon by a score of 4 to 3 it was just like taking candy from child. The visitors stood by and looked at Alioway win his own game by two bagger, followed by singles from the bats of Vaughan and Smith an6 they had lost another chance to be heroes. Birmingham 4; Montgomery B.
 It was as pretty contest as any one wanted to witness. It was close from start to finish, and until the last mar went down, the game belonged to any one who had the ability to go in and get a run or two. The score was tied at more than one time. and there was the excite. ment of seeing the home team break the tie twice, winning by one run which look. ed bigger to the 1900 rooters than the remainder of the score board
 Messrs. Alloway and Carter faced eact other, and it was nip and tuck. Both teams rapped the ball eight times, and both teams played ball behind their bitch. er While Birmingham is credited with three errors, she also gets allowance fo, three last doubles which tended to mow down the Legislators just like wheat be fore sickle. Versus this. the visitors played an errorless game and ran bases Tn manner that was a surprise.
 Vaughan and Smith.
 1t was just naturally the mighty bats of Father Vaughan and Billy smith that won the game, aided by Alloway's two pasger These mighty sons of swat each iambasted the ball three times. and onf tune Daddy stretched his long hit into two bagger. Dad crossed the r,,bbe, twice and Billy Smith won applause in punches when he came across for anoth- CT run. Alloway was also cheered to a ,,i.lsn ,,,. TOT ms two bagger, which netted 'iih run. Much as some people may moi believe 1t, the pitcher swings at n hal ana ne generally slaps it on the face
 m the fourth. sixth and eighth innipqs Fausnan cracked the ball, and Billy Smith uiu the same thing just to get even. Tn the fourth and sixth innings Father vaughan was first up and it was Rillv,s swattlng ability that put him where he could score. "e Al. And the rooters came back just like .hey used to do. They yelled and baot bottles against the seats, they stood ,,r ana WaiVed their hats and coats. and at tines something bordering on pandemo- mum reigned. An the home team de- served It. Tor at one time they had every appearance of being up against if. hui the rooters rallied and the swatting camo and the games was broken up.
 First Double Plays.
 The double plays pulled by Bjrminrba n, were fast and effective. In the first it looked bad when Schwartz and Delehantv each connected safely, after ,Moeswort :, was out. Durrett came to the bat and hit a hot one to Father Vaughan. who shot it to second. catching Delehanty. Uo,- nngsworth made quick catch and re- turn, and Durrett died several feet from first. '''
 Again in the eighth Manners hit safe after lansing had reached first on Tam sett's error. Busch hit to Henneger, who helded perfectly and threw to Hollings- worth catching Manners easily. The lit tie snort stop again was lightning fasr and whipped the ball to Vaughan for the second double.
 In the eighth Durrett hit for two bags. and Lansing hit to Alloway. The pitcher helded the ball in time to catch Durrett at third, and lansing was safe at first. Manners hit to Henneger, who ielded to Holingsworth and the ball was then shot to Vaughan, catching both lansing and Manners
 The run getting was as follows:
 In the third Carter was an easy out. but Molesworth drew base on balls and stole second. He scored on Dele hanty's single after Schwartz was out to Smith in center. Durrett then hit A hard ball 10 center field which should have been good for not more than two bags but Billy Smith booted 1t and Dele hanty scored from first, while Durrett went to third It was a clean two-bagger but perfect fielding would have prevented the run, and held the batter at second lansing flew out.
 In the fourth Vaughan started off with safe crack to left. He went to third on Billy Smiths safety to right Smith stole second and Matthews drew a base on balls. Hanley hit long fly to left and Vaughan scored on the throw in, Smith going to third and Matthews to second on the same throw. Hennager hit long fly to center and Smith scored. Tamsett re- tired the side
 In the sixth Birmingham scored on Vaughan's double, followed by Smiths single to left. Matthews was an easy out, and Hanley hit a fly to Busch. Thinking that made the third out Smith ran off second and double play was completed
 In the seventh Montgomery tied the score. Carter hit safe after Papst was out, and scored on Durretts three bag ger. Lynch and Smith were playing far to the left as Durrett had put three fouls down the third-base line. The ball he hit would have been an easy chance for smith had he been In the usual center fielder's place, but it landed safe, owing to the change of position. Delehanty re- tired the side,
 Alloway was first up in the eighth He hit a ball down the third-b base line. It knocked up the lime, it was so close. He got two bags on it and was sacrificed to third by Lynch. Vaughan hit. scoring
 him. Smith then got his third hit send