The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09
6aron's Center Gardner Does sensa- tionaI Fielding Stunt of Game. Niles Back In Old Form.
 Score Was 4 to 1.
STANDING.
Games Yesterday.
Birmingham. {; Nashville, 1. Shreveport, 10; Memphis, O. New Orleans, 6; Little Rock, 1.

salee, the tall southpaw with the quick-breaking curves, put it all over Mike Finn's tail-enders out in the shadow of the slagpie yesterday afternoon. In accomplishing this feat the tall twrler was very ably assisted by eight of his cohorts and the result of the game, to 1 in the Barons' favor. sent nearly 1000 loyal rooters home with sharpened appe- tltes for supper.
 Birmingham's total of tallies would have been larger but for the effectiveness at critical junctures of Arthur Herman, whose arm Is nothing to speak of but whose. head probably Is as well stocked with the scrt of gray matter that keeps batsmen guessing, as Is the 'cranium of any pitcher in the country. On three occasions when nice little bingle would have added one or more runs to the Coal Barons score Herman could not be found safely.
 sallee, for Birmingham gave mas terly exhibition of pitching and the fur ther he vent the better he got. His curves were found for safe drives eight times by the Finnlanders, one being of he scratch variety, but not single man got free pass to the initial bag. and every base made by Nashville was earned. The tall boxman wound up the game In a sensational manner by strk- ing ont the three batsmen up in the | last inn ng.
 We'll Supported.
 To earnest, hard working ''Matty'' must be given much of the credit for Sallees good work. The stoc.sy catcher jollied the big fellow into putting them right over the plate, reminding him at all stages to make the batter hit the ball, as thele were eight men to get it If 1t was hit And all the Barons gave the pitcher excellent support, the only wob- ble being made by Niles who threw badly to Vaughan in the eighth, allowing Kanzler to reach first However, Kanz- Ter did not score and the error did no harm.
 The sensational fielding stunt of the afternoon was done by Joe Hennessey in the fourth inning After Elsey and Jen- sing had gone out Wiseman and Keenan followed with singles and then Sample lifted a long drive to left center. Hen nessey sprang for the flying sphere at the. crack of the bat, but just before reaching it stumbled and fell headlong to the ground. In the twlnkling of an eye he was on his feet again and clutched the ball just as everyone thought it had through ticket to the big score board. The catch aroused great enthusiasm l among the fans and Hennessey was ap- plauded to the echo.
 Niles Played We'll. | Niles, too, got back in the game with both feet yesterday and showed the form he did for the first few games after he 1 joined the team. The Cotton States leag- uer made three hits out of five times up, stole second in sensational style twice and fielded his position ceanly. The er- TOT scoredVagainst him was an excusable ] one as he had just made beautiful pick ! up off Handlers bat and in his eagerness i threw badly to first. Niles first hit was a beautiful bunt down the first base line and he actually beat the ball to the bag. | The Finnlanders got their first last | and only run in the first inning on Ben netts safe hit Norcum's sacrifice and FL 1 seys sharp grounder to short. which took bad bound and got away from Moore.
 The Barons forged to the front in the sixth when two tallies were made on Naughan's scratch hit and Keenans er- TOT followed by wild throw by lansing Two more were added in the seventh on Niles hit and steal of second. Delehantys | Texas leaguer which was good for two bags and Smiths bingle to right. l The detailed score follows: