The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-16

Shreveport, z: Memphis, B.
 Montgomery, 9; Nashville, l.
 Little Rock, 4; New Orleans, 4.
 There was another funny ball game out at West End park yesterday after noon and the Coal Barons won it by the score of 1 to in a hair raising ten inning struggle, after two men had gone out. And Vaushans men won, too, with an awfu1y patched-np team. caused by the strike inaugurated by Dusty" Miller, Delehanty. Hennessy. Ragan, Moore and Hafford. As a result of the strike" the Barons had crippled man behind the bat, an outfielder at short a catcher at third, a pitcher in left field and a former slab artist In center.
 Perhaps not one of the 1900 fans who sweltered through the ten innings be- leved at the outset that the Barons In their crippled condition had any pos sible chance to take the game from the Bremen It simply looked like a walk over for the Georgians and that they did not win was owing to the fact that luck reversed itself from Monday and broke with the local team.
 However, there must be no discount Ing of the fact that the patched-up Bar ons put up plucky fight from flag-fall to finish and they deserve all credit for their game and successful efforts. That the loyal rooters were with the men who played and repudiated the action of the strikers" was evident throughout the game. There were no knocks for anybody, but only the glad hand and encouraging shouts. We're all with you, boys. was the slogan that sounded throughout the game. Even when Des- sau in left misjudged two fly balls hit to his territory which should have been caught. and both of which had to go for doubles, not a hammer was raised and not knock registered.
 Won By Errors.
 But It was funny game, as stated in the beginning, and the Barons played in sheer good luck to win, as all their runs were the result of field or battery errors. One of the visitors tallies was made on clean hitting, but one of the other two resulted from a base on balls, a couple of hits and a wild throw by Anderson, and the other came from a safe bunt, a sacrifice and a long fly to right.
 Montgomery caught a splendid game for a convalescent cripple. Anderson held down shortfeld in good style, "Matty'' played the third bag like a veteran, al- though he failed to handle a bunt which a fast thisd- baseman would have taken care of. Dessau played left and doubt less did the best he could, but Des. is not an ourhelder and the sun in his eyes caused him much worry. Wagner took care of center in faultless style and plunked out pair of bingles.
 The Bremen began scoring operations n he first inning when, after Rickert nid Winters had gone out Stafford singled ea- scored on CT 1ier's dr.re to right Aat her was made in tho third On Rick ert s free pass O. ealls and suco ssslve tus h: Winters anu st. ford.
 Score Was Tied.
 -'ie Barons tied ene score in 'he fourth when Morse throw Montgomerys hit to short far over Stafford's head. "MoAto' going to second on the errors. Then Rick ert dropped Niles line fly to left and zel- Ter, in trying to catch Monte off second threw the ball away and Montgomery reached third, Niles going to second. Daddy Vaughan then sent a scorcher to right which brought both runners home.
 Neither side scored again until the tenth when the Bremen forged to the front by scoring another tally. Ander- son threw Winters grounder to short badly to Vaughan, giving the Atlanta right gardner a life "Matty'' didn't get to Stafford's bunt in time and Big Bob was safe on first. Crozier's neat sacrifice advanced each runner bag and Jordan's long fly to Smith scored Winters.
 It looked gloomy for the Barons in their half of the inning, as Matthews and An derson. the first two men up, were easy outs. But, as Harry Vaughan said to Dessau when the latter picked up his bat, You never can tell" and Des put beauty past short for bag. Then Sallee stepped to the plate and took one on his arm and Montgomery's patience was re- warded with base on balls, filling the bags. Harry Niles hit a beauty to center, sending Dessau home with the tieing run and pandemonium reigned when Vaughan steped to the plate with a do or die ex- pression on his countenance. Harry didn't go after any bad ones and finally got one of zeller's shoots in the short ribs, fore ing the winning tally across the plate