The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-05


village park at II :aO; dinner, provided by
thu company, from ! to p M; foot
r..ces and wheel races, ETC., from to 3
D. M; addresses by Judge Inzer and
Henry B. Gray, 3 to 4 p. M; baseball
game at Athletic park, p. M, and dane
ing in the pavilion in the afternoon and
evening.
Judge Inzer and Mr.. Gray were, un-
fortunately, unable to attend the cele-
bration. Mr. Gray sent this letter of re-
greet to his friends in st. Clair county:
birmingham, Ala, July 3, 1906
".Mr G. W. Pratt, Pell City. Ala:
MY Dear Walker-I received your let
ter Saturday, as l told you yesterday over
the phone, and l regret exceedingly am
not able to accept your kind invitation
| for the 4th. The invitation, coming as 1t
| did, Saturday just two days before the
4th made it impossible for me to break
some other engagements that I have. l
| tried to call you up over the telephone
| Yesterday afternoon, but was unable to
| get YOU I tried very hard to break these
| engagements but I simply could not do
So l appreciate your thinking OF me, and
know l would have enjoyed it highly.
| regret very much, as I said before. my
| inability to be with you.
with lindest personal regards. ] am,
'I4ENRY B. GRAY"
| The features of the day were the two
| ball games played on Athletic field by
| the Pell City club against the Louisville
and Nashville team of Birmingham. Pell
City won each game by score of to
| 3. Both teams played slSillful, snappy,
fast ball. and kept the attendance of 1000
| persons in a fevor of excitement. In the
| first game Louisville Nashville put Will
| liams in the box, but the Pell City boys
touched him up so sharply in the second
| inning that he was taken out of the
game and Byrum substituted. Byrum
| pitched a magnificent game, the locals
| getting only one hit off him. Rivers OF
| Admission, who swirled for Pell City, did
effective work. keeping cool in emergencies
and striking out eight men. For Pell City
| Gather. who caught in both games. did
superb work both behind the bat as well
as with the willow, getting three hits.
| d. Pratt at shortstop, was watched clese-
| ly by the experts, all of them saying that
| he was one of the most skilled amateur
/ PLAYERS in the south. He covered whole
Il lot of ground, went after everything, made
several phenomenal stops and catches, and
| with one exception in the second game
lined the ball wherever he wished to
throw it with remarkable accuracy Hogg
was a tour Of strength at first base, as
was also Donovan at second. Pair at third
| played wonderfully we'll, especially in
| the second game. The eutfield followed
| the ball constantly, brought DOWN several
long. swift drives after desperate runs
and robbed the visitors OF q number of
| two-base hits
For the Louisville and Nashville team
the flonors weng to Montgomery, their
star pitcher in the afternoon game, By
rum. Stevens the catcher. and Brown.
who, after making a two-base hit, tainted
after fast run to second. vt was agreed
| here that more gentlemanly team never
visited Pel City than the Louisville and
Nashville boys. A return game with them
will be played next Saturday in Birmisg-
ham,