The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-14
Games Today.

Memphis 3, Montgomery 2
Games Today.
Little Rock at Birmingham.
New Orleans at Atlanta.
Shreveport at Nashville.
Memphis at Montgomery
Lured by the music CT twentieth century
Sirens. whose deadly Scylla and Charyb-
dis is a ball and a bat the Travellers out
of Little Rock were doomed to the usual
and fearful fate of those thus trcked
when the winds blew up a cloud, and
rain came to save them.
Just as the Barons had begun the work
of humiliation, the storm broke in great
fury. The park was flooded for hundreds
of feet, and when the pls ers had been
driven to shelter and it was seen that to
the game was impossible, the
fans, nestled close together
were shut in from the outer world for
the space of an hour. After the down
pour had been somewhat checked, the
ground was simply a floating body, on
whose surface 1t was dangerous to place
a foot. Seldom has a heavier rain fallen.
did not venture forth to an
nounee the game indefinitely postponed,
but the fans knew Just the same. Only
one and one-half innings had been played.
Each side had got a hit. Bruner was
twirling In great shape for the locals
and Keith seemed to have full supply
of goods in stock. Rain put am end to a
contest that would have been fast and
snappy.
About the Sirens.
How the Barons changed their outward
appearance as ball players. and became
to lure the visitors to their
ruin, is altogether another story, albeit
the characters are the same. The plan
was conceived at noon, just prior to the
arrival of the Little Rock team, and was
carried out some few minutes later. There
were Meeks Montgomery, Garvn, Gear
Smith, Raglan, Castro and others. These
gentlemen, armed with those instruments
which usually make rag time music met
the visitors as they stepped off the noon
train from Sleeperstown. No sooner had
the Travellers touched foot to Mother
Earth, than the unseemly din commenced
Garvin blew keenly threw a cornet, while
horn. The kettle drum was the delight of
the roaring Mr. Raglan, and Dale Gear
made merry with a bagpipe. And over and
above this eternal din Meeks hammered
with all his might on the breast plate of
a bass drum.
Travellers Startled.
Imagine, readers, the surprise of the
Travalare tl,. oant1aD,an from, a dead If
tie village in Arkansas, whose stiffness
was simply accentuated by three days
stay in Alabama's sleepy town.
1t was Kimberling, the Barons say. who
started to run. 1t may have been Bird
But at any rate, the entire bunch was
soon giving Manager thinner trouble, each
man planning a desperate means of es-
cape, and some preparing to break
through the iron railing that protects
steam engines from the people
When quiet was restored, however, and
several gallant police officers had as.
sured the strangers that nothing should
harm peaceful visitors to the magic City,
timidly they stepped to the platform.
What howl was raised when Bernie
Mckay recognized Harry Matthews. and
divuged the trick. There was much
laughter-a goodly bunch of fans having
gathered-some rare and eccentric ex-
CARNATIONS, a hand shake all around, and
the music was again In order. Meeks
started the tremendous laundering of his
base drum. Castro blew shrilly while
Garvin, who had changed his note to
match the delicate shade of alto that
Gear was dispensing through the medium
of a bagppe. did stunts that will make
him proud through life and thereafter.
Through the Streets.
Up Twentieth street strobe the gallant
and hefty Meeks
Up Twentieth street followed Harry
Matthews and rip" Ragan, arm in arm.
Up Twentieth steret followed the entire
outfit, with the Travellers, in twos, march
ing slowing and in time Immediately to
the rear of the last instrument.
The crowd grew in volume and soon the
streets were blocked Street cars were
given jerk that sent them sprawling
upon their hind legs There was a run
away, possibly two, but nothing less than
a California quake could have stopped that
procession. Ever and anon, Raglan made
merry with his feet. Montgomery broke
into song and Chief thinner was con-
strained TO give blood curdling yell or
two.
Down Second avenue turned the process.
sion. Down Second avenue followed
tremendous crowd. Onward and upward
swept the music. with the indomltabc
Meeks ever to the front Thus the pa
rade continued until the hotel of the
visitors was reached Then. as suddenly
as it had begun the demonstration ceased.
There was another turn at hand shaking.
Then it was that some one suggested A
speech.
Castro Delivers Message.
Up sprung the charming Castro. He
was prepared to speak. He said:
''Welcome to our city, We conquering
ones of the subway. Again we bid you
welcome. Here are the keys. We gladly
turn them over to you. Make yourselves
merry and at home. Mayor Ward bids
you welcome. Every one is ready to re-
ceive you with open arms. You have con-
quered in your peculiar style even
much we have in ours, and you are
therefore entitled TO considerable praise.
No one in a backward fight could have
been more eminently successful. Again
lay the town at your feet. Behold the
fearful wounds where pierced the sword
of Brutus. And Castro is an honorable
man."
The speaker was cheered to the echo.
The heavens for miles around hurled back
the rejoicing. even as If angry. Chief