The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-26


 
 With another of those garrison finishes and a display of that never die spirit for which the Coal Barons have already become famous Birmingham defeated Montgomery yesterday by a score of to 1.
 The game was close and exciting throughout, and the ninth inning proved a good second to the spectacular finish in the last game with Atlanta, when Carlos Smith was the hero of the day Yesterday it was Silent Lou Walters that broke up the game in the ninth in ming when the bases were full and two were out.
 Ii was the first appearance of the Mont gomery squad here this year. The team played fairly well. but there was an evi- dent lack of team work. baserunning and the other means of making the most of the hits secured.
 Wilhelm went in to twirl for the Barons and was touched up for twelve safeties. He was not feeling well and that was re- sponsibe for the hits made by the Climbers.
 McCrane, the southpaw. was in the box for the visitors and proved very effective for the first four innings. He gave up one hit each in the next four innings, and in the ninth went up in the air before the attacks of the mighty Barons.
 Fast lnfeId Work.
 The inhed work of the Barons was fast and snappy. Three double plays were made, and these, coupled with other fast work around the bases, prevented sev- eral additional tallies by the visitors. The outfed was not in condition favorable to fast fielding and several times the ball took unexpected bounds and got away.
 Both teams scored the first inning. Houtzs three base hit followed by Dur retts single sent in the first tally. A quick double followed on Schwartzs grounder to Wilhelm and Apperious flied out to center. After Mullaney was out in the second Perry hit safe. but was nailed at second in his attempt to steal. Busch was an easy out.
 Apperious hit safe in the fourth with one out. The ball took bad bound and App went to third He scored on Wil- helm's wild pitch. Mullaney hit safe, but Oyler and Walters were laying for Berrys grounder and quick double resulted The fifth was the only inning in which the visitors did not get a safe hit. After Schwartz had hit safe in the sixth Gear took in Apperious liner in great style and shot the ball to oyler. who relayed it to Elsey in ample time to complete the double.
 Affairs looked dangerous in the seventh, when Mullaney hit for two bags with no one down. He was caught in chase nd third ubfla landed safe on a fielder's choice. Busch hit to right for one bag. but the ball got away from Alcock and Perry scored, while Busch anchored on third. Hits by Mullaney and McAleese with Perry's sac rlfice, scored the fourth and last run in the ninth.
 The Barons' Runs.
 Molesworth hit safe for two bags in the first went to third on Gears bunt and scored on Alcock's grounder to sec ond There was nothing further doing on the Baron's side of the score board until the fifth, when the squeeze play was suc- cessfully worked. Oyler first up, soused out nice one over short. Wilhelm placed a neat bunt to the pitcher but Schwartz lei it go through him at first. Oyler landed on third and with Molesworth at the bat the signal was given for the squeeze
 Oyler left third at the same time the ball left the pitchers hands. "Gladys" tapped 1t for a slow bunt to the pitcher and Oyler scored by a big margin.
 When the Barons came to the bat in the ninth. with the score to against them, 1t looked like a hopeless case. Oyler foul ed out to McAleese. Father Vaughan himself decided to bat for Wilhem, and got safe rap through Mullaney. Then the fireworks began. Molesworth landed on one over second. In his excitement McCrane accidently planted the sphere in Gears slats, and the bases were full. Monte tried hard but after fouling few out of the park was called out on strikes. Aleoek was next up and the "I<id'' work ed McCrane for pass. forcing in Vaughan. ......
 It was at this crisis when hit meant