The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-08

Atlanta in Birmingham (Doubleheader)
Montgomery i'm Nashville.
New Orleans in Little Rock
Memphis in Shreveport.
In manner easier than the close
scores would indicate the Barons handed
the "boasting" aggregation from Atlanta
a double defeat yesterday afternoon at
West End park. The score in each con-
test was 2 to 1. the Barons holding the
hand with the deuces.
wilhelm and Hughes were the star OPP
ponents in the first contest. while Scat
ter Sallee and the erstwhile impreg-
nable Doc" Chids fought out the other.
In each the Barons held the upper hand
throughout.
The features of the day were the all
round star work of Roy Montgomery. the
excellent pitching of sallee and the clever
fielding of Lee Garvin A noticeable in
cdent of the first game was the failure
of the Squeeze" throw by Wallace and
a one-hand stop by Meeks were spec
tacular.
Games Similar.
The two victories of the Barons were
practically similar The score of each
was to / The Firemen scored in each
in the ninth inning. and each of the
scores We're of "funkish" nature. In
each game the Barons held the upper
hand. and in each. the defeat of the Fire
men was forewarned. In each the Bar
ons threw away numerous opportunities
to score and both Hughes and Childs
escaped lighter than they should.
The Barons runs in the first game came
In the third inning. Garvin led off with
a single, and was neatly sacrificed by
Matthews Wilhelm was safe when Jor-
dan made fatal error and Ctarvin took
third. From third the runner scored
on the squeeze" with Moles worth at the
stick end. Wilhelm. who had advanced
to second, scored from that bag when
Alcoek hit safe to left From that stage
of the game until the conclusion. the
Barons We're never able again to reach
the rubber.
In the fourth the Squeeze" failed to
work. Gear had singled and advanced
to third on sacrifice. and an error of
Wallace. Matthews attempted to bunt
the bail to the inheld, but missed Hughes
who probably had got next to the signal
throwing the bah exceedingly wide
The Firemen's Runs.
Seth Wilhelm and Sallee deserved a
shut-out In each OF the games, the Fire
men scored in the ninth inning In the
first game, with one down In the ninth,
Morse doubled. Then there occurred a
strike-out. With two men down. Hoff-
man failed to connect solidly with one
of Nilhelms spit balls but caromed
to the inheld for a short hunt. He beat
the hit out, and took second when Mat
thews threw wild to first This allowed
the run of Morse.
In the second game Smith was safe on
Walters error and went to third on the
short hit of Archer At that stage of
the game, Archer started TO second and
Matthews threw to catch him. The throw
was not a perfect one and after catch
ing il. Walters made no attempt to re-
turn It to the plate That is the way
Smith tailed
An unusual result occurred in the esth
inning of the second game. Gear and
Walters succeeded in finding Chlds for
safetes and Garvin was presented with
base on balls. Thus every base was
occupied and no one was out, At this
double play and Sallee's easy out to the
infeld retired the side without a run
The Winning Scores.
In the second game the Barons hit
Childs exceedingly hard. but until the
fourth inning were unable to keep the
balls out of the hands Of the feeders. In
the fourth, however. Montgomery hit safe
stole second. took third on a wild pitch
and tailed when Meehs hit the ball over
second just AT the proper moment. In
the lucky seventh the Barous managed
to get two safe hits. TWO bases on balls
and Montgomery was pasted in the Stats
This latter incident was the means of
scoring the second and winning run Car
win. first up hit safe TO center. Matthews
was safe on felders' choice and Garvin
was killed at second.
Matthews was then thrown qut AT sec
ond. which bag he was att nptug to
purloin sallee followed with a safe hit
and Wordsworth and Alcock were given
bases on balls This filled every avail
able sack. Montgomery got the ball in
the Stats and salee was forced home
Meeks retired the side on a fly-out to
left.
OF Little Interest
There was an unusually large crowd
seated about the field The grandstand
and bleachers were filled to overlooking
and In the arena numerous people were
compelled to take seats.
In spite of the fact that there was
strenuous roofing at times, II is true that
there was little real interest in the games
AT times there occurred fearful drags.