The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-09

The doctors announce tndl MS every
symptom denote typhoid fever. This
means that Oyler will not he able to re-
turn to the game during the present sea-
son.
into the delivery of Roaring" Rip Raglan.
and twice had crossed the counting sta
ton. In the very first inning the visitors
got busy. Crozier led off with single.
Jordan foued to Meeks. Winters was
safe on Alcock's error Smith hit
screaming double to deep left center, and
Crozier and Winters tailed.
After this scoring there was nothing do
ing until the seventh The feature of this
interval was the revival in the art of
hitting on the part of the Firemen, and
the horrible manner in which Zeller was
moving the Barons down. In the seventh
however, Alcock punctured the erstwhile
impregnable delivery of the great Atlanta
wizard and the puncture was so deep that
all of the air oozed out Alcock's hit was
smashed across shortstop into left field
Montgomery followed with juicy bingle
to right and Alcock was registered at
third Meeks hit to Morse and as usual
lin cases of emergency, Whitley sailed
insloriously into the air. He held the ball,
watched Alcock tally, and Meeks run
down TO first. Gear followed with a hit
to Sid Smith and went out at hrst' MeeKs'
Ilusing good headwork, managed to get IN
a chase. and gave Montgomery an op-
| nortunity to score. Montgomery grasped
the situation at a glance and made dash
for the plate. Jordan, seeing that Mont
eomery would tally before Meeks could
Tho RIM down, fielded the ball to the plate.
The throw was a bad one and the big lead
of the visitors was tied. Before the oaii
was recovered Meeks registered on third
walters hit to third and beat the hit out
Meeks tailed.
The fourth run was made in the eighth.
Matthews was hit in the Stats and stole
second instantly Wordsworth smashed a
beautiful single across first and "Matty"
tailed
Much Wrangling.
II was an ideal Buckley" game. There
was much wrangling. Matthew's was
called out at the plate In the ninth IN
ming oil the HTSt game 49, -
himself safe walters was given the sun
end of the argument in the matter o,
strikes and balls. walters was declared
safe in the seventh inning of the second
game. when 1t looked as If he was out.
The Firemen raised much SAND over
this decree Towards the rear END OF the
second game Buckley had Archer put
out of the park for too much mouth
work"
The games were conspicuous for the
snlendid fielding Lee Garvin in right FOR
the Barons and Wallace in center 1or the
Firemen The game was enlivened by a
neat pice of headwork on the part OF
Meeks in the seventh inning of the second
game. when he chased down the line be-
tween first and second until Montgomery
score had been counted. At the same time
Jordan sized things up properly and nelu-
ed to the plate instead of running Meeks
TO his death The magnificent twirhng or
teller was the most brilliant feature, The
accidental scoring of Walters in the tenth
inning of the first game and the DARING
and headwork that he displayed was
feature. The all-round good work OF Mont
gomery elected applause.
wallace made himself disagreeable IN
the second game when he disputed de-
cision and maintained his position on the