The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-14
BY BILL AK.

Atlanta. Ga. August 3-tSpecial)- We're certainly leading sporting life over here in Atlanta We have a double header every afternoon. But so far, Bill Smith has failed in his diaDolical plot of handing Us two packages In one half day. Even the players resented the pro- mitigation of such a scheme.
 This afternoon, he came mighty near it, though In the first game, Wilhelm had absolutely nothing-that is. he had noth- ing visible to the naked eye. Apparently his speed was bubbling along quite mer- rily, and one supposed from the way Lati- mer bent across the pan when 1t came his time to receive, that his "spitters'' were behaving themselves However, his every offering was taken in, and to every corner of the lot he was smashel. Then in the second game. Castleton clearly outpltched Ragan. But the Barons de- served some horseshoes for the miserable luck of yesterday, when down came the rain in the fourth inning, wipng out, as If it were nothing 7ore than tracks in the sand, all that we had done. This is one instance where crying over the champagne that has soaked Into the ground, Is consolng, even if IL does noth- ing in the way of settling the grocer's bill.
 At any rate, Billy Smiths scheme to crush LIS failed. ana since the failure / have filled my sleeve with mirth, con tinued to fill my sleeve with mlrth, the rollicking kind that Charles Frank gives expression to when things are coming
 
 Wilhelm Disappoints. The Barons, in .-rst inning of that miserable first game, managed to get / run across the plate Then. thought we who were pulling for the barons to win, the game is ours. for one run is a thou sand with Wilhelm on the slab" Not so. Garbaldi You should /lve seen them taking to the benders dished out by Lit tie Eva
 The Baron perspired freely and groaned audibly. but still the Cracker bats met his offering on the nose, hip and thign Once upon time he started game against Little Rock, and the Travellers made five runs the first inning. You all remember how the swats came that day. This was a continuation of that after noon. There Was never a previous one, and it's like can never happen again. "all or which reminds us, that there is still something for which 10 be thanlt- full
 t pays nnught 10 continually deal with dscards. Suffice il to say that the pot and all that in it was went to Bill Smith by score of T. to 9. Weller sue ceeded Wilhelm in the second inning. and he was not able to stem the tide sweep ing all resembling q Baron before 1t. He was touched up pretty lively, too and gave a bunch of free passes.
 His education is lacking. it would seem. in one essential point-it is not better, in baseball, to give; take everything.
 Second Was Better.
 And the afternoon wore itself away.
 ne second game was better eXhib- tion although B. Smith says to the contrary The Barons won the second game by close score Ragan did well, fairly well. Castleton was in better form. form. The Barons gave their leader bet ter support than the Crackers gave theirs There's the story in a nutshell.
 On account of a slight indisposition, Ieftfelder Gardner is out of the game. Catcher Garvin, the utility man of the Baron outfit played in his garden, while Clarence Latmer made famous by his cry for more work, got behind the bat. Everything and everybody rocked on smoothly