The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-28

BY BILL AK.
 What matters it whose friend the sun is the rain is ours. Yesterday, the over turned pot of J. Pluvius saved the scalp of the Barons, evening up for the wretch ed work of the sun on the afternoon previous.
 Just as the first game of the double header was well under way, the rain fell, and for onces the fans welcomed it. When the first drop filtered down one Baron was out In the second half of the fourth. When two were out, it was pouring. Before the third man was out, the game was called. At that time, the Barons had two tallies, while the Travellers out of Little Rock had copped a quartette of the juiciest imaginable There can hardly be a doubt but that things have broken badly for the Barons this season. But yesterday afternoon, the weather was peaches and cream. On the afternoon previous, the sun, blinding Leftfieder Gardner, transformed the drive of Rockenfield in the sixth Inning rom an easy out Into a triple, out of which, run came, which run meant de- feat to the Barons
 Last Saturday, rain after threatening throughout the entire afternoon, fell only after the fifth inning, with the Pelicans one score to the good
 But yesterday everything was lust right. The Travellers got big lead. and Judging from the effectiveness of Homer defeat for the Barons was certain Before the fifth, however. it rained The rain was good one, too falling
  field. Blessed be the rainl
 And Wilhelm had everything in the world. His speed was greater than usual His curve was wonderful break ing sharply, and gliding away 4.Ae a tired serpent in the spring time. His "spit-ball' was so ripe that 1t fell away at a touch.
 And yet, everything that he dshed across the plate, was hammered to the Tour corners of the heavens, and half way back again.
 Before the game. Wilhelm had a great deal Of confidence. He suggested that one of the sporting editors stand behind hlh' and see his stock on parade. All of which goes to show that you never can tell until you get him bagged.
 Homer has been pitching around the city lots of Chicago Yesterday ba
 
 would have made his great and poetic ancestor fade away"
 After the first inning, to hit him was impossible. He had speed, and curve, and control; and a cool, level head, fear ing devil little, and man. not at all This was the kind of a fellow the Barons were up against, and, too, just at the time, when Wilhelm was strongly weak. Again, blessed be the rain!
 Page leads off for Little Rock He stung an uppercut to Walters and went out. His was but sample of what was com ing
 \ Here is what happened, briefly: Gilbert singled
 Rockenfield bingled
 Douglass hit safe to left. After Wood had flied out
 Bowcock singled, and
 Miller bngled.
 Gilbert, Rockenfeld, Douglass and Mill Ter scored
 The Barons came to stick with grlm determination sticking out all over them. Molesworth, crouching as low as possibIe drew pass. He stole the keystone. De. mont bingled to right, but Molesworth was held on third. Smith thereupon un corked terrific swat to deep center. A swat that punched hole in the fence He cleared the bases, but stopped on third
  fact that when he first stood on the ter tlary corner no Baron was dead
 Gardner fouled to first.
 Meek fouled to catcher
 As there was none other to whom Walters could foul out, he hit easily to shortstop. He died just the same.
 Wilhelm filled the bases in the second inning. Hess lined safely to center. Pitch- CT Homer famed. Page hit safely to the infeld. Gilbert went out from Walters to first. Wilhelm pinlled Rockenfield with the ball The fans trembled when Doug lass approached the stick. He slammed one to Meek and Meek held it tightly. fast double saved honors in the third. Wood hit safely to center, and was sacri- feed. Bowcock was given base on balls. Hess hit screamer to Walters. Lew field ed to Demont, who touched second and threw to Meek, perfecting the double In the fourth the pitcher went out all right but Page uncorked a terrific swat over Gardners head He was held 1t second but he should have come home. Gilbert famed and Rockenfeld retired the side on a fy-out to Smith.
 The Barons were on the defensive throughout After the first inning there was absolutely no chance for them to score. After the very beginning no one connected safely with Homer. He held them al ms mercy.
 The Barons might have won out. They hav.. done just such freaKish things. But as for us, we are glad that it rained The dewdrops injured no one but Little Rock and the official scorer. and both will re- cover, we have no doubt.
 No disease bacteria in Glen Iris Depot products. Will re- open Monday in better condi-