The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-17
BY BILL AK.


 BY BILL AK.
 Ihe Barons won again from Memphis The score was 1 to O. Batteries, Clarke and Garvin; Suggs and Owens. 1t was great game, spectacular, cleo trlfyng. It was primarily a pitchers battle It was the telling of the old, old story wherein the local twrler has de- cidedly the better of the argument.
 But Suggs was brilliant in pinches. His assortment of fast ones and curves was magnificent. His drop ball was splendid. His speed was greater than that demon strated by Bebhardt last season, or Frank Smith in 1903 when In one affair he famed the first nine Shreveport batters that faced him.
 But Ginger was there" too.
 Suggs was great because he worked splendidly out of bad holes. Clarke was greater because he consistently abstaned from walking in deep water.
 The Baron pitcher allowed but four safe swats during the exhibition, and Messrs. Manning and Babb drew the entire lot
  again gets the palm.
 .Ide. played d splendid fielding game.
 He was even greater with the willow having got three hits out of three times up, and having been rapped with the ball on another occasion.
 He scored the only run of the game, and here's how he did 1t.
 It was the fifth inning
 Demont, first up, hit gngerly between third and short. Babb made a great stab for the ball, but Gene beat 1t out. Had Babbs throw been as splendid his fielding, the Barons would not have SCOT ed. But Demont had trouble, even after getting on first.
 Smith sent him to second on d sacrifice. From second Demont helped himself to third, and by doing Illustrated the fact that determination, courage and watch fulness bring about the declaration of div idends not only in baseball but elsewhere. 1t was a delayed steal. Suggs pitched to the catcher. Owens returned the ball to pitcher Demont getting a great start. Suggs threw the ball to third baseman Richards. but Dempnt had landed.
 Meek squeezed" him home, the ball hurting towards second.
 That's how the game was won.
 It so happened that the Barons made three hits in the first inning, and failed to ring up d score Funny. wasn't It?
 Moesworth hit safe over second.
 Demont placed single over third
 After Smith had flied to catcher, Gard ner neatly binsled to right.
 The bases were full and Meek up.
 The little" fellow hit to short and Babb got it. Gardner was killed at sec ond and Meek was hurled to death at first.
 There you are. Three hits in one in- ming and no runs.
 The allegation that Suggs is a hard luck pitcher Is nailed.
 Suggs got in holes all through the game. His excellent pitching got him out of the majority.
 Three times was Meek at the stick when hit would have broken Babb's heart. In but one of these innings did the first base man deliver, that being when Deinont came racing home on the "squeeze."
 Suggs teased the Barons In the second. and made the fans fear for the upholders of Birminghams baseball prestige. In that inning he walked the first man, who happened to be Walters.
 He famed Aleock.
 He famed Garyin.
 He famed Clarke.
 AcocR played yesterday and Manager BaDo got niTlSe1 aSdln 10 snort. Sotn put up first class work, evidently hav- in~ improved from the rest of the day previous.
 There was an absentee. however.
 1t was Umpire Rim. Where is he? Wilhelm and Bills umpred. They did alright. although both sides kicked. Bills thought that Neghbors was hit with the ball and sent him to first. The gift was surprise to Neighbors, who had even neglected to stall" But Bills thought that he was doing properly.
 And Babb kicked once when Wilhelm called him out at second
 Players umplring is not conducive to peace It gives the other players too much license. Now yesterday. In the ninth inning Babb, from the players bench. ragged Ginger Clark. Of course. the player umpire could have done little had Babb ragged him.
 -. is up to the league management to keep every city supplied with umpires.
 It is to be noticed that we digressed, as the novefsts would say.
 Attention is now called to the work