The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-19
BY BILL AK.

It took Baron Wilhelm exactly sixty nine minutes and thirty seconds to "show up'' the Pelicans yesterday afternoon.
 Indeed, so quickly was the trick turned. and so easily. that it is necessary for one 10 stop and study it all out, if he would appreciate all that happened.
 The game was full of feature.
 It was played in 1;o9SO
 Wilhelm allowed the Pelicans but two hits.
 There occurred four exceedingly fast double plays.
 The Barons got nine hits for total of fifteen bases.
 The final score was: Birmingham 3, Now Orleans 0. Batteries Wilhelm and Garvin; Phillips and Stratton.
 The Pelicans had no chance, absolutely none. They were completely surrounded. Lave Cross, watching Wilhelm. must have been reminded of Christy Matthewson's stunts in that Philadelphia-New York championship series of some years ago. Lave, even if he is drawing as much salary as all the other Pelicans put to- ,gether, as some charge, fared no better than Jakey Atz yesterday. Wilhelm han dled him as though he was the most or dlnary brush leaguer
 Wilhelm allowed one hit in the first inning, Rickert drawing that a measley Texas eaguer over first.
 Wilhelm was hit safely again In the fourth, Nadeau smashing ceanly to cen ter.
 Both swats came after one man was down and out.
 No Pelican got far as third.
 But one stood on the sacred ground around the keystone. Rickert. after hit- ting safe in the first, stole second. and minute later was force dout at third. During the game no Pelican was walked, the value of Wilhelms control being at par
 Silver" Bill Phillips has never pitched a good game in Birmingham although the scribes about the circuit say that he has the goods
 When the Pelicans were last Tn Sslagville the series was opened by Phillips. This was the game in which he trod upon the  was hustled from the park.
 Yesterday afternon he had nothing that troubled. He was hit nine times twice for doubles and twice for triples. He walked one man and did not succeed in striking out a single one.
 As far as errors are concerned. the Pei- cans gave their pitcher perfect support. However, there was one or two dump plays.
 In the sixth, after Molesworth had trped, Demont flied over third Jakey Atz and Lave Cross watched Rickert make hundred-yard dash for the sphere, and saw it fall safe, the hitter going to second and Molesworth scoring.
 In the second inning, Acock hit to right and Nadeau let the drive slip by for three sacks.
 The Barons are charged with two er- TOTS, Demont getting both Neither got Wilhelm in trouble, however, and both were instantly forgotten.
 Wilhelm again started jn the way of fielding his position. As is remembered ; in the ffteen-inning affair with Memphis Wilhelm was credited with ten of the total twenty-sx assists made by the Barons.
 Yesterday he scored five assists. getting everything that came within reach.
 He figured in the two doubie plays made by the Barons and at another time threw Rickert out at third.
 He always knew what to do with the ball when he got it.
 In considering the game, one is con- cerned only with the pitchers The sup port of Wilhelm had little to do with the victory, and the support of Phillips had nothing to do with the defeat.
 Wilhelm's splendid pitching won the day for Birmingham, his curves and fast ones making the visiting players look like plgmies. On the other hand, the Barons found Phillips with comparative ease. He was hit freely, and exceedingly hard.
 This goes to prove that the merits of the Pelicans. by the excellence of Will helm, were kept in the background To- day, in case the Baron pitcher Is less