The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-25
BY BILL AK.

Out of the slough of despond, out of utter darkness and unhallowed ground, the Barons yesterday afternoon climbed into the light of day.
 In two struggles the Pirates of Shreve- port were shut out. the Barons thus re- turning the compliment of the day pre- vious. when the flower of local chivalry was moved down before the benders of Tom Fisher and Gordon Hickman.
 Yesterdays scores-3-0; 1-0
 Batteries First game. Wilhelm and Garvin: Graham and Massing. Second game, Turner and Garyin; Becker and Rapp.
 The frown of discontent is supplanted by a smile of indefinite length, smile that will remain true and honest until another cloud shows upon the horizon.
 The man with his. "I told you so, Is abroad in the land.
 Day before yesterday when the Barons blew out the light and went to sleep, there was much soreness in Birmingham "The team is rotten in the extreme the players are 'yellow"' The fellows in the smokers so far forgot themselves as to hiss the players, and open their tubes of expression in honor of ShreVe- port.
 Then the Barons turned the tide, win ming two games yesterday afternoon. When the sun passed over the hills the local lamps were trimmed and burning.
 q told you SOL quoth a fan. He was the dish-faced reprobate who hissed Meek the day previous.
 'I knew it would happen quoth his neighbor. "the Barons are great! The same brainless crown ayerred on the day previous that the association had got 1oVfa tt11tH mn another catcher. another first baseman, and thlrd-sacker had been secured.
 But 1t doesn't matter The Barons sur prised the fans yesterday afternon, and surprised them pleasantly.
 The first game was a pitchers bat tie of great brillance between Wilhelm on the one hand, and Graham on the other Inasmuch the score of the sec ond was exceedingly close, due to the fact that Becker was most brilliant in the pinches that affair, too, might be considered a pitchers battle, one Tn which Turner had all the better of the argu- ment.
 Cssraham has none but himself to blame for tfsee loss of the first. This is true In spite Aof the fact that the third score was direcisly fathered by the lnexcusable error of LeNtfeder Daley.
 In the firs& inning Molesworth was walked Demortat planned to sacrifice. but when Graham, Attempting to head Moles- worth at second.s threw wildly anl thoughtlessly to cenNer. third and second became occupied.
 Then Gardner uneorked 5iaucy swat to center which scored Moleswotth. Meek "squeezed" Demont home. m In the eighth ming the third and last tally counted. After Garyn anN1 Turner had famed Molesworth hit sasfely to yad fai, Graham made a wild pitch botlt run ners advanced Then Smith hit to, left and Daley dropped the ball Moleswsorth scored again.
 The feature of the first game was /the splendid twirling of the pitchers.
 Graham yielded four hits.
 Wilhelm yielded five hits. /
 Graham starred as strike-oWt artist, getting q total of ten. In thie seventh bout he famed every Baron who showed his countenance, and two Went down be- fore the speed and curve Tn the eighth. Wilhelm famed five.
 The Barons should havt won the second game by big score.
 Becker was hit hard and the Barons, in one or more innings. bunched them.
 The only run of the game was scored in the fourth.
 
 ter. Meek's hit to right advanced "Rube" to third. Walters hit by third scored Gardner Alcock was walked.
 The bases were fui
 No one was down and out.
 There was no more scoring.
 Garvin famed. Turner famed. Moles- worth went out from second to first.
 But Becker got out of still another hole. In the seventh, after Garvin had popped to second. Turner bingled to right. Molcs- worth fled to first, but Demont hit safely to center smith received the big ball in the small of his medium back and filled the sacks.
 Gardner went out from second to first. Neither game was in danger.
 In the ninth inning of the second the fans feared that the Pirates might tie up the game, because it would be just like them to do SO"
 With one down, Benson singled to right and Walters, making brilliant attempt to field the ball, threw wildly to first.