The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-20

Because Manager Dobbs made a rotten error in the second inning and because Pitcher Turner had everything from straight ball to a cool head, Birmingham defeated Nashville yesterday afternoon by score of 1 to 0.
 While it is true that Dobbs error caused the loss sustained by Nashville, for the single run scored was not earned, the fan must not overlook the fact that a stolen base and a hit at the opportune time were really the lever that turned the trick.
 The game was magnificently fought from the swing of the first arm to the ringing of the death knell of the ninth inning. It was primarily a pitchers bat tie, one in which Johnny Duggan and Vincent Turner split honors. Birmng ham secured two safe raps. Nashville blngled twice. When this hitting is con sidered and when it is remembered that the game was won by a single tally, the fact that the first struggle between the two teams on local grounds was spen- did exposition of just how the great game is best played, is proved.
 Intense Excitement
 The game, unlike the last Birmingham Atlanta affair, caused the hair to lift itself on every pate of every fan. It was one of those games in which the heart slowly rises from it's natural po- stion and sets up a choking business at the top of the larynx. It was one of those games in which for a while the fan held his breath. to finally make up for lost
 
 spectator enjoyed himself.
 Turner kept his head throughout, and had he lost it on any one of several oc casions the day would have clouded, and Nashville would have won. While the Nashville aggregation could not strike near the place through which Turner's sphere sped, thrice did the young pitcher yield free transportation, and on more than one occasion a hard hit ball or a juicy binglet would have displaced the prevalent smile with salty dew drop. In every instance. however, Turner's head remained in a fixed position on his shoulders, and as consequence Rir mingham won.
 The excellent work of Johnny Duggan must not be overlooked. His effort to eNade the tnlfu SucceSSlNe SHut-oul WdS magnificent. Only two hits did he yield to the Barons, and both of these bingles fell to the lot of one man-Catcher Lee Garvin. One was binglet of the mer- riest color, and the other was high flier to right falling well beyond where Wiseman stood. Both pitchers were in yincible and both teams were out to win.
 Garvin the Star.
 In the first inning both teams went out one two, three. In the second Nash vile did better McElveen drew pass and Morse neatly sacrificed him to sec ond Mccormick, the young man who broke up two games in Nashville in which Birmingham beaten, could not turn the trick yesterday, however, his in- field hit being neatly felded by Montgom- cry to Lister. IIackett went out from pitcher to first
 In their half of the second inning, nev- ertheless, the Barons tallied. Montgom- cry hit one oyer first, which Hackett fielded without knowledge of that fact. Alcock stung the ball on the nose to right center, and although the sphere fell exactly in the two hands of Manager Dobbs it fell again to the ground. So happy was Alcock that he was not dead one that when opportunity came he sped to second and in doing so stole the only base of the game, and made victory pos sible The hit that was needed to score the runner was corked up in the bat of BIrminghams catcher, and this binglet over second was properly put out. All cock reached home, and there was Joy in the camp of the Barons.
 Garyin got the other hit of the game in the fifth inning. It was good for three bags, and came when but one man had passed beyond. Walters was safe on f1elders' choice. and Garvin was caught off the bag and slain. The catcher was perhaps the brightest star, after Tur- ner. He got the two hits of the game one of which scored the only run. and his catching was superb. He took a foul off the grandstand's front that made