The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-05
Games Today.
Nashville in Birmingham. Montgomery in Atlanta. Little Rock in New Orleans. Shreveport in Memphis.

Transforming themselves in twinkling of the eye from rank amateurs to pro fessionals, champions, the Barons de- feated the aggregation from Nashville Ill two games yesterday.
 In the morning game, which by agree ment. went for only even innings, Gin ger" Clark handled the Dobbers with greatest ease, while Nelson, d youngster with a slow curve and no speed, was hit hard and opportunely.
 In the afternoon game, Rip Ragah was master of the sltua ton throughout. He yielded but four hits to the visitors, and three of the quartette came in the fourth inning sorrell was touched up for total of ten hits. and never Was the game endangered
 Both games were well attended, ex- celently attended indeed, considering the fact that the Barons are on the bottom rail While the official figure of the pad attendance could not be obtained last c.enng, it is estimated that more than three thousand fans saw the first game, and more than i've thousand the after noon game.
 inc spectators were pleased, too. The l5alo were m enamplonshp form, and had 10 hght hard Both struggles were featured uy more than one brllndnt hash, .uuleswurtn, Meek, McEiVeen, E.. Dugsdn, Ansler, Walters, Demont ana McCorhllch coming in for tremendous applause.
 Clarks Hitting Feature.
 Ginger Clark was in great form yes terday morning. He went through hs seven innings of labor, yielding but eight Ilts. Five of the eight swats pasted out by the DoDbers were hit in the sixth and seventh innings, the Baron pitcher, in the 1iist rounds, moving the Vlsltors down nle chaif before d wind.
 Clark cinched his own game in the second inning, when, with the bases filled, he hit screaming double to right center. Three men scored. In the third, there came another tally. Gardner was safe on 1elders choice, stole second, and came home when Walters hit safe lo center In the fifth, the Barons added two more. Demont and Smith led off with singles, and were sacrihed. Demont scored when Meek flied out to right and Smith, after stealing third, came homo on an error of Catcher Wells. Clark ng- ured in the last run. With two down, lie hit his second double, choosing, this time, deep left center. He found it easy to score on a three sacker hit to deep right by Captain Molesworth.
 1t was a horrible morning for the Visi- tors They had no chance whatever, for Clarks blenders. were breaking just right, and he had his underhand delivery well ln hand. In the sixth, the Dobbers scored their first rund. The run was the result of three hits. Dobbs, with one down, stung the sphere to right McElVeen stung one to left, the manager going to third. Listers safe hit scored him.
 n seventh A base on balls and two short singles filled the bases with none out. Clark did some clever work, however, md managed to squeeze out of the hole with but single run lost.
 Ragan's Great Pitching.
 The feature of the second game, which was also won by the Barons, was the splendid twirng of Pitcher Ragan The bis fellow semed to have everything in his shop He was hardly scratched, save in the fourth inning, his one bad one, save out of numerous bad holes, he success fully came
 Ihe Dobbers got lead of three runs in the fourth. Up to that period, the Barons had hit Sorrell but once, and no runs had been brought across the rub per- Wseman, first up, for the vis- itors, hit for two sacks to right. Me Cormick was safe on an error of De-.
 
 right and Wiseman scored Lister doubled to center, and Mccormick and McElveen came home.
 The Barons in their half of the same inning, tied the score. The inning brought every Baron to the bat. Gardner, who, incidentally, is singing the ball exceed insly hard at this time, started off with a single which he stretched to sec ond base when Dobbs booted the drive Mock was safe on an eror of McEl- veen. who throughout the afternoon, had et.leayored to field every ball hit in his direction with one hand Gardner scored when Walters hit safe. Alcock was hit in the slats and filled the bags. Gar win flied out to center, and Meek scored the second run. After Ragan had flied out, Molesworth was given base on balls. Demont hit safely over third. and Walters scored the third run, which tied the tally.
 Alter the fourth, the Dobbers scored no more The Barons added two more runs, and won the day.
 h the fifth after two had gone down. Meeks was safe on Wiseman's error Sor- reil made balk and Meek took second Walters was walked, but Alcock man aged tc drop Texas leaguer just out of Wiseman's reach. Meek scored. The