The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-09
BIRMINGHAM
 TAKES FIRST Turner Shows Remark able Control. NO LIFE ON ETHER SIDE Chance for Lightning Ninth h.
 ming Finish. Locals Do Not Take Advantage of sev- eral Excellent Opportunities
 to Turn the Score to
 Their Favor.

Birmingham won the first game of The series with the locals yesterday af- ternoon by the score of to in what came within an eyelash of being a lightning ninth inning finish with the score in favor of the Climbers
 sam Weems and Turner were in against each other. and while weems was hit hard, there were several chances for the locals to win the game, They did not take advantage of them me primary cause of this. however, was the work of Farmer. who was re- markedly steady with men on base His control was admirable, three times ne struck out the hardest hitters on the local aggregation at times when a nit would have been disastrous to Dad Vaughn's cohorts.
 There was no life in the game on either side. while the usually optimis- tic bleachers seemed to be supinely passive and innert.
 In the last half of the eighth inning when Turner had filled the bags with bases on balls Wilhelm went in the box, getting out of the hole with one mt and one run. In the last half of the ninth, With the score standing to scratches and clean hit, Wilhelm choking off the hit that would have probably tied up the game and landing the game for Birmingham by nose.
 The scoring started in the first in- ming. Molesworth hitting clean and go- ing to second on DeMont's drive to left. both advancing on Smiths sacrifice. Gardner hit to left and Molly" counted, DeMont getting to third and Gardner going to second on the throw in. Meeks was walked and when Walters hit to Perry, DeMont was thrown out at the plate, Walters being forced at second on Allcock's hit to Ball.
 Smith was hit by the ball in the third, going to second on Gardner's sacrifice and scoring on Meeks's hit, making 1t to o.
 Turner opened the fourth by putting ground 'Moly'' hit a fly that Houtz would probably have gotten. Ball run ming for it and dropping 1t, Molly" go- ing to second. DeMont sacrificed him to third. and he scored on Balls wild to second and scoring on Meeks's drive to center. Walters ending Auwith a hit to Baxter, leaving the score to o.
 Ball started the sixth with hit past third base that was good for two bags. Meeks interfered with the runner when he rounded first but Rudderham. who saw 1t sent Ball on to second, SBall go4 ing to third on Henlines fly to Molly" and scoring on Perry's drive to center. Nye was hit by the ball but when Haul sen hit a iv to Turner there was a double. leaving the score to 1.
 Henline started the last of the eighth Turner filled the bags by walking Nye and Hausen. Wilhelm was then put in. Seabaugh going out on fly to Gardner: Weems hit one that was too hot for DeMont, Henline scoring, Houtz ending 1t with a fly to Demont. leaving 1t to 2.
 With two out in the last of the ninth Henline was safe on an infield hit. go- ing to third on Perry's drive, both scoring when Meeks let Yves hit get through his legs Hausen ending 1t with a fly to Meeks.
 This left it to and should have been tied but for run that was thrown away in the last of the fourth. Ball had walked and got to second on Hem lines hit, then Perry drove to left and Ball could easily have scored. but Walsh held him on third. This filled the bags with none out. Then Turner did some pitching. striking out Nye and Hausen and letting Seabaugh down on an infieId hit and out.