The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-27


 Memphis in Shreveport
 Be it said to the credit of the Barons that they are not discourteous to the stranger within their gates.
 The fans thought that the local ball tosse.s had outdone themselves with kind ness when they split the doubleheader with the Pretzels Tuesday afternoon. But not so, for on yesterday there was an- other doubleheader, and again did the Barons share honors with the visitors.
 The first game was a pitchers battle between Maxwell and Ragan, going 70 the former by a score of to l. The second was d one-sided affair, the Barons winng out by a score Of 10 l. unul Malarky strained his ankle the Barons were not going at such rapid gait. How ever. after the first few innings the locals fell against the benders of the manager with the genial smile, the result being that he was defeated in great slaughter
 The feature of the games was the bat ting of Meek who rained doubles ana triples. In the second game, Naiters got two doubles and single. mere were numerous bits of brilllance, anu nu- merous blunders that are charged to dumbness. The Barons, in spite or the fact that Maxwell did excellent work should have won the first game.
 The Awful Moment.
 There was no certainty that the baroh5 had lost the first game until the hlh'h inning had become history.
 :. nen the ninth came around the Barons had but one score and the Pretzels two In the first ming the Barons scored their solitary run When two had gone down Smith singled and scored from first when Meek smote the sphere to deep left Tor two bags.
 The Pretzels made both their scores In the fourth With one down, Heniihe sin ele,, to the infield. and went to second when Ragan threw badly to first. Ball famed. but Moose Baxter found the nose of the sphere and when 1t was plcked up again in centerfield Henllne had cross ed the plate and tied the score. II IS to be noted that Ragans error caused the tyins of the score, and the eNentual JOSS of his own game. We'll Baxter Was on second when Seabaugh tapped gentle skier to left Demont, had he turned his face to the fenc ,, and heeled a bit rapidly, could have handled the ball. It was entlre- 1v out of reach of Brodie. who tried Tor it. 1t fell safe and Baxter scored.
 In the sixth and eighth the Barons sbou,d have scored. In the sixth Demont was passed. Smith attempting to punt III, safely to the infeld. Meek sacrificed and the runners went to third and second. The "soueeze" was attempted. Walters failed to hit the ball and Demont was an easy out Then in the eighth Moles- worth, with one down, hit to left for three bags. Demont, as luck would have fl. fouled to catcher. Smith flied out to center.
 But the exciting moment came in the ninth Meek led off with a single neatly placed between first and second. Wal ters sacrificed him to second. Ihe ran hen knew that it all depended on whether Alcock or Brode could get hit Alcock tried first. and what do you suppose? He fouled out to the first base man. Then followed Brodie He swung viciously at two. then connected. The crack of the bat reverberated all over Jones valley. The ball sped towards sec ond. Ball got it. It matters not how he got 1t, how he turned most difficult trick! He got it. and saved tied score, ant the game, probably.
 Fans for Pretzes.
 Some of the fans tried to root for Mont gomerv in the second game, but quitters in one instance, will be qultterS Tn all. No sooner had Birmingham got the up- per hand than they switched again, and hollered for the Vaughnites.
 It did look rocky. Turner got into a horrible hole in the third inning. He got out of 1t with such wonderful luck that wonder was that he didn't shoot craps for a livelihood The bases were filled in a peculiar manner, Although 1t can't be pointed out specifically there was deal of rottenness on the part of the in- field. Nye was walked. Malarky and Houtz would have sacrificed. but both their infeld hits were safe. The bases were filled. Henline pasted a liner to right. and Wye scored. Smith felded rapid ly, preventing other scores. Ball hit to the infeld and Alcock retired Malarky al the plate. It still was shakey with the bases full and but one man down. Bax- ter attempted to "squeeZe" Houtz home. however and there followed a double. Turner got out of the hole with a single scratch He was hit often and hard, but vas never again in danger until the com ng of the eighth when had there come
 hit the score would have been tied.
 The Barons did not tie the score until he fourth. Thereafter things were easy. Tn the fourth Smith singled. was sacrificed md brought home by Walters. who ioubled to left In the sixth Smith was
 alked. Meek tripled and Smith scored.
 alters singled and Meek scored. The
 st runs were scored in the eighth. Meek
 IS walked and went to third when Wal
 .s doubled for the second time. Alcock
 an did the proper thing by slnglng
 atty Yves error gave valuable assist