The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-16


 to win the first game from the Mem phis league leaders yesterday after noon.
 The final score was to 1.
 Wilhelm led the Barons and Stock dale commanded the army of the Mem phil These pitchers are the "wisest' in the southern league and the battle of heads reinforced by skillful arms, was the best seen in Birmingham this season. There will no better seen here this year. at least.
 The game was phenomenal. In the first place. 1t is the longest of the present season. In the second place, for q game of so many innings, the runs were exceedingly scarce. In ad- dtion to it's great length, the game was brilliant because in spite of the numerous innings, there was not a multiplicity of errors hits, stolen bases, sacrifices. double-plays and the like.
 It is to be noted that in ordinary nine-inning affairs, there are generally as many bases stolen, as many sacri- flee hits, more safe bingles. and con siderable more errors than occurred in yesterday afternoons record breaker 
 Both teams were crippled to a cer- tain extent. Manager Bab5's absence weakened the Memphl. for in spite of the fact that Rabbit" Plass acquitted himself well, he did not fill t.e gap as the boy manager" unusually does.
 Then the Barons played Garvin on third. Lee was all to the good, but it is not to be eNpo ed that he should play fba oaD mo 1 the rppnlar iD- fielder. Alcock, in the last Nashville game was spiked on the lack of the hand when Pete Lister slid to third. There was another absentee, Umpire Rudderham did not show up. e was in Birmingham, but something kept him in town. Turner of Slagville and Bills of Memphis ofhciated in turn, and while ,e Baron slabman was criticized some what, the evenly balanced fans saw little of which to complain.
 Both pitchers were in exceedingly fine fettle. While Fox Stoekdale was hit eleven times, in only two innings did the Barons connect more than once. the tenth and the fifteenth.
 Until the coming Of the eighth. Will helms delivery was punctured but twice. In the fourth after two had gone down, James hit to right center for three bags. The side was then re- tired when Carter popped easily to the lndeld. In the seventh, Carter scra ed safely to the diamond. While he de- served a hit, some of the scorers charged Meek with an error.
 Wilhelm was more brilliant than Vet eran Stockdale. He held the visitors to seven hits in fifteen inning set-to. Stockdale yielded eleven. Wilhelm struck out more men than did his op- ponent, although Stoclldale walked few CT. Indeed, Wilhelm, yielding five
 
 moons.
 But Wilhelm was especially brilliant in fieldng his position. of the twenty six assists credited to the Barons, the sta twirler .ielded ten. Too, he is credited with a couple of put-outs.
 The Barons, furthermore. oatplayed the visitors This Is true in spite of the fact that the locals made two errors to the single riscue charged to the Memphii.
 In the first place. the locals outhit the visitors. In the second the Barons stung the ball harder fifteen put-outs having been made by Memphis out 1elders. Local gardeners retired bat i've.
 The Memph scored sixteen assists, while the Barons are credited with twen- ty-six. This Illustrates the fact that Will helm aapt his hits to the infied. This fact is futtLer attested by the fact that First Baseman Meek Is credited with twenty-four pGt-outs In some games 1t is only necessary fer one whole team to make many
 In addition the Ra.ons made more sac rfice hits and stole more bases.
 But both teams were or their mettle, and both were exceptionally brilliant.
 The Barons scored first anG fur long time it was thought that this single tally would be sufficient.
 The locals ran ahead in the fourth in- ming. With one down, Horseshoe" Smith drew a pass. He took second on Gard- ner's infield out, and scored when Meek smashed fiercey to centerfield.
 The score was tied in the eighth. This