The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-09

Memphis July S.-(Special l-There was not much of a game in Memphis this afternoon. Charlie Shields, the local fav- orite, was too stout for the Baron Will lows, while on the other hand McNeal and Bauer, were trotted over to the slaughter pen and there properly dealt with.
 But 1t would be stretching the point be- yond the stage of nneness to state right off the handle that the game was without feature.
 You should have seen old Lew pitch!
 Down in Birmingham we have seen the "Silent' Walters covering enough ground about the keystone in which to corral a bunch of Texas bronchos. and doing so without the slightest effort.
 We have seen him switched to third, and gradually improve until today he is shooting them from the tertiary corner with the deadiest aim.
 We have seen him stand at the stick and, with the exception of the times he failed to strike out or pop up. smash two-baggers to the deepest corner of the lot
 We remember the ball he hit in Att lanta some weeks ago which was not returned to the diamond until after Lew had seated himself again on the players bench.
 But we have never seen him pitch
 Well. he twirled today, and had he start ed the game, it is a safe wager that the Barons would have finished the engage ment with brighter honors.
 Lew entered the box after Bauer had been cruelty lacerated, and McNeal so se- verelv punished that he piteouHy inl- plored for relief. When the amateur cracksman', cantered in one was down, and another on second. With innate grace Lew twisted the first over and Don ahue missed it a foot Then the daring fellow slobbered on the ball, and it looked like one of Wilhelm's as it whim- pered across the plate Naturally Dona- hue missed that one foot The third was fast one that whistled like mimic ball around the trembling batter's neck He fouled it. Lew then missed the plate On two trials and the fans thought he was working for a strike-out. But twas not so For his next effort toyed with the plate, then jumping away rapidly, glanced from Donahue's bat into Dow ney's glove. the most miserable pop-up that it had been our pleasure to witness.
 The fight between Lew and Scoops Carey had another denouement. Thrice in rapid succession Lew leased the vet eran first-sacker with a splitter" and thrice the veteran frst-sacker nibbled hungrily
 Babb escorted the retired stickman to the water cooler and the officious Tom Mccullough offered a crutch.
 So strenuous was Careys exercise that it is very probable that he will remain out of the game for the period of a week. It is reported in Memphis that his back is strained.
 In the next inning the first three up went down again, like King Johns men climbing that hill in bonny France. In the seventh three faced Lew and three Ncrestfallen individuals retired in success sion. In the eighth. however, OLeary wasSsafe on an error, and stole. second. ThenN.ew yielded his first and last hit, and thA hit added one run to the total of the Merhphji.
 New struck out more men than McNeal and Bauer together, and yielded a fewer number of bases than any other pitcher figuring in the engagement. He also yield cd fAwer hits than any other pitcher.
 But Shields had got the start and he won with little trouble.