The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-18

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 In spite of these facts however, the game was a thriller, one of those that hold the fan glued to his seat until the last man is out in the ninth and then some. It was a game in which luck figured heavily, and the Pretzels had all the luck.
 Clarke pitched a splendid game, as did Corkarm Billy Cristall Montgomerys runs resulted from punched hits in the first and the two dinky singles, double steal and the ill-advised throwing of Raub and Demont referred to above in the fifth
 Birmingham's lone tally came in the fourth inning. After Molesworth had gone down, Meek hit through short and was forced to second when Demont was passed. Raub then cut magnificent drive to left, which Persons, after a splendid effort, let fall from his init. Meek scored and Demont and Raub oc- cupied third and second, respectively.
 It was a raw day. The wind was blow ing a thousand a minute and the clouds hung low and threateningly. In spite of that fact, however, several thousands of the dyed-in- the-wool made the pilgrimage to Capital Heights, and braving the grip and pneumonia sat with chattering teeth and thrilling marrow throughout the bat tie.
 The Pretzels got busy in the very beginning. Henline smacked the first
 
 Houtz and went for two bags. Ryan sacrificed him and Greminger's Texas leaguer over second placed him by the fireside. Their second run came in the fifth after Birmingham had tied the score in the fourth. Henline. first up, hit to Downey, and the ball took Il bad bound, leaping fiercely over his head Jimmy Ryan then dropped a measly single between first and sec ond, Henline going to third. Ryan at tempted to steal second, and Raub threw to Demont. The return to the plate was not perfect and Henline | scored while Ryan went to third. After the Pretzels had tallied In the l first, the Barons instilled the audience l with awe by tying the score in the l fourth. Meek got a slow hit through ] sh ort, and after taking second on a , base on balls extended to Demont tal- lied when Persons missed Raub's splendid left field drive. Demont and Raub died on third and second, how | ever for Walters made an easy out from Cristall to Baxter.
 magnificent chance to tie the score l went glimmerng in the seventh. Dow ney, first up, beat out an infield hit and went to second on Walters finely placed sacrifice. He was unable to restrain his impetuosity, however, and went out just before Ginger Clarke l cracked a safe one to left on an at | tempted steal of third Houtz then retired the side on foul to Shannon.
 
 Again in the eighth, fate was most l unkind to the Barons. Meek drew a pass and took second when Shannon dropped a pitched ball, after Reagan had famed. Demont smashed a driYe to third the flight of which the naked eye could not follow Greminger threw out his gloved hand just in time, however, and the ball was retained. Father Vaughn sighed and Cristall fell dead in the box. Had the hit gone by it would have smashed the fence on a line and Meek would have scored with the greatest ease. Hope blo.- somed again in the ninth, but there was nothing doing. Raub started the ball to rolling with a magnificent drive to left for couple. Downey then beat out his second infield hit ] and stole the keystone.
 Third and second were occupied with none out. Walters hit a high but too short a fly to Jimmy Ryan and Raub was nailed at the plate in double play Ginger retired the side on m easy out from Perry to Baxter. After the very beginning, Ginger did superb