The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-11
By BILL AK.

Little Rock, July 10.-The Barons win! There was no grewsome ninth-inning finish today. although the first Traveller to face Tuck Turner in the final inning was issued free transportation.
 What did this matter when the three who followed failed miserably? It can not be said. however, that Birmingham was without an element of luck. The drive of Tommy Raub, the original Colonel Pinch, in the fifth, was booted by Mr Becker, and allowed two runners to cross the pan. Had Becker fielded the hit properly, however, how we could have done more than kept the score tied is beyond me.
 You fellows at home might complain of Turner, and against him there is ground for complaint. True, he dropped fly ball yesterday that cost the Barons victory. But just at the present time he is doing fairly well. Of the last five games pitched by Tuck he has won four, and although you will ruffle your feathers and cry. Luck" you must admit that Tuck" is the best friend to which man can lay claim.
 
 every team does fatten it's batting av- erages off our cratic twirler when the Barons walk away with the game?
 Colonel Pinch On Deck.
 And the Barons winl
 The Travellers got off on the right foot, and until the fifth. as on two other oe- casions, the Barons could do nothing with Indian Eastman, who, in truth, believes himself another Bender.
 In the fifth, however Holmes opened with a safe rap to third. Turner sac- rificed the runner to second, but it looked blue when Molesworth made the second out on a pop fly to catcher. Downey walked and Colonel Pinch, approaching the stick with a deal of confidence beam ing from that ruddy face of his, swatted the first offering of MT. Eastman, and it headed for right field. Holmes would have scored had the ball been felded ac- curately, but Downey. though fast one. everybody admits, could not have touched the platter had Becker not allowed the drive to get through him.
 Raub followed the two runners to the plate but was slaughtered.
 Thus encouraged. the Barons added an- other to their pair in the sixth. Douglass to begin with was walked. Walters beat out a bunt to the infield Henlne sacrl- feed both runners, and Meek singled to center Douglass registered, but on close decision Fitzsmmons called Wal ters out.
 The Travellers got their runs in the
 
 had flied out in the opening round, Speaker singled to center. Page followed wtL a swatlet to right. and Speaker dashed headlong for third, landing safely. Becker thereupon, sacrificed on a fy-out to center, and Speaker tallied.
 In the sixth the Travellers got their sec ond and last run, and but for fine pitch ing by Turner would have tied the score. To begin with, Page singled to center. Becker bunted to the infeld. After he had reached first he glanced toward third. and there stood Page. Collins fol- lowed with the third successive single and Page registered. Wood sacrificed Stark struck out. Hess walked, and there was much relief for the few Birmingham rooters when Eastman failed to connect with Turner's benders
 In this inning Turner gave an exhlbi- ton of rotten pitching and excellent pitching. He purposely walked Hess to strike out Eastman, and met with suc- cess.
 In Justice to Turner, it must be said that with men on bases he was steady in the great majority of cases.
 Had he been otherwise the game would have gone through the usual channels to the headquarters of that prince of dark ness, to mention whose name is blas- phemous.