The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-22
By BILL AK.

It was d crushing blow for Big Sarah Bernhard, knockout drop to the select fans of Nashville, a cause for unparalleled joy to the irresponible fans of Pelicanvile' and a sore disappointment to the local .sorehead" to whom an excuse for com plaint is as a circus ticket to the small boy.
 And Manager Molesworth is still harbor- ing an unsuitable appetite for more vic tories. There will be another double header at West End this afternoon. The Barons are planning to burst the pennant bubble blown by the Nashville seribes into smithereens, and the Volunteers are awaiting the happy hour for a double re- venge.
 The first game, as usual, will be called at 2:30 o'clock.
 FIeharty and Robertaille will pitch for the Barons, while Hunter and Bernhard will mount the slab for the visitors.
 For the first time this season, the Barons won a double-header yesterday afternoon. The score of the first game was to 2; the second, to 1.
 In the first, Gene Ford was opposed to Win Kellum, while in the other Vedder Sitton, just debuted from the Sally cir cult. was encountered by young Mccain Robinson.
 Both games were well played ana lhter- esting throughout.
 While Ford and Robinson performed ex- cellently, the visiting pitchers suffered from a lack of control, the absence of that most valuable asset to the good twirl- CT causing the few pellets dished over the platter to be devoid of all cunning.
 Tho Baron StickO1en. therefore, had lichoice selection of pie, and during the safternoon the team batting average was san even .360.
 There were several features worth men, tioning.
 The terrific slugging of Tom Downey, the timely and effective hitting of Moles- worth, and two magnificent catches of the hefty manager, the fielding, throughout the two struggles, of the Nashville aggre- gation, were pleasing morsels rolled be- meath the tongues of the well pleased fans.
 There, too, was an od-time 'rooting bee and we who have seen the Barons higher in the race were reminded of other days and other times.
 The fans arose upon their tiptoes, and their shouts reverberated from the side of Red mountain For the first time this season, coca-cola bottles beat their cheer
 
 It is barely possible that the boisterous- ness of the fans is responsible, in part, for the defeat of the Volunteers in the second game.
 Sitton opened like raging lion.
 In the fourth, however, after Moles- worth had singled to left and two had gone out, the pitcher made the mistake of walking "Horseshoe' Smith.
 This walk awakened in the breasts of the fans the hope that has long since slumbered.
 They went after MT. sitton, tooth and nail, and the new recruit from the Sally bushes went into the air, walking Wal ters and Larsen in succession, and forcing Molesworth with the tying run, across the pot.
 By agreement the games were of seven innings each.
 The first battle was begun while the rain god was gently sprinkling the lawn, In the last inning it was necessary to call time for 20 minutes.
 The second struggle was begun on a damp carpet, but the cheering rays of the setting sun did their utmost to overcome this defect.
 There were perhaps 120O fans occupying the seats of the grandstand and bleachers when the opening gun was fired.
 The batteries were announced by Tom Brown, umpire, while Billy Carpenter, his heavyweight assistant smiled from the side lines
 Then the struggle was on, Nashville drawing the first runs as result Of hard hitting. two errors. and miserable de- clsion of the aforementioned Mr. Carpen- ter.
 Bay, first up, hit to center.
 Wiseman stung one to Ford. and the pitcher threw wildly to second.
 East went out from Walters to Doug lass. both runners advancing.
 McElveen hit to Larsen. The pride of