The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-09
BY BILL AK.

BY BILL AK.
 In the eleventh inning of yesterday s game Turner lost control of the sphere. and New Orleans, after most gruelling contest, achieved a comparatively easy victory.
 Score New Orleans 3, Birmingham 1. In hIs forty years of continuous service Theodore Breitenstein has never shown better form than yesterday.
 His strong left arm held the hard hit ting Barons at it's mercy
 Until near the conclusion of the game the Barons had hit safely but once. When, in the latter innings. several hits were smashed out Breitenstein always recovered his cunning just in the nick of tlme
 So close was yesterdays battle that a tiny hit to the infield would have given the Barons the victory. With one down in the tenth Henline and Walters were on third and second. Turner was at the stick It would have required a hit to the nfield for Henline to score. A short fly would have been superfiuous. But Turner was unable to hit even a foul, and the chance, carrying along the game, went the way of the merry December breezes
 In the beginning McNeal was on the firing hne for the Barons He was in scalding water a score of times, and with one exception managed to pull out.
 So bitter was the contest in the first inning that it required 15 minutes to re- tire the Pelcans without score.
 McNeal was wild. This fact coupled with several errors, is accountable for the almost innumerable hot places in which he found himself. By brilliant sup port however, he managed to worm out of the majority. Manning caught Pel- jean at the plate and Molesworth saved the day by killing another at the same place.
 The Barons were the first to score. Demont dashing over the plate in the fourth. In the slxth three hits in sue cession, the first being for two bags, gave the Pelicans a tally balancing the runs. From that point until the first half of the eleventh there was no more scoring  The Barons' run was without the as- sistance of single hit.
 Demont was safe on Hubers error Molesworth placed him on second. He stole third, and when Stratton threw the sphere to left field ambled home with room to spare.
 The score was balanced in the sixth. In that inning Lord led off with double to deep center Delehanty followed Wltl. scratch hit near second, and Lord went to third the hitter taking second on the throw in. Sabrie cut one loose beyond short, scoring Lord. By d magnificent bit a.I.l .,r,I -rla worth killed Deehanty at the plate. Dun don and Huber retired the side from De- mont to Douglass
 Turner relieved MeNeal in the begin ming of the ninth. Huber hut to third ana was allowed to take first base in spite of the Barons' contention that the bunt was foul. On sacrifice and an out the former Cotton Slater got to third. Rickert hit to the infied and Huber went out in a chase.
 Beginning in the eighth inning the Barons began peting the venerable Theo- dore With one down. Henllne beat out a hit to the infied but moment later was forced by Walters at the keystone. Raub hitting for McNeal, smashed one over second, but Manning was again un- able to deliver the much needed punch. The locals had excellent chances to win out in the ninth and tenth, but the hit that would have sent the game into history was not forthcoming. With one down in the ninth, Manager MolesWorth doubled to right He died at second, however, for Douglass flied out to Rickert and Meek popped to the intield.
 But the most glorious of all chances dawned in the tenth.
 In this inning people, certain that the long battle would be terminated in a Baron victory, began leaving the stands. But it was predestined. as our friends, the Presbyterians would say that the Pelicans were to triumph.
 In the tenth, with one down, Henlina hit safely to center Walters smashed ore to right Henline went to third and moment later Walters stole the key stone.
 An infeld smash would have scored as fast d man as Henline, and d long fly would have been too much.
 But Turner swung out. and during his possession of the stick failed to touch one of the strings of the sphere.
 Manning popped out to second
 In the eleventh the Pelicans won.
 After Dundon had gone out from Wal ters to Douglass, Huber and Strattor were walked in succession. Breitensteir hit softly to the infed. filling the sacks Turner then delivered his system of g wild spltch, and Huber scored
 Rohe 'suueezed" Stratton home.
 Lord retired the side from Walters t' Douglass.
 With one down in the eleventh Moles uorth drew a walk and Bill Douglass hi across third But Meek so unfortu nate as to hit into double play, ant thus ended the game.
 Umpire Carpenter showed miserable
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