The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-10
Games TodaN
New Orleans at Mobile.
BY BILL AK.

The Barons dropped the second game of the Birmingham Montgomery series yes- terday afternoon, the Pretzels making off with the long end of to 4 score.
 If such thing were possible, yester- days game was more roughly played by both teams than was the game of the day before. There were numerous errors, far more than the scorer can properly tabulate, and so many dumb plays that the fans, disgusted, left the park in large numbers.
 Fleharty was in harness for the Barons, and his weakness in pinches rendered the hard hitting of the locals of no moment. Thomas twirled for the visitors, and none of his benders were of such powers of deception that the Barons were as- founded. Both teams as matter of fact, stung the ball in all directions, and stung it exceedingly hard.
 The magnificent fielding of Carlton Molesworth and the terrific swatting of Eddie Greminger were the features of a listless afternoon.
 Fleharty sailed highest in the third inning.
 Shannon started the fireworks with a hit to center, and Thomas received the ball on his thumb nail. Pearson sacrificed them both, and hits by Baxter and Grem- finger, assisted by Perry's fy-out to Molesworth, scored three.
 After that spasmodic round, FIeharty settled down for three innings. And, granted this respite, the Barons got busy, and assisted by prank of the sun, and a piece of exceeding dumb work on the parts of Perry and Henline, succeeded in the sixth to tie up the score.
 Walters hit to left and Pearson let the ball fall safely when the sun blinded him. Fleharty then stung one to right and Molesworth's short hit to the same territory, filled the sacks. 2 Houtz popped out to Shannon. Doug lass went out to first, but Walters scored. Then Raub hit high pop three feet or more beyond second base. Perry stabbed at it, and checked himself when Henline expressed his craving for the morsel. The invariable result follow ed, and Fleharty and Molesworth scored.
 In the seventh magnificent base run ming of Demont, assisted by a piece of dumbness on the part of First Baseman Baxter, again tied the score after Mont gomery had forged one to the good in it's share of the same inning.
 After Downey had flied to Baxter, De- mont hit safely to left. He stole sec- ond and went to third on Reagan's inield hit.
 Baxter got his hands on the ball, and
 .I.o kl4A was nothing in the world remaining for Demont but to score. He stole home.
 Montgomery's seventh inning run was born in this fashion:
 After Thomas had popped to Doug lass Pearson beat out an infield hit, and went to second on passed ball. Greminger's hit by third scored him.;
 Montgomery scored the winning run in the eighth.
 Henline was safe on Walters error. but went out attempting to steal sec ond Fleharty then granted his only transportation, and Pope, the grantee, scored the run that decided the day. After hesitating a moment on the in itial corner, the Pretzels' sh ortstop was called safe on second, the decision be- ing too close for dissection.
 Hassett flied out to Molesworth but Shannon hit the first ball thrown over the plate-a straight one, waist high. fast and juicy-and Pope scored.
 The Barons hit nothing in their half of the ninth but added one hit to the large number they already had.
 The stick work of Eddie Greminger was terrific. He was at the plate five times, and after flying out to firsf, pasted out four successive swats.
 Molesworth electrified the spectators fin the fifth by one of the most spectac- ular catches ever witnessed in Bfr- mingham Baxter landed on the fat portion of the nose of the sphere, and 1t took wings to deep right center At the crack of the bat Molesworth, turn ing his back to the spectators, dug for the fence. He turned in time and caught the ball in his naked hand.
 In the ninth Molesworth starred again. Pearson. from third, attempted to score on Perrys long f1y-out to Molesworth. The hefty Baron captain. however, made a perfect throw to the