The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-31
Rx BILL AK.

A miserable effort to squeeze" by Page in the eighth inning and lucky stab by Bill Douglass, who perfected double play retiring the side prevented tied score, and possibly saved the game for Birmingham.
 It was then that Mique Finn threw his second fit.
 The first was in the beginning, when Neuer hit Smith with the ball, forcing Downey across the pan. The third was in the ninth, when. with two out and second occupied, Hess stung one vicious iy to Downey and went out at first. And there are certain excuses for Miques fits.
 While the Barons played excellently, it Is true that Little Rock, had the Travel CTS played the game as Father Chad wick intended would have tied the score and possibly won the game. But the Travellers have been beaten so regularly on the present invasion of the sunny side of the circuit that losing came in perfectly natural way. and caused no surprise-not even to Finn.
 The Barons Score.
 The Barons got busy in the first, and scored all of their runs. Henline opened with a placed hit between short and third. Downey bunted to Neuer, whose effort to retire Henline at second met with fail ure. Molesworth then placed a beautiful bunt between Hess and Neuer, the former running away from the ball and the lat mt to ald the bases full Raub flied out oCollins, and Henline raced across the plate. Douglass drew d pass and Neuer hit Smith with the ball. forcing Downey across the platter. Walters struck out, however, and Larsen retired the side on a pop-fiy to Page.
 After hitting twice in the second. the Travellers annexed their single tally in the third. Neuer opened with a scream Ing -bagger to right, and scored d moment later when Collins flied out U Smith.
 At many times after this inning hit would have scored runs for both sides, but the pitchers paced evenly at light ning speed, and both received excellent support.
 Opportunity Thrown Away.
 Films greatest opportunity dawned in the eighth. Even the local fans consid- cred the score as good as tied, and a great many would have been satisfied had some power given them assurance that the Travellers would not run ahead. 1t was a narrow graze for the Barons. and only a bit of miserable work could
 
 ton came about:
 Neuer opened with a fy-out to Smith. Collins however, rapped one safely to center Speaker placed an excellent bunt and beat it out, Collins going to third when no Baron thought to cover that bag.
 There was Collins on third and Speaker on first.
 moment more and Speaker would have stolen second, protected as he was with d man on third. Collins is fast enough to score on a short f1y-out
 Precarious, indeed, was the situation The fans held their breath!
 But Page, perhaps instructed by Finn, attempted the squeeze"
 Instead of placing the ball on the ground he made the most miserable pop out to first Speaker, having caught the signal, had, naturally, dashed for the Keystone. Douglass had nothing to do, therefore, but step on first.
 Had ever a problem so difficult a solution so simple!
 A Slight Tremor.
 Becker caused-a tremor in the ninth when he opened with a keen rap to cen ter and was sacrificed to the keystone Wells could do no better, however, than pop-out to Douglass. and Hess, though his hit to Downey was sharp one, went dead just the same
 The game was spoiled by the continual wranging of Pitcher Neuer and the de- clInation of Umpire Fitzsmmons to cast t,;y fro bo