The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-22
NATIONAL LEAGUE,


 Arkansas threw perfectly to Meek, but hefty Henry dropped the pellet.
 Bay scored.
 Seigle drove one to center, and Wiseman scored.
 Prior to all the playing, however, Meek, noting Bay playing too far off second, heaved the ball to Walters, and Bay, by all the laws of the game written and unwritten, was a dead one.
 He finally scored, however.
 The Barons tied the score in the sec ond.
 After Smith had flied out to center and Walters famed, Larsen was walked.
 Ford then uncorked a luscious dou- ble to right center and the fleet lad of Helena raced across the pan.
 A neatly placed two sacker over third off the stick of Henline scored Ford.
 In the fourth the Barons cinched the game.
 Walters opened with a ripping sin gle to right.
 Larsen struck out, and Ford flied out to East.
 Successive hits by Henline and Dow ney scored Walters and terrific smash  right, scored Henline and Downey.
 In the fifth the Barons added one oth- CT for good measure and to make the beating of MT. Kellum doubly sure.
 Douglass drew a walk Smith sac rificed him to second, a wild pitch put him on third, and Walters successful! hit to the infield placed him across the rubber.
 In the seventh the Volunteers threat ened to rally.
 Kellum hit to deep center and Man ager Molesworth, after a desperate chance, pulled down the flyer.
 Bay cut one aloose between first and second, and Wiseman drew a pass.
 At this moment, the rain fell, and for 20 minutes the fans speculated as to whether or not the visitors would take the game after all the foregoing chapters of indicated victory.
 When play was resumed, East stung one to Larsen.
 The joy of old Arkansas touched third, forcing Bay to unmerited death, and with deadly execution, quartered the hefty East as he ap preached the holy precinct of the vet eran Douglass.
 AS in the first game, Nashville drew first blood in the second.
 In the second inning, McElveen opened with double to right.
 He was sacrificed to third, and scored wh en Silent" Lew booted Dauberts easy hit toward second.
 The Barons tied the score in the fourth, when the fans caused Silver Sitton to fly the coop.
 Molesworth opened with a single and Q vub ban Walters and Larsen were walked in d row.
 In the fourth, the locals smashed MT. Sitton to 'fare-you- we'll" and cinched the second battle and the double header.
 Henline opened by drawing a walk.
 Downey Molesworth and Meek hit safely in succession and three runs chased each other over the plate.
 The Barons added another for good measure in the sixth, and in view of succeeding developments, it is well that they did
 Larsen opened with single to right. Robinson beat out bunt. The hope of Arkansas then stole the third sack and scored on Downey's second hit of the scrimmage.
 In the sixth and seventh the Volun- teers drew themselves within one run of the Barons, and the game was ended with several of Bernhard's aggregation dead or dying on the pillow.
 In the sixth Wiseman was safe on Larsen's error, took second on an out and scored on McElveens hit to right.
 In the seventh things assumed a squally aspect
 After Seabaugh had popped out in Downey. Hunter, hitting for Sitton, singled to center.
 Bays drive to first evaded Douglass and Hunter went to third. He scored a moment later when Wiseman hit over second. A pass to East filled the sacks!
 McElveen hit a ball to the fence!
 But Molesworth caught it!
 Wiseman scored on the sacrifice.
 Seigle relieved the tension by heaving out to Molesworth.
 There is just a wee bit of base run ming that I wish to compliment before closing this chapter of rosy victories.
 In the fifth Henline was walked Downey singled to left.
 Henline went to third and Downey to second on the drive.
 Molesworth singled to left, scoring both runners, and when the ball was heaved home, the manager took the keystone.
 Such base running generally wins, but it must be remembered is absolute ly essential to a team hoping to finish higher than the cellar.
 Other details are found in
 The Official Score
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