The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-06
Games Today.
Birmingham in Memphis. Montgomery in New Orleans.

Memphis, September 5.-(Special)-A dropped throw by savidge at first in the tenth gave Birmingham to victory in sizzling game, which the locals had a chance to annex in the last Of the ninth. The throw dropped by savidge would have furnished the third out, put when he allowed the ball to roll by Meek, who had been on third, touched the plate- Raub tried to follow the "buttermiik athlete, but Savidge heaved him to his death. Robinson had the better of the hit argument, giving up six hits while Savidge allowed Il.
 Two twfrlers who will be the property of Cincinnati in 1909 opposed each other on the slab. Acting Manager Biir' Douglass sending Dr. Mccain Robinson in to baffle the Memphians. Both showed to advantage. Savidge finding himself in several very nasty holes, but always extricating himself until he lost his own game in the tenth. Savidges best inning, in that it showed his nerve under fire, was the third. The bags were soused with no funerals and Buttermilk Meek stepped to the pan. Ralph forced But termla to drop a dinky grounder and Robinson was forced at the plate. Raub famed, leaving the bases full, but the bags became convalescent when Gran ston pulled down Douglass liner. He had other narrow escapes. Larsen being buried at the pan in the fourth. but he was never called upon to use his strategy as in the third, not even in the fatal tenth.
 The Barons got a happy start when Henline opened by smashing past short. He was sacrificed, but died. Walters beat out slow roller in the second. The third brought some real heart thrills for the Memphis bugs. Robinson opened with a dinky stab to Carey and he was safe when Savidge failed to cover. Hen line rolled grounder to Babb and Cran- ston which could not be handled. Dow ney bounced a bunt in front of the pan hnd owens whipped to third to head off Robinson, but the ''umps' ruled the doc tor safe. 1nen Meek punched toward first and Savdge felded to Owens, kill Ing Robinson at the plate. Raub struck viciously at two and allowed the third to be called. Douglass Nned to Cranston.
 hit by Robinson in the seventh didn't cause any worry, and in the eighth came a play that caused the banishment of Bad Bill Douglass. Downey hit to center and stole second, after Meek had flied out to Carter. Raub hit to Savidge and Dow ney was caught between bases. He re- treated toward second and both runners were safe, when Cranston dropped Babbs relay. Douglass miscued in front of the plate, and Owens stabbed him out. He protested so vigorously that the ball had hit him in foul territory that he was re- moved. A bunt beat out by Larsen en- 1ivened the visitors half of the ninth, and in the tenth came the blow-off.
 The opening was inauspicious, Downey Bkying to Baerwald. Not much attention was paid when Meek hit to right. Raub repeated his Friday performance of sail ing skyscraper so far back that Dona- hue could only get one hand on it, but this time he returned 1t to the diamond in time to hold Raub at second, and Bauer grounded to Baerwald, Meek hold ing third. Everything looked rosy when Smith grounded Careyward. The ball pulled Carey far from the bag and Sav- idge got a late start to cover. He and the ball arrived ahead of the runner, but just as he crossed the bag the pitcher dropped the ball. He retrieved instantly, but too late to retire Smith. Meantime Meek had crossed the plate, so Savidge did the best thing possible by throwing to Owens in time to kill off Raub.