The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-22
By BILL AK.

Montgomery, April 21.-(Special.)- The Barons gave the Pretzels dose of their own medicine this afternoon, when they snatched victory from de- feat at 11:55. It did look as if the Barons were licked. But in the eighth young Debalt weakened and 8 number of hits. including screaming triple by McGilvray, balanced the score. In the tenth DeBalt's weakness became oppressive and in that round the Barons won the game. The score was to 3.
 Fleharty pitched an excellent game because he kept his hits well scattered. On the other hand the Barons punched their total number of swats in three innings At that it looked as if they would never crawl from behind. Inning after inning floated away with noth- ing doing.
 Fleharty remained steady at the grind however and the two occasions in which the clouds appeared the dark est, brilliant work of Raftis cleared them away again. Then the full sun broke out in the ninth and in the tenth it sank behild the hills with d grin on its face.
 Pretzels Score First.
 Fleharty gave Montgomery it's first run in the opening inning With one down. Persons hit tos the pitcher and he threw the ball away. the runner in the meantime taking third. Then Fle- harty heaved badly to Raub, and Per sons tailed In the third Daley opened with a double to left. Persons hit to Ellam and a fatal error put the run ner across the plate. And in the mean time the Barons had not scratched De- Bait.
 But in the fourth young Bowen opened with a luscious bingle to left and Hen- line stung one to Manush too hot to handle. McGilvray sacrificed both and Bowen registered when Raftts hit be- tween the pitcher and first. On the same play Henline tossed out at the plate, the decision being so close taat the few Birmingham rooters were considerably nettiec, aud the ga1ne rocked on until the eighth with the score stan6ing to 1 in favor of the Pretzs.s. Tn that in- ming Persons 9as walked, sacrificed to second and driven home on a terrific
 
 looked as if Montgomery had won.
 Rooters Leave Park.
 Birmingham fans heaved & sigh of dis appointment and many Montgomery root CTS left the park with great satisfaction and rich. calm content. In the nintf Henine opened with a stinger to Pope McGilyray then tripled to deep right Henline scoring. Raftis hit passed Pept and McGilvray scored Gygli sacrificed Raftis to second; Ellam was walked Raftis took third on Raub's out to tht infield, but Fleharty's fly to Kerwin re tired the side. In Montgomery's half o the ninth Pope opened with a scream ing drive to left center. So anxious wal Mo1esworth that ne invaded Henline'i territory and captured the drive, whil' the speech merchant stood still watching Hart was an easy out from Ellam t Gygli and DeBalt lined out to Fleharty.
 The Decisive Tenth.
 Then began the tenth. Manager Moles worth opened with a hit past Pepe thi being his first of the series. Bowen stunl one to right center and 1t fell betweei Persons and Kerwin. henline bunted Il front of the plate and could have beate 1t out had he not hesitated. McGivra, was intentionally walked, so nervous ha his triple in the previous inning mad Greminger and his cohorts. Raftis. wit the bases full, hit to Pope and the phe nom booted it. Moiesworth registering Gygli flied shortly to Persons. but littl Andy Bowen slid under Hub" Hart a the plate. Elam retired the side fror Pope to Greminger.
 Montgomery opened the tenth with it best batters up. But Fleharty was gon finely and the Birmingham rooters di not despair. Daley was out from Bowe to Gygii. Persons fouled out to Henline Kerwin was easy, his little fly havin