The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
Wins One Game.

In two very exciting games the local team won one game from the Birming- ham Athletic club by the score of to 4 and tied the second one, 3 to 8. Both games were hotly contested and the play ing of the Birmingham team was a com plete surprise to the local team.
 In the first game things were doing right from the jump In the first inning B. A. c. scored three runs on four clean hits one for three bases. Fancher set tied down then, and struck out two men and caused the third man to go out at first. Bessemer jumped into Moss and hammered him to every corner of the field. When the dust settled Bessemer had put four runs over the plate, and the fans were wild. The fifth score came in the third on an error and two hits. The Athletic club also got another in the sixth on a walk and clean hit The hitting was scattered and in the informed late innings nothing could be done with either pitcher Fancher pitched mag nifcent game, having eight strike-outs in seven innings. The first game was called at the end of the seventh inning by agree ment, as the Athletic club did not arrive until about o'clock. The score by in- nings: R.H.E. Bessemer ............. 401 900 *-5 8 o B. A. c. .................. 300 OO1 0-4 8
 Batteries: Fancher and Houston; Moss and Owen.
 Summary: Struck out, Fancher B. Moss 4 Base on balls, Fancher 8. Three-base hit, Moss. Two-base hit, Alexander.
 On account of the absence of Trotter, who is in Montgomery visiting friends, Ellis Houston went behind the bat and Norman Lefkovits was put on first. The new arrangement worked well.
 In the second game Reddish, a new pitcher, was tried and, although he had one bad inning he plainly showed that he had the goods. He pulled himself out of some pretty bad holes and struck out seven men. In the first inning he was hit five consecutive times, netting three runs. After this only one hit was ob- tained by his opponents He was a trifle wild at first. walking four men, but got better as the game progressed. The big southpaw, Price, was too much for the local hitters, who were unable to solve his delivery, getting only three clean hits. The four errors made by B. A. c. also helped some in getting the runs across. Score by innings: R.H.E. Bessemer .............100 101 000-S 1 B. A. c. ................. 300 600 000-3 6 4
 The game was called at the end of the ninth on account of darkness.
 Batteries: Reddish and Houston; Price and Beddow.
 Summary: Struck out, Reddish ', Price D. Bases on balls, Reddish 4, Price l.
 Services at the First Presbyterian church-Sunday morning, Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.; preaching Il a. m.; subject: Thus Saith the Lord" Preaching at 8 D. m., subject: Where Art Thou?" Preaching at p. m at Mrs. Davis on Minnesota avenue.
 There will be the regular services at Il m. and D. m. at the First Meth odist church, the pastor in charge, the Rev. Dr. Sturdivant occupying the pull pit.
 The Rev. M K. Thornton, the pastor, will occupy the pulpit at the First Bap- tist church at the morning and evening services.
 The regular services at the First Chris tian church, the Rev D. F. Taylor, pas- tor, Sunday morning and evening. The Rev. I. O. Adams will conduct serv- ices at Woodlawn Sunday and a layman will conduct the services at Trinity Epis- copal church, Bessemer