The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-03
Where They Play Today
Montgomery at Birmingham.
Chattanooga at Atlanta.

Montgomery yesterday afternoon got
the decision in a ragged engagement at
West End by a score of to 3.
Two young men, Bauer of Birming-
ham and Smith of Montgomery, opened
the engagement, and neither was pos
sessed of enough goods to guarantee
the termination of the game by the
supper hour. Two old gentlemen,
Stockdale OF Birmingham and Dug
gleby of Montgomery, finished the bat
tie, and did it well, Stockdale simply
preventing additional scores and Dug
g1eby holding the one-run lead which
the Climbers had established.
In the first inning Bauer went to
pieces and the Barons, instead of rail-
lying to the situation, got perverse and
did the opposite. With two on Pratt
hit down the third base line and theirs
was no chance in the world to head
him. But Emery essayed the impos-
sible and swung wide the flood gates
One scored on his wild heave to first
and another, after McGilvray, having
recovered the ball. threw wildly to
the plate. A clean single added the
third.
With this sad start the Barons, as
In so many other games this season,
started out to hammer over few,
and succeeded admirably. This oc-
CURED In the second inning and as
result young Smith drew down his
flag and retired. In the fourth Bauer
received another series of blows to
tender parts and the Climbers added
another and the winning run to their
string. Duggleby and Stockdale hav-
ing assumed charge, fought out game
and exciting battle, neither side annex
ing another run.
The hitting by both teams was hard
and timely, though unfortunately as 1t
turned out. all the swats of the Barons
came in one inning. Numerous subse-
quent opportunities to score were
thrown away on account of inability
| to sacrifice, runners who had reached
first with none out. Elliott was in
| the game for the first time In more
than week and played we'll. getting
a. couple of clean swats and heaving
| to second like a shot. Pratt had more
to do than any other Climber, and he
acquitted himself we'll, both at bat, in
running bases and fielding. There was
no special feature to the scrimmage.
There was a large attendance and a
sudden rain, which caused cessation
of hostilities for about 10 minutes,
clearing the bleachers
| In the first with Daley out White
man singled and went to second on
Yohe's out. Hart was walked. Pratt
beat out hit to the infield and White
man scored when Emery threw the ball
wildly to first. McGilvray then threw
wildly to the plate and Hart scored.
Pratt came over a moment later VIII len
Burnett singled sharply to center.
| Mcbride went out as an opener of
the third, but McGilvray singled. Ell
lott followed with a smash over third.
vray and when Pratt threw the ball
carelessly to Smith Elliott trotted over
to third. Emery's single scored Ell
lott and ELAN scored when Bauer bes t
out one to the inneld. Emery then at
tempted to reach third with the ball
in Duggleby's hands and was out, this
cutting off the possibility of other
runs, as Marcan was hit by the ball
and Messenger beat out one to Pratt.
Wordsworth retired the side on a fly
to Whiteman.
The winning run was scored by
Pratt in the fourth. He singled by
ELAN as beginning and was sacri-
fced. Greminger's sharp smash to CEN
| ter scored him.
The third and deciding game of the
series will occur this afternoon, be-
ginning at 4 o'clock. Hickman will
pitch for Montgomery and Covaleski
for Birmingham.