The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-27
Where They Play Today

Where They Play Today
Atlanta at Birmingham.
Chattanooga at Montgomery.
Memphis at Mobile
Nashville at New Orleans.
The Crackers and the Barons divided
honors in the double-header yesterday
afternoon, the locals taking the first
game 4 to 8. and losing the second, 8 to l.
In the first strength was pitted against
experience. and experience assisted by
gameness, won. In the early innings
Keiber had an edge on Stockdale, but
toward the end the veteran pitched sterl-
ing baseball. holding his opponents hit
less. during the final half of the course.
In the second things broke exceedingly
hard for Ivor Wagner, but taking the
game as a whole it is probable that
Johns got through with an edge the
better of the pitching argument
Neither game was a brilliant affair.
The first was slow and surcharged with
growls and argument ragged, too. from
the effect of many errors. While the
second was the better of the two, it,
also. was rather long, and it was with
a sigh of relief that the fan flock wit
messed its passing.
keiber Shows Temper
Stockdale had great deal to contend
with. His support was wretched, in the
main. and all the Baronial blurs are
not represented in the error column.
Ryan, in the first, was unable to check
Cracker runners, and in those very in
stances in which rapidity of motion and
al he
ons were lacking. But the veteran kept
plugging away and soon the silver lining
came uppermost.
Just to the opposite was Keiber. In
the early stages of the game he moved
rapidly through the Baron columns and
1t looked as if the victory would be
his. But a couple of errors behind him
each of which was grievous in result-a
couple of decisions which the Crackers
commended were off-color, and number of
successful bunts and short or scratch
hits netted his temper to such an ex-
tent that it became evident that he was
doomed
And in the eighth inning the predic-
ton came true, for with men on third
and second he passed couple, forcing
run which won.
Crackers Took Lead
Atlanta took the lead in the first in
ming, saw it tied in the second, apparently
sewed up in the fourth, saw the plum
disappear in the fifth, and all hope on
the blink in the eighth.
The first run came after two were
down in the opening r0nd. DeHayen
singled, stole second and scored on
Smiths single.
In their half of the second the
Barons tied it up when with one down
McGilvray was walked, went to third
on Fishers error handling Ryan's hit
to third, and scored when ELAN bunt-
ed so perfectly that the Cracker fling
err could throw the ball nowhere with
hope of success.
In the fourth Fisher walked but was
forced at second by Bayless. Bayless
stole and scored when Walker singled
sharply to left Matthews was safe on
Emery's error and Walker from third
came home when Stockdale fell field
ing Keibers bunt, and then balled up
the play with McGilvray-in some man
ner unexplainable.
stockdale Forced Home
In the sixth with one down Marcan
hit to Smith and went to second on
his bad throw to first Messenger
smash ed safely between short and third
and Wordsworth beat out bunt to first,
Marcan scoring Messenger scored
when McGilvray flied shortly to right,
the "whfrlwind" in this instance dem
pnstarting the value of speed.
The game was won in the eighth
with two down. After Emery had
Tanned Stockdale punched one to Keib-
er which the Dutchman couldn't handle
and Marcan bingled to right. Messen-
CTR made an easy out to Maron but
Wordsworth drew walk. Keiber then
proceeded to pass Mcbride and Stock
dale had no other choice than score
Thus ended the first lesson.
Wagner's Bad start
In the beginning of the second game
Wagner tossed one straight over which
Moran smacked to center field for
couple of sacks Jordan would have
hunted out but when no one felded his
ball he went safe DeHaven instead
of dropping one on the ground popped
It over McGilvrays head-the first sack
er had run under the plate-and Moran
scored. DeHaven would have been out
1t second had Elan held the ball But
the spheroid eluded the grasp of the