The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08
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Mobile. Julv 7.-(Speciall-A freak home rim the ball being lost in the grass Ill leftheld. while "Rowdy' Elliott and Wag- ner nedalled the circuit with two tying runs n1aved an Important part in the Vic- tory of the Barons over Mobile Tn the opening game of the series this afternooh' the final count being to g.
 With the score to 1 against BirIning- ham in the fourth inning Wagner drew pass to start the inning. On hit ana run nlav Elliott smashed to leftheld, normally the hit being good for two bases hut the pellet was lost in some grass against the fence and both Wagner ana Elliott scored before Mayes could find the ball. On an even footing with the Guiis' Moley's crew played good ball and Kept down further scoring by Mobile, while they proceeded to win the game, which they did by making two more runs.
 Rurleson. the strike-out 'sphenom, :" twirIed for Mobile and pitched the article of ball that ordinarily wins games put the break in luck, with the lost ball go- ing for a home run, which took the pep out of the entire local bunch, aloed Ill his downfall, though he struck out elght of the Barons during the game. Kent twirled for Birmingham and pitched neat game of ball. being touched for eight hits. fast fielding by his team mates keeping the Gulls clear of the plate after the third Inning Ellam saved him once with a lightning double play, while a. wise play by Elliott when rally threat ened, pulled Kent out of another hoie- A barehanded catch of drive over short bv Myers was the fielding feature of the game, the local infielder robbng FL liott of a clean hit by his really re- markable catch.
 Mobile was first to score, tallying in the opening inning. With one gone Bay@ Hiss singled clean to center Miller went out from second to first, advancing Bay less to second Elliott took especial pains to -'elk out into the diamond and tell kent to walk SS,acina, / who was un, but Kent couldn't see it that way and broke curve ball over the plate. Swacina doubled to leftfeld and Bayless scored Meyers then singled to center, scoring Swacina.
 Birmingham scored in the second inning Mcbride drawing life and taking second which Myers threw wild to first. Yantz scoring him with a single to center. Mo- bile scored again in the third when Maag singled, went 10 second on sac riflce and took third on Miller's single Miller and Maag working the double ateal successfully, Maag scoring.
 With the score standing 3 to l. Wagner waited Burleson out and drew a pass to start the fourth Elliott hit safe over third, the ball going to the fence and losing itself in a clump of weeds, both men scoring and tieing up the game
 The Barons quickly united the score in their half of the fifth. Johnston was hit for a starter, PLean singled to center and Johnston went to third. Burleson then hit Wagner, filling the sacks. Elliott lifted a single over the infeid, scoring Johnston and Phelan, Wagner going to third and Elliott to second on the throw in With no one gone, and third and sec ond occupied, Bureson showed a flash of his sensational twirling when he struck out Mcbride, Yantz and Ellam in a row.
 Tine Gulls had one more change to score fin the fifth when a bit of slow base run ming by Burleson, with bit of quick ened rally Burleson opened the inning enedrally Bureson opened the inning with base on balls. Maag sacrificed and both were safe on Elliotts high peg to second. Bayless laid down perfect bunt towards third, and Burleson should have made third easily, but Elliott seeing the big twirler loafing along toward the bag, with a quick peg nailed him. Miller then hit into a double, Ellam to Wagner.
 Neither team again threatened and the game ended with the Barons holding the long end of the 5 to score.