The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-10
MILLS WALLOPED
 BY ACCOUNTANTS Nearly 2000 Ensley Fans at
 Games CLEVER DETECTIVES
Citizens Want Better Mail Service and Advise With JOhnstOn-Em- ployes Rendered Barbecue
 By Tennessee Co.
Standing of T. c. I. League

Played Won. Lost. Pet. Nracb,nfcs SS9 ..... 10 roc Mills .......... .ado Electricians ... .zs9
 Before 1900 enthusiastic and inter- ested fans the Accountants defeated the Mills in d hot contest by score of to yesterday in the first game of the T. C. l. league. The cause of the de- feat was very evident, for Smith, twirler imported from the Carolina league, allowed the Millers but three scattered hits. and struck out 1S daz- zled batsmen in seven innings.
 In the first inning Smith made his debut by striking out the first three batsmen, Pratt. Inman and Parsons. in succession. After the Acountants came to bat all the runs of the game were scored Baumgardtner, first up. walked, Shropshire was safe on the pitchers error Banchfeld hit for one bag. scoring Bum and Jenkins hit for bag, scoring Shropshire and then by an out he tallied.
 The other part of the game was in teresting, but no features were shown except the fondness of the Millers for swinging in the atmosphere at the benders of Smith Aldrich started to pitch for the Mills, but was driven from the box, retiring in favor of Robinson.
 Score by innings: R.H E. Mills ........... 900 900 co 3 3 Accountants ...... 300 900 0-3 0
 Batteries: Aldrich. Robinson and Cy,itb and Taplyips
 The second game was the real game of the afternoon as far as expectations were concerned. The Electricans were "doped" out to win on account of number of the players from Anniston being signed by them, but the Me chanics. composed of men from the shops, defeated them easily in the five innings played.
 The heavy hitting Mechanics slugged ing total of 10 runs, and hitting the famous Nelson of the Anniston team with great ease and slugging the pill far from the plate. The feature of the game was the hitting of Bell, on sec ond, for the Mechanics. In four trials he drove out four hits, three singles and one home run.
 Adams, pitching for the Mechanics, held the Electricians to one lone hit and no runs. He. pitched in fine style. putting the poor wire twisters down in one two, three order.
 Other than the fine playing of the Mechanics in all phases no features were observed. Part of the game was taken up in the kicking of the Elec- tricians, who said that it was too dark to play.
 Score by innings: R.H.E. ......... 900 % 70 3l Mechanics ........... 412 12-10 Il O
 Batteries: Nelson and Brown; Adams and Pierre.
 Granger and Wiggins, the two plain clothes men of Ensley. are no slouches when 1t comes to picking out criminals. Yesterday the sleuths were on the track of the burglar, who had entered the home of A. L. Arnolds. The burglar had pawned a watch at one of the downtown pawn shops. The sleuths quickly discovered this and traced their rubber soles toward the city.
 When they asked the pawn brokers for a description of the negro who had pawned the watch, a reply that he was a yellow negro was the only marks they could obtain of the man, but they again to the Steel City, hoping against hope.
 Yesterday about noon one of the sleuths told the other that he had a negro who looked suspicious and if he was good judge of human character, that was the thief who stole the watch. The negro however, protested his innocence. but he was taken to his abode, where the other articles which had been stolen were dis cow cred.
 When one of the officers at the police station asked how they could trace a negro by that description, he stated they could hear a ticking sound about the negro and as they thought the watch was on his mind the situation was clearly ex- planed.
 Upon an investigation 1t was found that this negro had also stolen a s4O0 diamond brooch in Birmingham and had pawned it to the same dealer for S11 The ne- gro's name was given in as Price Weath- CTS, and the police think they have se- cured one of the most clever and daring of burglars.
 As an appreciation of the efforts of the workmen Ion the tunnel from the new dam of the Tennessee company, a barbecue and picnic was given to the em- ployees at the grounds near Edgewater yesterday.
 All the Workmen who had been work ing on the lining of the tunnel were present at the barbecue and had a de- lightful time. The barbecue was well prepared and soft drinks were also served to the worltmen The barbecue was a bonus to the men to finish the work by certain time.
 Many of the officials from Ensley and Bessemer were present and enjoyed the dlnner.
 The funeral of Frank Torrlgan an old and respected citizen of Ensley, was held yesterday at the residence of the de- ceased After the funeral services at the house. conducted by Father McQuillen. the remains were inferred at a local cem- etery..
 delegation of Ensley citizens. com posed of prominent merchants and citi- zcns, called upon Senator Joseph F. .Tohn- ston to confer with him about the Ems ley mail service. They stated that they hoped something Immediate would be to off icfo