The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-04
By BILL. AK

Our noble third placerS dropped a game yesterday afternoon to Montgomery, ? to l. and in doing, gave a panoramic exhibition illustrative of the ephemerality of mundane matters. If those of you who have health and happiness and worldly goods learned the lesson presented by our philosophical performers, you will guard well the things you have, for in trice, you may lose them all
 It is only necessary to relate the fact sthat in the ninth inning the Barons had the game won, 1 to 0. Two of the Billi- kens went out, and there were two strikes on the third. Then came the de- luge, and when the ninth was over the Billikens had won the game to l.
 How the trick was turned is simple. With two down Elwert singled to center McElveen then signalled for the ''hit-and- run,' and Marcan, endeavoring to cover second, was off his balance when the ball rolled in his direction. Then Trough went to pieces, and Bills singled, scoring the tying run. Flint was then rushed in to hit for Graham, and he did hit through Trough. The winning run was scored. Gribbens then smashed in the derection of the Baronic marksman, and
 in an effort to protect his face the afore- mentioned marksman caught the ball in his gloved hand. In their half the Barons were helpless.
 Now the crucial moment of the game was when McElveen, with two down and Elwerr on first, signaled the A'hit-and- run" It required considerable effort on the part of the batsman to attract the attention of the base runner. He gave the signal several times, and so plainly that it is strange that every player missed it. No other man did. It was natural to suppose that Trough would throw vide of the plate. But lo the ball came hurtling over the heart, and of course it was smashed. Marcan was caught off his stride and a boot followed. The rest for the Billkens was easy.
 Some Chances Thrown Away
 Though loosely and carelessly played, the game was exciting. Trough and Bailey were in excellent form to all appearance, and until the final round hits were as scarce as songs under water.
 In the first round the Barons scored, and so confident were they that the Bill lkens could never overcome the insignfl- cant lead that the grandstand was im- pressed with the belief that they did not strenuously try to score again In this they reminded of that bullfrog of fable, which having won slight success in his native pond. imagined himself a lion. So he swelled up to such an extent that in the ninth round he exploded.
 Though there is no effort to detract from the excellence of the work of Bailey, it Is only fair to presume that the Barons might have scored after the first round had they gone about the task as grimly and as determinedly as if they had been run behind. On several occasions the first man up reached first and event. ually stood on second. One of these op- portunities was thrown away by Ellam. who permitted himself to be doubled fol- lowing line hit to deep left field. And there are other similar incidents which with equal fairness could be pointed out. All of which goes to prove that the teams which wins regularly enough to remain permanently in the first division is that one which takes advantage of its every opportunity.
 All oooi.iou eo ene pitcnlng or Bailey, there were other features. Mcbride made two brilliant catches of drives by Daley and in each instance strained himself to the extent of falling to the ground, Daley was only slightly behind the Baron left gardener, and during the afternoon pulled down five Baronic heaves, one of them. that smashed out by Johnston in the fourth, being of exceeding Jdiffi- culty.
 Billikens in Yhe Ninth
 In the first inning Marcan, taking ad- vantage of temporary wildness on the