The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-17

Mobile, July -(Speeial)-Battling through nine strenuous innings of base ball, the Sea Gulls this afternoon nosed ont A victory over the Barons by batting rally in the eighth inning. Four hits sent over three runs and broke a to tie, Mobile winning by the score of to 9
 Billy Campbell, on the mound Tor Mobile. pitched swell game. and should have had shutout and would put TOT wild heave by Shortstop Myers his error letting in two runs, the only two that the Barons counted during the con- test. Campbell gave up but five scattered hits, and though the visitors threatened to score several times he always ught- ened up and with the one exception, when Myers made his misplay, got through in nice style.
 Pitcher Kent for Birmingham, while hit more freely than Campbell, was equally as effective for a few inning ana twice pulled out of extremely dangerous holes. In the eighth he weakened and four hits, mixed in with sacrifice ana squeeze play, counted three runs and the game for Mobile.
 Charles seitz, returning to left field after an absence of two weeks with broken hone in his hand, was far and away the star of the afternoons sport, the little outfelder getting three safe hits, two of them driving in runs; scored one him self and accepted five chances in-the out field. some of them difficult and at crit ical times.
 The excitement was added to by the roofing of several hundred excursionists from Birmingham, who tried hard to land the Rarons home front, but their efforts went for naught. Another excursion from Laurel. Miss, furnished couple or nun dred fans, and but for the dark and threatening day, the crowd would nave heen a banner one Part of the game was played in drizzle.
 Mobile got away in front, scoring one run in the third inning. Seitz opened with a single to left; Dunn was hit camp bell advanced both with sacrifice. on a squeeze play Maag bunted straight a, Kent, who had Seitz several feet at the plate. but he fumbled and Seitz counted
 The Barons jumped out in front in the fifth inning when they scored two runs. Molesworth opened with two-bagger to left center. McBride bunted out ~on Dunn's late throw to third. Moleswortn and Mcbride both went safe. Yantz went out from short to first, Mcbride going to second and Moley being held al third Ellam grounded to Campbell ana Moley was run down between third and home, Mcbride going to third and Ellam to second on the play. Kent grounded to Myers and he threw wild to first, both Me cBride and Ellam scoring.
 In the sixth Mobile tied the score. Swaclna beat out an infield hit to short and Myers put him on second with sac rifce He went to third on Rohe's in field out and scored when Seitz slapped safely to left
 The game went along for two innings without either side being able to score and with rain threatening to break up the game every minute. It was getting very dark in the eighth inning and the Gulls got hustle on and sewed things up Miller opened the inning with sin gle to left Swacina sacrificed him. Myers hit clean to center and Miller raced home with the run that broke the tie. Rohe followed with a single to left, Seitz hit against the right field fence, scoring Myers, Rohe taking third. Dun laid down perfect bunt for a squeeze and Rohe scored.