The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-16
Games Today Atlanta at Birmingham. Memphis at Mobile. Chattanooga at Montgomery. Nashville at New Orleans.


 Chattanooga at Montgomery.
 Nashville at New Orleans.
 In spite of their crippled condition the Barons with vim and dash, swept the
 Crackers off their feet yesterday aft ernoon and copped both ends of a doubleheader. The score of the first game was 1 to 0; of the second, to f.
 Of the two, the second was by far the more interesting. One tired in the first of the almost perpetual slaughter. Trough pitched in powerful fashion and at no time did the visitors have a. pos- sible chance to make a circuit of the bases But In the second there was g. quantity of that uncertainty which makes a mundane existence worth while. The Crackers by timely swat ting and through errors and rough work of the Barons, obtained a four run lead before the locals got their bearings. But in the fourth the fans, with their noise, rushed to the assist ance of the Barons and W. Miller owned himself slipping. He walked Marcan, as an opener, and Phelans bounder ped the head of Jordan. Molesworth made the first out, but Jesse Tannehill punched one between short and second. McGilvrays difficult grounder was mishandled by Sykes, and Johnston clipped in with luscious smash to center. And Yantz flung one mile minute to right-and the score was tied.
 In the first game the feature was the mound work of Trough and the hitting of Phelan. In addition to holding the Crackers practically hitless, the big Baron's control was perfect. He was in masterful form and the Crackers were as putty in his fingers. Phelan faced Frock three times and bingled three times, the last being a home run drive which sent two home ahead of the runner.
 In the second game Corbin got away with the fielding honors. though when it is considered that Wagners little finger has a broken joint he must be accorded the first rank of laurel bear CTS. He pitched an excellent game in spite of his bad beginning and had his support been perfect the Crackers would have scored only two runs. Cor bin robbed the Barons of two home runs. The theft of the drive of Yantz was perfected with a single hand. He was more oonsiderate of Phelan, all though the work with two hands was sensational in the latter case.
 The wrangling of the Crackers de- tracted from the sport and caused a halt in play on more than one occa- sion. Following the leadership of Jor- dan, practically every man took hand in the batting. But Byron held his own fairly we'll When Foxen, who was on the coaching line. refused to return to the Atlanta bench when ordered the umpire instructed policeman to eject him. Before this was accomplished Jor- dan was ordered to hustle the player out in a minutes time under pain of having the game forfeited to Birming- ham.
 Tn the first game the Barons scored in the second inning Tannehill beat out bunt to shortstop and McGil- vray's triple sent him over. In the fifth the Barons sewed up the fight beyond recall. Ellam opened with a single and Marcan was passed. Phelan then smashed one to left which escaping Corbfn went for home run. The Bar ons in the early innings played very poorly on the bases and three of them were tossed out at the plate.
 The Crack sTs established a big lead in the second game right off the reel. Wagner hit Zimmerman with the ball and Corbin's triple scored him. O'Dell's single scored Corbin In the second Sykes was walked and sacrificed and scored by Zimmermans bounder over second In the fourth with one down O'Dell walked and went to third when Ellam and Marcan balled up the easy bounder of Watson. O'Dell reached home on the double steal.
 The Barons tied the score In the fourth as recorded. From that point throughout the eighth it was a valiant fight for the deciding tally. Wagner and Johns were both strong, however and though each side had opportuni- ties. neither could score until the ninth And then the Barons had no trouble Molesworth opened with a hit over sec ond He took second on passed ball. Tannehill bunted perfectly and Moles- worth. having reached third, trotted home with the winning run when Johns essaying the impossible task of head ing Tanneh-i at first, threw wildly.