The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-28

New Orleans, August 27.-(Special) When Sir Mickey Finn leads the Gulls against the Barons this evening Moleys clan will be only three games to the good for Birmingham lost to New Or leans to 1 this afternoon in a red hot game. Eight sacrifice hits shows how closely the battle was contested and that he lost was really no dis grace to Ray Boyd, the eminent spit ballist. Though Weaver pitched sparkling game chances are that had Jimmy Johnston used a bit better judg- ment on the paths the Barons would have been in the lead to 1 when the ninth was entered upon. Instead the last spasm found the two teams in a Il deadlock and two rattling hits broke up the battle.
 Johnston's Poor Judgment
 Johnston's poor work came in the sixth. The clubs were tied up when he led off with a base on balls. An germeir kept calling for pitchouts un- til he had Weaver in the hole and then Jimmy stole second on the first strike. 1t was too much of a handicap, how ever, for Weaver. who was inclined to wildness all afternoon and he based Mcbride.
 Of course it was up to McGilvray to sacrifice and Johnston took large lead off second. Big Bills first effort was a foul and then Angermeier spotted how far Jimmy had wandered from safety and called for pitchout. He got IL and though McGilvray swung in the vain effort to save Jimmy 1t was of no avail. for the Pei catcher shot the x..1x. tae ItfRlrf1 g x he slid back to second.
 Barons Could Have Scored
 Had Johnston played it safe McGilvray would have sacrificed the runners to sec ond and third and both could have scored on Carron's single, which went to waste for big Bill popped to Knaupp and the utility mans walop advanced McBride only from first to second
 Johnston singled with two gone in the first, but was left on first Rohe opened with hit to left for the Pels and got to third on outs, but Spencer rolled to Mar can. In the second McGilvray and FL lam drew passes, but Buck allowed no hits and Birmingham got no runs.
 Pels Take Lead
 Pels got the lead in their half. Hendryx singled was put down by Mills and scored on Knaupp's double to right, the first time Cotton" has ever made an extra base hit in that direction in New Orleans. Cotton reached third on an out and died stealing home.
 In the third with two gone. Johnston singled He grabbed lead and started for second while Weaver was holding the ball. Buck got the pill to Clancey in plenty of time, but Bill Hart ruled Johnny missed the tag. McBride's hit over second bounded over Hendryx's head and went for a double, Jimmy scoring.
 In the fifth Mills led off with single was sacrificed, reached third on an out, but Weaver famed.
 In the sixth Johnston walked and stole Mcbride walked, but Angemier picked Jimmy off second, after which McGilvray flied to Knaupp. Carroll singled to ieft but Ellam was tossed out by Mills.
 In the local half Rohe opened with a single and was sacrificed. Boyd hit Clans cy, who was forced on Spencer's grounder to McGilvray, and Hendryx fouled out Yantz was safe when Knaupp dropped his ny to open the seventh and reached sec cnd on a sacrifice, but others were no good.
 MOlesworth Tries to Win | In the ninth Molesworth tried an elev- enth hour switch by sending Almeida to bat for Marcan. Elam walked, was sac rificed, reached third on an out, and then the Cuban came to the plate. Manager Frank ordered Weaver to pass Almeida, but his twirler deliberately disobeyed or ders, explaining afterward that he thought he had Rafaers number while he was afraid of Messenger. Almeida