The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-24

Memphis, May 23.-(Special. )-Today
 Birmingham hit Pitcher Ferguson for one dozen hits and annexed the first game played on the home lot in nearly month from Memphis today, score 5 to
 ?. From a local standpoint the game
 was a disappointment Crandall was missing from the front, he having sus- tained a split finger during morning
 practice. Crandall's absence seemed to
 take some of the confidence out of the crew. though Farmer Allen, who did
 the understudying for the crippled cap tain, filled the breach admirably. Allen
 accepted six chances, two of which were difficult, without a pebble. Fer guson was hit rather frequently and easily by the invaders and his support at the receiving end of the team was far from good Tonneman's efforts to nip base runners was very much off color In the seventh inning three Baron thefts were recorded, Jimmy Johnston stealing second and third.
 Where the real rub came in was in the Turtles inability to solve the an- nointed slants of Pitcher Boyd, the visitors star. Boyd was unhittable with men on bases. Al Schweitzer was the only member of the home delega- tion whose scalp wasn't dangling at the smoke merchants belt. Schweitzer bagged two doubles.
 There was a business of loud cheering in the first inning when the first local runner crossed the rubber. As start CT Netzel sent Marcan back of second to field his grounder, and drew life at first. Baerwald's attempt to sacrifice resulted in a parabolic offering to third which Almeida, the Cuban third base man, easily handled.
 Netzel stole second and scored on Sehweitzer's double. Abstein was hit on the arm and took first. With the situation of two on and one down star ing him straight in the face, Farmer Allen hoisted to shortstop for the sec ond out. Moulton ended the session by taking a mind photo of the third strike as it floated lazily across the pan.
 In the second the enemy tied the score a doubtful decision at first base, permitting a run to count on a play that looked like a sure double McGil- vray singled. Mcbride popped to first, Ellams single to right on the hit and run rushed McGilvray to third. Here Yantz hit to Allen who forced Ellam at second. Moulton who received the throw tried for a double on the runner at first but Umpire Breitenstein ruled 1t no go. Consequently the run counted. A walk to McGilvray, a wild throw by Tcnneman, McBride's short single and Ellam's sacrifice fly to center gave Molesworths men a one run advantage in the fourth. This was added to in the sixth when McGilvray who scored three of the visitors runs. singled, and came all the way home when Abstein lost a thrown ball in the sun. II was also in the sixth when the home guard had it's most hectic time. Baerwald opened the round with a walk, going to third on Schweitzer's second double of the afternoon, and scoring on Ab- stein's force hit to Ellam, which re- tired Schweitzer at third. Although Allen, the next hitter. drew four wide ones, the scoring ended. as Moulton and Kerr were not equal to the demands of the occasion, each flying out to Me Bride, through quantity of loose play ing on the locals part coupled with three singles in the seventh, the league leaders secured the nomination, or rath- CT the contest. After Marcan fell into a death trap trying to enter his hit to left a double and Messenger had rolled out, Moulton to Abstein. the visitors be- gan a renewed attack on Messrs. Fer guson and Tonneman. Johnson singled. stole second and third. Almeida was based and he. too, proceeded to display a vein of temerity that was highly an moving. He stole second and thereby was in an excellent position to tally along with Johnson when McGilvray singled for the third time. The visitors got two hits in the ninth but failed to score.