The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20
FINAL SCORE WAS BUT TO 4. COLLEGIANS HIT GREEN FOR FOUR RUNS IN THE SEVENTH INNING
By HUGH ". ROBERTS

Tuscaloosa. March 19-JSpecial)- Hubby Graves choice collegians threw q scare Into the camp of the bold Barons this afternoon when, in the seventh inning, they trounced the de- livery of young "Bulf' Green and over- came fairly respectable lead of four runs. But in the eighth. Green, with man on second rapped one of his juieiest bingles to center, and thls one run lead was held by the Baronial forces even unto the end. The final score was Birmingham 5, Alabama 4.
 Ii was an interesting contest The clarion voice of Scott Chestnut, the eccentric and sudden heave to first of Bill Foxen. the select imitatlon- of col lege yels by Jimmy Johnston, and the excitement of the partisan spectators served to make the afternoon a merry one.
 Bill Foxen was in the pink of con dition He held the collegians hitless until the coming of the fourth, when Farley Moody first up, rapped the pel- let screaming to deep left for three bags The Baron southpaw took an- other reef in his trousers, however, and two collegians in rapid succession died biting al crooked benders, and the third went out on a discoura ging liner to large William. In the fifth inning, though Bob Messenger did drop fly, the Alabamians had no opportunity to score.
 Foxen's term on the hill was further featured by two runners going dead at first, which base they had previously reached. It was rather unkind in Foxen to try his treacherous semi -balk on the classy little bunch that Graves has gathered together.
 Green got away with the candy in the sixth but in the seventh the boys fell on him like bunch of famished Indians and accepted without hesita- tion everything that he fed them. As result four runners crossed the pot and the score was tied. Molesworth twisted on the bench in way that would have made Billy Smith ashamed of his own efforts in that respect.
 In the eighth and ninth, however. Green got away well. although it re- ouired mighty effort on the part of Ellam in the eighth to kill runner at the plate who might have tied the score again. Coach Graves has an ex- cellent fielding team, and the way the boys latched on to Green in the seventh promises much trouble for the college pitchers they encounter during the season. It is said that Alabama will be shy of good fingers this year, Young Greer is a trifie small but he has good speed and curve and In con sideration of his sidewheeling, excel lent control Stevenson looked fairly good also young Vandegraan who was such a demon on the football team
 last spring. is trying for the staff. We believe that his hair Is red enough and his neck strong enough to give him success at anything he tries.
 Tuscaloosa (and we hang our heads when we tell it) has the only dummy in the United States Many of the Barons had never seen similar method of locomotion on tria. and while returning in the bus from the game, had a great deal of amusement with passengers. Mowry, Johnston and McGnvray starred in the roles of comedians.
 Scott Chestnut. the umpire, is an alumnus of the university and felt at home today He was in ideal form and no decision of his dspleased. His voice has that of Joe Burke backed without a pedigree into the cupboard.