The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-14


 The Barons yesterday afternoon were n the role of the worm which turned. for after Atlanta had established a lead of Jour runs, the locals pounded Harold Johns hard enough to win an entire eeries. Prior to the sixth, the Crackers had everything their own way. There after, the Barons helped themselves to all the sweets in Atlanta's larder.
 In the beginning, Johns was alright both as concerns control and brilliant turve. Tn the sixth, however. wildness Developed and a double and brace of in held scratches resulted in tied score In the eighth wildness again developed, Ind with the bases groggy, Messenger leaned against the pellet and it went |creaming to the fence. The score was to 1.
 Locals in Two Rounds
 The game was without special feature bnless the swatting of the Barons in two bounds might be so described. In the ixth, the Barons faced Johns 10 times, Ind the tenth man was at the stick in the ighth when McGilvray went out attempt 51G to Stedl. 11cHp1iiiy icAASJ SAa~ ey were kept on their mettle fielding baron drives for distance.
 Boyd got away with a fair game. His upport steadier in the pinches than that |If Johns, materially aided in turning the bde. In the rounds which proved disas- rous to the veterans of Hemphill, the Barons drew the smiles of Dame For une, The few 'bones" on exhibition, ,ith single exception, carried a Cracker hbel.
 Crackers Get the Start
 The visitors got away in the third. Kerr ias walked and Johns was hit by a itched ball. Bailey clipped in with an 1feld scratch. Gantley flied to Mcbride. Kerr deceived that Baron by pretending to e asleep, and then at the opportune mo- pent trotted home Hemphill then stung ne to Marcan. who forced Bailey at sec md, but in attempting to complete the ouble Ellam's throw to McGilvray caught Eailey on the head. Johns scored.
 In the fourth Mcbride dropped Alper- bans drive, and East singled on the hit md run. O'Brien flied to Johnston and Whitey' counted.
 In the sixth East opened with double md was sacrificed home by O'Brien and ferr.
 Four in the Sixth
 Then the Barons took charge of the sit- ation. In their half of the sixth Mar hn walked and Messenger sent him to bird with a double over first. Johnston eat out an infield hit and Marcan scored. lmeida beat out an infeld hit and [essenger scored. McGilvray sacrificed phnston and the Cuban to third and sec hd, and McBride's f1yout the former bored. Elam cracked one safely through ylses and Almeida counted. This tied be score.
 Five in the Eighth
 In the eighth the fireworks were again buched off. Mcbride opened with a buble and went to third on wild heave. Ham famed, and purposely Yantz was hssed. Boyd, however. was more diff cult than Johns had anticipated, and walked to first.
 With the bases full Marcan's short hit ored Mcbride.
 With the bases full, Messenger tripled to sep center and drove in three of the oldest tribesmen. He scored when John on flied to deep center.
 Messengers Fine Throwing Tn the seventh, with the score even, alley tossed away beautiful chance, ough in this transaction credit for beau full fielding and splendid throwing is due essenger. Bailey opened the round with furious crack by first, and Messenger, great sprinting, fielded the ball With lly slight tumble. Bailey turned