The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30
By JACK BETHEA

Birmingham broke even with the Gulls yesterday afternoon in two slash ing games that brought every fan in the stands up with a gasp. more than oc- casionally. The first battle went to the Barons to O with Hardgrove on the hill with everything. Not a Gull reached second He struck out six men, failed to give a base on balls and was given errorless support
 In the second affair the Gulls were the better, to 1. Masters hurled the game and was as wild as March hare Berger was hit hard but tight ened like a drum in the pinches and repeatedly pulled himself out of holes that looked ugly. In the seventh in- ming when 1t looked like shut-out Ellam poled one to deep left field and made the circuit of the bags ere Jacob sen could recover the ball.
 The crowd was large and enthusiastic and baseball hungry. The brilliant plays and thers were several-were loudly applauded irrespective of the team. Breitenstein and Rudderham were the men in blue and gave entire satisfac- tion.
 lHc GlTsl udlut
 The Barons didn't wait a second in the first game to start things going Starr, the first man up, singled past Ellam. But never got any further than Large Williams station. In the Bar ons half Marcan waited 1t out and vent down on four wide ones. Messen- ger laid down a beautiful sacrifice and when Burleson threw wild to Rohe went to second, Marcan scoring. Mc- Bride put another beautiful bunt down and Burleson threw through Kneaves, whereupon Messenger came plunging hcne, sliding under Dunn. McBride was doubled on McGilyray's fly to center.
 In the Gulls' half of the second there was nothing doing. Ellam. first up for the Barons doubled to right field, went to third on Carrolis sacrifice and scored of Dilger's luscious single to right.
 That was the last of the scoring for either side. Hardgrove was never in dan ger, moving down the Finnites with ease and regularity. Burleson was in hot water every inning, but hard pitching brought him out of the pinches without further battering.
 But two measley bingles were secured off Hardgrove's delivery, one in the sev- enth and one in the first. Neither was damaging. The Barons found Burleson at all stages of the game.
 The Second Game
 The second game was nip and tuck affair between Berger of the Gulls and Masters until the seventh inning, when the cohorts of Mique Finn fell on the benders of young Masters and drove them to every corner. piling up total of three runs before they could be headed
 Masters was unable to find the plate, but managed to keep things well distrib- uted until the fatal seventh, and then 1t was good night"
 This is Masters first game in Birming- ham. While he is green he looks like he has something. He Is a big double jointed fellow that moves like he was creased. He has plenty of speed and a wide curve. If he can locate the plate he may do something. Leastwise, the young chap is not yellow. He is game to the core and deserves a fair trial for that very game ness He stood up under a terrific bom- bardment yesterday afternoon without wncing.
 Mobiles first tally came in the third when Starr, with two down, doubled to right, stole second under Yantz' nose and scored on Walshs single to left, when McBride slipped on the muddy field and failed to return quickly. Masters was in several holes during the next few innings. but pulled out nicely until the seventh,