The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-25


 With young recruit opposing him. Wee Willie Trough downed the Lookouts cas- fly, ' to ?. Young Grover, fresh from the bushes of Kentucky, and an inhabi- tant of Mayheld, started off like phenom but "blew up when his support wob- bled and the bats grew larger Jimmy Johnston stole home on the busher, while the Lookouts could do little with Trough after the first two innings.
 With nearly as many people gathered ill the park as the visiting twirler had in his home town of 59l6 inhabitants. and each one yelling, Get his goat the twlrler lost his nerve. On the bases the Barons were able to get, big lead and scored when Grover received poor back ing from the Lookout aid society. How ever, he appeared to be very promising.
 Grover Was Green
 An amusing incident happened with El- lam at the bat. The electric scoreboard. probably the first Grover ever saw in ops eration, caused the laugh which was ob- served by few Ellam had three balls and one strike called on him, and then the Lookout twirler hurled another bad ball. The umpire motioned Roy to go to first, but Grover objected as he pointed to the scoreboard, which showed only three balls. Kellum assured him, how ever, that sometimes the scoreboard is not correct, and the youngster readily as- sented.
 The Barons put up a wonderful game again Ellam caught slow bounder back of Trough with his meat hand" and threw on a dead run to first, just catching Coyle. Jimmy Johnston effected a beauti- ful running catch in center field, while the Barons whole put jam Up game across the boards. Trough continued his marvellous pitching and himself slugged 1000.
 "Busher" Started We'll
 The young pitcher started like a phe- nom In the first two innings not ball was hit out of the infeld and few on the nose. Almeida was called out in the first on strikes, while the heavy hitting Me Gilvray could do no more than ground out to the twirer. However. Moves low throw to catch Trough off third let in two runs in the third session.
 
 bat drew his first donation in this round. Yantz sacrificed him to second and Prough was hit in the back. Then Mar can doubled down the first base line, scoring Ellam and sending Trough to third. Moves attempted to catch him off third, but threw to left field and the big twirler made pilgrimage to the platter while Marcan followed closely after him. The Lookouts had previously counted two. In the second round Roy Moran hit line drive in the center field groove and toured the circuit. In the third with one down Coyle singled and then stole second. At this stage of the battle, rain irterfered for ten minutes and then play was resumed. Otto Jordon celebrated ]. Pluvius' retirement with a single to right field and Coyle scored.
 After the wild heave of Moves had let in the third run, the Barons counted field for one base. Marcan hit to lef. field but Trough was caught by Tutwier trying to snatch third on the safety. Carroll singled to center field and Mar can scored, but Cyrroll was caught at tempting to make second.
 Johnston Steals Home
 In the sixth after Mcbride and Me Gilvray had succumbed to Growers fast slants, Johnston singled. The speed-mar- vel purloined second with ease. Elam was given his third pass to first and Yantz received a like donation With the bases populated and two out John ston took a big lead off third base and attempted to start the triple steal. Grover heaved across the middle of the platter but Moves made no effort to stop it and permitted Johnston and Ellam to score, while Yantz took third base Bill Trough doubled to the seoreboard and Yantz trotted home.
 After the first two sessions. Trough had the Lookouts at his mercy. There were several features of the game. Ell- lam scored two runs although he Is cred tied with not having been at bat. Jimmy Johnston made his seventy-second swipe of the season. which includes a theft of home. Bill Trough pitched well and hatted 1009 while Ellam made a sensa- ti..,,,l