The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-12

Memphis at Mobile.
Atlanta at Chattanooga.
Two mighty raps decided both games
yesterday, when the Barons and the
Crackers divided double programme
Walter Mayors terrific drive, with the
across the rubber and dragged them from
the slough of despair, defeating the
Crackers 4 to 2. After the second game
had progressed into extra innings. "Wal-
ly' Smith rocked the right field fence
with a slashing drive and transported
Bailey home with the winning run.
Both struggles were twiring duels and
intensely exciting from the first round In
the initial bout Prough and Musser waged
scattered safeties, the Barons won over
Musser while Prough held the Crackers
in check with five safe drives The Baron
slabman yielded not a base on erring
slants, but the Cracker hurler gave five
passes to first. Both were effective in the
Ipinches, but Mayors drive decided pretty
twirling duel.
With Thompson pitted against the south
paw Price, the second battle resolved itself
into a fercer fight. The collegian was
solved for eight swats, while the south
paw was touched for five scattered hits
So consistently did the twirlers serve that
neither team secured a base on balls.
The former collegian pulled out of many
close places with an unblemishcd record
until the seven inning game rocked into
the eighth session, and then, with two
down. "Wally" Smith uncorSed luscious
wallop against the right field border and
sent Bailey across the platter with the
decisive tally.
| The swattins honors were divided among
a chosen few for in general the con-
testants were at the mercy of the twirlers.
Harry Welchonce featured the double bill
by rapping two safetes in three trials in
the opening battle and swattng three out
of four i'm the final game. Frank Thomp-
son made nervy attempt to win out in
the second, when upon every attempt at
the bat he landed safely. "Wally'' Smith
was the undoing of the former collegian,
for he obtained three safe hits in the Sec
ond game the latter swat winning the
game.
Large William MeGilvray regained his
batting optic in the battles, for in the
first he secured a hit, a walk and reached
first on a hard hit liner, while in the
second he raped screaming double, was
hit by misplaced twist and smote the
pellet to second ON the other trial.
Long pried open the first battle by rap
ping Prough's offering to left for single.
Welchonce hit fierce grounder to Mar
can, who retarded the motion of the
sphere but failed to hold IT. Alpermann
advanced the runners with sacrifice to
Carroll Bailey rolled a slow grounder to
| Prough, who threw to the plate to catch
Long. Although the return seemed to kill
the sprinter by three feet Umpire Fifield
decided to the contrary, amid shrieks and
gr roans. On Smiths grounder to Ellam
Welchonce tailed but Bsand ended the
session with drive to center.
The Barons counted one in their half
Of the frame, when Marcan and Messen-
ger drew passes. Kniseley and Mcbride
failed to advance the runners, but Nc
Gilvray slashed liner to left which Long
fumbled. Marcan crossed the plate, but a
quick recovery nabbed Messenger at third
Prough held the Crackers at his mercy
during the rest of the battle. Although
two other singles We're obtained off his
delivery, the following marllsmen fell be-
fore his speed. and the fortunate batters
never reached the keystone. While Prough
was holding the Crackers in check, Mus
l -f ~ Do,
though the locals reached second, Musser
pulled out of the difficulties with colors
flying.
In the sixth, Musser had siege of
wildness and was defeated. After Mes,
senger had lined out to left, Knisely
drew a pass. Mcbride dropped Texas
Lacquer to left, which Long reached. but
was unable to hold. A wild heave oc-
Cured when Musser, attempted to pick
Kniseley off second and both runners ad-
vanced a hassock. McGivalry's willow
welding caused a consultation and re-
suited in a free walk, thus congest-
ing the paths. Upon the second bali
hurled. Mayer stung 1t flercely upon the
nose for a double to the scoreboard and
freed the cushions of their freight
The Crackers were unable to score
in their half of the seventh.
Following the performance in the first
battle, Atlanta scored in the opening
frame of the second. With Long down.
Welchonce continued his wonderful hit
ting, with double to left Alpermann
rolled a grounder to Ellam. but the
sphere bounded through his glove, per-
mitting Welchonce to count Although
Smith hit safely, after Bailey had popped
out Bisland rolled out. Carroll to Nc.
Givlary.
Price held the Barons without a su,.t