The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-13
Games Today
Birmingham in Montgomery.
Atlanta in Memphis.
Nashville in Mobile.
Chattanooga in New Orleans.

Montgomery, May 12.-(Special.) Meet
Ing the Barons for the first time this sea-
son, Montgomery defeated Birmingham
today. The score was to l. Outside of
the brilliant pitching of Elmer Brown
and a pretty one hand stop by Carroll of
the visitors, there were no features in
the game.
Bill Foxen, who several days ago start
led the other clubs around the circuit by
striking out IL batters, was placed on the
mound by Molesworth and he lasted just
one inning. Hardgrove, who relieved him,
did little better for few innings, and
then the Montgomery players found him
for a few punched hits, which scored
three more runs.
Elmer Brown had everything and the
two hits that the Barons got off his deliv-
cry were mere scratches. In the fourth
inning Kniseley connected with one of his
slow ones and hit a short fly to left just
out of Knaupps reach, and in the ninth
inning Mcbride hit hot liner to the left
of Knaupp. who got 1t with one hand and
then stumbled and dropped it. 1t was
pretty stop. yet at the same time
scratch hit
Elmer Brown was wild, giving eight
bases on balls, but they usually came
after he had struck out the first batter.
Only one time during the game was he in
any danger, and this was in the fourth
inning, when the Barons marked their
only run.
The Mont gomery team outplayed the
visitors in all departments of the game.
Marcan, the first man to face Brown,
was given free transportation TO the ini-
tial sack and remained there, while
Brown struck out Messenger He started
to second the ball that was the third
strike for Knseley and when Donahue's
throw to Wares beat the fast second
baseman. he was out and a fast double
play completed
Montgomery staNed after Foxen in the
first inning. Breen was out on a high fly
to kniseley, but FoXen passed Wares and
hit Jantzen on the seat of his pants.
While Foxen was getting in a hole with
Elwert up by giving him three balls and
two strikes, Wares and JantZen pulled
off a fast double steal, Wares going to
third and JantZen to second, when Car
roll dropped Mayors throw at third to
get Wares. Elwert then hit down the
third base line for two bags, both Wares
and Jantzen counting.
Sloan was out on a fly to Mcbride and
kutnia likewise TO ELAN. All during this
inning Molesworth had been warming up
Hardgrove and kept him at 1t, while Bir-
mingham was al the bat in the second in
ming 1t was three up and three down in
the first half of the second though Nc
Gilvray was given base on balls. He
was out trying to pilfer the second sta
ton, however, and Mayer struck out.
Montgomery didn't reach first during
their half of the second inning, which
Hardgrove pitched. Birmingham had two
men on bases in the third inning, both
xyid
Carroll skiedr to Breen and then ELAN
was passed and stole second While Hard
grove struck out. Marcan drew his second
pass, but was forced at second on Mes
senger's roller to Wares, Knaupp taking
the throw at second. Sloan got the first
hit made off Hardgrove in the last half,
but could get no further than first.
In the fourth inning the Barons lyd an
opportunity to sew up the game Kniseley
opened with his Texas Lacquer Just out of
Knaup's reach, and when Brown mussed
up McBride's sacrifice both runners were
safe
McGilvrey was given a base on balls
and the bags were full with no one out.
Mayors effort was a high fly to left,
which Jantzen caught, but Knisely scored
and Wares took Jantzens throw several
feet in front of the plate and. ran down
Mcbride on the lines between second and
third. as he was attempting to go to third
on the throw to the plate.
Carroll then struck out. After this in
ming Birmingham got only four men on
bases. Brown. walking Mcbride in the
sixth, Messenger In the eighth and when
McBride's line drive to short was dropped
he reached first on the scratch hit. Nc
Gilvray was given his third base on balls
and at this time Dobson sent Bagby out
to warm up. Brown frightened up, how
ever, and struck out Mayer, Carroll slSed
to Knaupp, and ELAN hit bounder to
Kutina that McGilvray interfered with