The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-17

Forestalling defeat by three twirlers
and two substitutes, the Barons bat
tied the lowly Pelicans to S-S draw,
when ninth inning rally produced two
runs. The game progressed in nerve-
wracking fashion and was replete with
sensational events Seesawing from the
opening, the Baron boss yanked Hard
grove and Evans at critical stages and
permitted the new Baron twirler, Frank
Gregory. to make his debut The young
ster stopped the onrush of the Pelicans
and registered a tie when Walter May
er's timely wallop score Mcbride in
the ninth.
The crippled tailenders made des-
perate effort to win from the Barsns,
and fought with lot of pepper. Hard
grove opened, but was driven from the
mound. Evans temporarily checked the
onslaught, but suffered like his prede-
cessor, when the battered Birds ran
amuck in the sixth and seventh AT
this critical stage, Molesworth sent his
new pitcher, FraIsk Gregory, on the slab,
and the youth twirled brilliant con-
test
Gregory relieved Evans in the sew
enth, with the score 7-6 and was bat
ted for weak double, which fell safely
in center But thereafter he downed
the Birds with little effort. On eight
chances to be retired five bats
men fell before his dazzling offerings.
He seemed to have everything.
But despite Gregory's masterfur
twirling the Barons failed to solve
Brenner, who succeeded Walker in the
fourth, in the seventh and eighth, and
it seemed as If Birmingham would be
humbled by the cellar champs. But in
the ninth, with New Orleans two suns
in the lead. Messenger opened with a
double to left. McDonald's grounder
advanced him to third Peter kniseley
watched four straying balls pass and
walked. Charlie Carroll relieved
Kniseley at the first station and stole
second. Mcbride hit a grounder to
Hendryx, which the second sacker
fumbled, and Speedy Robert tailed.
Large William McGilvray attempted to
work the famous squeeze" play, but
his short rap to Williams killed Carroll
Walter Mayer was ushered to the plate
as substitute for Ellam Two strikes
were called before he connected, but
on the third, Mayer dropped a Texas
Lacquer past second, and Mcbride
speeded from second with the tieing
tally. Clifton popped to center and the
umpires declared the game called, the
time being 6:54.
Barons Fought Uphill
Birmingham played an uphill bat
tle In the first New Orleans ham
mered Hardgrove for two runs, and
added one in the second and third. Bir-
mingham scored one in the first and
drove Walker from the mound after
he allowed four in the third. Evans
went to the slab in the third and held
the Pelicans until the sixth. Birming-
ham added an additional tally off Bren-
ner in the fifth, but the Birds sur
mounted the lead of two runs in the
sixth and seventh with two runs in.
each session.
New Orleans opened the battle when
"Jud" Daley singled. Kyle sacrificed.
Hendryx flew out to center Bagby
sin ngled. counting Daley, while Kraft's
double scored Bagby. Birmingham
countered with a run when Messenger
singled and purloined second. Peter
Kniseley slammed safely to center and
Bob scored.
The Pels Tailed in the second when
Clancy, with one down, tripled to right
field and tailed ON Walkers rap over
short. The third was marked in the
third, when Bagby singled and advanced
to second on Krafts walk. Essaying
to pick Bagby off second, Clifton
pegged to center and Jim Tailed.
Lead Is Surmounted
But the Barons rallied on Walker
in the third and led to at the con-
clusion of the round Marcan walked,
but was forced at second on Messen-
gers grounder to third. Messenger pill
fered second, and reached third when
Mcdonald bat out rap to second. An
gemier failed to hold walkers fast
ball and Messenger counted, while Nc
Donald took second. Kniseley hit
sizzling drive to center field, which