The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-12
BObbles Mar Game

BObbles Mar Game
Deserving a shut out, Bill Prough was
deprived of his fourteenth victory when
the Barons operated erratical1y in the
fifth. Although his opponent, Harrell, was
battling to the marksmen of the Bar
ons, he allowed two runners to score in
the fourth and seemed defeated. But Ell
lam failed to retain the grounders to his
station and four Turtles counted
Another feat to astound the populace
was a circus catch by Sunfielder Schweit-
zer In the third session Elam hit a
line drive down the left field line The
huge Memphis gardner sprinted backward
and as he was preparing to settle to grab
the drive he topped over backward. But
as he fell backward he lifted his hands
and the rap fell into his widespread hands,
From the beginning the battle upset
hopes. Expecting that the Baron had
landed a victory after the duo tailed in
the fourth, the four runs scored by Mem
phis CROSSED" the crowd Then, after the
delay for rain, with matters apparently
settled. the Barons toppled over belief by
deadlocking the game. Finally, with
three men on base and nora out, the
Turtles appeared surely downed but Har-
rell immerged from the hole without al
lowing a counter.
After the two aggregations had been
blanked in the first three rounds, McDon-
aid opened operations by drawing a walk
In the fourth, after Messenger had gone
out. Kniseley slashed a sizzling wallop
to the sunfield and Mcdonald reached
third base. Mcbride dropped a bunt
down the first base line and Mcdonald
was squeezed home. Overanxious to
field the tap and rush back home, Smell
muffed the ball and Mcbride reached first.
Then Peter Kniseley purloined third, and
Mcbride followed with pilfer of second.
Large William McGilvray Squeezed
Kniseley over the plate with high bound
Turtles Come Back
With q. neat lead the situation appeared
roseate but Stanley reached first when
McGilvray dropped peg to first. Smell
advanced the runner while Harrelr s
grounder gave Stanley access to third.
Drawing walk Love Immediately stole
second but Clifton checked Stanley OF
third. With an easy roller to short, But
Ter seemed to kill all hopes, but Ellam
committed the first bobble and Stanley
tallies. Dutch Baerwald walloped the
ball to center for single. counting Love,
while Butler trotted to the third station.
Baerwald landed in the scoring zone when
he purloined second. Ward raped a
difficult bounder to ELAN. but Roy made
pretty stop and threw under full speed
to first. The peg sifted through McGil-
vray's station and the count swelled to
four as Butler and Baerwald tailed.
After a frutless sixth Memphis opened
the seventh but the threatening heavens
poured down their waters and the game
was called. After a downpour of 10 min
utes the diamond was prepared for the
remaining innings and the battle was re-
newed. With two Turtles on the sacks
the first drive after the rain developed
into a double play and saved the Barons
With joyous elcat Roy ELAN again
entered the hearts of the multitude when
he slashed a scorching line drive in the
center field groove" for a circuit tour
at the beginning of the seventh. Harrel
frightened and checked further scoring ir
the session. While ''Wee Willie Prough
administered battling assortments of twis-
ters to the Turtles, the Barons tied the
battle in the eighth.
Finding an offering to his liking, Knise.
ley biffed the ball to the groove in CEN
ter field. The wet runway slackened his
speed and Knseley just rounded third
as the ball was in motion toward the
infieid. Although II seemed impossible tc
outspeed the peg to the plate, Kniseley
ventured. The return to home proved
true, but Smell failed to handle the bal
and Kniseley scored amid tumultous ap-
plause.
The game a draw, Birmingham was Of
xered an opportunity to dissolve the dead