The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-14


Montgomery, May 13.-(Special)-
Birmingham showed an entirely re-
versal of form and in a game full of
ginger and snap, as we'll as grabbing
with the umpires, they took the second,
game of the series from the locals The
score, to /.
At the start of the game players of
both teams began beefing with Umpire
Stockdale on his decisions of balls and
strikes and he was awfully hard on
both pitchers. Foxen was put out OF
the lot In the second inning for crab
bing with Stockdale.
The winning of the game by Birming-
ham can be attributed solely to Brown,
as in the fifth inning after two hits
and a sacrifice were made off his de-
livery, putting men on third and sec
ond he walked one filing the bags
and then hit another, forcing in one
run, and proceeded to pass another,
forcing in the second run. An infield out
scored the third run and AN infield hit
scored the fourth Outside this inning
and the first he pitched good ball
PrOugh Pitches Well
Prough pitched splendid ball and was
given good, fast and snappy support.
Neither of the errors made by BIT
mngham was costly though one OIL
the three bases on balls given by
Prough resulted in Montgomery sole
run. In the first inning Marcan prised
the game open with a fc-g drive to
deep right for three bags ond scored
on Messenger sacrifice fly to aeft.
Montgomery evened things up by put
ting. one man across the rubber In the
third inning. Breen walked after
Prough had struck out both Donahue
and Brown, and reached third on
Wares single to right. Wares took
big lead off first and Prough threw 10
McGilvray. Wares started for second
and stopped. Breen took lead off third
and when Wares started for second he
made a dash for the plate. Large Will
dam threw to the plate and Mayer caught
she throw and had it when Breen slid
into the plate. Stockdale said he was
safe-so he must have been. From the
.tands, however, it looked like he was
IN easy out.
In the ninth inning after two were
down Sloan hit high fly to knisely,
who called to the other players to go
ion to the car, that he had ft. But after
catching it he let 1t fall from his
hands and Sloan was safe on first.
.Kutina hit to Marcan, who forced Sloan
at seconde
Brown Goes Up
Birmingham placed the game in cold
storage in the fifth inning. Carroll
opened with a single over second and
Ellam beat out perfaetly laid bunt,
advancing Carroll to second. Prough
sacrificed both runners base and at
this time Brown ascended and before
he came down again the Barons had
scored four runs.
He walked Marcan, filing the bases
and then hit Messenger in the back,
forcing in Carroll. His base on balls
to Knisely forced ELAN across the
rubber. Mcbride hit slow one to Wares
and he was out at first, but Marcan
scored on the play and when McGii-
vray beat out a slow one to short,
Messenger counted.
Mayors line drive to Jantzen closed
the inning, but every Birmingham play
er had been to the bat in this inning
and they had scored more than enough
runs needed to take the game.
After this inning Brown gave up
only one hit, Messenger getting that in
the seventh inning. and although he
stole second he could get no further.
Thompson will pitch for Birming
ham tomorrow and either Manning or
Bagby for Montgomery with the odds
on the latter.