The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-10

and Elmer Brown waged fierce fight
to a 10 inning deadlock. Calculating deep
ly on every differing, the Baron twirler
immerged from threatening holes, while
Elmer. Brown recovered from a siege of
wildness and baffled his adveraries. The
star BillilSen twirler allowed but three
safe hits, two of which were obtained on
infield wallops, and was an enigma in
the pinches. But the measured tactics OF
the foxy Hardgrove held the Billikens at
his mercy and while he yielded eight
safeties, he was master of the situation.
Without effort expended to hurry the
players, the game dragged through two
hours and 81 minutes. In spite of the
delays, the deadlock was intensely inter-
esting for the constant thrills caused from
the threatening rallies gripped the fans.
Roy ELAN accorded the Baron mounds
man sensational backing and aided in
preventing a Billiken victory. While the
count resolved into a balance, the pitch
ers grew stronger and waged a merry
fight.
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aggregations acted before an operation
in the dome. But in spite of the drole
work, the brilliant heaving of the mounds
men gained in consistency. Brown opened
without control, and his wildness probably
cost him victory. The right handler
yielded five bases on erring slants and
awarded three batsmen first when he
planted bender on their persons. But
as the fight grew closer, he responded
and located the plate.
Boobies figured In both Baronial
counters The Montgomery defense did
not field In remarkable STYLE while
Hardgrove suffered in the same re-
spect. Roy ELAN scintillated about the
shortfield and bolstered up a brilliant
average. Walter Mayer was added to
the hospital string when Brown struck
his finger in the eighth inning with a
fast bender
The Billikens opened the struggle,
with a marker in the first. With Walk
er down, Wares outspeeded a grounder
toward second. On a successful hit
and run operation, Wares gained
commanding lead and spurted onward
when Elwert hit safely to Messenger.
The speedy right fielder fumbled the
crash and did not attempt to head off
Wares, who counted on the throw to
second. Sloan slapped a scorching hir
between first. but Elwert was hit by
the pellet and declared ont Mayors
perfect peg stopped Sloan az second.
Elmer Mrown mounted the slab for
the Billikens and started off without
control of the ball. Marcan was hit
upon the wrist by the speeding ball
After a delay, Carroll was substituted
for the unfortunate second sacler and
advanced to second on Messengers bunt
Eddie Mcdonald delivered telling
drive to right field and Carroll sccred
when Sloan bobbled.
Billikens Gain Lead
After barren innings in The second
and third. Montgomery gained the lead
in the fourth round. Wares drove a
slow grounder past second, but Roy Ell
lam made splendid effort and Just
missed a decision at nrst. Elwert was
forwarded to the initial sack. when
Hardgrove failed to command four
shoots and forced Wares to second.
Sloan grounded weakly to ElIam who
retired Elwert at second with a peg
to Marcan. Jantzen hoisted a short fy
to left field. Mcbride evidently did
not expect Wares to venture home on
the lift for he pegged weakly to the
plate and the speedy second sacker tall
lied.
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mer Brown in the fourth but his wild
ness permitted the count to be dead
locked in the fifth. With Messenger on
the retired list. Mcdonald drew a mass
Kniseley grounded to Knaupp and reached
first in safety on his bobble. Mcbride
received an assortment of four balls. con-
gesting the hassocks. With a victory at
command for timely wallop, Large
William McGilvray crashed q bounder T.
short and Mcdonald scored. McBrice
was forced at second on the play while
Mayer popped to Knaupp and the side
was retired
After this session neither side gained
run Brown checked the Barons with
out allowing bingle. Although the
Bilikens gathered four safe raps, Omar.
Hardgrove countered with a sparklinp
display of heady pitching and emerged
without run being scored. So remark
ably did the nervy twirer perform that
Brown, opening the inning with a double
in the sixth. remained stranded at se,-
ond while the others fell before Hard
groves offerings.
The umpires called the game after the
conclusion of the tenth round for they had
not spurred the players to quicker ac-
tions during the progress of the game
and when the overtime minutes an
preached darkness was fast falling
While at bat in the eighth session Mayer
was struck by one of Elmer Browns
benders on the thumb of his right hand
and retired from the game after the
ninth. Clifton relieved him and gave the
nervous crowd u scare by heaying over