The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-22

Three Baron fingers were forced to pitch against Montgomery to achieve a 10-6 victory over the lowly Billikens. Chubby Jack Lively endowed Birmingham with a triumph when he suffered from a siege of extreme wildness in the first inning. Two Barons had registered when Lefty Black assumed the rescue role with first and second occupied and three balls on Ellam. The southpaw issued fourth ball and crowded the cushions. Walter Tragesser swatted home run over Da- ley's dome in the sunfield and registered four runs.
 The Billikens could never recover from the bombardment in the first inning, de- spite two rallies that retired two Bir- rallied in sthe setond and forced big Dave Roth to yield to Arthur Johnson. The big moundsman yielded but one hit in five innings. but succumbed before a batting rally in the eighth, all lowing three runs and retiring with the basos filled and one out.
 Crafty Omar Hardgrove, who appeared in the rescue role on the preceding day was yanlzed from the dugout and sent to the mound to face the desperate Bills. The most remarkable pitching feat seen since days of yore was witnessed when the veteran finger retired the Billikens without allowing as much as tip. Don ahue swung three times without locat- ing the pellet, while Lefty Black took three vicious lunges with similar fate.
 Dull and Uninteresting
 Despite the frequent changes. the bat tie was dull and uninteresting. Extra base hits abounded, Tragesser walloping a homer and a double; Carroll driving out four-base clout, while Mcbride and Covington procured triples. After se- curing tLe commanding lead, Birming- ham rested and played a safe game. How ever, playing safe often placed the pitch CTS in the hole and this accounted for the two substitutions.
 Old Jack Lively. in all his rotundity, was the first finger to journey to the he passed Marcan and Mcdonald in sue cession. Carroll dropped a neat sacri- flee, while Stewart singled sharply to Jantzen in center field and scored tIit two members of the inner defense. Con- tent with his passing proclivities, Lively varied his wild twirling by hitting Mo- Bride. Stewart attempted to pilfer third but was out by good margin. Covington was given a base on balls. while the first ball offered Ellam was wild pitch allowing both sprinters to advance. Two additional erring losses were uncorked and Bobby Gilks thought it fitting tc yank his corpulent twirler.
 Karl Adolphus Loudenschlaeger, dubbed Lefty Black by virtue of brevity. replaced the wild twirler and started out along the same lines, for he issued a ball tc Ellam and filled the bases Tragessel was foiled by the first two strikes offered him but swote the third on line drive to left field. Jud Daley misjudged the drive slightly but recovered quickly and darted backward. The spurt was futile for his most alert hoist into the air failed to deter the liner and before he could retrace his steps and recover the pellet Tragesser was racing between second and third. He scored without the routine slide into the dust.
 Assault Made On Roth
 Big Dave Roth commanded a lot oi stuff in the first Inning, retiring the Billikens in order and the last two on strikes But in the second the tail enders were undaunted by the six-run lead and started an assault Daley caught bender on the handle of his bat and singled over third. Gribbens singled to right and advanced to sec ond when Stewart fumbled the drive "kfd' Parker larruped a -bagger to right field and scored Daley and Gribbens. Snedecor hit a short fly to Stewart. who muffed the hoist and allowed Parker to advance to third Pat Donahue lifted Q sacrifice fly to Carroll and Parker scored without drawing a peg. Black drew a walk
 With the Billikens rallying against a wabbling defense, it looked slightly gloomy for the Berans. so Johnson was ushered to the mound to replace Roth Johnson eased out of the hole grace fully for Jantzen grounded to McDon- aid, forcing Black at second. The dou- ble steal was cracked effectively by the Barons. for Snedecor was nabbed at third for the third out.
 Lefty Black was rendered groggy in the next session when three drives pro duced three runs. With one out, Black hit Mcdonald with a sweeping curve Carroll slashed drive at the south paw, who failed to retain it and Car roll was allowed to reach first in safe ty. Stewart hoisted to center but Mo Bride tripled in the center field groove permitting Mcdonald and Carroll tc complete the circuit. Covington dropped a second triple in the groove and Me Bride registered Ellam retired the Barons with a fly that nearly carried to the right field fence.
 Johnson Driven tO Cover
 Parker singled in the fourth inning and secured the honor of being the only