The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15
By REUBEN A. LEWIS

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 By REUBEN A. LEWIS
 Big Dave Roths generosity in dis tributing walks and an extended ses- sion of slumber on the part of Umpires Fifield and Pfenninger enabled the squirting Crackers to administer a third successive defeat to the Barons, to l. The huge Baron moundman yielded but six scattered safeties to the dan gerous Cracker marksmen, but pre- sented his adversaries with seven bases on balls. Four of the five runs tallied were culminations of four walks Elon- gated Mutt" Williams had eight safe drives registered against his delivery. but concluded his stay on the slab with a victory, gained by narrow margin of one run.
 The slow struggle must have wearied the two umpires, who seem to be sui fering with acute ennui. for their in the seventh inning virtually gave Atlanta the winning run. With the count deadloeked, Williams opened the inning by securing the sixth base on balls. Mcconnell sacrificed him to second, while Kireher rapped out sim gle to left field and dispatched the lanky pitcher 10 third. The ball was forwarded to the infield by Mcbride. Eddie Mcdonald cautiously stuck the ball under his arm for his famous and antiquated hidden ball trick. His strategy escaped the vigil of the At lanta coachers When Williams left the third hassoclx. Eddie slapped the ball on him. A cry from the bleachers awoiNA the two slumberers but an appeal for a decision met with a yawn and a re- fusal to render judgment. The Barons protested strongly, but neither umpire saw the play and the battle was re- newed.
 A moment later Long drew walk Jennings hit a fast grounder to Matcan and Williams scored while Jennings went out at first kircher attempted to score from second. .-ons the rap bat met with death on perfect peg from Carroll.
 Nip and Tuck Fight
 The Barons and the Crackers staged a nip and tuck setto. In the opening round, Atlanta scored lone tally and increased the lead to three in. the third The Barons punched five hits in their hetiA Si NhS anu the struggle The Crackers forged to the fore with another run in the fourth. With unusual timeliness, the Barons tied the count in their session of the fourth. Failure to hit Williams In the pinches blanked Molesworth' S henchmen in the following rounds, bun Williams scored the fifth run in the seventh and won the encounter.
 The first saw Atlanta spurt into the lead 1<irahar wal a1 Councils out. and stole second. Long hit a grounder to Mcdonald. The third sacker juggled the roller but recov- cred in time to nip either runner. His peg to Carroll was poor and both were granted safety. Welchonce hit short fly to center and Kircher tailed In the third, the Atlantans boosted the handicap Mcconnell led off with walk and annexed second. kircher popped out to Carroll, but Long reached first on Ellams pebble of his hot grounder. Welchopce doubled down the right field border line and both Me Cornell and Long scored.
 Barons Tie in Third
 Williams had downed the Barons with out hit in the first two rounds, but a Birmingham fusillade of five hits pro- vided three runs in the third. Tragesser tripled in the center field groove as a btsti lelf anu scoItu Wntn ElDel hnOcheu down Roth's groun1er but was unable to outspeed the finger at first. Marcan bin gled to right and offered second. Me Donald larruped a single to Long, but Marcan was stayed at third. Carroll, on the hit and run, drove a single through Bisland, Marcan scoring and Mcdonald making third. As Bisland held the ball during a consultation at second, McDon- aid made daring theft of home for the tieirg tally.
 Both aggregations tailed single run in the fourth. EibeTs walk and steal Of second eliminated in a run, for Tryee singled and Williams hoisted a sacrifice fly to Mcbride. Stewart reached first on Bisland's tumble, stole second and ad- vanced to third on McBrlde's sacrifice. FL lam was walked but Tragesser beat out an infield hit to first. Thanks to Umps Fi- field and Pfenninger, Atlanta won out in the seventh.