The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-13


 Nashville at Atlanta.
 Montgomery at New Orleans
 Memphis at Chattanooga.
 Montgomery, August 12.-(Special) )-The dcuble-header here today between Bir- mingham and Montgomery had the usual outcome of a twin encounter. each club winning one game. The Montgomery team won the first game by hitting Rob- ertson when hits means runs. while Lively was. working well, but in the sec- ond game Johnson had the Bllikens com pletely buffaloed, giving them but three hits during the six innings that was played, while the Barons touched up Black for three runs and six hits.
 Four double plays, two by each club, featured the first game, as did the base running of Jantzen, who stole second and third in the eighth inning. Errors behind Robertson assisted the Bilil1ens in win ming the first game, with Tragresser and Covington playing the cratic roles. Mar cans fielding and that of Stewart in right field for the Barons were worthy of special mention.
 The Barons took the initiative and scored a run in the first inning of the first game. Aft er Marcan had gone out, Baker to Snedecor. Mcdonald drove the agate against the left field fence for two bases. Carroll sat down on three strikes, but Stewards safety to left for one bas put Mcdonald over the rubber. Stewart stole second and went 10 third when Hol- lander fumbled McBrde's roller. Mcbride stole second and the bags were full when Lively walkeu Covinston. Ellam retired the side, however, with a long fly to right field.
 The other two runs scored by the Bar ons in the first game were given to them by Baker and Jantzen. It happened like this: With two down in the fifth, Car roll singled co center and went to second when Jantzen juggled. Stewart hit to Baker and he fumbled. Carroll taking third and Stewart getting a life at first Stewart started to steal second. Baker came in to get the ball for the return play to the plate and he say that Carroll was not attempting to score. Baker dccked and let the ball sail over his back. thinking that Hollander was back of him and that he would tag Stewart for the final out of the inning. Hollander. how ever, was not looking for that play and the pellet rolled to center field. Carroll
 
 was digging his toes into the path to third. Jantzen made a wild heave in at tempting to get Stewart at third and Charlie continued home.
 This was the Barons last chance, as they got but two runners to first after that, Ellam in the sixth and Molesworth in the ninth, when he beat out an infied hit when batting for Robertson Neither advanced
 Montgomery scored two in the first. Hollander opened with a safe one to left for one bag. Baker, on the hit and run play, directed a hot one to Covlngton, who heaved wild to second in an attempt to force Hollatder there. Holander took third, but Baker was held at second El- vert grounded to Robertson and was out at first. Hollander was held at third, but Baker took second on the play. Daly scored both Hollander and Baker with a hot single through the box. Daily was out attempting to steal and Jantzen famed.
 The Billikens' third run was scored in the fourth Daly opened with single to right and went to second on Jantzen's s safety to center. Parker advanced them peg with sacrifice and Daily scored on Snedecor's high bounder over Robert sons head, which Marcan fielded in time to get Snedecor at first. Donahue famed for the third out.
 montgomery put the winning run over the plate in the eighth inning when, with one down, Robertson hit Elwert on the hand. Elwert stole second and con tinued to third when Tragesser made a wild peg to second. Daly's effort resulted in a foul fly to Mcdonald, but Jantzen delivered the necessary pinch hit, sim gle to right that scored Elwert with the winning run.
 In the second game the Barons won it in the first inning when, with two down Carroll singled to center and scored on Stewards double to right center
 The visitors added a run in the fourth however. on Hollander's wild throw of McBride's easy grounder Donahue dropped foul tip that would have been three strikes for Covington. Covington then hit the next pitched ball for two bases, scoring Mcbride.
 The last run of the game was scored in the fifth when. with one down, Me- Donald hit to deep left for three ba ses and scored on Carroll's sacrifice fly to Jantzen.
 Montgomery got runners as far as third in the second, third, fourth and fifth innings. but were unable to get the neces- sary pinch hit off Johnson
 The Barons leave here tonight for Br- mingham