The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-08
By l.. s. BETTY

Montgomery, June -(SpeciaD-Bir- mingham won the opening game from Montgomery this afternoon with ease, the score being 10 to 8.
 Curley Brown was in excellent form while the Birmingham batters hammered W heat and Lively hard. Wheat, who was pitching his first game for thei Billikens, pitched good ball, but slow and bone" fielding behind him allowed the Barons to put four runs across in the fifth, after which he was relieved by Jack Lively, who suffered from the same thing. The game was practically void of eaeures, though a nice catch or stop by a player would bring applause from the stands, which were packed to their capacity.
 The following is how the Barons copped tn. game
 Browns base on balls to Daily after two were out in the first inning. paved the way for Montgomery's run. Snedecor then 2olled to right for a clean two-bag ger, but the ball took bad leap and went by Knisely, and Daly scored, while Sredecor took third. Elwert foued out to Tragesser.
 Billikens Get Two
 Montgomery scored two runs in the fourth Daly opened with a slow one to Ellam and beat 1t out. Snedecor drove hot one that Brown couldn't get from in front of, and 1t hit his foot and bounded to Marcan. Marcan tossed to Ellam and with an easy double play in front of him. Tllam dropped the throw. both runners going safe. Elwert singled to left and Daily scored. Jantzen grounded to Mar can and Elwert was forced at second, Snedecor taking third on the play. Crib bens tapped to right and Snedecor scored. Donahue hit to McDonald who touched third. forcing Jantzen and doubled Dona hue at first.
 in the fifth. Ellam opened with drive to center which Jantzen misjudged and 1t went for a three-base hit. Trages- ser was out, Gribbens to Snedecor, and Ellam was held on third With the in- field playing in, Brown tapped one back of second for one base. scoring Ellam. Marcan dropped the ball into right for one, Brown stopping at sec ond. Snedecor then booted Stewards bouncer and the bags were full Wheat then uncorked a wild pitch on which both Brown and Marcan scored, Stew art going to third. McDonald's safety past the pitcher scored Stewart. Me- DOnalO stole second ana advanced to third on Knisely's high one to center. Baker took care of Covington's long fly for the third out.
 Birmingham added another in the fifth with Lively pitching. Mcbride greeted Jack with a single to center and was sacrificed by Ellam. Trages- ser's single to left counted Mcbride. Brown hit into a double play, Hol- lander to Snedecor, that retired the side.
 Five Scored in Ninth
 Moley's men scored five runs in the ninth with one down. Lively walked Ira gesser and Brown beat out a hit to Hollander Marcan hit to right for two, scoring Tragesser. Lively made a wild pitch and both Brown and Mar can scored Stewart beat out slow one to Gribbens and Lively hit Me Donald on the elbow These runners then pulled the double steal Knisely popped to Snedecor. Covington beat out an infield hit to Hollander which scored Stewart Mcdonald rounded third and made for the plate and Don ahue missed Snedecor's throw. Mcbride walked but Ellam. on his second trip to the plate in this inning, lined to Gribbens for the last out.
 Mcleod for Montgomery and Hard grove for Birmingham are the pitch