The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-25
ALABAMA POWER BEATS MEMPHIS Thompson In Great Form In Winning First Of
 Series

The Alabama Power nine, amateur championship team of Birmingham de- feated the strong McWilliams Construc- tion team, Memphis amateur cham pions, in the opening game of three game inter-city series here Wednesday afternoon. Thompson and Watkins tied up in a nifty pitchers duel but the local boy had the best of the argument. He whiffed nine Memphis batters and kept his opponents six hits well scat tered. The Alabama Power team also got six bingles but on two occasions they were paired off and each time re- suited in a score.
 The game was a well played affair and unlike the Memphis team which came here last year the McWilliams aggregation proved to be a formidable combination. The team was composed of nine husky heavy hitting youngsters but Thompson was right and they were helpless in the pinches before his mas terful twirling.
 The two teams will meet in a double header on the American Steele and Wire mills diamond at Fairfield Thursday afternoon. The first game will be called at 2 o'clock. Whelchel and Vines will probably twirl for the Powermen while Memphis will likely use Richardson. The score:
 The game was a close affair. The POwermen secured tally in the second inning and one in the Nfifth while the Memphis nine gained one run back in the sixth, but the locals added one in the eighth.
 Watkins Pulls Out
 Watkins pulled out of bad hole in the fifth when the bases were full and no outs. By causing Burney to ground to McCabe, forcing Murphy at the plate, striking out Loveless, after Love had singled and causing Rrinskelle to ground out, the Memphis hurler escaped with, but one run being counted against him. A passed ball allowed the last man to tally after he had walked. The only score made by the Memphis crew was unearned as the runner was safe at first on Loves error.
 The Magic City lads sent one man scurrying over the plate in the second frame when Brinskelle started the in ming with single. Ewart Speer grounded out, sending Freddie to sec ond. Hancken hit a grounder between first and second, and Geiger ran down the Dase line in making a nice bare hand stop of the bounder but no one covered first, Brinskelle went to third Murphy grounded out and BrinSkelle scored.
 Murphy Doubles
 In the fifth Murphy t~Ibled but was later forced at the plate. Clayton Speer walked, was advanced to Thomp- sons sacrifice, though the pitcher was safe at first on error, went to third on Burney's grounder on which Murphy was out at the plate, and scored on Loves single.
 In the eighth Love walked. went to second on passed ball, to third on Loyeiess' long fly to right, after Harris eaten, and scored on passed ball.
 The Memphis nine tallied their run when Leggett was safe on Loves error and scored on McCabe's double to right
 BuFney Makes Good Play
 John Burney made a nice play on iHockersmith's long single to center and his throw home kept Jehl from scoring from second. McCable led the Memphis batters with double and single out of three tries while Harris hit out double and single in four trips up
 Hancken was the only Powerman to get oyer one hit. He rapped out two out of four. Murphy hit a two-bagger. Townsend played a nice game at second for the visitors.