Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-24
Standing.

Ftiohld .......f oi1
columbus .............2 ZS6
birmingham ...........1 166
mobile .................l l66
Well! The tide has turned and Bir-
mingham now has company at the rear
end of the procession. The Mobile Black
birds met the locals yesterday, and, al
though they met defeat, it was not with
out struggle. In fact, it was anybodys
game until the last men was out in the
eighth inning, when the game was called
on account of darkness.
Sparks was in the box for the locals
He complained before the game of his
arm not having recovered it's usual good
feeling from Tuesdays game, but he did
fairly WELL True he gave nine base pre-
sehts, but made up for this with eight
strike outs, two put outs and a clean cut
three-bagger, which proved one Of the
earned runs of the game.
KatZ played a good game. With three
hits. one of which was two-bagger, and
two runs, ne redeemed the error marked
up against him.
Mobile has some good players, and IL
Indications point for anything she will
prove other than a pudding before the
season winds up.
Yesterdays results were as follows:
Walsh went up anu SWdtteu out u HIST
class three-bagger to deep center Full
Ter went out from second to first. Katz
made a clean hit, scoring Walsh. Ryan
followed almost Immediately with a
double to the left field fence. scoring
Katz. Rappold got to first on Godar's
error and went to second on a passed
BALI Gorton got a present. Little
Holg-han went up and raped out a two-
bagsfr, cleaning the bases, but getting
cut of at third by good throw from left
field Leighton retired the side on "a
hot grounder to third and quick throw
to first,
Mobile had a wide opening in the first,
but failed to use it. Kirlen walked the
line. Wiseman famed. Fisher hit a
clean single, advancing Kirlen. Stew
aart flew out to right. Bushman got
present, advancing Fisher, and here the
rooters got on their toes. Clifford went
to the bat and made vicious lunge at
the sphere and the fans breathed easy
when it developed into a high fly to Katz.
1t was all over and, as the little boy said:
."You might as well throw it into a bas-
ket.
Sparks got a present in the second in
ming, advanced on Walsh's single and
was caught on the line and Godar threw
to Paynter, who cut him off. Fuller fewl
out on fly goul to Godar and Katz re-
tired the side, being thrown out at first
by Stewart to Lindeman. This was a
clever piece of work.
Paynter went up for Mobile and flew
out to Walsh. Godar got a present.
Lindeman went out to Fuller. Kirlen
got present, advancing Godar. Wise
man hit to left for a single, scoring Go
dar and advancing Kirlen, himself go
ing to second on the throw in. Fisher
went out on a fly to Fuller. The score
then stood to /.
Birmingham failed to do anything in
the third. Mobile made recovery, and
with one man out made two runs and
added another before the side retired.
The score was here somewhat changed,
being to A.
It was too unpleasant, and the rooters
began to show some uneasiness. This
grew when Birmingham went out in one,
two, three order, and Mobile tied the
score.
The next two innings failed to change
the figures, but in the old-time fatal sew
enth Birmingham chalked up five more
runs. 1t occurred thus: Walsh hit safe
and stole second. Fuller flew out to
right. Katz singled and Walsh crossed
the plate. Katz pilfered second. Ryan
got present. Rappold singled and Katz
scored. Clifford made an unforgiveable
error, and Ryan also pranced in, followed
closely by Rappold. Gorton got to first
on Godar's error, and went to second on
a passed bali. Hoolihan went out from
pitcher to first. Leighton hit cleanly,
Scoring Gorton, but was cut off at second
from left field. Then the grand stand
and beachers bubbled over with good
cheer
Mobile came up game, however, and
made II look interesting for a while.
Bushman got safe on Fuller's error, and
went up notch on Gifford's single.
Paynter hit fielder's choice, landing
safe, but letting Clifford out at second,
Bushman advancing to third. Godar
swiped out an ugly three-bagger, scoring
Bushmania and Paynter but dying In sight
of home. Lindeman struck out, Kirlen
and out at first, leaving Cedar at third
and Kirlen on first. The score then stccd
10 to Z.
In the eighth Sparks caught everybody
by surprise by connecting with the
sphere and landing away out into the
left garden the cleanest kind of a three
Dagger. Walsh flew out to right. Fuller
got present and he and Sparks ambled
in on Kafz's great three-bagger, which
really ought to have gone on record an
a homer, but couldn't, as he crossed thu
plate after the ball had been handled in
the diamond from the outfield. Ryan hit
safe and went to second on Wiseman's
error. Rappold flew out to left. Gorton
hit safe, advancing Ryan to third. him.
self stealing second. Here they stayed,
as Hoolihan went out from third to first.
Mobile saw 1t was her last chance and
Fisher walked up to the plate and pulled
off a double. Stewart got present.
Bushman famed out. Clifford hit to Ry
an, who let II 60 by, F.cher scoring and
Stewart advancing. Paynter also got 10
first on Fullers error, Clifford going to
second and Stewart to third. Here the
excitement was terrible to witness. 1t
looked little bit ticklish. But Sparks
cooled down. and in one, two, three order