Birmingham state herald., 1896-06-14
POUNDED ALL OVER THE ELOT The Georgia Crackers Were
 Simply Not in It. WITH A CRIPPLED TEAM The Locals Rolled Up Their Sleeves and Won
 the Game, DESPITE SOME HARD DECISIONS Rappold Skipped Town and an Amateur Was Put in to Catch-Walker Knocked Out and Norton Sent in to Re-
 lieve H1m.
 
Results of Yesterdays Games.

Results of Yesterdays Games.
 Birmingham. ...2l Atlanta. ............. @ Mobile ...... l Columbus.. .... 4 New Orleans. ...,-. 6 Montgomery..... l
 With crippled team and an amateur behind the rubber the locals seemed lost beside the Atlantas, but with the visitors to in the fourth inning the locals got together and fairly pounded out a vic tory by score of 21 to g, earning fifteen of the twenty-one runs.
 Keefe seemed a little off on strikes and balls early in the game, but got his eye on the ball toward the latter part and was very just to the pitchers, though in the fifth he declared Fields and Shea safe at the plate when nearly every one in the grand stand would have testified under oath that they were fairly out. Joe Katz argued with him on these de- cisions and when he saw his efforts were futile went back to the field and got in the game and the locals pulled them- selves together and began playing win ming ball, and at the end of the sixth in- ming had Walker at their mercy and forced him out q f the game, Norton talk ing his place in the box.
 Trainor opened the game, going to first on McDade's error, advancing on Cor tons sacrifice, getting third on Katz's fielder's choice and scoring on Knowles error. For the visitors Knowles got a present and scored on Woods three-bag- ger, ne III turn scoring on Cannan double.
 In the second the locals failed to score and the visitors repeated their previous performance thus; McDade got to first on Beecher's error, went to second on passed ball and scored on Godar's error of Van Dykes grounder, the latter SCOT ing on Knowles hit.
 In the fourth Gorton made the first hit off Walker, sending the ball past second for two bases, his brilliant running turning single into two-bagger He stole third and scored on Katz's single. Ryan went out from second to first. Go- dar was hit by the pitcher. Beecher singled, scoring Katz. The visitors failed to do anything and the score was to 4. In the fifth Fletcher hit safe, advanced on McDonalds sacrifice and went to third on Traipor's fielder's choice. Cor ton and Katz got presents and the bags were full. Ryan fin the pinch got in one of his two baggers to center and Gorton and Fletcher scored, Katz being caught at third.
 Hope revived in the breasts of the rooters, but soon died away. Wood got a present, advanced on Calihans hit. Fields hit for two bases, Wood scoring and Calihan being caught at the plate on Shea's fielder's choice to Ryan. McDade got to first on Fletcher's error, Field coming in, though his landing safe on the rubber was very questionable. Shea 6iso stole home, though his run was as much in doubt as Fields
 Here the score was tied and Knowles sent Norton to the box, but he made the mistake of his life, as Norton was an easy mark, as the results will show
 Gorton led off in the seventh with fly foul to third. KatZ hit safe, going to second on Ryan's single, each moving up on Godar's nelder's choice, The fire works were let loose by Beecher, who singled, clearing the bases. Fricken got a present, he and Beecher moving up on Fields passed ball, both scoring on Fletchers hit. Mcdonald retired the side by flaming. This gave the locals lead of four runs, as the visitors went out in 1, 2, order.
 In the eighth Trainor struck out. Cor ton made triple to right center, scoring on Katz's single. Ryan hit safe adyanc- ing Katz Cedar hit to center for bag. scoring Katz. Cedar attempted to steal second and was thtrown out. Ryan com ing home. Beecher flew out to third, re- tiring the side. Callihan hit safe. Fields hit to left for a safely, but Katz cut Cal lihan off at second. Shea hit safe ad- vancing Felds. Clifford flew out to cen- ter. McDade hit to left for two bases, scoring Fields and Shea. Norton hit to third, and McDade was caught by Cedar on the line and thrown out to Trainor.
 The locals had a lead of two runs but not content with this jumped on to Nor ton and pounded him all over the lot, twelve men going up and all getting hits save Mcdonald, Fricken getting in two singles. The latter led off with a single Fletcher flew out to center and McDade flew out to first. Two menwere out, but it looked as if the visitors would never get the third man. Trainor got pres ent. Gorton singled, scoring Fricken and advancing Trainor 70 third. Katz sent the ball to left center fence for thresi bags, scoring Trainor and Gorton.
 Ryan also got a triple, scoring Katz and coming in on Godar's single. Beech CT hit safe. advancing Cedar. FrIcken singled, scoring Cedar, Beecher coming in on Ffstcher's single. Mcdonald ended the explosion by hitting to second and out at first.
 The visitors got two singles in the last half. but no one scored Shea flew out to short and Clifford singled, advancing Fields, who had already hit safe. Me Dade hit to short and double from Beecher to Trainor retired the side.
 The fireworks and ascension are ex- plained in the following: