Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-31

Birmingham took three StraightS from the Gulf City aggregation, and the whole sporting element of the city is rejoicing. Yesterdays victory puts the home team within one game of fourth place, and 1t Is dollars to doughnuts that tomorrow night
 the standing will show the Bluebirds there. It is only fifteen days to the mid dle of June, and the prediction made by the State Herald's sporting editor that the home team would be in the first sec ton by that date now looks like a cer- tainty.
 Frlcken was in the box for the locals, and he has the credit of pitching the win ming ball in two of the three victories. His work yesterday was first-class, and he has seven strike outs and one assist to his credit, with only two bases on balls and one wild pitch.
 Fuller was behind the bat the first three innings, but on account of being i'll Fri day night was unable to finish the game, and Rappold relieved him, holding Prick ems throws to perfection.
 Everybody was on the jump and played like veterans. Hits were made at timely stages, and the victory hard fought as it was by the visitors, was won by cool, heady work on the part of the men.
 The visitors made some pretty plays in the outfield, though one or two dirty plays brought condemnation on them, es- pecally Fishers preventing Trainor from getting in a double play to first on Wit trocks hit to short.
 Mobiles manager was in the box and pitched good ball, though his delivery was found at timely stages by the home team.
 Trainor was the first man up and sin gled to left, scoring on Fuller's triple to right, he himself scoring on Wiseman's
 huff of KatZ's high fly to left field.
 Ryan went out from short to first, Katz
 going to third. Mckenzie flew out to
 left and Beecher famed, retiring the
 side. Dobbs, for the visitors, hit to sec ond and out at first. Buschman went
 out from third to first. Wiseman hit safe to left and stole second, going to third on a passed ball and scoring on Fishers single. Casey flew out to right Neither side scored again until the eighth inning, Fricken doing some nice work, striking out King In the second inning and Dobbs and Wiseman in the third.
 In the seventh inning the fans had | dose of blood sweating, and the red per l spiration did not cease ooZing until the l third man was out. Wittrock struck out and Schmidt went to first on Beecher' s | tumble. He stole second, advanced to
 third on Godar's juggle of Gifford's hit. l Clifford stole second. It looked squally l as King went to the bat. Everybody | was on the anxious bench, but the burly | catcher famed the breeze and the bloody | drops became fewer; only for an instant, l however, as Dobbs, the heavy hitter of l the visitors, was the next man up. He | made an ugly lunge at the sphere and | caught 1t squarely on the trade mark and sent it high and away to deep center. | Every one called for Gorton and the cleV- | CT center fielder got under it in the nick
 of time and a cool breeze passed through 1 the grand stand and along the bleachers,
 caused by the many signs of relief. l In the eighth inning Trainor went to l first on Fishers error, but was thrown | out by King while attempting to steal | second. Rappold was hit and went to | first Katz made double to center ad- | vancing Rappold, who scored on Ryan's | hit. Beecher struck out and Cedar re- | tired the side on fly to left, which was l caught on the run by Wiseman. Busch | man went to first on Godar's error, ad-
 vancing on Fishers felders' choice, he
 being thrown out from short to first. Wiseman flew out to Katz. Casey sin | gled, scoring Buschman, he going to 1 third on Fricken's wild pitch. There he | died, however, as Wittrock went out | from short to first.
 | In the ninth Gorton hit to deep center 1 for three bases, coming in on Gifford's overthrow to third. Fricken hit safe to l right advanced on Trainors sacrifice 1 but was caught between second and l third while lodging hit ball of Rap 1 pold's. Katz flew out to right, retiring | the side. Schmidt struck out. Clifford | got present, but Rappold cut him of | stealing second and King went out from
 third to first, and the days work was | done.
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