Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-26
Standing.


 About 600 people saw the Bluebirds pluck the wing feathers of the leaders yes- terday afternoon and send them down the line to second place, New Orleans hav ing captured Sundays and yesterdays games from the Oysters.
 Mcdonald was in the box for the locals and Beecher covered short, Fuller being out of the game on account of illness Mac pitched excellent ball and fielded his position in great shape, making two beautiful stops of hot grounders and cut ting off the runner at first. All the Bluebirds played with a snap which looked like pennant-winning ball, and every man was on his uppers.
 Kellum was in the box for the visitors, but was retired at the end of the third inning and Sheehan put in his place, though he was no better than the first man up.
 Gorton was the first man up for the locals and by patient waiting got free pass to first. Walsh sent hot single toward center advancing Gorton to third and stealing second himself. Katz scored Gorton on a long fly to center, and Walsh scored on Ryan's single. McKen- zie struck out, Rappold got present and
 
 left.
 Meara bit a long fly to right, and Walsh got under it in great shape. Peoples sn- gleu, Dut got no further, as Deadly fol- lowed Meara's example and Pabst went out.on a difficult fly to Gorton.
 In the second inning Cedar struck out Mcdonald got a present, but Gorton hit to short, who doubled him and Mac.
 German hit a hot one to McDonald, who stopped it, recovered and cut him off al e A.. f< e.l,x at.d hit Texas leaguer, stole second, went to third on Wiley's single and stole home. Kellum hit to third and Wiley was cut off at second, retiring the side.
 The third opened with Walsh up. He hit an ugly fly to center, which was field ed nicely by Deadly. Katz fouled out to first. Ryan made a hit and stole second, but died there, as Mckenzie popped up fly to short. Deadly stepped to the rubber and hit an ugly grounder to Mckenzie, who made neat stop, recovered and cut him off at first. Peoples made the same record. Deadly made hit and advanced on Pabst's single to left field. Here things looked a little ugly and the fans became restless, but German hit high to right and Walsh took it in like trout does minnow, and the agony was over for the time being.
 The lucky fourth came and the fire works were touched off. Rappold walked to first Beecher famed. Cedar made a neat single, advancing Rappold. McDon- aid hit to short, who fumbled, and the bases were all covered, but Rappold tried for home on Gorton's fielder's choice and was cut off by a good throw from short to the plate. The bases being again cov- cred, Walsh stepped up to the rubber and the rooters called for homer. Sheehan smiled and put a ball squarely over the plate, but his smile turned to a sickly grin as Walsh connected with the o,,d Ia lad in rio for three bases. How the fans yelled as Godar, Mcdonald and Gorton trinped across the plate. katz came up to the plate and caught the second ball deliv- cred and sent it into the same locality as that of Walshs, going to third and Walsh good to last and Ryan flew out to first, leaving Katz within an inch of home. Mangan hit to Mcdonald, who stopped a single by recovering neatly and cutting eff the runner by quick underhand throw to first. billiard hit safe and SCOT ed on Wiley's triple to left. The lengthy catcher never got home, however, as Sheehan flew out to third and Meara to short.
 In the fifth Mckenzie hit to first and out. Rappold flew out to. second and Beecher to left. Peebles flew out to Cor ton, Deadly went out from second to first and Pabst from short to first.
 aGodar was the first man up for the locals in the sixth and hit fly to left. which German and Deadly failed to find in time to prevent the third baseman from scoring a home run. Mcdonald struck. out, as did Gorton, and Walsh went out on a hit to first. German hit to second and was cut off at first. Mangan made three-bagger, which counted for naught. as billiard struck out and Wiley went out from short to first.
 In the seventh Sheehan only threw three balls. Katz hit the first ball tossed and went out at first. Ryan and Me Kenzie connected with the first balls given them and each went out from sec ond to first Sheehan got to first on Beecber's error. Meara fouled out to Rappold. Peoples singled. advancing Sheehan. Deadly went out on foul to Rappold and Pabst hit grounder to sec ond and out at first. f-leat
 In the eighth Rappold singled. but was doubled up on Beecher's hit to short. Go fiar struck out. German got, his base on balls, Mangan hit to Mcdonald. who furnbled but recovered only to thow wild to first allowing German to go to third and Mangan to second Dillards hit to second and out at first, German stealing in. though landing safely only by whis- ker Mangan stole third and scored on Wfleys hit. Sheehan hit to short and out at first, Wiley stealing third. Here a peculiar thing occurred. Ryan had re- turned the ball to third attempting to cut of Wiley. Cedar held the ball A ball was thrown from beyond the fence into the diamond and Wiley, thinking 1t was the ball in play, stepped off the bag. No sooner did he do this than Co.,