Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-19
Results of Y esterday,s Cannes.
Standing

New Orleans. ........... II 8 $50
Mobile ................... Ii IL $40
Atlanta OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Ia IA 500
6lrm ng nam ............ II S41
Columbus ............... 10 270
Just think of 1t, fans and rooters-Bir-
! mingham won an eleven-inning game at
New Orleans, and won 1t fairly by clever
work. s-te
Mcdonald, the clever little twirler,
went in the box for Birmingham, and,
Notwithstanding the PeEcans got In ten
hits. they were 50 badly scattered that
only one run was scored, and 1t was not
earned. McGinniss, the fiend, was in
the box for the Pelicans, and let the VS.
itors down with only seven hits, but our
boys earned both of their runs.
The Pelicans got in a run in the sec
ond inning, and Birmingham tied the
score in the eighth. For the next three
innings the Pelicans failed to materialize.
The BirmInghams also failed for the next
two innings to do anything, bur in the
eleventh Walsh stepped up to the plate
with wicked leer in his eyes, and the
boys knew something was going to hap
pen. 1t happened. He saw one of the
right kind coming his way, and he swat
tsd 1t fairly on the trade mark, landing
1t squarely over the right field fence, and
trotted home, making the winning score,
with no one out. Imagine the yell of dis
appointment that went up from the 5000
Pelicans in the grand stand and on the
bleachers. FL
Birmingham may we'll feel proud of the
work of her team lin the Crescent City.
On Friday they played to game and
eleven Innings at that, and on Saturday
the score stood to 5. Both these games
went to New Orleans, but Sundays game
was the crackerjack of the season, and
our lads deserved 1t. 81 :
Mobile and Atlanta had an exciting
game also on Sunday and 1t was any
body's victory up to the last inning. Mo
bile had Hahn in the box and the Gate
City aggregation had Calihan up. In the
first inning the Oysters made a run. In
the third the Crackers made four, and it
looked q little blue for the great crowd
out. The Oysters. however. made an
other run in the fourth and two in the
fifth, tying the score. 1t remained tied
up until the ninth inning, when, with an
error and six hits, the oysters opened
four shells and the Crackers failed to
eat EN-. the score ending to, in favor
Of the Bivalves. 1,,9 efs ga ~ Gc3ii ils-5
Keep 1t UP, boys, stwon't hurt you.
Flushed with the great victory of Sun
day, the Birminghams crossed the state
line yesterday and on their own soil in
the afternoon added another game to
their list of winnings. The Oysters, after
the severe drubbing theJ gave the Crack
ers on Sunday, thought they could go in
and do the so-called "Ballyhoos" UP
brown, but they miscalculated. Fricken
went in the box, and, from what comes
over the wires, 1t seems the boys tried
hard to keep up the old racket of not
supporting him. 1t seems, however. that
he had grown tired of losing games and
went into yesterdays game with a view
to winning, and he did SO: The result as
the score by innings shows, was to in.
our favor.
How he won the game only those pres4
ent can tell, as there are I errors
charged up to his support. The report
also says the fielding was most misera-
BILE.
Where, oh, where was Mr.. Manager
Rouke when all this was going on? Pos
sibly under a. shade tree gulping down
some of the delightful sea breeze, for
which the Gulf City Is noted, leaving
the Hon. Fricken to work out his own
saliva ton. 1t ia a crying shame that Bir-
mingham's bee. S'tcher should be treated
as he Is by M nthers in his company.
Fricken Is a c,e4,. manly ball player and
works faithfully but 1t seems that the
team are doing all In their power to keep
him from winning, and such should not
be allowed by the officers of the BIr-
mingham association. If Mr.. Manager
Rouke has 1t in for Fricken then. of
course nothing else can be expected:
but If he desires to keep Fricken and
win he must awaken to the fact that he
must do something or step. down and out
and let good man get into his shoes
| and protect the pitcher
Sparks and Mcdonald receive the best
Of support, and 1t IL nothing but right
that Friclen should be treated in the
same manner. The management may
| take the State Herald's sporting editors
| word for 1t that IL the team shows dis
crepancy when Fricken pitches at home
| they Will rise In their might and openly
protest against 1t by staying away from
| the games This matter should be looked
| into II the officers of the team desire good
patronage at their games.
Atlanta went up against a stone wall
| at New Orleans and received the worst
drubbing she has had since the season
| opened. Norton opened for the Crack
ers, but was replaced In the fifth by
Cross. who finished the game. Smith
| did the twirling for the Pelicans, and, al
| though the Crackers made eleven hits
Off him, they failed to cross the plate z
single time.
| Montgomery succeeded In getting In
| her work at Columbus, winning from the
| tall enders by score OF to L. There Is
some talk OF strengthening the Columbus
team. and 1t is hoped this will be done az
| once.
The Following tells the tale from the
2! 9 "a !,
| Mobile. May 1s.-Mobile lost today'p
game by her failure to hit Fricken. Who.
despite the most miserable fieldfiig,
2eeeeeesesssseeeeeeeeeeeeee
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