The age-herald., 1898-05-17
THREE STRAIGHTS
 FROM BLOW HARDS 'Wang Switzer' and HaIler's SIuggers Did the Work AUGUSTA THIS AFTERNOON Sireaker Will Do the Twirling-If Savannah Drops Out Birmingham Will Be In
 Third PIace-Esery Day Is
 Ladies' Day.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
LEAGUE STANDING.

Philadelphia. ..... ....H 9 8 .529 Chicago...... ......1s g g .500 brooklyn-.... .......- =......lS .5O0 Pittsburg....... .....22 Il Il .500 St. Louis....... ....... ....19 5 1S .2s3 Washlngton...... ...... 20 IA .250 LoulsVlile....... ..,... ......A IS .2OS Mullaney and his aggregation of alleged ball tossers came into Birmingham con fdent of taking three straights from the coal barons. It turned out just the other way. They lost three straights, and there was gloom in the .sblow hard" town last night, at least three feet thicker than there was in Madrid after Dewey's victory at Manila.
 The locals played better ball and ran away from MuIlaney and his crowd from the start Wang" Switzer was on the slab. He went up in the air at the opening just the least bit, but he soon settled down and all the visitors could get was eight scattering hits. This, aided by an error, one base on balls, two men being hit and passed ball, gave them five runs. Eleven hits were made off Stewart, while he hit one man and gave four red legs their walk ing papers This, with the aid of six er- TOTS, let in ten runs The Augusta team occupied the grand
  played none for several days and should give the coal barons good game this af- fernoon The ladies' day feature is proving quite success and larger numper were on the grounds yesterday than nave been seen this season. During the three games with Augusta they will be admitted to the grounds and grand stand free. StreakeT will be in the box for the locals.
 Datails of tho Game
 Things looked rather blue for Birmingham fin the first inning. Gfororer, the first man up, was hit with one of Switzer's swift ones Clifford was given. the same medicine, forcing Gfororer to second Martin nit one to short and reached first on 0 fielder choice. Clifford going out at second. With the first one that came across the plate Martin started to steal second LaPorte went to throw the ball to Montgomery. Switzer caught the ball and Gfororer had started for home. He tossed the ball to IaPorte who tossed 1t to Veitch, and the long third baseman ran Gfororer down. Mullaney struck out and not a score was made. non f1y to the pitcher. Willig struck out and Haller walked. LaPorte singled. ad- vancing Haller to second. The first base man scored on Veitchs single, and LaPorte went to third and was caught trying to come home.
 After two were out in Atanta's half of the second Boyers knocked three-bagger, but was left on third, Montgomery going out on a fiy which White captured after hard run.
 Tn Rirmingham's half Houseman drew base on balls and went to third on Gilli- Ran's single. He scored on the throw In of Montgomery's long fly to center Gill gan reached third on wild pitch, but died there, the next three men going out on easy chances.
 Atlanta tied the score in the first half of the third after Stewart and Gfororer had gone out. Clifford got a free ticket to hrst, stole second and crossed the rubber on Willig's huff of Martins fly. Martin stole second and scored on Muianey 5 sihsie. Neville struck out.
 In Brmngham's half of the third Wiilig drew base on balls. He stole second ana went to third on Montgomery's wild throw IIalIer brought him in with three-bagger. and scored himself on wild pitch. The next three men went out.
 Tn the fourth both sides failed to score and Atlanta was again blanked in her haif of the fifth. ne. fsfororer's nun of his fly and stole second. Wilig struck out. Haller caught one of stewart's wild ones on the leg. I1aPorte came to the bat and after two strikes nao been called, sent one to the gate Tn the far end of the lot, clearing the bases. veitch and Houseman singled but the lat ter was caught at second. Gilligan new out to center
 Tn Atlanta'S half or the SlXtn, put three men went to the bat Mullaney went out from second to first. Neville singled. Ramp hit one to Giligan and double play re- tired the side.
 Birmingham increased her lead two runs after two men were out. Montgomery sin- eled but was caught mapping on first: Switzer went out on a long fly to center White got hit and went to third on Willing's single Both crossed the rubber on Haller's three bagger. La Porte went out from third to first.
 Boyer's Home Run
 Atlanta made one in the seventh on Boy CTS home run. It was hard liner. which White tried hard to pull in. It went through him and rolled to the left field fense. The coal barons did nothing in their half.
 In the first half of the eighth Mullaney opened up with a three bagger, which he could have easily stretched into home run, had it not been for bad coaching Me- file struck out, but La Porte let the ball get by him, the batsman reaching first and Mullaney scoring. Ramp hit to second and a double play put he and Neville out. Boyers went out from short to first.
 Again in the last half of the eighth the coal barons made run after two men were out Willing drew a base on balls, and went to third on Hallers single. La Porte hit a fly to left, which Callahan, who had replaced Clifford, muffed, and Willing scored. Vetch reached first on Boyers error, but Housman went from second to first.
 Montgomery the first of the "Blowhards'' at the bat in the ninth, singled. Stewart flew out to Willing. Gfororer went to first on a feder's choice. forcing Montgomery out at second. Callahan hit for three bags and Gfororer scored. Martin went out from short to first.
 The Game