The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-16
southern Tongue Games
Charleston, O; Savannah. 2.
Augusta, 16; Atlanta IL.

Birmingham turned the tables on Mont
gomery yesterday afternoon and won by
score of 16 to 5.
There is a gentleman by the name of
Whisner, who is called a pitcher. This
same gentleman who essayed to twirl the
sphere helped to lose the game for Mont
gomery.
Another serious obstacle in the way of
Montgomery was young man with long
lanky form and head almost as white as
the uniforms of the Capital City team. His
name is Streaker, and he is master OF
up-to-date curves 1t was just as easy for
him to dish them over in a slow sort of way
and make the visitors saw the atmosphere
as 1t Is to get up startling war rumor.
Streaker has a little dinky curve that in
the first place is hard to hit and in the
second place, when connection is made with
the sphere it goes into a fie1der's hands.
The Reds administered such crushing
defeat that If they will pull together and
win the game this afternoon the fans will
forget and forgive. +---.,-,. :
Posner will do the box work for the
Reds" this afternoon, and the visitors are
looking for new pitcher to arrive in time
to off1ciate for them.
The attraction at West End park yes
ferday afternoon varied from sleep walk
ing acts to a miniature prize fight. -
Up to the fifth inning the game was
close and exciting, but after Vetch
brought three men in by his three Dagger
to deep center and afterwards scored on
LaPorte's double to right the result of the
game was never in doubt The Reds kept
getting farther in the lead, and the white
suited gentlemen from the canned sal
mon" town were no longer in 1t
McFariane Raw Decisions
The decisions of Umpire McFarlane gave
universal dissatisfaction. Both teamse
INDUCED in constant kicking and Hallcr
was fined S. in the first inning for request
ing the umpire. to trim his wicks.
About $50 rooters were in attendance and
when a good play was made the yelling
and shouting was terrific.
The first inning opened with Violet at
the bat He knocked a high foul which
was caught by LaPorte. Hartzel followed
and drew a base on balls. stole second and
went to third on LaPortes wild throw
Locke sawed the air three times in sue
cession and made the second out Outcalt
hit to- left for one base and Hartzell
scored. Outcalt went to third on Dele
hantys two Dagger to left, and both were
left on bases by Flynn's grounder 10
Veitch and out at first.
Birmingham also scored once in the first
inning. Sheehan went to first on balls, and
to second and third on passed balls by
Locke and scored on wild pitch. Halter
also drew a base on balls and was thrown
out while trying to steal second. Locke's
catching was so miserable that Captain
Outcalt went behind the bat and sent the
back stop to first Knox hit for one base
past shortStop and went to second and
third on wild pitches Veitch flew out to
pitcher and LaPorte struck out, leaving
Knox third.
Grant led off in the second and reached
first on Veitch's tumble and stole second.
Lerett flew out to Halter, and Whisner hit
to Montgomery and went out at first, Grant
reaching third. Violet flew out to Mont
gomery and the side. retired.
Vallendorf, the first man up for the To-
Gals, struck out. Giligan hit for one base
to left and stole second. Montgomery
reached first on Grants error and Gilligan
took third and was thrown out while try
ing to reach home. Streaker got his base
on balls and sheehsn struck out, retiring
the side.
In the third Montgomery went out in one,
two three order Violet hit to second and
out at first, Locke did the same and Out
calf hit to short stop and out at first
Went Out on Double Play
For Birmingham, Halter drew a base on
balls and Knox flew out to center fields~
veitch hit to Delehanty and double play
resulted.
Delehanty was the first man up in the
fourth and knocked foul fly to Veitch.
Flynn followed with hit to left for one
base. Grant hit for single past the pitcher
er, sending Flynn to second. Lerett
double steal and both scored on .Whisner's
single to left which Knox misjudged. Vio-
let got to first on Montgomery's error and
Whisner scored on the same play. Hart
zell struck out and the side retired.
Laporte got base on balls Vallendorf
hit to Grant and a double play resulted.
Gilligan went to first on being hit by a
pitched ball, stole second and was left there
on Montgomery's strike out.
In the fifth Locke hit grounder to first
and out. Outcalt flew out to Sheehan and
Delehanty flew out to Nallendorf.
veitch Brought Them In
Streater opened the inning for Birming-
ham with the score standing to against
the Reds. He hit for single past second
and was forced to second on Sheehan's base
on balls. Halter sacrificed and streater
and Sheehan each moved up a bag. Knox
was hit on the hand by a pitched ball and
the bases were full. Veitch went to the
bat and the stiffness was death-like. Moth
ing could be heard except McFarlanes fog
horn voice and the heavy breathing IT the
rooters. Veitch slugged to deep center for