The age-herald., 1898-05-12
NArroNAL IEAGUE sTANDINe.

If the errors of the Coal Barons could have counted as runs they would now be one notch higher in the league standing and Savannah one lower. As it is the ag- gregation from the sea coast town craw1ed up by winning yesterdays game by the narrow margin of to 6.
 Had Streaker been given the support Switzer sustained on the day previous the tale would have been different, or had Knox not famed the air three times in the last inning there would not have been gloom in Birmingham last night.
 Every lost game has its hard luck attach ment, but it does seem that the locals have hadmore than their share of 1t. One game presented to Charleston by the umpire, another lost by close shave, and then still another lost to Savannah yesterday when hit would have changed things.
 Streaker pitched good steady ball yester- day and more credit must be given him from the fact that his support was ragged from the beginning. Only seven hits were made off of him while Hollowell was pounded for 10.
 The Story of Defeat
 Meaney, the first man up hit one to Gilli- gan. The auburn-haired short stop fum- bled it and he landed safe on the initial bag. He stole seco.id and Huston hit long fly to center, which was captured by Housman. Weikart flew out to Haller. Dowie hit one to Montgomery, which went on by and Meaney, scored, Devinney went out on a fly to Knox.
 The Red Legs fell all over Hollowell in . their first half and before the angular twirler regained his equilibrium four men had crossed the rubber. White hit safe through second base for one bag. Knox struck out Haller hit for one bag, ad- vancing White to second. Haller stole the second bag and both came home on La Portes three bagger. yeitch connected with the sphere and before it had come down he was on third and La Porte had scored. Veitch came home on a passed ball, Houseman and Gilligan striking out
 There was no more run getting on either side until the fifth. Meaney and Hollowell for the visitors scored on singles, a wild throw and passed ball.
 The reds also chalked up two scores. Streaker singled, stole a base, went to third on Whites single to left, and scored on Haller's sacrifice hit. White scored on passed ball, and this ended the reds run
 
 Savannah added one in the sixth, Weikert making one of the longest home run hits to center ever seen on the home grounds. In the seventh they made three more plac- ing them one run in the lead. Both sides were b1anked in the eighth. In the ninth Montgomery was the first man up. He went out on a fly to third Little Willig picked out bat and walked to hte rubber to bat in Streaker's place, and the rooters cheered Twice he hit vi- ciously at the atmosphere, and then caught a good one that landed him on third. The chance to tie the score revived hope White went out on a foul fly, and "Scrappy Dick" Knox faced Hollowell. The suspense was something terrible Here came a ball, one of those slow ones
 Strike" drawled Mahoney.
 Hollowell doubled himself up and here came another with the speed of the wind Foul"
 The plot thickened and the rooters shiv- cred.
 Another slow one. Strike, and they grunted, Another and a foul. The curly haired sea coast twirler grined sardonic grin and sent in another slow one. Wa
 Strike" drawled Mahoney for the third time, and the cranks gasped and went sor- rowfulIy on their way.
 Willig or Noland will be on the slab for the coal barons this afternoon, and the boys say it will be two out of three from the "grgand daddies."