The age-herald., 1898-05-13
NArIoNAL LEAGUE STANDING.


 Eighteen Red Legs were very tired yes terday afternoon. For one hour and twen- ty minutes they had been chasing tiny object very delusive in it's course, about the lot at West End park. The pitching department lost the game to Savannah yesterday. Wednesday the field lost the game. It is one thing one day. another the next and 1t just seems that Birmingham can't win with any de- gree of regularity.
 Savannah had a much better thing yes terday than Dewey had at Manila. Ad- miral Willg was utterly helpless and when he pulled down his flag the new admiral, Nolan, fared no better. To Savannah point of view it was just succession Of ping, bangs, smash, singles, two-baggers, three -baggers, and home runs throughout the entire nine innings and when the sphere descended to mother earth and asked for rest, it had only travelled out for eighteen safe hits which netted thirteen runs for Savannah
 Stultz seemed at all times master of the situation. Ten hits were made on him. but they were kept well scattered He had ex- cellent support, as did willig. The locals played an errorless game, while the vis- itors made one
 "Biowhardso This Afternoon
 Atlanta will open this afternoon. They have been bragging and clustering about taking two out of three from Birmingham and the fans want to see the locals make them eat crow. Today is ladies' day ard t1,xx,o -1A H1,p 'Granddaddies'' leave this morning for Mobile
 As a result of the poor playing against the "Granddaddies'' there has been a shake up on the local team "Scrappy Dick Knox" has been given his release and ne- gotiations are pending for Pitcher Coleman who is in St. Louis.
 It is probable that he will be secured and he is said to be a frst-class played. Wiilig will be played in the outfield. As a fielder and batter he has no superior on the team and his presence every day will add strength.
 It is hardly fair to estimate Nolan's worth from his appearance yesterday. He went in the box in the eighth inning when the game was already lost He had not even limbered up, and merely lobbed them over Four hits were made on him this inning, and one more in the ninth.
 The Tale of War
 Savannah opened at the bat with Mean ey up He hit long one to left, and White, after a long run, captured it. Huston sim gled and Weikhert struck out Dowie then hit a long fly to right. No one thought 1t would be caught, but Knox came under it with all sails set and it stuck in his hands,
 White for Birmingham went out on a pop fly to second base. Knox went to first on an error of Weikhert Haller forced him out at second and went out himself on the hit of LaPorte to short.
 Neither side scored in the second Tn the third, after two men were out, Meaney made home run for Savannah
 Willing, the first man up for Birmingham went out on a fly to left field. White made the second out on a grounder to short Knox hit for two bags and went to third on Haller's single. LaPorte hit a long one for three bases and scored them both. Veitch went out from short to first base.
 Birmingham made no more runs until the ninth. Savannah made one in the fourth. blanked in the fifth and made four in the sixth. Huston, the first man up, went out from second to first. Weikhert hit for two bags, and scored on Dowie's single Dowfe stole second and went to third on Deyin- ney's sacrifice. Herbert singled and Dowie came home Piper smashed one and before ~ Sc"iu oc ictuiHeu- uc dIu DOW1e crossed the rubber. Stultz made hit, but Settley went out out on a fly to third base
 In Birminghams half, but four men faced the pitcher. In the seventh the grand dad- dies made three more runs. Meaney went out from first to second Huston was hit by the pitcher. Weikhert hit for three bags and he scored. Weikert scored on Dowies single. Devinney singled Dowie went to third and scored on the throw in of Herberts long fly to left. Piper went out from short to first.
 Still Birmingham was being blanked and In the eighth Noland went in the box. and Willing went to left Four hits and a wild pitch netted Savannah four runs They were blanked in the ninth.
 For Birmingham Veitch was the first man up. He hit for three bags and scored on Houseman's single Gilligan singled and Houseman went out from third to sec- ond. Montgomery went out on a fly Will ling and Switzer both flew out to center field. Switzer's hit looked like home run, but setley made splendid run and scooped it in.
 The Game