The age-herald., 1899-08-25
SELMA DEFEATS
 BIRMINGHAM The "InvincibleS" Proved to be
 lnvincibIe. WAS LITTLE GOOD PLAYING 1tis Mystery How They Have Won So Many Games From Good
 Teams-Score
 16 to 4.
WAS LITTLE GOOD PLAYING


 against the Selma "Invncibles'' yesterday afternoon, and found them invincibe. There was little good playing on either side, and at the end of the ninth inning the score was 16 to f.
 Taking 1t all in all, Birmingham played about as well in the field as Selma, but the pitching was not as good, and that is re. sponsible for the defeat. Judging by the game the Selmaites put up in the field yes- terday it a mystery how they have won so many games against good teams.
 The same teams will play again this af- ternoon. Joseph will likely pitch for Sell ma, and the local team will be materially strengthened by the addition of many new faces. A good exhibition is promised
 Selma went to the bat first. The first man to face Pitcher Hart was Duff. He went out on an easy play. Weinacker got life on error, and scored on an error. Kearney went to first on an error, and Bailey went out on an easy play.
 For Birmingham Sawyer was the first man to face King Bailey, of Southern League fame. He struck out Doran went to first a safe one. King hit to short, and a double play resulted No runs.
 In the first half of the second Kelley for Selma struck out. Coter went out from short to first, and McHugh went to first on hit He was left there Joseph going out on fly to left. No runs.
 Donovan, first man up for Birmingham, lined out beauty. He died on first, Hart going out on hot fly to first, Riddle on a fly to left, and Burke struck out No runs.
 Duff, the first man up for Selma, hit for two bags. Weinacker flied to left Kear- hey hit safe one, and Smith went out on a hot fly. Bailey made hit, and Kearney and Duff came home. Bailey was caught in chase between first and second Two runs.
 But three men were up for Birmingham. Morris and Spencer went out on easy plays and Sawyer struck out. No runs
 In the first half of the fourth Selma sent the balloon up, and on hits and dumb play ing they made six runs.
 Kelley got life on an error Gates made hit, went to third on an error, Kelley scoring. McHugh and Joseph followed with hit each, Gates scoring. Duff put out a safe one, and the bases were full. Kearney got life of an error, and went out from short on an attempt at a double play Smith went out from second to first Bailey O-N throw over third and everything scored Kelley went out on an easy play Six runs.
 Birmingham let off a bunch of fireworks in their half of the fourth and threatened to knock King Bailey out of the box Do1an lead off with a hit King followed With hit Donovan landed out beauti- ful two base drive and both men scored. Hart put one to short that was too hot to handle. Riddle went to third on a wild throw over first and Donovan and Hart scored. Burke, Morris and Hart struck out in succession. Four runs.
 In this inning Hill was put in to pitch. Hart replacing Spencer at third Coter went out from third to first McHugh went to first on safe hit. Joseph flew out to right and on the return Sawyer threw wild over third McHugh scoring Duff struck out. One run.
 Sawyer for Birmingham struck out Do ran went out on a foul to the catcher l King hit safe for one bag and stole second. l Donovan struck out No runs. The ball hit Wenacker and he was out. kearney went to first on a hit Smith hit to short and double play resulted. No runs.
 In Birminghams half=of the sixth Hart went out on long fly to left. Riddle hit 1 safe one and was forced to second Burke | getting pass to first. Morris went out l from pitcher to first, Riddle going to third
 Hill went out on a pop fly. No runs 1 Selma piled up three more runs in the
 first half of the seventh. Bailey hit a safe l one. Kelley went out. Cater went to first 1 on an error and Bailey scored McHugh 1 hit safe and Cater scored. McHugh scored 1 on an error. Joseph hit one to short and | pretty double was made. In Birminghams half Sawyer reached 1 second on the center-fielders huff of a 1 fly. Doran, King and Donovan went out | successively.
 l Selma chalked up three scores in the l eighth on errors and hits by Bailey, Kelley l and McHugh.
 | Birmingham could do nothing. Riddle | made a hit, but the next three men went l out in succession. l In Selma's half of the ninth, but three
 men came to the bat and Birmingham also
 failed to score.
 Birmingham will present almost an en- tirely new team this afternoon that will give the "Invincibles'' a hard tussle. The 1 lineup will be as follows: | Beldon first base 1 Cahalan second base. F. Fletcher, catcher l Donovan, short stop. l Hill, pitcher.
 Hart, third base. 1 Donaldson, left field 1 Langer, right field. Riddle, center field. l J. Fletcher, substitute. l NATIONAL LEAGUE