The age-herald., 1901-08-09

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 The game Keefe pitched yesterday would win nine times out of ten.
 Nashville only succeeded in getting the ball out of the diamond six times.
 Moss had eight chances and accepted every one of them without an error.
 Yesterday was the third time Keefe has pitched a splendid game only to lose by hard luck.
 When McDevitt knocked his home run the neighbors for blocks around knew there was something doing.
 Sample was hit hard enough, but too many of Birmingham's hits went right into the hands of the Nashville fielders.
 Umpire Clark won the banner yesterday on his decision in the eighth inning, which threw the game finally to Nashville.-New Orleans Picayune.
 Martin and McDevitt are not credited with assist. put out or error. Gettin- ger had one put out, but did not get an assist or error.
 Birmingham hit the ball hard enough. but unfortunately the hits went into fielders' hands Goodenough pulled down six long hits. and Holland and Blackburn each got under extended hits.
 Powell will spring another surprise on the public in the shape of star pitcher from the unknown land. The newcomer promises to make the league pitchers. outside of the Pelicans, look like anna teurs
 New Orleans and Shreveport played an eleven inning game Shreveport hal ten goose eggs handed out and New Orleans saw chalked up against them eight times. Only one man struck out during the entire game.
 ion that Birmingham should have tried the "bunt" game as well as Nashville. Instead of this Birmingham tried to knock the ball over the fence and the last chance was thrown away.
 There was some criticism on the work of Umpire Clarke, but there was nothing to Justify it. Any umpire will make mistakes at times, but Clarke made few of these and seemed inclined to do the fair thing, though Nashville got the best of the close decisions.
 Parrot played a clever trick on veitch in the first inning. Ballantyne threw wild to Parrot and the throw went to the fence Veitch got to third easily enough. "Tacks' had the ball all right but the bleechers coached Veitch to run home and Polly had the ball at the plate be- fore Veitch could make 1t.
 In commenting on the game Tuesday at Memphis the Commercial-Appeal says "Keefe pitched we'll after the first inning but was unlucky." And the same paper says: ''No team but Memphis seems able to do anything with Nashville. They have only lost one game since that mem orable Sunday here"
 It looks as if Nashville will certainly lose the first game of the series. now under protest. Manager Fisher, in att tempting to purchase Samples release, after Mondays game. admitted that Sam pie has not been released. Umpire Clark in addition, received a telegram from Act ing President Boles not to allow Sample to play in any game. as he was sus- pended player. Sample tried to coach yesterday and was sent to the bench- New Orleans Picayune
 Speaking of great batting averages. a paper tells of record made by Ed Hurl- burt the famous football and baseball player. Hurlburt is now in Memphis play ing with the Chickasaws: Ed Hurl- burts batting record against the Cincin- nati Tourists. in game at Chickasaw Park early in the summer, still stands as a national record. Napoleon Lajoie, the peer of all batters. at Cleveland last week secured home run, a three bagser, a two bagger and single. a total of ten bases Several weeks ago Jesse Burkett cracked out five clean hits in a game at St. Louis, one of them being a home run. a total of eight bases. Hurlburt's record was three home runs and a single, total of thir- teen bases"
 New Orleans, 4; Shreveport, g..