The age-herald., 1901-06-18
Games Today.
Birmingham Lost.

Memphis, g.; Birmingham, s.
 Birmingham lost the game of ball at West End yesterday afternoon because her representatives on the diamond were constitutionally opposed to accepting a gift. Memphis tried hard to make it a gift and came near forcing it upon Mills cripples. but they were too smart for that. They were not to be caught nap ping and consequently another defeat has to be recorded against them.
 In the baseball dope book it had been figured out that Birmingham would win and thereby move up peg in the pen nant race, but the wrong pipe had been handed around and the figures had to undergo revision. Result. this morning is tied with Chattanooga for sixth place and is three removed from the head of the pile.
 The fans pleaded and begged that the locals take a fall out of the Frank furters and there were times during the progress of the game when the score board presented beautiful combination of figures, but alas, for once the combi- nation lost, and so did Birmingham.
 There was roofing. the like of which never before was witnessed on a local diamond, and twice during the afternoon the visitors pitcher was in tall timber, and the axman nearby, but the highatep- pers from the Bluff City rallied around him and he gently descended with only few scars to remind him of the days engagement.
 II lnNQ1a went up in the air, hoping perhaps to get within the sphere of Marconis wire less telegraphy. They listened to the whisperings of the gentle zephyrs too long, so long in fact that the game was hopelessly lost when the descension was made.
 The game started with a rush and when the smoke cleared from the first engagement Birmingham had four runs to her credit. This looked like a safe lead. and 1t was for three innings. Then the leaders set the pace, and it was too much for the generous-hearted locals.
 Rhodes, the visiting slab artist, was as wild as the proverbial March hare and presented Moss and Veitch with free tick cts to first Leidy sacrificed them to third and then LaRocque swatted the sphere for keeps, sending 1t into the fence cor ner in right field for three sacks, and Moss and veitch trotted home. LaRocque scored and Mills went to first on Shau- meyers error. Culver retired. pitcher to first, but Sullivan was safe on Shaumey- CTS second error of the inning, Mills scoring Brandt fouled to Kalkhoff. re- tiring the side. Four runs-and the fans breathed easy.
 Nothing was gained in the next four innings, but in the sixth Brandt walked and was sacrificed to second by Gillen. from which station he scored on Moss two-bagger to center
 When the eighth inning opened the vis- itors had a lead of four runs and the locals tried hard to tie the score. Moss. first up, singled to left went to second while veitch was being thrown out, short to first, and to third on a wild pitch, and scored on Swacina's error. With two out and LaRocque on first Mihs sent high fly between right and center field, and Gfroerer and Martin both went after 1t. They got mixed up and the ball rolled ten feet away, RaRocque scoring and Mills going to third before it could be fielded in. Culver singled to left, scoring Mills and while Rhodes was delivering the ball stole second. where he was left on Sullivans long fly to center. This put the locals within one run of the visitors score, and hope again rose In the breasts of the rooters but the much-needed run failed to materialize the next inning, and Birmingham dropped into sixth place, where a community of interest is estab- lished with Chattanooga
 Gillen presented the first Franfurter with base by hitting Gfrorer with the first ball pitched. Martin drove a ground CT to second which Moss handled, execut- ing a neat double play. with the assistance of LaRocque. The next man struck out and everybody was happy.
 The visitors started the mischief in the second inning After McKevitt had re- tired on fly to first Handiboe hit to left center and the ball got away from Brandt and Leidy. and while they were chasing 1t he trotted to third and then scored on Busseys single to left. Stan meyer walked and he and Bussey each advanced a base on a wild pitch, Bussey crossing on Rhodes single.
 In the fourth inning the visitors made