The age-herald., 1901-05-23


 The locals put up one of the snappiest games of the season yesterday ana won from Chattanooga by the score of to A. It was a pitchers battle and after the second Inning the home man had all the best of the argument. Brandt went Tn the box for the locals. but gave way after tho second to Tom Gillen, who let the visitors down without a hit in the rest of the game. Gillen was fine form, striking out five of the Chattanoogas. He was wild in the ninth, sending the first three men up to first on bad balls. but recovered himself before much damage was done.
 A number of brilliant plays were made by both sides. Mauch, the best third baseman in the league. distinguished him self by two running pickups with his left hand, which resulted in outs at first. Get tinger caught long fly in left center after a long run, and Wentz, second baseman on the visiting team. made a sensational enchanted catch fin the fifth. It was a great game, just close enough to keep the fans on the anxious seat and gave the rooters a chance to get In their work. The bleachers were the livest spot in the park and the noise the occupants made drowned the voice of the umpire and of the coach ers The slag-pit occupants gave vent to their long pent-up enthusiasm in the sixth inning and made the old sides Of Red Mountain echo the gladsome refrain of their joyous shouts.
 A woman standing alone on the high est elevation of the slag pile. near the east end, became so excited when Mauch drove the sphere into deep center for two bases, scoring two men, that she lost her footing and rolled down the embank- ment. Undaunted by slight accident like that she reascended the elevation and remained to the end of the game. Chief Rooter Jeffries and Signal Di- rector Finch sat placidly in their seats until Birmingham made her spurt in the fifth. but after that they could no longer restrain themselves Bedlam broke loose all over the grounds and Bruner went up in the air Birmingham was ahead and playing winning ball and everybody except Lew Whistler and his band of Missionaries, was happy.
 How the Runs Were Made. The visitors went to bat first and were blanked
 The locals made one run in the first on Leidy's single, wild pitch and veitch's single.
 Three more were added in the fifth after one man was out. Mauch walked and went to third on Gillen's single past second base and scored on Moss double center. Gillen tried to run home but was thrown out two feet from the plate, Moss going to third on the throw-in. Bruner gave Leidy a pass to first and both he and Moss scored on Vents wild throw to firt sto catch Veitch. Another bunch of three was chalked up in the sixth on La Rocque's single. Whistler's error. Sullivans sacrifice, a two bagger to center by Mauch and Tay- lor's error
 The locals were blanked in the seventh | and eighth and did not take their turn at
 bat in the ninth
 The visitors made three runs in the sec ond. Wentz doubled and Moss retired Roth. Bruner hit to left field for a sim | gle and Clifford to center for double. | Wentz and Bruner scoring. Gettinger | muffed Leahy's fly to left and Clifford | crossed the home plate. Durrett retired | the side on fly to center.
 | Gillen went in the box in the third, and | from that time on the visitors never con-
 nected safely with the ball. They added one run in the ninth, however The first | three men up walked. filling the bases.
 and Roth scored on Moss throw to sec | ond to catch Clifford. Durrett struck out