The age-herald., 1901-05-12
Birmingham Loses AqaIn.

Siut.s 4udy ll--tDpcCtdt -Today's game was one ot the most in- teresting ever seen in this city. In al- most every inning there were brilliant plays. Both teams batted well but Dolan proved to be the best of the two pitchers Birmingham opened the fireworks in the first inning. Moss got his base on balls; Leidy hit to short and double play re- suited. Gettinger lead off with a single. La Rocque took his base on balls and Culver brought two home with a clean hit.
 Chattanooga scored two runs in the sec ond by punching hits, four in the third and one in the fourth. In the fifth Brandt took his base on an error and scored by quick base running and an error by Chat tanooga. The Birmingham team contin- ued brilliant uphill work but was unable to get man beyond second until the eighth.
 In the uighth Chattanooga scored an- other run on hitting and two bases on balls. Tn the last part of the eighth Leidy led off with hit Gettinger drove long one to right which was caught by Clifford in one of the most brilliant catches ever seen on the local diamond, falling down and holding the ball up with one hand. La Rocque took his base on balls and Culver followed with a hit, filling the bags. Veitch went out to second; Mauch got his base and brought in a run on an error. Harlow hit safe and scored an other. Brandt came to the bat and drove out a fine two bagger bringing In three nd afn mo tired the side on long f1y-out to center.
 In the ninth no runs were made. Chat tanooga got three men on bases but the fine work of Brandt and the brilliant support kept the score down.
 In the tenth Durrett of Chattanooga got his base on balls, two men sacrificed, Wentz took his base and O'Connell got a single, Wood a two bagger and three runs came in winning the game, Birmingham going out in one, two three order.
 Score by innings:
 Chattanooga. .... ...0241OO01 S-11 Birmingham. .... 0oo10o5O OO-s
 Batteries-Chattanoog Dolan and Wood; Birmingham, Brandt and Culver Eits-Chattanooga, singles and two base hits. Birmingham. singles and one two bagger. Errors, Chattanooga, {; Bir- mingham, B.
 There was much sorrow in fandom last night when the news of Birmingham's third consecutive defeat at the hands of the despised tail-enders was received.
 Chattanooga had made such miserable showing against Nashville that the local rooters believed Mills men would have easy picking in that burg, but 1t seems Manager Whistler had injected new life into the Missionaries before the Birm- ingham aggregation reached there. At any rate the article of ball Chattanooga played against Birmingham Is as far su perior to the exhibitions they gave as a Wagnerian classic is to a "ragtime" melody of the present day It was hard luck that Birmingham should run up against them just as they struck win ming streak. But the season Is young and Sam Mills has collection of fast ball players, who will yet make the leaders hustle.
 Umpire Cline Protested.
 It seems that the umpire had something to do with Birmingham's three consecu- tive defeats in Chattanooga. Just what part he played In the contest Is not made known, but evidently he was wrong. Man ager Mills wired the Age-Herald last night from Chattanooga that he had pro- tested Umpire Cline. In his telegram he said that Birmingham had been robbed of two games In that city.
 When Sam Mills makes a complaint against an umpire 1t is an almost cer- tainty that the indicator handler has been badly off.
 Manager Mills will have a new pitcher and perhaps one or two other new play CTS by the time he returns to Birming- ham next Thursday. He left Chattanooga for Cincinnati last night to meet a first class pitcher with whom he has been ne- gctiating He will probably sign him to- day and return with him to Nashville to- morrow. It is not known If he intends releasing anyone at present on his pay roll. He intends carrying four pitchers through the season. and as he now only has three 1t is probable that all will be retained
 Memphis has released W. B. Stucke, William Fehl and Howard Murphy.
 New Orleans has released Maloney.
 Veitch made two three base hits in Fridays game at Chattanooga. bringing three men home on the first one
 Shreveport. 6; Memphis, {.
 Shreveport, La. May u.-Memphis again went down in defeat today. The visitors were outplayed at every point