The age-herald., 1901-06-22


 Birmingham, '; Chattanooga, 5.
 The base ball cranks got their money s worth yesterday. Those who went to West End Park not only saw pretty ex- hibition of the national game. but they also witnessed the only ten inning game that has been played on the home grounds this year
 Birmingham took the second game from Chattanooga yesterday afternoon by out fielding and outbatting the visitors. The locals made fifteen hits off of Bruner, while Gillen yielded only eight and only three of these figured in the run-getting.
 Umpire York was not able to ofTiciate in the game and young man named Curran, whose home Is in Louisville, and who has an application on file for ap- pointment as an umpire in the Southern Association, acted for him. Curran did very we'll with the exception of his de- cisions on balls and strikes and after the second or third inning he improved in that department. It is probable that with a few days work be will come around into condition and perform satisfactorily as the autocrat of the diamond.
 Yesterdays game was a better exhibi- tion of ball playing than Thursdays, fewer errors being made and the men seeming to take more interest In the game. The features of the game were the fast fielding of Clifford, right fielder for the visitors and Martin, left fielder for the locals. Moss jumped into the air and pulled down a hot line hit from Butler s bat in the ninth and threw to first in time to retire Bruner who had started to second making one of the prettiest double plays of the season. Veitch and La Rocque made a fast double play in the fourth and Clifford captured two flies in right field that enabled him to figure in as many double plays.
 The game was free from any wrangling and moved along smoothly much to the qualification of the spectators.
 Birmingham failed to make a run in the first inning, but earned two In the second. Mills, first up, hit to center for a single and Culver sacrificed him to sec ond. Kalkhoff doubled to left, scoring Mills and himself crossed the home plate on Moss double to left.
 One more was earned in the third. La Rocque hit to right for two sacks and scored on singles by Mills and Culver.
 Two more were earned in the sixth on singles by Kalkhoff, G.llen and Moss and Martins out at first A double play by Clifford and Whistler retired the side.
 The ninth inning ended with the teams tied, but Birmingham won in the tenth with two men out Mills singled and Gull yer walked. and both were advanced a base on Kalxhoffs sacrifice. Gillen died at first without advancing the runners, but Moss brought both home with sin gle past short.
 Chattanooga began business in the first inning, doubles by Durrett and Taylor and single by Whistler, scoring one man. Four more were added in the third on two singles two bases on balls, and a lost ball. Leahy was given his base on balls and Durrett knocked the ball high in the air, Martin running back almost to the fence and catching 1t. Whistler walked and both advanced a base on Taylors s out, pitcher to first. Wentz doubled and both scored Both ran out an infield hit and both he and Wentz scored when the ball got lost in the bleachers. After this tie visitors were never able to get man over the home plate, although they occupied third base several times.
 In the fourth inning. with one man out, Butler singled and tried to make third on Leahy's out, third to first, but La Rocque returned the ball to Veitch in time to retire him, completing fast double play.
 In the ninth Bruner was given life at first on an error, but was doubled with Butler when Moss jumped into the air and captured the latters screeching liner The score: