The age-herald., 1901-07-10
Birmingham, IA; Little Rock, o.

oHlilng George Blackburn got what was coming to him yesterday afternoon and it was a plenty, to use the slang phrase. He had an assortment of slow curves with which he fooled batters in olden days, but they were easy for the locals yesterday At the beginning of the fray, which was a few minutes after f o'clock. Blackburn stepped into the box with his face all wreathed in smiles and actually had the temerity to laugh at Moss when the latter died at first on an infield drive. His troubles began here however, and did not end until fourteen nice, large and juicy runs had been chalked up on the bulletin board in the column assigned to Birmingham. He continued to smile throughout the game however. just to show that he was not rattled nor up in the air.
 Wilhelm was in the box for Birming- ham and every fan knew at the begin ming of the game what that meant Wilhelm has pitched three games against Little Rock sthis season and in these three games Little Rock has made just one run. They mads eight hits in one game, five in another and three yester- day. Besides pitching a beautiful game he batted like a fiend swatting the ball good and hard four times out of five times at bat. He also fielded his posi- tion in perfect style, making two or three beautiful pickups in time to retire the batter at first.
 Veitch and Kalkhoff each made three bagger when the bases were filled and Moss, Veitch and La Rocque figured in two fast double plays and Culver in one. T Wright, for the visitors, made a pretty double play unassisted. With Moss on first Martin drove the ball on line to- wards right field. Wright jumped up and caught it and then touched first base in time to put out Moss Later in the game Lowney pulled down fly back of short and threw a runner out at second, completing a double.
 The game opened with Little Rock at bat and George Wilhelm in the box and Culver catching. The visitors went out in order in the first and second innings, but Lowney hit for two sacks In the third Mauch was given his base on balls and Blackburn flied out to Veitch. Gilbert hit to short and a beautiful play followed. Moss threw to veitch and retired Mauch. Veitch then threw to first to complete a double, but Gilbert beat the ball. All this time Lowney was sprinting towards the home plate and was within ten feet of 1t when LaRocque slammed the ball to Gull yer It was a perfect throw and Lowney was caught four feet from the plate. This was the only time one of the visitors was able to pass second base. Mauch and reach second, and Mauch and Lowney got to first after that.
 In the fourth and fifth innings the wis itors retired in order, but Mauch began the sixth with a double, but was left on second.
 With one out in the seventh Wright went to first on balls. but the next two men went out.
 In tho eighth Lowney singled. Mauch popped up one which Wilhelm looked af- ter Blackburn hit to short and was doubled with Lowney.
 In the ninth the first three men up were retired and the game ended.
 Birmingham won the game in the first inning Moss fouled out to third, but Martin hit past second for a single. Mar tin of Little Rock fumbled Veitch' S grounder and both runners were safe. LaRocque got his base on balls and Blackburn hit Niles with pitched ball forcing in the first run. Kolkhoff picked out a nice one and pasted 1t good and hard. The ball scared high in the air and then fioated out to the center field fence, Kalkhoff taking third base before it could be fielded in and scoring Veitch LeRocque and Niles. Culver singled, scoring Kalk- hoff, and then stole second from which station he scored on Gillen's hit to right Gillen stole second and tried to score on Wilhelms hit, but was thrown out at the home plate. Wilhelm stole second, but Moss retired the side on a grounder to short.
 One run was made in the second on veitch's base on balls LaRocques sin gle and Niles fly out to center. LaRocque stole second but was left there.
 The locals earned three runs in the third by hard and consecutive hitting. with two out Wilhelm, Moss and Martin singled. the latter running out a bunt, and Veitch hit for three bases, the ball going to center field fence.
 One more was added in the seventh on Wright's nun of a thrown ball. Wilhelm's s