The age-herald., 1901-08-21

At Little Rock-New Orleans 8, Little Rock '.
 At Chattanooga-Chatt ga-Nashville game postponed on account of rain.
 Birmingham bats and Selma balls couldn't get familiar yesterday and not withstanding the kindness of the ele- ments the Boilermakers failed to take the much wanted game from the Fender iane.
 A new face appeared In the Blrming- ham line up and his name is Clark He yields a mighty stick and plays the sec- ond bag right up to the notch. MT. Clark halls from the Tar Heel state and to the local team he came like cocktail to a shaking man after a night out. Out of the three hits the new man got two and his maneuverings around the second base were those of veteran.
 The story of the game Is a sad one After Selma had registered two runs Bir- mingham began a laborious uphill climb. and with the rooters' cheers they slowly ascended the ladder until the edge of victory was in sight Then bad throw to second a hit to right and they took a fall, all their efforts being cast to the wind The dark overhanging cloud was nothing to the gloom in the hearts of the enthusiastic fans who had pulled so hard only to be thrown down by that little hit of Leighton. This game-winnng boy, though wearing a Selma uniform, is Birmingham boy and it looked decidedly unpatriotic for him to land on the ball at the time he did. Everybody would like to see Leighton fatten up his batting average but he ought to have done it ear Her in the game and it was very unhand- some to say the least to butt In with hit at the very time we didn't want it. Well, Its all over now, but weather eye will have to be kept on that boy hereaf- ter.
 The opening guns were fired in the last half of the third inning, and from then on Birmingham's life was miserable. Bry m was honored with stroll to first and Leighton flied out to center. Fender then swatted a scorcher to left field, sending Bryan to third and on the throw In land ing on second himself. Stouch and his red cap came up and all of us saw that something was doing. After few nego- tiations with MT. Gillen he dropped one over second, and both the man who loves the timber and MT. Fender rang up score. Stouch was then nipped on an at- tempt to steal second, and one man hav- ing gone out before the fun started the side was retired. The Boilermakers strug- gled along until the sixth inning, when lx@ i.,- second. Martin sacrificed and Moss stole third. Clark went to third on fielder's choice and Moss scored, making a beauti- full slide in home. The decision was close and Captain Fender raised a row, claim ing that Moss was out. The umpire saw things differently, however, and when Bailey edged in a word or two he was sent to the bench for sauciness Cribbins took his place, and the next two men were easy outs.
 In Selma's half goose egg resulted. Birmingham then proceeded to do busi- ness on the oil company scale. Gettinger got life on Stouch's error and Kalkhoff was presented with four big, juicy balls. Culver flied out and Gillen hit dinky infield hit, which was fielded to second, but the throw was bad and the bases were filled. Moss then got a base on balls and Gettinger was forced in amid a roar from the bleechers. Martin tried to save the game, but his grounder was eaten by Leighton, who fielded the ball home and Moore immediately whipped it down to first, making a beautiful double play and retiring the side. In Selma's half after two men were out Bryan hit safe and on Kalkhoffs throw to second he went to third Leighton was next and by his ugly behavior hit to right field, scoring Bryan. Birmingham opened up the ninth with Kalkhoff at the bat.
 By this time a dense cloud was over hanging the field and it was hard to see the ball. Kall, however, connected with 1t, only to be caught out by Bryan. The umpire then called the game on account of darkness and in few minutes a hea- " downpour of rain drenched the spec tators who were scrambllng for the cars. Score:
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