The age-herald., 1902-05-02

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 Atlanta vs. Chattanooga at Atlanta. New Orleans vs. Little Rock at New Orleans.
 Shreveport vs. Memphis at Shreveport. 1 Nashville lost to Birmingham yesterday afternoon by a score of to through
 their inability to hit Smith and Wilhelm,
 while the Coal Barons pounded Deaver and Hill all over the lot. The seven runs
 made by the visitors were in the fourth
 and seventh innings in both of which
 they made seven hits, got one free pass l and one man hit by pitched ball. Birmingham went after the Fishermen 1 from the beginning. In the first inning l they made two hits, but not being able 1 to run bases fast enough failed to score. In the second, however. they lit on to 1 Denver with a vengeance, and three
 passes and two hits netted three runs. | One pass and two hits in the third gave
 them another run while three more were | obtained in the fifth after Denver had
 been replaced by Hill. It was a case of | hit every inning
 Smith, who opened the game for Bir-
 mingham, let four men come up in the first, two of whom he struck out. In the I second three men faced him, as tn the third. but in the fourth the Nashville I batters found his delivery for three hits l and a pass which netted three runs. In the seventh they pounded out three safe l hits and a double which, with an error by LaRocque, gave the visitors four more runs. Smith was then replaces by Will helm, who only allowed three men to face him in each of the two following innings
 Heavy Batting Only Feature.
 The game was featureless but for the heavy batting of the locals and the throwing to second by Fisher. At one | time this great catcher manager threw | the ball to HIM and then it went to Alp
 batichio in time to catch Birmingham
 runner in an attempt to steal second
 when a player was on third base. That
 was the prettiest and quickest piece of
 work seen during the nine innings. Four
 men were caught at the offering act. The only man who escaped with single
 sack was OHare, who made fine slide
 in the fourth.
 After the game Manager Haller re-
 leased Outfelder Black without giving
 him a chance Several clubs wanted the player, and it looked as if Haller would
 be unable to give him a trial for several l days, so he let him go.
 The Game in Detail.
 The game opened with Abbatchio up l for Nashville. He was given base on balls. stole second and third, but was caught by Ballentyne from Warren on a felder's choice of Knolls ball. after | Wiseman had struck out. Bussey struck out Smith was up for Birmingham. He singled, but was caught by Lowney as he tried to steal second. Moss went out from Lowney to Bussey. Haller hit for two bases, but LaRocque hit grounder to Wiseman and went out by Bussey.
 In the second Fisher hit high fly to Billie Smith. Goodenough went out from LaRocuue to Haller and Hill struck out. For Birmingham Ballentyne walked. Warren was hit by pitched ball. Sorber struck out. but O'Hare hit for two bases and Bally and Warren scored. Smith went to first on a fielders choice. while Alp batichio threw to Fisher for O'Hare. Bill lie Smith walked to first and Moss hit safe, scoring Frank Smith. Moss was then caught from Fisher to Abbatichio on an attempt to st cal second.
 For Nashville in the third Lowney went out from Smith to Haller. Denver struck out and Abbaticho hit safe while Wise man went out from LaRocque to Haller. Haller walked for Birmingham. LaRocque hit safe, after Haller had been caught off first from Fisher to Bussey. Ballentyne hit safe and on an error of Knoll La Rocque scored. Bally was caught from Fisher to Abbatichio while Warren went out on fly to Abbatchio.
 Begin the Scoring.
 In the fourth, Knoll up first for Nashville, hit safe. Bussey knocked fly to Daddy. Fisher walked. but Goodenough hit safe and Knoll scored. Hill went to first on fielders choice, while Goodenough was put out from LaRocque to Moss Lowney walked and Mcfarland sent Hill and Fisher across the plate by a long single Lowney was caught from Smith to War ren, and the side retired. For Birming- ham Sorber struck out O'Hare hit safe and stole second. Smith struck out and Billie Smith went out a fly to Hill.
 Nashville sent up four men in the fifth. Abbatichio was out from Bailey to Haller. Wiseman hit to Moss who threw to Haller in time Knoll hit safe and stole second, but Bussey went out from Smith to Hal | Ter Moss. for the locals. hit fly to | Goodenough Haller walked. and La-
 Rocque hit safe Bally hit safe and Hal | Ter scored. but Bally went out from Fish ! CT to Abby to Bussey. Warren hit safe
 and Daddy scored. Sorber walked and l OHare was safe on an error by Knoll. while Warren scored. But Sorber went out on the throw-ln from Knoll to Wise- man to Fisher,
 In the sixth Nashville had Fisher up. He struck out. and Goodenough went out from Haler to Smith. Hill went to first on an error by Warren and stole second. Lewnsy bit fly to o'Hars and retired