The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-11
ADMISSION GIVEN
GOOD DRUBBING
Amateurs Defeated by Score of
10 to |
LlPP AND CAM PBELLlN BOX
Annistonians Promise to Make Contest
More Interesting Today, When
Frank Sparks VIII Do
the Pitching.

Birmingham put the Admission baseball
team out of business at West, End Park
Yesterday afternoon. The score at the end
of the game was ~ to in favor of the
Coal Barons 1t tells the tale in a simple
manner. The Apnistonians could not hit
the Hallerites did hit.
But the Admission crowd has one con-
ISOLATION. and they gave vent to II long
and loud after the game. It is that Frank
Sparks Will be in the box for them this
afternoon. With Sparks to pitch and some
changes in their lineup, they expect to
WIN. Frank Sparks has played ball here
with the Howard College nine and In the
Southern League but since that time he
has played elsewhere, and is now consio-
cred one of the cracks of the National
league. He is signed with New York, be-
ing listed next to Matthewson, The great
Last year he was with the Milwaukee
American League team.
Lipp was in the box yesterday afternoon
for the first five innings. During that time
he allowed three hits and struck out nine
men. Campbell then went in with Halter
to catch nim. He struck out two men and
and the right kind of curves when he con-
scented to let out his arm.
New Second Baseman.
Harry Wilhelm, the new second base
man. WIS In the game. While he did not
have many chances, still he satisfied the
fans he would soon be in condition to be
relied upon in the field and at the bat. He
do f11A fret
ground ball placed IN his territory. 1t was
in the beginning of the second. Louch
was first man up. He hit it straight on
bounces to Wilhelm. 1t passed through
the baseman's gloves. At the bat he made
two singles and one double out of five
.tines up.
The game had only one unpleasant
feature. In the eighth Inning when the
professionals were batting the ball at
will and chasing themselves tired around
the bases Taylor come up to bat, being
the ninth man in the inning. He singled,
went to second on a fielder's choice and
to third on OHair's hit. He was caught
off third. In trying to put him out the
Admission third baseman collided or block
ed him. AS a result Taylor is said to
have made some remarks which angered
the amateur. There was start as though
| for mix up and it required several play
! ers to keep the two men apart.
Lost His Temper.
| At the time of the incident few Of
the fans in the grandstand started to
leave the park, asserting they would not
stand for anything but the fairest of play
| and an entire absence of rowdyism. Tay-
Ior clims he simply lost his temper, think
ing he was blocked purposely and had no
idea of attempting to do anything to de-
| tract from the pleasure of the game.
Still the incident attracted attention and
1t might not be bad idea for the man.
agement to say few words right at the
beginning of the season on the proper
conduct of players.
The game opened with Sorrell at bat.
He hit fly to Lipp. Steele hit a ground
er to first, but Lipp beat him to the bag
and stopped what would have other
wise been a good hit. Ward was thrown
out at first by Lipp. For Birmingham Tay-
lor walked on a balk. Sorber hit safe.
O'Hair hit safe and Taylor scored. La
ROGUE hit a good one to right and Sor-
Der and OHair came home. Brown
knocked a fly to center and dialogue
ran across the plate. Moss hit the ball
to second and was thrown out Warren
tapped fly to Busch. The latter held
it and the inning was over.
Louch went to first on Wilhelm's error,
but was thrown out at second by Brown
as he attempted to steal. Stewart and
Carter struck out Four men went to bat
for Birmingham in this inning. In the
third Busch knocked a fly to Taylor. Twig
hit safe, but Stevenson and Sorrell struck
out Birmingham again failed to score,
though Brown was left on third by Moss
knocking a grounder to short after two
men were out
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