The age-herald., 1902-05-03
Food for the Fans.

The baseball fever has reached the county court house and the result is the organization of the Court House Baseball Association of which MT. w. s. Maroney Is general manager, Judge Dan A. Greene president, MT. F. w, Moss vice-president and MT. John P. Abbott secretary and treasurer. Subscription lists have been opened and the first issue of bonds large ly oversubscribed. It is stated on au- thority that MT. J. P. Morgan was unable to obtain any of the bonds. The assocla- ton will begin practice at once and in- tends to issue challenges to all the elig- ible clubs in the city. The following are the active members and players: c. W, Truss, r. w. Moss, E. c, Winston, Jr, M. r. Callahan, J. C. Burgin, T. Jones Abbott. Thomas R. Lee, James r. flaw ltins, F. A. :;ewitt, Jr., w, R. Goudelock James N. MerrelL George B. Tarrant, John P Abbctt, J. A. Freeman and Will liam J. Waldron.
 It reminded one of the old saw about the pot calling the kettle black for Fish CT to kick because Ballentyne threw bunch of bats in front of Bussey, who was running to catch a foul fly. This was done after Fisher had thrown his mask QlreCtlY Tn IIOIl LII I1tlltif MhO Nti1 '7iiN' ing for home. Such tricks are not com- mendable, but Fishers tactics are too well k -.n to the fans for his complaints to set ta on the stomach.
 Nashville got results by bunting, but Birmingham kept trying to knock the cover off the ball when man after man fell an easy victim A little more head work at the bat and on the bases will get more runs
 Fisher knows how to get games with poor pitchers. He takes 'em out as fast as they give signs of weakening.
 Better base running might have pulled the game out of the fire.
 Umpire Cline takes everything good naturedly. When players kick he laughs and when the crowd misses he roars.
 Wilhelm had bad beginning and Bir- mingham was weak at the bat. That tells the story.
 Two left-hand pitchers will do the work this afternoon-Campbell for Birs mingham and Sanders for Nashville.
 Henley, for Atlanta, held Chattanooga down to two hits, While the players on the home team made three runs off Hop kins one of which was a home-run by Krug, the fast third baseman. The col lege boy is making all the hitters look bad.
 New Orleans and Little Rock play to- day and tomorrow. The former still leads league with three out of four vic- tories. Birmingham will make an at tempt to get second this afternoon.
 Lipp will soon be in shape to take his turn in the box He is expected to pitch one game in Atlanta against Pabst's hit ters.
 Fully 1900 people saw yesterdays game The grandstand held a large crowd of la dies who applauded and rooted almost as much as did the men on the bleachers
 Breitenstein made the best show of the two youngsters put up by Fisher. McFar- land did not show himself to be better than an ordinary amateur and had he not been taken out 1t would have been ten to one shot that Birmingham would have won the game by a good margin.
 Bally scared Fisher in the ninth by hitting two balls over the fence just a little to the bad, and he signaled for a wide ball. He did not care to take a chance, though he had two strikes on the big catcher
 Dad LaRocque was hit twice in the sev- enth The first time was not allowed by Cline, 1t being claimed that he was in front of the plate.
 Nearly all of Nashville's hits were be- tween short and third base. Warren let one or two go by that looked as if they could have been stopped. Usually Wally Is after everything.