The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18

By consecutive and consistent thrash ing of the ball and stealing bases on the slightest provocation, Nashville made the Coal Barons look like a ten cent piece yesterday, and threw a sad tingc over the homecoming of the guardians of the slsg pile.
 Several new faces were seen on the West End diamond, and the strangers did nice work at times, but were unable to frail the ball when a good trailing would have started something. From was in good shape, and pitched the best game he ever manipulated in Birmingham The Barons were unable to get a good corner on his delivery, and with nine hits off Wilhelm no diagram Is necessary to fig- ure out the result.
 Blues arm was in poor condition, be- ing badly swollen, and his throwing to second was consequently ragged. Twice runners went to third on the bad throw ing and seven or eight men were allowed to pilfer second.
 Delehanty and Kruger, the two Ohio youngsters. showed up nicely, and will make good players when their little stage fright is removed. They covered their ground almost perfectly, and made few fumbles, but the newness of the grounds | and the novelty of fast company seemed to make them both a trif1e nervous. Out ! side this they were all right. A few more games and they will both be in the run l ming. Kruger led the club in hitting, | cracking out two singles. and Delehanty
 lined out beauty to left field. Dowies 1 work at third was good.
 Scoring Begins in First.
 The scoring began in the first inning. when Kennedy went to first on bad throw by Dowie. He stole second, and Wiseman went out from short to first. Abbatichio then cracked out a beauty to center field and Kennedy scored. Bussey hit slow one to Kruger, who thought he could catch Abba at second. He hesi tated a second, and seeing he could not get Abba, threw to first a little late and Bussey was safe. A double steal fol- lowed. Knoll hit a grounder to short and Kruger lad Abbatichio at the plate, but Kruger threw the ball to first hoping to make double play. Lauzon returned it slowly, however, and Abbatichio scored. Lowney then went out on grounder and the side was retired.
 Birmingham mad her first one In the second after two i"cn were out Dele hanty frailed beautiful liner into left  right Delehanty went to third on q sin gle and scored on Knoll's wild throw to third Blue was presented with third on the block ball which went to the bleach- CTS. Kruger was thrown out from third to first.
 In the fourth inning both sides scored and 1t looked as if the fans were going to get a good run for their money. For Nashville. Buessey hit a liner to Dele hanty, who fumbled it, allowing the run ner to anchor safely at first. On the first ball he stole second.
 Bad Throw to Second.
 Blue threw wild and the ball rolled to center field, Bussey going to third. Knoll flied out to Dowie but Downey hit safe, scoring Bussey. Lowney stole second and attempted to score on a grounder to Delehanty, which the latter fumbled. He recovered, however, in time to retire Fisher at first and Lowney was cut off at the plate.
 For Birmingham Frank Smith walked. | Dowie hit grass cutter to first and Bus | sey, without touching the bag, attempted