The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-24
GAMES TODAY.
Shreveport at New Orleans. Little Rock at Memphis.


 By a burst of speed and an assortment Of curves that sent the Fishermen reel ing from their championship perch, Twin Wilhelm smashed all pitching records yesterday and won himself wreath of laurels which he will probably wear to the end of his athletic career.
 Not satisfied with shutting out the lead- CTS in the first game and letting them down with one hit, he put on a touch of grim determination and started in to re- peat the performance. As the pitcher rns nager walked in the box for the sec. ond glme the crowd of 2000 spectators were astounded and expressions of un- easiness snd doubt went from one end of the ground to the other. Wilhelm had measured his strength perfectly how ever, ana man aftsr man went down be- fore his puzzling delivery At the end of the se7ord game it was found that the Fishermen had failed to secure more than one lone hi, and only an error saved them from a second shut-out. It Was at fllst thought that two balls which Hutton and Ostoen missed were hits, but both of these players assured the scorer that they could have felded the balls hae they dons their work we'll and both said they were entitled to errors. Two hits and one run in two games pitched successively by one pitcher Is the worlds record and Wilhclms name will probably figure prominently In all l the sporting journals for some tlme to come. His endurance was something marvellous, and at the end of the second game he was apparently as strong as when he went in. In the eighth inning the first two men who faced him struck three times and sat down.
 Some Other Features.
 Besides the phenomenal work of Will helm there were some other features to this double-header which will De d sweer morsel to the. Birmingham rooters for many moons to come. Of all persons in the world whom the Coal Barons would like to beat, 1t is Newt Fisher, and the experience yesterday was 100 delightful to De discussed. When the players saw Wilhelm moving the pennant-winners down like chaff they laid to with steady l grips and began to systematically r@) lr in. Single smashes, two-base drives and | Lawler's screamer in the farthest corner of the lot for home run gave the joyous enough sport to last them all winter, and | Newt Fishers face was a study from the time the first game started until the | gates were closed at sun down.
 The Coal Barens. whom the Nashville papers dubbed with ali kinds of offensive names played magnificent pall, and the work of Lawler, Reitz and Deisel was of the spectacular kind usually read of in the Tip Top Weekly. They simply played l like fisnds, and nothing in the shape or an infield ball. no matter how hot, could get through them. Hutton On first kept them going in great shape and handled everything that came his way in almost perfect style, while the outfeld delivered exactly the proper grade of groceries. The First Game.
 Ilill went in to pitch the first game, and his work up till the sixth inning was right up to the notch. Hugh has lots of friends in Birmingham, ana IT the Coal Barons had to lose they had rather sec him win his game than any man on the Nashville team But destiny nao pointed her finger otherwise, and when Wilhelm cracked cut a clean single past short something told Foxy Quiller there was something doing. Lawler struck cut at- tempting to bunt and disgustedly walked to the bench. Leidy followed with a clean hit to right and Welhelm went to third. Billie Smith walked, filling the bases, and Osteen cracked a long one out t. Sanders. who dld the flying rrapeze ac. and caught it, Wilhelm scoring On the 1 play. This one little run set the crow1 wild, and though Brown went out to Car l go. they felt victorious. In the next in- ming Hutton grounded out, but Dcisel, who had been hitting like q fiend. came up and got the glad hand. The pluclsy lt- l tie fellow responded with a three-hagger to left field fence. Reitz tried to send him | in but instead drew a pass, Wilhelm then | popped a slow one past Hill and Deisei scored Lawler saw Hills weakness and shot him another one, which he frmbled. Lei1y then drove the ball into right field for a clean single and two Inrn zcored. l Billie Smith also singled and lawler scored, hut Leidy was caught between second ard third and thrown out. Osteen went out on a grounder. and the first game was practically over
 King Bailey Rules No More.
 King Bailey I. essayed to pitch the sec- ond game but at an early stage it was seen that the monarch who ruled to | automatically the day before was not there. The very first ball he threw to Lawler hit the second baseman's bat on on the home run side and was sent | sizzling into deep left field where the l daisies grow under the shadow of the | big shoe sign. Before the ball was re- | layed as far as the infield the big second baseman had waltzed in home and busily engaged in picking up quarters and half | dollars. This looked a little bad for the | king but the crimp proper was administer ed in the second inning when Brown led the attack with line drive to left Hut ton ripped off beauty which Cargo fum- bled and both were safe Deisel flied out to second, but there being plenty of hits 1 left to do the business Reitz cracked an- other one at Cargo, and Robbie this time threw wild to first, allowing Brown to reach third and Hutton second. Wilhelm opened up another one and two men SCOT ed. Lawler singled and Reitz tallied. Leidy followed with another safety, but Billie Smith flied out and it was all off for 1 the moment
 Nashville scored her only run in the | second inning of the last game and a more perfect throw could have avoided that. It came about something like this: