The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-15
PLAY TIE GAME
WITH CLEVELAND
Coal Barons Hold Down Big
Leaguers in Good Shape
SMITH SHOWS UP WELL
oscar STREET., a Birmingham Boy,
Pitched for Cleveland, But Had
To Retlre-Another Game
This Afternoon.

but the Coal Barons kept Cleveland from
winning. The score stood to when
Umpire Wilson, unfeelingly, called the
game at the end of the ninth inning on
account of darkness. Whether or not 1t
was dark enough to justify his decision Is
a question. Anyway the game was stopped
with the result tie.
The game was fast, and the result
proves that Birmingham will be in the
race after the Southern League pennant.
Every man played snappy ball. ran bases
in fine style and good team work was in
evidence. The 800 or 900 of the faithful
present yelled themselves hoarse and pro-
nounced their verdict on the showing
made by the locals as the best yet.
Smith In Good Shape.
Smith was In the box for the Coal
and held the big fellows down to IL hits,
five of which were scratches. He had
good speed and some puzzling curves,
with a slow one now and then. His con-
troll was excellent, he letting only two
men walk to first.
Sorber was the real star of the game.
He worked all over the outer field, get
ting six put outs, and made one safe
drive. He hit one singing liner to the
and he was robbed of a two-bagger by
the fine play of the Clevelandite.
Poor, old Dad LaRocque. He made an
error, and that error cost a run as the
player whose grounder he failed to pick
up was allowed to get home. Not per-
son in the grandstand but who regretted
this mishap of the veteran. But
otherwise he did star work, handling 10
put-outs. AT bat he did better than all
the Others Three times up he hit two
singles, the first of which brought two
men home He also assisted in making
one other run by clever sacrifice hit.
Other Birmingham players did we'll
Taylor handled fly in fast style which
looked like a safety. Moss stopped some
hot grounders, and Wilhelm made several
plays at second. Warren stopped a hot
one and threw 1t to first while down on
his knees. Halter did not have an op-
portunity in the field. but hit safe one
time, and made timely sacrifice. Brown
caught in good form, and threw to second
one time out of two attempts as accurate
ly as could be wished. He was injured In
the second by a foul hitting his leg.
STREET. Did Not Last.
Oscar STREET., the Birmingham boy. who
was In the box for Cleveland for five in
nings was wild and not as effective as
Vasbinder. He attributes this to bad con-
dition, his arm being sore and partly
lame. Manager Armour thinks he will
make good when the summer heat begins
to get in its work. Bonner at second
proved the bright star He went to bat
five times and made three hits. Wright
hit three Dagger when he went to bat
for STREET in the last of the fifth.
The game opened with Taylor at bat.
He waited and four balls were called.
STREET was as wild as the proverbial
March hare Sorber walked on four balls
Halter was third up. He made a sacrifice
advancing both runners. Foxy Grandpa"
LaRocque followed and hit safe TAYLOR
and Sorber scoring. Moss struck out and
Brown walked to first, but LaRocoue
was caught off second, and the side re-
tired. In the first for Cleveland Picker
ing put a grounder to third and was
caught at first. Mccarthy hit safe but
was caught at third by a throw from
LaRocque. Hemphill hit safe, but was
caught trying to steal second.
Got Life on an Error.
shortstop to first. Wilhelm reached first
on shorts error. Smith was given a free
pass Taylor went to first on a fielder's
choice and Wilhelm scored. Smith and
Taylor were caught at second. Schreck
hit fly to Sorber. Bonner knocked a
safe one. Bradley went out to Sorber.
Thoney reached first while Bonner went
out from short to second.
Halter for Birmingham in the third,
struck ont I,aROPo1a hit to cantor fold
and Moss knocked a grounder to first.
Bemis for Cleveland walked and STREET
struck out. Bemis stole second and went
to third on a passed ball. He scored on
a throw from Moss to first Mccarthy
knocked one to Moss also. In the next
Brown for Birmingham, hit to second,
Warren to center. Both were out. Will
helm made a two Dagger and Smith
walked but Taylor went out from short
to first. Cleveland made another run on
LaRocque's error, a fielder's choice and
a single by Bradley. After getting first
Schreck hit a fly to Sorber and Bonner
hit to second while Bradley followed
and Thoney went out to Sorber.
In the fifth Sorber the first man up
for Birmingham. hit safe. Halter hit
safe after Sorber stole second, and La
ROGUE sacrificed, Sorber scoring and
Haller going to second. Moss hit a fly
to center and Brown went out on
grOunder to short.
Bemis for Cleveland went out, from
third to first. Wright went to bat for
STREET. and hit a three-bagger. Pickering
hit to second and Wilhelm made a good
feint at third. but threw to first. Wright
was thus held on the bag Mccarthy hit
to Moss and went out to LaRocque. Bir-
mingham only sent up three men in the
sixth. Vaslinder was in the box and War
rem hit a high fly to right. Wilhelm failed
to connect and Smith went out at first.
Cleveland also failed to score in this
inning. Hemphill hit a fly to Sorber.
Schreck did the same. Bonner hit safe.
stole second and was sent to third on
Bradey's hit, but was left there as a re-
suit of Thoney hitting fly to Taylor
The Fatal Seventh.
The seventh was fatal. Taylor hit safe.
Sorber hit to left what looked like a two
Dagger. Mccarthy got under it, how
ever Haller was out third to first. La
ROGUE hit safe and Taylor went to Sec
ond Moss came up and when Vasbnder
got two strikes on him Taylor attempted
to steal third and was caught by Brad
lev, Bemis walked. Vasbinder hit safe,
advancing Bemis two bags Pickering
sacrificed and Bemis scored. Mccarthy
walked and the crowd got anxious, but
Hemphill hit to second and Schreck was
put out at first by a throw from Smith.
Neither scored in the eighth and Bir-
mingham failed in the ninth. When
Cleveland went to bat for the last inning