The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-09

Once upon a time there came into BIZ
mingham a lad by the name of Oscar of
the house of STREET and his every move,
his every look betokened vengeance He
came into the burg from whence he
sprung with clan strange unto the cline,
but bent upon hanging the banner OF de-
feat upon the Barons de Coal of the house
of O'Bren. This lad was heart and soul
with the visiting clan and he yearned
for victory over those before whom he
had fallen in days gone by. On dark
and foreboding day his opportunity came
and 10 and behold the mighty Barons
were moved down one by one like unto
the chaff before the wind He knew no
restraint, had no mercy but simply came
down upon his one time tormentors like
an avalanche and ere the sun had set
his native heath was clad in mourning.
A pail of gloom hovers over Mount Stag
Pile and the valley of West End and the
soothsayers have said that nothing but
revenge can lift it.
The Start.
Out hit from the jump and played off
the board the Coal Barons suffered their
first shut-out yesterday and to Oscar
STREET belongs the credit for the slaughter.
At no time in the game did the Birming-
ham players have a chance and the two
measly hits counted for naught. The
Montgomery twirler had speed and curves
TO let and before the flag had hardly fall
len he began turning them loose on the
Baron batters. One by one they bit the
dust and when the gloom settled In the
ninth the score stood to 0 in favor Of
the Whistlers from Pickett Springs.
To the ears of the Montgomery rooters
at the other end of the line the music
must have been sweet but to those who
rest in the shadow of the Stag pile II was
bitter Again and again the Barons tried
to fight off the defeat but STREET. was mer-
CHESS and the result inevitable.
Partridge. who did the twirling for the
locals, was raped good and hard and
long before the smoke had settled in the
first inning two runs had been chalked
up on the wrong side of the board. Like
the poker game which was bad all night
and grew worse before morning, there
was no Improvement and when Moles-
worth landed one under the score board
for three bags while the bases were full
the game was cinched.
STREET. Had Great Support.
While STREET. pitched great ball he was
given almost phenomenal support and
Busch, Kanzler and Whistler robbed Blr-
mingham batters of raps that looked good
for singles. The one hand catches of
Busch and Kanzler were of the hair
raising order and put crimp in the hopes
of the rooters. With such fielding as that
and with STREET. all powerful Montgomery
had ffa In,
fighting was useless. At one time II
looked as II the rain would save us, but
the weather man had a bet on Montgom-
cry and stopped the shower just in time
to throw the harpoon into the Coal Bar
ons,
In the first inning Kanzler led off for
Montgomery with an infield hit, but was
thrown out at second by Jimmy o Brien
who handled Spratts grounder. Moes-
worth then hit for two bases. scoring
Spratt. Whistler singled and Wordsworth
scored. Durrett walked, but Stickney
fouled out. Clarke hit safe to left but
Milar made a quick throw and caught
Whistler at the plate, retiring the side
Birmingham went out one two, three.
In the second inning the Coal Barons
got a man as far as second and this
was the best that could be done through
cut the game. No hit was coming, how
ever, aud the side retired.
In the fourth inning Montgomery
cinched things and dit it with comparative
ease. Busch grounded out to second.
STREET. drew a base on balls. Kanzler hit
safe, but STREET. was held at second.
Spratt then hit safe. filling the bases.
Wordsworth came up next, and with
tinge Of gore In his left eye cracked enc
of Partridge's best into deep center for
three bags, cleaning everything on the
bases like a merrV-RO-round A nomenr
later Wordsworth scored on Whistler's
single.
Birmingham only singles were made
by Milerick and Lavender.
The Score.
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