The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-03
BARONS BAT BALL ALL OVER THE LOT B0Ston'Wins in the Last Halfo
 the Ninth .AUBREYS LONG HIT DID II Birmingham Team Plays Strong Game and Had the Reaneaters Beaten Until Last lnnine-Last Game
 of Series This Afternoon.
AUBREYS LONG HIT DID II

Birmingham one run to the good, Bean eater by the name of Autrey landed on l the ball for a tfree-base drive scoring both runners and cinching the game Tor Boston.
 In the story books the best Is saved for the last, and perhaps the rooters in far away Boston got their moneys worth but not so with Birmingham. After two hours of laborious. systematic roofing the Coal Baron eranls saw their hopes go up in the stretch. and though nothing but praise was heard for the players, the word ''if'' figured prominently in the conversations on the incoming cars. At times yesterday heart disease was prevalent all over the grandstand and to say the fans were delighted is putting 1t mild At times they were dellrious and i voices that have been at rest all winter i opened up in various parts of the grounds. 1 The Coal Barons knocked the cover off the ball from the start, and the especial star in this cluster of hitters was Duffy. the little center fielder. Out of five times up he cracked out five line drives, one l of which netted him two bags before 1t settled. Mcconnell followed with an ag- gregate of four hits out of five stabs at the ball, and one of his singles counted for just two runs, as at the said time aforementioned runners occupied third and second bases respectively.
 Jimmy O'Brien Takes Lead
 In field work Jimmy O Brien took the lead and his work at third was of the phenomnal order. The diminutive keeper pf ira In a penchant for fouls, and when all hope was gone he speared one off the barbed wire which separates the bleachers and the umpire In fact, the entire team played good, steady ball, but two or three lamentable errors at critical times al- lowed the Beaneaters to score, and Aubrey's long drive at the finish did the business that mystifed the grandstand.
 Lawler made his first appearance on the diamond yesterday, and though 1t was the first time he had put on a uni- form this year he played nice game at second. Two of his errors, however, counted in the run-getting, but the crowd excused everything and he was given the glad hand every time he came to the bat Long and Willis the two Boston pitch CTS. were slaughtered from the start and their performances in the box cannot be compared with the work of Piatt and Pittinger, who held the Coal Barons com pletely at their mercy in the previous | game.
 | Following is a true account of how the whole thing happened
 Duffy appeared at the bat first and touched up MT. Long for a clean single into left. Lawler followed with fly to right field and Cavender hit for two bases. In attempting to score on the play Duffy was thrown out al the plate. Me Connell singled and Cavendcr scored. O Brien then dropped an easy one into Abbatichio's hands and the side retired.
 Dexter Hits Hard.
 Boston then took turn with the will low and Dexter laced out a ripping two- bagger to center. Penney went out on a grounder and Dexter advanced to third Dexter scored on Cooley's long fly to ] right and Abby walked. Aubrey was made l short work of and the side retired with | the score even.
 | In the second inning Birmingham scored again on base on balls and an error | There was nothing doing for the next few innings, and for the sake of livenine things up Duffy opened up the fifth inning with a two-base hit to center Lawler went out on a grounder and Dufy went to third Cavenders hit to center scored the little outhelder and Mcconnell dropped safe one moment later in the same place. O'Brien and Ma guire made easy outs. and Boston pro- ceeded to get industrious
 keenan, who had been doing remark able work in the box. quit the game at this juncture and young Schwenk went in to take his first dose of real mean medicine. By the way, the beavv-hit- ting Bostonians only secured two bits orr Keenan during his four innings ano the crowd wanted him to keep 1t up. put Manager O'Brien knew best and de- clded to let the foxy right arm take A rest His delivery had the big leacners completely puzzled
 When Schwenk opened up Moran. the first man up, flied out to Duffy. Cavep- der then dropped Willis long funeo to right field and Dexter took the willow On Lawler's tumble he went to first and Willis scored. Penney flied out to second but Cooley hit safe, scoring Dexter. An easy out retired the side and the score was even.
 In the seventh each side scored two runs and Birmingham added another in the eighth on Milricks two base hit and I>eighton's single
 Real Trouble Begins.
 It was in the ninth when the real trou ble began. Birmingham had one run on her side of the board and Dexter came up for the Beaneaters He went out on a grounder to short and it began to look good Schwenk got little wild, however, and Penney was allowed to walk Cooley hit safe and Penney went to third Alp batichio popped up an easy one to third | and the fans heaved a sigh of relief Dame Fortune had no smiles for the Coal Ba- rons this time and after Mllrick thought he had Aubrey out on short grounder Sorber, the umpire, called the ball a foul and sent the batter back. The un- grateful second baseman then took fierce stab at one of young Schwenk's blenders, sending 1t where the daisies grow in the far left garden The ball nestled somewhere near the fence and while Leighton gave 1t chase the two runners cleared the bags and the Bean- eaters took the money.
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