The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
HTS IN PUNCHES
 PUT KEENAN, OUT Shreveport Takes the Second Game With Perfect Ease CLARK DID FAIRLY WELL Went In to Finish the Game for Jack, But Didn't Settle Down Until
 the Game Had Gone
 GIlmmerlng.
CLARK DID FAIRLY WELL

Shreveport, July 25,-(Speeial. .)-Errors by Keenan and Kanzler at inopportune times and timely hits by Shreveport were the main factors which caused the Pi- rates, with Tom Fisher in the box, to make 1t two straight from Birmingham this afternoon. A great element of luck was in the contest. and the locals had more than their share of it. The only thing that kept the star of Fisher in the ascendency was the brilliant support &C., corded him by the outfield, the work of Mcfarland and Hennessy being of a par ticnlarly brilliant order. Both players pulled down long drives that looked good for more than singles and that, too, at the wrong time for the Alabama men.
 Keenan was in the box for Birmingham at the start and proved the easiest kind of picking for the Pirates. The first three men up in the Initial inning hit for a single double and triple respectively, though only one run resulted, due to Keenan catching Smith mapping at first.
 Clark Did Fairly We'll.
 Clark succeeded the man of mo hit, no run" fame in the fifth and barring that inning pitched a good game. but he set tied down too late to save the battle. Keenans errors together with his gift to Weikart in the fourth, were costly. It is probable that had the pitcher fielded Pages bunt clean and not thrown to first wild that the game would have gone into extra innings. Only one run could have resulted but for Keenan's wild throw of Pages hit as the side would have been retired with perfect play.
 Handlers wild thow of Beeks single to right allowed Noreum to score from first and Beck 10 take second in safety. With these errors eliminated, the contest was a beauty. McGulre's enchanted stop of a line drive off Norcum's bat in the eighth was marvellous and prevented two runs being scored by the Pirates. The work of Mcfarland Hennessey and Smith for Shreveport, with the hitting of Gilks' men, caused the colors of OBriens men to be lowered.
 For Birmingham in the first inning Duffy reached first when Hennessey dropped his long drive to center. Duffy got far as third on vaughan's out to center, Hennessey making a magnificent catch, but got no further
 Shreveport Gets Busy.
 Shreveport commenced scoring at the start Smith singled, but was caught mapping at first. Norcum hit for three bases to right and crossed on Becks double to left. Three more were added in the fourth. Weikart was hit and took second on McFarland's safe drive between short and third Both advanced on Hen ness9y's sacrifice. Keenan flew out to center and WellSart scored. Page hit to Keenan and his namesake fumbled throwing wild to first, allowing McFar- land to score and Page to reach second. Fisher doubled to right, sending his re- ceiver over the plate
 Keenan resigned in favor of Clark at the beginning of the fifth. Norcum, the first man up, walked Beck singled to right and Kanzler, In an effort to catch him at second, threw wild Norcum scored. Weilkart singled and Beck cross ed the rubber. Weikart scored on Nc Farland's double After the fifth the Pirates could not get runner over the /plate, though Clark was punished hard
 Birmingham did not reach the coveted point in safety until the fourth, Smith hit to third and the local Keenan threw wild to first, Smith going to second. and scored on Vaughan's double. after Miller ick went out Lawer walked.
 Couldn't Do It.
 Millar beat out bunt. filling the bases but the best McGuire could do was to hit long drive to left which looked good for two bags. but Mcfarland making a magnificent catch retired the side In the fifth Keenan hit safe. but was doub- led with Duffy on the latters drive to third Smith singled, stole second and scored on Vaughan's double. Millerick doubled. scoring Vaughan. Another was added In the seventh. Clark singled. took second on Duffy's single and scored on wild throw to third In the eighth, after two were out, Millar reached the initial bag in safety on Smiths tumble, scoring on McGuires double to center.
 Campbell win pitch for Birmingham to- morrow and Hughey for Shreveport or ficial score:
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