The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-29

Montgomery, June 2s.-(special. )-The
Legislators handed Birmingham another
heart breaking dose of home run drives and
rafting singles today and the Iron Men
went down and out before the firece on
slaught. When the four score and ten OF
Birmingham rooters had taken the count
the score showed result Of four to two In
favor Of the valiant guardians of Pickett
Springs.
The jewellers on the Stag exhibited the
same old failure to hit and but for pass
ed ball, Milar's single and Magulre's four
bag swing over left field fence shut out
would have been the result.
Campbell pitched nice ball from start to
finish but with nobody to hit behind him
even the eccentric Rube Waddell would
have looked like a dub. So IT was with
Campbell Working like a hend from the
time the first ball was pitched the gang
failed to land on Mr.. Polchow and poor
Billie was left at the post and made to
look like a rank outsider.
Mcguire Hits Home Run.
The one redeeming feature of the game
was the long drive over the fence for
home run of shortstop Mcguire. This
gave the Birmingham fans some cneer but
their Joy was short lived and the walk to
the plank continued. There was no use
roofing. no use pulling for Polchow had
the goods and delivered them at market
down prices. He had a burst of speed and
plenty of control and that covers a null
titude of sins.
AS Campbell opened up the game looked
good The first two men were moved
down like chaff Wordsworth made the To-
cal contingent feel good by cutting out
clean single, but 1t availed him nothing
as the next batter bit the dust
While Lawler was on first in the Sec
ond Clarke let a ball go by him and Ed
die perched on third before Whistler's
crowd had stopped wrangllng with UNI
pire Sorber. Mllar hit safe and drove
LAWYER across the plate. A mighty cheer
went up from the Stag pile rooters, but
the fun was brief, for Brennan opened up
the next inning with a long fly to the
cornfield outside the park and the score
was tied. After that the Whlstlers were
never in danger.
Whistler Gets In His Work.
In the sixth inning after one man was
down Wordsworth drove fierce one into
left for three bags and Whistler sailed
one into the tall timber that netted him
four even sacks and incidentally attached
two more runs to the score board. At
this juncture there was a public speak
ing all day singing and general shindig
going on in the grand stand. 1t might
be we'll to add that this performance
was instituted by a party of men and
boys said to be interested In behalf of
Montgomery. When the applause had
temporarily subsidized Birmingham again
settled down to business and when the
seventh inning was yet young Mcguire
stepped up to the rubber and, after care
fully looking over the ground, placed him
self for crack at the ball. Thinks he
to himself. II am worthy to follow In the
footsteps OF the redoubtable Whistler,
and why shouldn't place one In yonder
field of corn? BY the shadows OF old
Arson | shall" With that the young
mans Irish arose and 10 and behold the
ball went sailing into the gladstone fields
affair." Trotting In home to the tune of
"Bil Bailey, Why Don't You Come
Home he picked up enough coin to buy
cigarettes for a week and an hundred
souls In the grand stand were happy.
In the other end of the seventh Clarke
led off with a smashing single to left
and was advanced on Buschs sacrifice.
Childs came along with the necessary
groceries and rap to left landed Mr..
Clarke right straddle OF the plate and
broke up the game.