The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-21
Games Today.
Little Rock at Birmingham. New Orleans at Atlanta.
 Shreveport at Nashville.


 
 Bobby Gilks and his green-clad bunch of Trailers left town last night wear ing two gllstening coats of whitewash administered meath the shadow of the slag. Jack Keenan applied the first in the rough and young Clarke polished off the job with a technique that would make an expert kalsominer look like a chimney sweep.
 Young Clarke's dose was in the propor- ton of to 0, and while 1t was bad 1t might have been worse. But for the great work of White and Swann the Coal Ba- rons would have duplicated the to 0 proposition of the day before, but the de- feat was sufficient, and the song of the hammers is heard no more.
 The work of Clarke yesterday was by far the best that has been seen here this year. and while other pitchers have let a team down with two hits the measly little pair secured off the youngster yes- terdgy were just enough In the way to keep him from breaking the Southern league record One of the hits was a scratch tc the inheld which was too slow to handle, and the other was a long dive by Weikart to left, which Millar reached but was unable to hold. The long lanky fielder made a sensational run for the ball. but 1t barely touched the tips of his fingers and could not be clamped.
 Barons Had Easy Sailing.
 With Shreveport at their mercy from start to finish the Coal Barons had easy sailing, but White and Swann held them down in great style and prevented the runs from piing too high to make 1t un- interesting. While White was doing great work he apparently weakened in the seventh and Swann was substituted. He fared little better than his predecessor and allowed two runs, which cinched the game.
 Smith was the first man up. and after two strikes had been called, hit slow one between Clarke and Jimmy O'Brien, which was too slow to handle. Norcum sent him to second on a sacrifice, but Beck and Weikart failed to deliver and the pestiferous little single went for naught.
 Duffy came up first for Birmingham and landed for a single over short. O 'Brien sent him to second on a bunt and Vaughan hit to Smith, who made bad throw to first, allowing Duffy to reach third. Millerick then bumped soft one to ', hite. who threw to first. As the ball left the pitchers hands Duffy made swift dive for the plate and scored on beautiful slide. Lawler then wound up the inning with a grounder to the pitcher.
 A Case of Whipsaw.
 Up to the sixth inning 1t was a case of whipsaw with neither side able to hit the ball or land safe on errors. Things started up lively in the aforesaid inning, however, Duffy being allowed to walk to first on four bad ones. The fast nttle favorite stole second on the first ball and scored on Jimmy O'Brien's grass cutter through short. The others were easy outs and it looked a little more comfortable In the next inning White became wild and Gillks sent Swann in to relieve him.
 Swann did we'll for one inning, but in the eighth after two men were out Jimmy O'Brien hit for two bags the ball bound- ing over Norcum head. Vaughan crack ed bounder to Smith who fumbled 1t and both were safe. The big boy played foxy and stole second in an effort to force Jimmy in. It was now up to Mil- lerick, and Patsy collided with the ball for a single into left and both runners scored. This wound up the run getting as Shreveport was never able to make con- nections.
 In the eighth inning Jimmy o'Brien made his first error for several games, short fly was popped into the sun and the dazzling light was too much for the young man on third and he dropped the ball allowing Keenan to land on first. This error was excusable and not even ham, merer had harsh word to say. Jimmy s star work has been too much for an error to give him knock and today he Is pos sibly the most popular man on the team. Little Rock comes today for series of games and Campbell will face Mike Finn and his Arkansas travellers for the first game It Is probable Watt or Guese will pitch for the visitors and great game Is expected.