The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-09
CLEVELAND WINS
 LAST OF SERIES Armour'S AII-Stars Do Pretty Work With the Stick, CINCINNATI PLAYS TODAY Though Nothing Sensational Occurred Yesterday the Game Abounded in Numerous Fast Feats--Lajoie
 Made Good Impression.
CINCINNATI PLAYS TODAY

Armours all-stars turned on little ex- tra steam yesterday afternoon and but for a batting rally in the ninth inning would have given the Coal Barons score board full of goose eggs. When the chips had all been cashed the final score stood I to ? in favor of Cleveland, and later In the night the Bluebirds started for the east, where 1t is almost foregone conclusion they will walk away with the American league pennant.
 The game yesterday abounded in pretty plays. and though nothing sensational was put on the showing made by the Birming- ham club was entirely satisfactory to the thousand fans who went out to see them work
 Cincinnati comes this afternoon for three games and this will practically wind up the big leaguers for the present practice season. The Reds are much stronger this year than heretofore and with everybody in Birmingham pulling for them to win the National league pennant they ought to make an excellent show 1 ing
 Hard-PIayed Game. The game yesterday afternoon was hard played from the start, and a little more zest was added to the sport by the pres ence of Lajoie, the great hitter, at second. The big fellow earned his money too easy, as he only had nine chances and did not make an error He handled the ball as If 1t were no trouble at all and succeeded In facing one drive into center field for three bases.
 Wright and Moore were In excellent form, and with instructions to turn them selves loose they kept the Coal Barons guessing from the start. Not until the ninth inning was anything doing for Blr- mingham and this came about with three successive hits. With a man on second and one on first Jimmy O'Brien cracked a nice one into right and as Flick let the ball go by him both runners scored. This was all Birmingham could do and thus the game ended
 Campbell and Clarke both pitched good ball, but several successive cracks by the big leaguers netted seven runs and it couldn't be helped.
 Cleveland made her first run in e third inning, the fireworks being started by Bemis He landed on the ball for two bags and Moore got to first on a bad throw and a muff of the ball by McCon- nell Baey flied out to first but Bradley hit a hot one down to Jimmy O'Brien and Bemis scored on the throw to first. In the next inning the Bluebirds scored two more runs on a base on balls an error and a three base hit by Flick. They made two more in the next inning on successive hits by Baey Bradley, Lajole and Hickman. In the seventh Hickman got his first two base hit of the present series and was scored by Flicks single to right. Three hits off Clarke in the eighth landed the last run for Cleveland and in the ninth they were excused.
 Jimmy o'Brien Did It.
 Seeing a shutout staring them in the face Mcconnell went up for Birmingham in the last inning with mean look in his eye. He finally got a good stab at the ball and sent a line drive into left cen ter for a single. Millar, the new arrival, came next and put safe one in center. This put two men on bases and the fans
  and jumped on one of Wright's curves with a sledge hammer. He drove warm grounder between second and first which got past the right fielder. While Flick was chasing the ball Mcconnell and Mill lar scored. A few minutes later Jimmy was caught off second by the catcher and Mcguire, who was at the bat, struck out Brown followed with a second breeze beating and the fire went out.
 The Cincinnati team has not so far an- nounced the line up for this afternoon, but it's practically certain Jake Beekley, Mike Donlin, Noodles Hahn and other favorites will be in the field. The game will be called at 3:3O o'clock
 Following Is the tabulated score of yes- terdays contest
 The Score.
 Birmingham AB. R. H. PC. A. D.