The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-30

Little Rock at Memphis.
With we'll oiled bats and a good steady
swing, the Stag Pile Dwellers waded into
Mr.. Wilson yesterday and annexed the
first game of the long home series ere the
fur had foated out of the park. A fusi-
lade of singles in the third inning really
did the business that sent the Colonies
to the tall timber. and this encouraged
by I4auzon's pair of passed balls prac-
tically broke UP the game.
Atlanta made vicious attack on the
score board ere peace had been estab-
llshed, and gave the Iron Men close
run for their money. A brace of bad balls
and a few doleful hits while the fray was
waning gave the onlookers a horrible jar
and heart disease became epidemic. The
visitors were finally benched with one or
two runs shy, and the score of to 6
looked just as good as If it had been
thousand.
Clark pitched a nice game throughout,
and for five innings had the Colonies
casting far away looks as the march to
the bench began. After that Stafford and
Lauzon opened things up with a two and
three-bagger. which netted three runs,
and in the eighth 1t looked squally The
youngster saw where he was needed and
came across with the goods In the ninth.
The first three men went down and out
and the flag went up on the Stag.
The Fireworks Begin.
For the first two innings neither side
was able to gain any ground, though
Brown kept things lively with nice
single to left. In the third the fuse was
lighted and the whole works exploded
Mcguire opened up with a nice single
past third, and Clark cracked an easy
liner just over short. While trying to
bunt Duffy drew a base on balls, and
on every bag there sat a runner with no
one out O'Brien hit long fly to right
and Mcguire scored. Vaughan drove
beauty past second and Clark cantered
In an easy winner Koehler threw to
third in an attempt to catch Duffy and
the ball went to the bleachers, allowing
Duffy to register and perching Vaughan
on third. Millerick took a sharp crack
at the ball for good measure and laced 1t
into right for one bag, which allowed
Vaughan to stroll in home at WILL Law
Ter hit to Wilson, and while figuring or
which base to throw 1t to the pitcher
whacked 1t into first too late to do any
business. Brown thereupon whipped at
the air three times and sat down. Millar
grounded out to first and the first really
tragic chapter had ended.
Mcguire There With the Willow.
In the next inning Mcguire again show
ed his familiarity with the willow by
rapping a sharp one through short and
scoring a moment later on Duffy's sin
gle. o'Brien. Vaughan and Millerick
failed to deliver and the inning conclud-
ed with just one run.
In the sixth Atlanta showed her first
man into counting territory and 1t came
about through Winters walk to first and
Bob Stafford's long hit which bounded
over Duffys head. He died on second a
few minutes later through the inability
of his cohorts to tie up with the ball.
In Birmingham's half Mcguire for the
third time lighted the fireworks by
safe one to left. He stole second to save
Clarke from bunting, and the pitcher hit
a grounder to second advancing Mcguire
to third. which to the grandstand was
even more delightful. Duffy again had the
goods concealed in his long black bat
and sent Mcguire scampering home on
beautiful drive to center. O'Bren flied out
but Father Vaughan turned another
fierce one loose into left and Duffy rub
bered
A Sad and Dolefui Chapter.
The seventh inning was a chapter too
sad to relate, but two runs for Atlanta
came about through Clark's bad throw
to first and Lauzon's fearful drive, which
mutnated the left fence and netted him
three sacks of sawdust. A grounder sent
him over, and that's all.
In the next chapter Gloomy Gus came
to the front and Sunny Jim went away
back and was seated. Winters chopped a
successful one into center. Stafford
Winters On the throw Stafford went to
third and Koehler took second. Bridwells
bunt sent Stafford in and koehler came
home on a grounder to first The Colonies
were now in striking distance of the
money but Clark went after them good
and strong and the blaze was slowly
extnguished.
Frank Smith or Jack Keenan, will pitch
today for Birmingham and Killen and
Matthews will be the battery for the WIS.,