The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-08
.BESSEMER DEFEATS THE TR|-C|TY TEAM  Exciting Game With Great RaI-
 lies in the Ninth SCORE ENDED 8 TO ' Visitors Manager Got Real Angry and Threw Ball Over the Grand
 stand and Lost the
 Game.

Bessmer, July 7--(Special) )-The Mar vels celebrated their return from the hard luck Journey by defeating the Tri- City bunch this afternoon in one of the most sensational games ever witnessed in Bessemer, and the oldest citizens are re- sponsible for the statement. It happened in the ninth inning, with three men on bases and none out and the score tied. Hutchcroft for the visitors, threw the ball over the grand stand. allowing Whit ten to run under the wires while the fans went into frenzy. Bessemer & Sheffield [.
 Throughout the game was replete with hair-raising stunts. It was a melo-drama in nine acts. one of the blood and thun- der kind. In the ninth inning every one was on their feet, cheering for all they were worth
 In the first part of the ninth, after Kid Spencer had won his game, he turn ed around, as it were, and to all appear ances ruthlessly threw 1t away, allow ing two men to score on wild throw. It looked like it was good night with the Marvels. With the Tri-City colts one run to the good. It was at this juncture that the rooters came to their succor Fully 200 small boys lined up on each side of the diamond and began bunch
 
 the little southpaw school laddie turned his toe to the daisies and gave up the struggle. The first three men up got to first without making a hit. Then Man. ager Hutchcroft decided that Little Nell son wasn't the man for the hour, but that he was the whole cheese He enter ed the box, and gave Casey Harbin his base on balls, forcing in run. After performing this feat. he notified the um- pire that he wouldn't proceed until all the players retired to the bench and the rooters had made themselves comfortable in the grand stand. The rooters repaired to the grand stand and the demonstration was, renewed. Losing his head entirely the manager of the Sheffielders threw the ball over the grand stand breaking up the game.
 Sheffield got one run in the first by Mickie O Brien drawing a base on balls. He was advanced on Hutchcrofts sacri- flee and sent to third on Barnes single, scoring on Percival's one bagger. The Marvels drew an ace from the deck on Stephens going to first on a fielder's choice and scoring second later on Nicholas two-base drive.
 In the second Sheffield got one more run on Boylins single, Ewrin's single and Mynatt's two bagger.
 In the third Mickie O'Brien was placed in the box and the Marvels pounded him all over the garden. getting three hits which netted three runs. The Bessemer bunch made another score in the fourth Spencer connected with the sphere for one bag, was advanced on Stephens sin gle and scored on Nicholas single. The Marvels annexed another in the eighth on Harbins two bagger and Karneys and Spencer's singles.
 There was nothing doing for either side until the ninth when the Tri-Cfty slug gers administered to Kid Spencer cruel drubbing. ne free pass, four hits, aided and abetted by two wild throws netted the visitors five runs.
 With one run to the bad the Marvels took a new lease on life, and. like the worm, turned. Diestlecamp drew a base on balls. Whitten lined the ball to Ewrin who failed to handle it. Speer connected, Nelson felded 1t we'll but spent too much time in examining the cover and threw to third to late to cut Diestlecamp off. Hutchcroft and Nelson exchanged places. Harbin, the next Marvel up,, drew a base on balls, forcing in Diestlecamp, and tie- ing the score. Then 1t was that the man. ager of the Tri-City aggregation went up in the air and threw the ball away, breaking up the game
 The game tomorrow afternoon will be called at o'clock. Wesser will probably be on the firing line for the Marves.