The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-06
GREAT FINISH BUT
STILL BARONS LOSE
Fans Got Real Run for Their
Money Yesterday
WILHELM PITCHES TODAY
To Make 1t Interesting Ginger Clark,
His Old chum, viii Go In Against
Him-Score Was Bos-
ton 6, Birmingham 5.
WILHELM PITCHES TODAY

NNiih6 II oilVll oHet9hi u WIN S1AAiiC-
ment in which Slagtown scented victory
near at hand a big double jointed fell
low by the name of Cooley slashed
vicious drive into right field in the last
half of the ninth inning and sent Can
nell across the plate with the run that
broke the hearts of local fandom The
score was Birmingham ), Boston 6.
1t was the first real attack of heart
disease that has yet afflicted Slagtown
and when the Barons made desperate
rally in the ninth inning and cracked out
enough hits to tie the score there was
great rejoicing. After such an awful uphill
pull 1t was indeed unkind in visitors to
dash cold water into the faces of the
faithful who had paid their coin TO see
the Barons win and were just on the
verge of getting their moneys worth.
1t had to be done, however, for there are
fans in Boston as well as Birmingham,
who delight in victory.
The crowd which left the park was
filled with joy and sadness. AFFECT dis
appointment was written on the faces of
those who had pulled and pulled In vain
while others of a more frivolous nature
were smiling over the fierce hammerings
administered to the veteran Pittinger at
the finish. Withal it was glorious game
and while victory would have been
sweet nobody felt disgraced
Barons CIout Ball Hard.
Birmingham jumped in with lot of big
clubs and began clouting the ball at the
post. Duffy damned one of Red Fishers
openers for three bags and scored on
grounder to the infeld In the next in
ming young Mcconnell slashed out Is nice
drive to center and scored Tamsett who
enjoyed a free walk to first Millerick and
Lynch pounded out two more in the
third, but these bingles proved frutless
This ended the Birmingham career until
the ninth inning, when the torch was
applied to the real bunch of fireworks
By humping Mr.. Wheeler at opportune
times the Bostonites had piled up five
runs when the last inning rolled around,
and with a score of to ? against them
the Barons went into fight it out to a
finish. Tamsett who was first up, walked
to first and Mcconnell slapped a single
just over second. This woke up L.
bleachers and in two minutes there was
a wild commotion. Wheeler rolled one
down to the pitcher and both runners
advanced Duffy was given the GLAD
hand on his arrival at the plate and re-
sponded by ripping nice single out to
right field, scoring Tamsett Mcconnell
waited on third and Billy Smith sent
him home on a beautiful line drive to right
field, Duffy taking third on the play
Milerick then hit a slow one to second
and Duffy came in with the run that tied
the score. At this time hats, score cards
and all kinds of missiles were flying in
the air and there was pandemonium in
the bleachers. Lynch was called out
out on strikes and so it ended.
Broke Heart of Fandom.
CAMEL, who came up first for Boston,
hit safe to left and was advanced on
Tenneys sacrifice. Delehanty popped a
fly to Millerick, but Cooley again came up
with that awful stick and cracked a hard
drive into right field which broke up the
game.
Wheeler did beautiful work throughout
the game and it seems to be the general
opinion that he has won himself berth
in Birmingham. He used his head at all
stages and kept his hits pretty well scat
tered Red Fisher, the old Southern
Lacquer. also did nice work for Boston,
but did not let out his great speed. Hs
says he has only pitched six innings this
year and did not care to ruin his arm
Red will certainly make good with Bos-
ton.
Wilhelm and Clark Today.
Irwin Wilhelm, the old Birmingham
PITCHER, will work for Boston today and
Just to make the contest interesting. Bir
mingham will put Ginger Clark in against
him Ginger and Wilhelm were school
mates and both live in the same town,
Wooster. o. In fact Wilhelm started
Ginger cut in the business and brought
him to Birmingham two years ago. 1t s
likely that the largest crowd of the sea-
son will be out to see these two chums
work against each other today.
George Hanley, the new fielder, arrived
yesterday from Oswego, N. Y, and will
probably be in the game this afternoon.
With Salt Lake last year he hit .S0i and
will do fully as well in the Southern
league this season. He is big husky
fellow and besides being a heavy hitter
Is a great outfielder 1t is probable that
Jimmy O'Brien will also be in the game
this afternoon.
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