The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-23


 Out hit, outfelded and in danger of los ing the pennant horse shoes sprung up all over the wandering tribe from the Chickasaw Bluffs and a measley little run scratched in with fiuke hit gave Memphis the opening victory and drove one more tack in the Pelican coffin.
 Memphis 1, Birmingham 0.
 Facing an avalanche of balls of varied assortments the Whistlerites fussed and fumed in their efforts to tap MT. Reagan on the cocoa for near unto eight long innings and then the taplets came in bunch. For Reagan it was awful luck as he twirled the most beautiful article of ball ever seen on Slagtown green. The Barons backed him up In brilliant style and the game as q whole was by far the prettiest exhibition of the season but Bir- mingham was doomed to defeat and she got 1t.
 Mcintyre was rapped hard and often enough to have won but with runners on second and third the counting swat was not forthcoming and we lost.
 Only Run In the Eighth. 1 The first, last and only run of this re- markable game dropped in towards the finish of the eighth inning and 1t came as an awful blow to the 1900 people who had worn themselves out In pulling for the Barons. After one man was out in this eventful chapter Sam Dungan slash ed fierce drive to right field which Hennessey could not stop and the heavy weight outfielder numbered around to third before being stopped. Then as if by legerdermain Butler, an amateur, dropped a little grounder between short and third and Dungan reached the rub Der in safety. The ball was hit directly between Tamsett and Jimy O'Brien and neither moved to stop it. They were playing close in and evldenly each thought the other would take the play. It is hardly probable that either of them could have stopped the ball and prevented the score. At that time 1t was getting very dark and black ball coming from the black shadow of the grandstand is very difficult to see. eespec ally when the 1 infielders are playing close up. At any rate Buffers grounder went safe and the game was won for Memphis. A little later on in the same inning Tamsett saved another. run by making one of the most remarkable catches ever seen in Slagtown. A ball was hit over third which looked good for single. Smith could not reach it, Like a frightened deer Tamsett sprang towards the field and after a hard run he made a dive for the ball and held 1t, though he lost his balance by the effort.
 Tho Hit That Never Came.
 On several occasions the first man up for Birmingham would hit safe but could not be advanced far enough to score. On another occasion the bases were full with two out but a hit was not on tap and there was nothing doing.
 Duffy proved the star performer of the game with the stick. Out of four times up he cracked the ball for two singles and two bagger and would have stretsh- ed it into three had he not been inter fered with by Dusty Miller at first
 For seven long innings the Memphi never got a man to second. In fact in seven innings only twenty-one men faced Reagan and there was not semblance of hit. The only two hits for the visi- tors came together however, and as that was sufficient to win no more hitting was needed
 Another game will be played this after noon and if the same article of ball is produced the crowd should pass the 2o0O mark with ease. Ginger Clark or Dun ham will pitch for Birmingham today and it is likely that Goodwin will work for Memphis The game will be called promptly at 3;sO o'clock.
 The score of yesterdays performance