The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-09


 Huntsville at Decatur.
 Bessemer, July s.--(SpeciaL)-The fer vent and earnest roofing of the assembled fans availed nothing this afternoon and once more the Marvels joined the throng that Is resting where the woodvine twin eth. Tommy Mclaughlin was the victim The New York Irshman was in the game form the jump and 'kept the Hutchcroft men guessing at all stages. In the ninth the Marvels tried hard to land but 1t was too late, 1t had been decreed other wise and the dropping of the curtain left Sheffield 5, Bessemer B.
 The four errors chalked up against Joe Burks darlngs were so raw that the gore oozed from them. In addition to the errors marked on the score book the game was surcharged with dummy work. Three wild throws at critical periods made chills creep up and down the backs of the on lockers.
 Irish Tommy struck out nine men, yield ing only eight hits, all of which he kept well scattered. Sawyer, on the other hand was not invincible. He gave up nine hits one of these being home run. The mer back of him, however, supported him flawlessly. They worked hard at all stages of the bame and moved the Marvels down like ten pins.
 Diestlecamp, the center fielder that Joe Burke kidnapped from the Chattanooga mountaineers, covered himself with glory Out of four appearances on deck he con nected three times. one being home run and one other bearing a two-base label.
 Poor Casey Harbin, who presides at the initial bag, was off his feed today. efz-. Ia..1w fx the first, Percival spanked one of Tom my's benders out for one bag and scored few minutes later on Marnes' double to right.
 One came the Marvels' way In their half Perkins, the first man to face saw yer. swipped the sphere for one bag. He stole second and scored upon Diestle- camps o-bagger. The Three-City bunch jerked one more score out of the fire in the second. Boyln was given a free pass to first and came under the wire or Sawyers two-base hit.
 In the fourth the Marvels annexed 8 run by Diestlecamp getting safe drive to left, and scoring on singles by Whitter and Speer
 In the fifth the Hotchcroftmen added another to their string. Sawyer tapped the sphere for one bag, was advanced or Erwin's swat between third and short and scored on Mc1duBniin $ Wllu tnioW U second
 | Nothing more was doing until the ninth which marked the completion of the wreck. Two runs were chalked up when the side should have been retired in one two-three order.
 Barnes hit slow one between first and second, Harbin fielded the ball and threw it wild to Mclaughlin at first allowing Marnes to make the circuit unmolesteo Silley came up with two men out, con pected with the ball for one bag went tc third on a wild throw by Nfckols from the field, and touched the rubber or O Briens hard smash over the short stops head.
 A short time afterwards O'Brien wa: begged on second right in the act Of at tempting a steal on Tommy. For the Marvels Diestlecamp. the first up, selected the first ball delivered. and caught l fairly and squarely on the nose. The bar went near the center field fence. bounced and cleared the enclosure by ten feet
 Another game will be played between the two teams this afternoon. Weaver is billed to do the slab stunts for the Mar vels.