The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-26
BESSEMER GOES
 DOWN IN DEFEAT tidge'S Men swamped by Team
 from DecaturS ROBERTS RULES THE DAY
ROBERTS RULES THE DAY
Lets 6essemer Down With Five Hits Which Were scratches-sorber Plays Great Game-Lo-
 calls on Trip.
Yesterdays Games.
Decatur g, Bessemer l. Knoxville !. Huntsville 2. Anniston 6, Sheffield 6.
 Chattanooga 5 Columbia 3.

Bessemer, May 25.-(special.)-Chafiing
 under the sting of two defeats the Stouch-
 men took the bit in their mouths today
 and ran away with Eidge's Colts. When
 the smoke had cleared away the score stood Decatur g. Bessemer 1. Little | Harry Roberts, the Auburn haired Tal- | ladegian was the star.
 Roberts was cool during all stages of i the game He was the same deIberate Harry when the last man for the Marvels l flied out as when he pitched the nrst l ball He let the Marves down with live | hits, most of these being mere scratches. Much of the credit for the victory of the Twin Cities should be given to the
 men behind Roberts; but for their fast fielding. the results might have been different "Sox't Sorber covered himself
 with glory In the center garden he
 succeeded in pulling down six fast flies.
 In the ninth inning he made one of the
 most sensational catches ever seen on the local grounds. With two men on bases Spear rapped out a long fly to center that looked as If 1t would go over the fence.
 sorber sped backward and leaped up In
 the air four feet just in time to grab the
 ball with his right hand
 Tom O'Mara for the locals pitched a good steady game with the exception Of the first two innings. when the Stouch-
 men pounded him all over the field, bring
 ing in six runs. Edges bunch worked
 hard but they couldn't overcome the
 lead They got their bumps and got them hard.
 Dunlap Opens Fireworks. Ir the first irnng the fireworks were opened by Dunlap, the first man up, lin- ing out a two-bagger. He was brought
 over the rubber by McGamble's single.
 Sorber then made sacrifice hit, advanc- ing McGamble McCauley flied out.
 Weaver, the next man up lined out l lot one to O'Mara, who fumbled 1t, all | lowing Sorber to score. Steele struck out
 but Weaver connected with the ball for
 one bag and scored.
 The Marvels' cnly run was made in the I first. Perkins, the first man up, lined out | red-hot one to McCauley, who dropped l it. Womble lined one our 10 McGamhle | and Perkins went to second. He was ad- varced to third by passed ball. OMara,
 next up, rapped a hot liner to Roberts ho felded the ball well and shot it into
 home but too late to cut off Perkins.
 The next two men went out and the
 score getting for the Marvels was in- I ished.
 | The Twin City bunch made two more runs in the second. Payne. the nrst 1 Stouehman to the bat, rapped out long fly for two bags He scored later on
 Roberts sacrifice hit. Dunlap lined
 hot one to Perkins. who let 1t go past | him and Roberts scored.
 l This ended the fun for the visitors ur1-
 til the fifth inning, when sorber connect
 ed with one of O Mara's curves and hand l ed 1t back to him. Tommy Tailed to han l dle the ball and "Sox'' was anchored safe | on first
 McCauIey Gets Pass. | MeCauley drew base on balls Weaver, the old University of Alabama player
 who had taken Tommy Stouch's place on
 second, put the willow to the ball and
 drove a long fly to Sis Hipkins in the left field The ball landed fairly and
 souarely in Sis " hands but the south
 paw wonder dropped 1t and "Sox' Sor- her scored. The ex-Coal Baron recovered I the ball and with long quick throw | threw w. Weaver. out at home. In the second inning the Decaturs az | gregation made two more scores. Dun i Ian. the crack backstop for the Stoucn-
 men. was the first man up again. He took the first ball delivered him and lined IL i out for one bag. McGamhle famed the
 air, but Sox was again on hand with the l timber He rapped out long fly to cen | fer that entitled him to two bases and brought Dunlap under the wire. McCauley ] put the timber to one of O'Maras hard | ones and raised it out to center. Sorper l scored but McCauley was thrown out at
 second. Steele retired the side and the | days work was over.
 Eidges Colts accompanied by the Twin | City bunch will leave tonight for the
 Decaturs where they will play the Stouch-
 men a series of three games on their
 home ground The Marvels will be on the | circuit until June 20 when they will re- | turn home for a series of nine games