The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-19
NEVER AGAIN WILL OLD LDPHILL|PP|P|TCH PrecocIouS Youths Accomplish Downfall of Veterans. NEWS DECLARED WINNER Greatest Baseball Game of the Age Fought Out at West End and
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 In History.
NEWS DECLARED WINNER

"Bah!o said Home Run Ryall as he struck three times at the ball witho t molesting the cover. T shall give tle youths chance. It is but fai-, to let Young America prosper and to .,e bench l shall go"
 With that the great hitter carefully packed his famous willow in tin foil and watched the proceedings from a reclining chair
 In the meantime old Phillippi was strug- gling with might and main to save the amateurs Fast declining years told on the old veteran of many wars and he fought brave fight but fell. Towards the finish his aged bones began to give way beneath the strain, and finally he threw up the sponge. giving way to a youth with future before him. The old man hied himself to a bottle of dopey- cola, and between sips told of the stir ring incidents of his past career. He was all in. Soon he strode to a place near Home Run Ryall and there the former yictors of hard-fought battles discussed events of the day and watched the youngsters cavorting around on the green.
 News Had Won.
 Just as night was falling a messenger informed the veterans that tie News had won by a score of to 1.
 "It Is well methinks" remarked old Philllppi, that these youngsters should feel the sting of defeat that they might know better the sweetness of victory"
 Just as the veterans were leaving the rark a crowd of youths followed their de- ellnlng forms. hurllng words of impu- denoe and showing a decided lack of re- speet for old age.
 Old Phillippi turned and told them the story of the boys who had scoffed at the old men, as related In the Bible, and gave A vivid description of how the bears had appeared and ate them up.
 This ouieted the boys and they turned their attention to the younger athletes. whose malfeasanee of position had result ed in defeat.
 Ground Rules Established.
 Long before the contest began the crowd had packed the park and ground rules were established. The glittering col ors of the decorated traps filled with gaily ledecked young women presented beau tiful sight as they crowded as near as possible to the resting place of Home Run Ryall to get an occasional view of the famous athlete.
 Robert H. Baugh. the umpire, appeared on the field protected with brace of Colts revoyers and a small six-shooter in his west hip pocket as reserve rorce. His decisions were not questioned and though some of them made his bondsmen ouiyer he held his own and the frowning guns kept back the recalcitrant youth
 Conference Held.
 Shortly before the first ball shot over the plate from the catapult arm of H. c;alt Braxton, otherwise known as Ches- bro, a conference was held in which Old Phlllppi and Home Run Ryall gave the boys some sound advice. Taking the cue R. Buger, protege of Old Phillippi. landed on the first ball pitched with a terrific smash to deep right field for three bags while the populace went wild with applause Hits then peppered on Chesbro like raindrops on corrugated roof but all to no avail Captain McRea ordered his men to stand fire but the boys waver- ed and then fell back with errors as nu- nerous as were the plaudits for Old Phil lppi It was no use, the deed had been done and to Home Run Ryalls refusal to give a demonstration of home run hitting is placed the blame.
 Every man on the Age-Herald team played magnificent ball while the oppo- nents were striking out and had not the grounders been hit in the field not an error would have stained the score sheet kept by the Hon. sam Clabaugh and the Right Honorable MT. Blackman.
 Downfall of Phlllippi.
 The downfall of Old Phillippi was the