The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-25

New Orleans at Memphis.
Shreveport at Little Rock.
Four hobbies at critical stages of the
game by the Fishermen cost them the
opening contest with the Barons Score:
Birmingham 6; Nashville 5.
Nearly two thousand fans saw the Nash
Vile team go to pieces when fine playing
was necessary, and saw the Barons walk
away with the fourth straight game in
the championship SERIES
Mixed with the enthusiasm over the re-
suit of the game were the bowls of deris-
ion at the awful work of Umpire Bassett,
who twice presented Nashville with de-
cisions which allowed them to score.
Something should be done to relieve the
Barons and the visiting teams as well, of
this would-b eumpire. The crowd felt a
contempt for him Saturday when he I'M
corked about the worst combination of
but yesterday little feeling of pity was
combined with the contempt Actually
the fellow did not seem to know what a
fierce exhibition he was making.
Bruyette Lost Game.
The game was lost to Birmingham
chiefly through the unexcusable hobbies
of Bruyette who failed to field three
easy chances, as chances go, and two of
them resulted In runs.
On the other hand Moore made a bad
error for the Barons, which resulted in
Nashville tieing the score In the ninth in
ming. His umpship however, aided in
this materially by one of his opinions
which was nausuating.
While Nashville was playing a slow
game the Barons were putting up a fine
exhibition in the field, despite the two
plays were negotiated in the ten innings
and each time they cut off possibilities
of runs.
Fas. Double Play.
The first double was in the initial in
ming, when Norcum singled to right field
Lally hit a long fly to Murdoch, who
threw 1t to first and caught Norcum way
OFF. Again in the third a bunch of fast
outfielding by Delehanty resulted in a
double. He caught line drive to shall
low left which looked like a hit and threw
Lally out at second
Clarke and Father Vaughan negotiated
the third one. Elsey had reached the
initial bag on hit, and lansing tried to
suited in pop fly which Clarke caught
Quicker than it takes to tell the ball was
In Vaughan's hands at first and it was
all off with Mr.. Elsey. In the tenth
Newt Fishers face grew still longer when
Father Vaughan and Moore pulled off the
fourth double. Elsey reached first by
a bah on the arm. lansing hit down the
first base, Father Vaughan was there.
touched the base and threw Elsey out
at second.
Pitchers Were Hit.
Both Herman and Raglan were touched
up freely, and evidently Rip was not in
the best of condition, but he more than
equalized matters by getting a couple of
clean hits. one of which resulted in a
run when a run was needed.
The Barons started out nobly. Hafford
drew base on balls. regular habit
with him when he does not hit and
Dusty went up to bunt AS 1t was he Sc
cured a two Dagger. He tapped the ball
pretty hard between hrst and second, and
all the Nashville players stood up like
dumb men and let 1t roll between them
into the outfield. Hafford went to third
and Miller to second before the ball was
fielded. 1t was fierce lack of team work
by Nashville.
Then Ward went out from short to
first, and the two runners were held on
the bases. Vaughan hit to center for
one. base. and both runners scored He
went to second on the throw home. Dele
hanty hit a grounder to Bruyette, and a
bad error was the result, while the man
ager trotted home. Delehanty was
caught at second on Murdock's grounder,
and Clarke went out from second to
first.
Nashville Scored.
.t..I tx,ia ~,
three singles and a base on balls. Til
ford and Accorsini, the two first men up.
secured singles to center field, and Her
man drew four bad ones Norcom flew
out to Ward but Lally hit safe, scor-
ing Tilford and Accorsini. Then Russell
hit a line drive to left, Delehanty made
great catch and Lally was thrown
out at second.
With two out In the fourth Raglan hit
TO center for a bag, went to second on a
wild throw and scored on Hafford's single.
Hafford stole second and went to third
on Accorsinis wild throw to catch him
at the keystone bag. He died at third, as
Miller flew out to third.
Another run came Baronward in the
fifth. Ward singled to right, Vaughan
sacrificed him to second and he scored
on Delehanty's single to left. Lally got
one hand on the ball. but 1t was easily a
hit and not an error Murdoch hit safe.
and Delehanty went to third. He was
thrown out at the plate trying to score
on Moore's infield grounder.
More for Nashville.
Matters rocked along until the fatal
seventh, when Tilford led off with hit
to right Accorsini was safe at first on
& fielders choice which resulted in Til
ford being thrown out at second. Her.
man struck out but Norcom had the
necessary hit bottled up, and Accorsini
scored.
Lally hit safe to left. Norcum went to
third. Lally stole second and Norcom
was thrown out at the plate on the play,
but the umpire would not allow 1t, The
big Injun never touched the plate at all,
and besides ran three feet inside the foul
line in trying to slide. That made the
score to 4 in favor OF the Barons. In
the ninth Tilford reached first on Moore S
error. was sacrificed to second and scored
en- Norcum's hit to left. Norcum was
thrown out at second in trying to stretch
the hit to two bags. and Piggy Ward
touched him a couple of times for good
measure, but again one Bassett could not
see It, Bassett first called Norcum out
then changed his decision. The Nash
Vile team laughed at the decision, and
.'pooh- poohed" Bassett for being so rank.
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