The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-14
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 The official score of the Memphis-Bir- mingham game in Memphis Sunday glVes Birmingham 21 hits instead of IS, as was ] sent out by telegraph. Hafford got fouf' Miller two. Vaughan three. Delehanty | three, Smith two, Matthews three, Sehiap two Moore one, Clarke one, Fitzpatrick ] none. This makes a total of twenty-one , hits for a total of twenty-eight bases
 The Cincinnati Enquirer has the follow ing:
 | A travelling man who has just returned from the south says they are playing great ball this year in the Southern league. The south is a heaven for many nlavers who have ontlived their useful ness in a colder climate but who show return to their best form under the influence of the balmy southern sun. The Enauirers informant thinks that Harry Vaughan has a winner this year. Having seen all the clubs in the league he picks Birmingham to fly the nag. It was Vaughan's team that beat the keds on the spring training trip handily by score of ! to l. They looked good at that time and they are evidently fulfilling their promise Old Bob Gilks, formerly of Toledo, is reported to have the next best outfit in his Shreveport club. It takes the Ohio boys to land the winners down south, anyway. Wonder if J. Ed Grille wouldn't like to have that Bir- mingham bunch playing for him at To- ledo.
 Joe Burke is explaining one of his attempts at umpiring Had it not been for Black in this instance, Joe Burke would have made another fatal mistake. He may say that he lost sight of the ball, but in fact he has never had any insight into the rules governing base ball.
 The play happened here in a recent Shreveport game, and the fact is true that Swann did swing around second time and hit the ball into the inheld' being out for interference but Burke had called him safe when Black took the play away from him and called the rum ner out Burkes explanation is as fol- lows
 Burke is a genial fellow off the dla- mond He tells good stories and one likes to hear him talk
 Here Is one he sprang recently on close game in Shreveport, in which the Pirates walked the plank when he gave the word:
 Ut isn't so easy to see the ball all the time," said Mister Burke, crossing his legs and assuming easier attitude in order to give the story more pictur- esque setting, 'and 1 lost track of one ball in Birmingham when the game was at the finish.
 'The score was close with Birmingham leading The Pirates had two men on bases, one on second and one on third, with two out and Swann at the bat.
 "Swann was awfully anxious 10 win his game, and was swinging hare at every ball. The pitcher stuck over fast one which split the plate.
 Three strikes I yelled, and then looked for the all I couldn't see tat ball to save my fife. I knew that Matty had not caught 1t, and was almost tT-ist- ing my heal off to locate it. when B-ack, who was umpirng bases, ran in and yelled batter out for interference' Then l saw what had happened. As the bal! had come over Swann had ewung sc hard at 1t that his bat sent him around with a twist and the stick hit the ball as 1t bounced up in Matty's init and rolled out down the first base line"
 Two dark clouds are lowering over the pennant winning aspirations of Memphis and Shreveport. They are Birmingham and Little Rock. Touted by many to be bad second division teams. both have been playing great ball and the Barons stand second while Shreveport barely has Q lead on Atlanta for third place. Memphis is heading the second division having lost five straight games to the Barons.
 The Barons have chance at the pen nant. Not a very big chance. truly, but still chance and the New Orleans pa- pers are beginning to fear the slag pile bunch. If New Orleans can manage to lose a couple of games and the Barons continue their march of victory, the Pe- jeans will certainly have 10 look to their laurels.
 The Barons are going to lose a game under protest or be fined a couple of hundred dollars If the crowds are not kept out of the left field during the last innings of the game. Every day they pour out In the field and ground rule has to be made. The crowd comes from the bleachers at the end nearest the left field fence and by allowing this the as- sociation subjects itself to a heavy hne.
 The management should close up that end of the bleachers and not allow it to be opened until the game is over, or cut a gateway through the fence back of the beachers to allow those who wish to leave before the game is over to get out.
 Manager Vaughan has protested to the management against this all season, but it gets worse and worse all the time. It is an absolute violation of the rules, and game protested on that account would probably be awarded the protesting team.