The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-29
BARONS LOST THE
SECOND CONTEST
Connie Mack'S Athletics Slug
ed the Ball
BIRMINGHAM ALSO HIT
schlap and Moore Secured Three Hits
Each, and the Entire Team Sc
cured Ten Satellites off
the Athletics.


enth The Jonah inning came while Des-
sau was in the box, and it seemed that
everytlme the Athletics found the pitcher
1t was for long drive. Outside Of that
one inning Birmingham had the best of
the game. Score: Athletics. TO- Barons
6.
All was running smoothly, and the fans
saw vision of scalp hanging over the
front gate at West End, and that scalp
was from the head of one Connie Mack.
one of the best natured and most gentle
manly managers In the big leagues. But
this same Connie had some goods secreted
about his clothing in the shape of three
players who could connect for three bag
gers each, and 1t was a.. off.
"clasers" Fine Work.
When this ton of bricks commenced fall.
ing, Birmingham had the best of the ar
gument for "Ginger" Clark had held the
heavy hltters down to Just two hits In
five innings. He cut loose punches of
speed, curves and control which made
monkeys of the heaviest hitters that the
Philadelphia team boasts, and they were
utterly unable to find him for anything
lhil lesenpleu enough nltS TO win u
game.
While all this was going on the Barons
We're playing a great game In the frs
dash out OF the box, Hafford landed safe
~ on second on an error of 'Rube' Wad-
dells, and Schiappicasse hunted one to
the infield which rolled safely through the
players, and he was safe on first, with
Htfford at second Father Vaughan hit
a little ball to the infIeld and Hafford
was thrown out at the plate. The ven
cradle manager was safe. Wagner drew
a walk to first, filing the bases. Dele
hanty flew out to the catcher, and Mat
thews was given a walk, which forced
Schiap home, Hennessy popped one in
the air, which fell in Noonans glove.
Hofiman's Humor.
Hoffman uncorked home run to the
fence In the Athletics half of the inning
In the second inning Moore was the first
up, and he secured a pretty single Gin
ger" Clark repeated the dose, and Hafford
drew walk. Schiap hit to third base,
and Moore was thrown out at the plate.
but Clark went to third Father Vaughan
hit little fly to the infeld and was out
at first but all the runners held their
bases. Wagner was walked for the sec
ond time, and Clark scored.
Birmingham did not score again until
the sixth, when Clark the first man up,
struck out. Hafford hit beauty to left
field for single. schiappicasse laced
one of the choice curves of Mr.. Bender
into the right garden and Hafford went
to third. An error by Bender and one
by Noonan allowed both runners to score.
One In the Eighth.
In the seventh Matthews went out from
third to first and Hennessy and Moore Sc
cured single each, but they died on the
bases, for Dessau struck out and Hafford
went out from short to first Schiap turn
ed loose stinger to center In the eighth
and did not stop until he had perched
on third. He scored a minute later on
Vaughan's grounder to third
With two men out in the NINTH Moore
whacked the cowhide off the ball, but
was held at first base. He was not sat
isfied at that base, and Immediately COM
m!tted larceny to get to second. Dessau
was there with nice article of hit down
the first base line and Moore trotted
home.
Hartsei secured single in the third
inning and Matthews, who flelded the
ball. threw 1t over Father Vaughan's
head. Hartsell went to third on the
throw, and scored minute later on
Davis out. It was when going after this
ball that Moore made the feature play
OF the game, for 1t looked like a lead
pipe cinch for a single.
That Awful Ton.
The next time that anything was start
ed by the Athletics. Seybold opened up
with a triple to. left, and scored a sec
ond later on Murphys single to the same
garden. NJ Cross sacrificed Murphy to
second, and Noonan cut loose a single.
This was followed by Plank's single and
Hoffman and Davis three-baggers. Mat
thews dropped ball which Hafford
threw to him to catch Noonan at the
plate thus allowing an extra run. When
the dust had cleared away the total num-
Der of hits in that inning was six and the
runs amounted to seven. In the eighth
Noonan was safe at first on Moore's err
ror and scored on Coakleys two Dagger
to right
The box score is:
The Score.
Phil. Athletics ABB. r. H. Pc. A. E.
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