The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-02
Games Today
Birmingham at Atlanta.
Nashville at Montgomery.

Errors behind Fitzpatrick were respon-
sible for the loss of yesterdays game to
Atlanta in that town. The Barons made
six rank hobbies in the field, and in three
Instances runs were the result The score
was Atlanta 5; Birmingham l.
Fitzpatrick pitched a good game of ball,
but was responsible for one of the runs
on account of a wild pitch, and Joe Hem
Messy, who went into center to take
Miller's place after the latter was put
out of the game, made a couple of bad
errors which resulted in three other run
ners crossing the plate.
At the same time jackson was holding
the Barons down to a very meagre num-
Der of safeties. only one of which re-
sulted1n run. Several times the Barons
had chance to tie the game or win it
with hit, but there was nothing doing
in the dear old summer time and the
game went the same way as the one of
last Friday.
The Barons started off well, but were
unable to keep up the pace. AS the game
heightened jackson secured better and
better control and he finally ended by
striking out nine of the choice batsmen
of the Baron lineup
First Run.
The first run came to the Barons in the
second inning. Delehanty drew a base
on balls, and Murdoch hunted down the
third base line in an attempt to sacrifice
He beat the throw to first. Matthews
hit to the pitcher who threw wild to
It'd
one hand and the umpire called Dele
hanty out. Matthews was safe at first
on the fielder's choice, and Murdoch an
chored on third on the play Matthews
went on to second McGrew hit a long
fly to the outfield and Murdoch scored
on the throw.
Atlanta earned her first run in the third
when Crozier hit safe to left field He
was advanced to second on MeCay's out
and scored on Krug's hit to left. The
next run was in the fourth and was
caused by Fitzpatrick's wild pitch. Jor-
dan hunted safely and was sacrificed to
second. He went to third on Anderson's
out, and scored on a wild pitch by Fitz-
patrick.
Put Miller Out.
Dusty Miller was put out of the game
at this stage, and afterwards escorted out
of the grounds by policemen for kicking
on Umpire Bassett's calling the third
strike on him.
The Fire Crackers started things in the
sixth and three errors helped them ma
terially. After Krug had struck out,
Morse singled to left Jordan hit ground
er to Ward. which Piggy fumbled and
both runners We're safe. Hafford fumbed
Staffords grounder, and the bases were
a
Messy, who dropped the ball and two rum
ners scored. Archer and Jackson retired
the side by making easy outs.
Hennessy allowed another run in the
eighth by dropping Jordan's fly to center
The runner was sacrificed to second by
Stafford and he scored on Archer'> single
The Barons evidently got the hot end of
the umpires' decisions. both from Black
and Bassett. In the first inning Hafford
hit long foul fly to the third base line
which Crozier trapped. Black called the
little third baseman out claiming the
ball was caught. Again Deehanty was
called out at third when he was safe to
judge from the telegraphic accounts.
However, the Barons errors were solely
responsible for the loss of the game,
coupled, of course, with the fine pitching
of Jackson.
The number of hits off Fitzpatrick
would have been less had errors not been
made which should have retired the side
Archer would never have secured a hit in
the eighth IL Hennessy had not dropped
that fly.