The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-10

Because they found Pitcher Dessau an easy proposition, especially when hits meant runs. the tailenders from Nashville took the first game of the advertised double-header from the Coal Barons yes- terday afternoon. and the chances are that Vaughans men were saved from an- other defeat by Jupiter Pluvus who got in his work just at the right time. When the clouds began to weep too unrestrain- edly for the players to remain on the diamond Nashville was at bat for her one hand out and two men on bases the outlook was gloomy for the local team.
 The first game was dull and uninterest- ing, just as have been all those played with the Finnlanders in the series, and the second gave rich promise of being on the same order. Fortunately, however, those fans who always remain to see the finish, no matter how disgusted they may be, were relieved by the heavy rainfall just at the moment when they probably would have been further disgusted by witnessing a second defeat of their favor ites in a single afternoon.
 Dessau Was Weak.
 The primary cause of the Baron's defeat In the first game was unquestionably the ineffectiveness of Dessau, but there were several contributary causes. Bum coach- ing was in evidence to a painful degree as usual. Dumb base running was again on tap-as usual in the last few games. Then 1t was again the same old story when Birmingham had men on bases and a base hit was needed no one could de- liver the goods.
 When Mike Finn sent Southpaw Bailey to the pitchers slab to serve shoots to the Barons the rooters settled back in their seats and breathed sigh of satis- faction. They remembered that when Bailey last officiated on the rubber in this city the Barons made ten runs off his delivery in a single inning Hes easy for us," could be heard on all sides, but alas, and alas, for the best laid plans of mice and men. Bailey was found to be an easy proposition when no base was occupied by a Baron but when hits meant runs he was an unsolvable enigma except in the seventh inning, after Films men had the game practically won.
 Birmingham began the run-getting in the first when, after Hafford and Niles had gone out, Bailey threw Delehanty's punk to pitcher wild to first, giving Del. a life at first Vaughan's hit to right scored Delehanty
 Nashville Started.
 The Finnlanders tied the score in the second when Elsey hit for two bags and Wiseman brought him home with a cork ing single to left.
 The tal-enders forged to the front in their half of the sixth on singles by Bennett and Norcum, Dessau's wild throw of Kanzler's punk, Elseys single to right, a passed ball and a fly to Dele hanty off Jansings bat. This combina- ton added four tallies to Nashvlle's to- tai. The visitors added another in the seventh on Samples double, Balley's out from third to first and Bennett's slow grounder to first on which the fast Nash vile third-baseman was retired at first but on which Sample reached counting territory. The seventh run made by the Finnlanders came in the eighth and re- suited from base on balls to Jansing Moore's failure to cover second on Mat mans safe bunt.
 The Barons' last two runs were made in the seventh on singles by Smith, Hen nessey, Moore and Dessau.
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