The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-28


Shreveport at Memphis
A combination of heavy hitting and luck
on Nashvlle's part and slow playing by
the Barons caused the latter to lose
for the first time this season. Score: Bir-
mingham q Nashville 9.
For the first time this year the smile
of a winner was on the face of Newt
Fisher and Manager Vaughan felt the eff
fects of loosing. The two came stimuli
taneously vest erday afternoon in the
shade of the mountain.
1t was Nashvilles time to win a game.
springs bottoms commenced from the
very jump and never stopped until all
chance for the Barons to catch them
had passed away. On the other hand the
Barons were not in the greatest form
that they have showed and made several
errors and a pay or two which were
as slow as some that Montgomery and
Nashville have generated in past games
Umpire Was Off.
Umpire Bassett materially aided the
Nashville team by select series of de-
cisions which were sadly off. Like many
another he suffered the effect of a little
too much praise for his good work of
Wednesday, and he refrigerated sadly
It's not becoming to lay 1t all on the
umpire when the home club lost. but the
fans who were out in encouraging num-
bers will testify that he did help some
He put Clarke out of the game at the
beginning of the third and Matthews took
his place behind the bat.
Pylant started in to pitch the game for
Birmingham and at just the same time
Nashville started in to pounding the ball.
He lasted four innings, and the Fisher
men had secured seven hits and five runs
before Manager Vaughan took him out.
Cowboy" Clarke went in to finish the
game, and held the Fishermen down to
only four hits, three of which were
punched in the sixth inning, and the
other came when there was runner on
second
Nickens showed the best form of any of
the Nashville pitchers who have been in
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connect with him for any run getting until
the fifth when Hafford landed for pair
of bags with two runners on the bases.
A couple of hits in the eighth did not re-
suit in any runs, and Murdoch died on
the bases in the ninth after securing a
double. He and Hafford led the Baron
hitting, the former with a triple and
double, and the latter with a double and
single.
The Run Getting.
Norcum was first up for the Fishermen
and hit safely to right field He stole sec
ond base after which Lally went out from
Pylant to Vaughan. Wiseman was walked
to first and the two negotiated double
steal. Norcum was caught in chase
between third and home when Elsey hit
a grounder to Hafford, and was put out.
Wiseman went to third and Elsey to
second on the play. Lewis soaked the ball
TO center field, where 1t struck Miller on
the leg and bounced away. allowing both
runners to score. Bruyette retired the
side.
Two runs were made in the third on
Lallys single, Wisemans out, Elsey's SIN
gle, Lewis out and a throw to the plate
to catch Elsey. The fourth produced an
other run when Accorsini hit safe, was
safe at second on a bad throw of Hat
ford's to Moore, followed by two-bagger
of Norcum.
After Bruyette was out in the sixth
lansing hit for two bags. Accorsini and
Nickens singled and the former scored
from third on Norcums long fly to center.
A brace of errors in the seventh, coupled
with a single, scored two more men, Wise
man was allowed free passage, and
Elsey hit a bounder to Vaughan. He
fieIded the ball quickly and threw to
Moore at second to catch Wiseman. Moore
dropped the ball and both runners were
safe. Matthews threw to first to catch
Elsey off the bag. and made bad throw,
Wiseman coming home on the error and
Elsey advancing to second.
Blrmingham's Runs.
After Murdoch went out in the fifth
Matthews reached first on an error of
Elsey. On a fielder's choice Moore reach
ed with the initial bag on four bad balls
Hafford hit the ball up against the left
field fence and both runners scored.
At times there was some brilliant field
ing. Delehanty made beautiful catch
of Lally's line drive to left in the ninth.
and Bruyette headed off line drive
from Matthews bat in the fifth
Dusty Miller and Ward negotiated a
double play in the fourth and Moore and
Vaughan made another in the seventh. A
double by Nashville in the eighth pre-
vented a run.
The official score:
The Official Score.