The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-30
COAL BARONS LOST
IN CLOSE CONTEST
Red Ehret Made Rank Decision
at the Plate
DESSAU WAS NOT THERE
Could Not Deliver the Goods-crowd
Not Very Enthusiastic, Although
the Score Was
Close.
DESSAU WAS NOT THERE
STANDING.


little Rock :. :. :. :. :. 81 e5 1923
For the simple reason that RED
Ehret, umpire, was not close enough TO
the home plate to see that Matthews
caught Garvin there in the ninth inning,
the Coal Barons dropped yesterdays
game to Dale Gears Trovelers by score
of 5 to L. The game really should have
been a tie, and Ehret's very 'bum' decis-
lon is all that prevented IT.
In the ninth inning Garvin opened up
with a two-bagger for Little Rock and
Watt took first on called balls. Dessau
struck Blake out, Garvin going to third.
Then Gardner hit sharply to Allcock who
fielded the ball perfectly to Matthews. but
the latter dropped the throw. Nine-tenths
of the people who saw the play VIII be
ready to make affidavit that "Matty"
picked the sphere up in plenty of time
to cut Garvin off at the plate. but his
Jumps" didn't see 1t that way; ergo, a
defeat for Manager Vaughan's men.
Slab Work Poor.
Yet such slab work as Dessau did yes
terday would be likely to lose most ANY
old game" AS usual, when there were no
men on bases Dessau was almost In
vfncible, but If hit, or an error or a
base on balls permitted a Traveller to per-
amulate to the initial bag Dessau went
| way up Into the air and the efforts OF his
cohorts to keep him on terra f1rma went
for naught Notwithstanding Dessau's
erratic work the fact remains that the
Barons would at least have tied the
game and might have won 1t but for
Ehrets decision In the Garvin case.
Yesterday was ladies' day at West End
park and the fair sex was present in
profusion, but even with such a stimulus
there was little enthusiasm and the game
was of the long drawn-out and uninterest-
ing variety. While the game was excit-
ing after the sixth inning the rooters gave
evidence of being possessed of that lassi-
tude which almost invariably comes near
the end of the baseball season, and the
players, with a few exceptions, appar-
emily were possessed Of the same feel
ing.
With Cyrus Watt In the box for Little
Rock the knowing" fans generally ad-
mitted that the crippled Barons had little
chance to win yesterdays contest ICY"
has been twirling In great form recently,
and there was small hope of beating him.
especially as Dessau, who has been In
bad form recently. was sent In to oppose
Watt.
Travellers Started.
The Travellers began the run-gettine In
their half Of the fourth. DeArmond was
at an fro
Dessau gave Mccain a life at first by
soaking him In the shoulder. Gear bingled
to right. sending Mccain to third, and
Hurley followed with a drive to right.
which scored both Mccain and Gear the
latter reaching counting territory on Car
los Smiths bad throw to third to cut on
Gear there. In the sixth the Travellers
annexed another tally. DeArmond hit
safe, stole second and counted on Gears
! bingle to right.
In the eighth another tally was added.
After two hands were out Mccain hit
sharply to second and Anderson threw
badly to first, giving McCann a life. He
went to third on Gears bingle to left
and pressed the pan on Hurleys single
past second. The Travellers fifth and win
| ming run came In the ninth and resulted
from Garvin's double and Ehret's bum
decision in calling the Little Rock CATCH
er safe at the plate when he was clearly
caught.
The four runs scored by the Coal Barons
came in their half of the sixth inning.
Here Is how 1t was done: Roy Montgom-
cry opened with beauty past short and
Carlos Smith followed with a single to
right. which sent Monte to the third
quarter post. Vaughan met one of Watts
slow ones and lined 1t to center for two
bags, bringing Montgomery and Smith
home. Wagner singled to right, bringing
the manager" home, and Wagner took
second on the throw to the plate to catch
Vaughan. 'Matty's'' pretty sacrifice ad-
vanced Wagner to third and kid" ALL
cock brought him home with a bingie
between first and second.
The box score follows:
Boy Score