The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-09-16
BARONS POUNDED
GOODWIN'S CURVES
Memphii Played Like Collection
of School Boys
GOODWIN'S BAD TEMPER
Pitcher Made Exhibition Of Himself
That Was Not 5ecomlng-Locals
Had No Trouble
Winning.
GOODWIN'S BAD TEMPER
STANDING.

The Memphians played ragged baseball
yesterday afternoon under the shadow
of the old mount and the Rarons had not
the slightest trouble In winning. 1t was
as easy as taking candy from the chill
dren.
Each of the eleven hits made by the
Barons figured In the run getting, and the
errors of the visitors were as costly as
errors could possibly be.
Goodwin was responsible more than the
other eight members of the team for the
eleven scores made by the locals, as he
threw the ball away on more than one
occasion. He seemed likewise not to care
who won, whether he pitched good
game or where the ball went after 1t left
his hand. This was particularly true in
the eighth inning, when he threw the
ball away twice, allowing Wagner to cir
Gle the bases on an infield grounder, which
Goodwin threw away twice
Such ball playing as that does not IN
crease interest In the national game, and
Is not conducive of good attendance at
the ball park.
Barons Played Well.
To the credit of the Barons it can be
said that they played to the best OF their
ability throughout, and fast playing was
in evidence all the time. Even after the
game was cinehed the Barons kept plug
ging away at Goodwins curves and batted
the ball from end to end of the lot
A dozen times during the game the
Memphii had chances to score when runs
would have evened matters up to some ex-
tent. but "Ginger' Clarke would settle
down and pitch ball, or the team behind
him would negotiate fast play or two
and the visitors would be retired-runless.
On several other occasions the Barons
had runners on the bags and Goodwin
prevented more scores being made by
trying to pitch.
The only run of the visitors came in
the first inning and was the result of a
hit and two errors Alexander was the
first man up, and he singled to center
field Beecher hit foul fly to right field
and was out. Alexander stole second base
and went to third on Alcocks error in
handling Boyd's grounder Clarke threw
to first to catch Boyd off the bag and
Tarlton let the ball get awaS from him.
Alexander scored
Barons in Lead.
In the second inning the Barons took the
lead Tarlton led off wig a single to
right and Wagner sacrificed. Goodwin
threw badly to first and both runners
were safe. Matthews advanced Tarlton
and Wagner with a sacrifice and Alcoek
scored them with a single to right. He
went to second on the throw to catch
Wagner at the plate. Anderson and Clarke
were easy outs.
One more run was added to the Baron's
score in the third, when Niles led Off
with a single to second base. He stole sec
ond and scored on hits by Montgomery
and Wagner
In each of the second and third innings
the Memphians secured two hits but fast
playing prevented a run. couple more
runs were annexed by Birmingham In the
fourth Matthews reached first via the
four-ball route Alcock flew out to right
field and Anderson hit grounder to
Walters, which he fumbled, Matty going
to second. Clarke hit to right field and
Matty scored, while Anders Al went to
third. On a passed ball anderson scored.
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four runs for the Barons in the sixth.
Alcock's double to right was the opening
gun of the inning. On Whistler's error
Anderson reached first, and Clarke filled
the bases by dumping neat bunt be-
tween third and the pitcher, which Meth
err Beecher nor Goodwin went after.
Niles hit to left, scored Alcock and An
derson and Clarke went to second. Mont
gomery's single to center scored Clarke
end sent Niles to third. He scored on
wild pitch by Goodwin.
Had Bases Full.
In the fifth the ex-champions had the
bases full and only one out. Matty and
Tarlton worked the right combination
and caught Boyd too far off second, and
DUNCAN hit fly to Smith in right, retir-
ing the side.
In the seventh. eighth and ninth the
visitors had men on bases, but they were
unable to score
Birmingham made it's last two runs in
the eighth After two were out Tarlton
hit to right for two bags. Wagner hit
a hot ball to Goodwin. who made a good
stop. The ball seemed to anger the pitch
err, for he made a miserable throw to
Whistler. The two men were not over
tnapty faaf aparf hut Goodwin threw,