The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-06
BIRMINGHAM WON
FROM NAPOLEONS
Locals Pulled off Garrison Finish
That was a Corker
SALLEE'S FINE PITCHING
Laloie's Heavy Filters Did Little With
the Delivery of the Southpaw
Youngster From Up
In Ohio.
SALLEt'S FINE PITCHING


Youngster From Up
In Ohio.
Every Napoleon has his Waterloo, and
Lajoie is no exception to the rule. He got
his yesterday when his army of nine
faced the Coal Barons of similar num-
bers. Result: Barons 6; Napoleons 1.
The particular Wellington of this bat
tie was none other than long, slender
southpaw from up in Ohio who is known
hereabouts as Sallee. the "Cornstalk
pitcher" The ammunition used was va
ried assortment of fast and slow balls,
some straight over and some laden with
deceptive curves.
Backing this battery of sixteen-inchers
was the heavy broadsde of eight play
ers Familiarity known as the Barons of
Slagtown. handling bunch of trusty
willows Under the onslaught of these
same willows the scalp of the Great Ma
poleon was buried amid the cheers and
hurrahs of hundreds and hundreds of en-
thuslastic fans-turned almost in To ia
natics.
Flank Movements.
The Barons. headed by that old veter-
an of many a hard fought battle of the
diamond, Harry Vaughan, executed flank
movements the like of which have never
been telegraphed to the world by the
most sensational dopst with Oyama s
army in the far east.
While all this was going on, this same
Napoleon was sweating great drops of
grief ON the bench, and begging and pray
ing for few safe bngles with which to
down the rising score of the Barons. He
made just one fatal mistake in placing
his cohorts. He left Jackson in the box
for just three innings too long
Sallee's ammunition seemed to grow
more powerful and effective the longer
the battle lasted In the opening skirm-
ishes his benders fell short of the mark
for which they were aimed, but later he
secured the range of the Napoleons and
one after another they fell before lis
fire.
Barons' Fine Fielding.
Harry's left hand find was backed up
by some beautiful fielding but at that it
could scarcely compare with the almost
marvellous support which was given to
the opposing pitcher. The Napoleons are
decidedly the fastest fielders seen here
this year with any of the major league
teams. Because they did not prove the
heaviest hitters was not their fault. They
did their best and went down in defeat.
Wilkie Clark distinguished himself at
the bat and behind the bat This little
backstop, who was secured in a swan
for Millerick with the Montgomery team.
landed safely three times, once for two
Dagger. He also scored twice and was
largely instrumental in sliding one other
man across the plate.
He was closely followed in his process
sion of safeties by Hafford, who hits the
ball hard and often The third base
man secured a single and a double. the
last coming when a hit was needed and
scoring two of the six men who crossed
the plate.
Piggy Ward was also there with that
old willow of his, and one of his two
safeties resulted in run. Schiap had
on suit of batting clothes which broke
up the game. At short he played star
ball, but at the bat he was a whole
sun. Twice when hits were needed his
trusty willow bent to its work and 10
and behold the runners came scamper-
ing across the rubber.
Schiap's Two-Bagger.
His screaming two-bagger In the ninth
caused an eruption of Mount Stag the
like of which has not been known TINS
season. and a trio of runners came pranc-
ing homo as a result He anchored to the
third bag on the thrown in Just two in
nings after that he did a little stunt
in bunting which resulted in the win
ming run being made. Nor is Father
Vaughan to be forgotten. His thirteen
inch shell to the left flank of the Napol-
con brigade brought Piggy Ward across
the plate with the first run. Murdoch
secured beauty. starting the ball a.
rolling in the ninth, and Delehanty pulled
off the prettiest and most successful
bunt that one could imagien 1t dropped
about ten feet from the plate and there it
fell dead, No fielder could have secured it.
One of Schiap's hits was a bunt, which
fell safe. He attempted a sacrifice, but
the ball fell where there was no Cleve-
lander, and he reached first on time, as
we'll as advanced his man base.
How It Happened.
The preliminary firing commenced few
minutes after 3 O'Clock. Hafford did not
secure the range, but the shot from
Wards battery was just right. Result, he
lands safely. Father Vaughans trusty bat
met the next bender of Mr.. Jackson full
on the nose, and away to the left-feld
fence the sphere was sent for two bags.
Ward came home.
The first three of Lajoie's heavy hit
tetrs died, but in the second inning the
mighty batsman led off with single and
Bradley advanced him 10 third with a
beautiful drive TO center for one bag
Lajoie came romping home ON Turner's
long fly.
1t really looked bad for the Barons in
the third inning, when Vinson hit safe,