The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-10


Memphis at Shreveport.
For sixteen innings the Barons and thu
Firecrackers played sensational baseball
yesterday. and neither was able to make
the necessary run to win this record
breaking contest. Score Birmingham 3
Atlanta 3.
Until the game was called on account
of darkness, Cowboy Clarke and Mo
rem pitched great ball, and 1t was mir
and tuck with them from beginning tc
end. Each of the twirers was in fine form
and Moren seemed to grow better as the
game grew older. Atlanta secured hii
in each of the last six innings, but Clarke
always held them Down, ana they could
not secure a second hit in any of the
innings.
| lad Chance to Win.
Time after time each of the sides had
chance to score the winning run, but
in each instance the opposing team would
settle down to business.
The game was witnessed by 2300 fans
who at times produced noise Of every con
ceivable kind and variety, and in such
quantity as to drown the whistles of the
passing locomotives.
Old Mount Stag has not witnessed such
its shadow.
In making out tho lists Of yesterdays
heroes, the names Of Delehanty, the
Clarkes, Sehiap, Vaughan and Smith
stand prominent, and Hafford at third
covered himself with glory. The Firemer
who proved brave boys were Crozier
whose fast fielding cHt off several hits
Moren, Stafford and MeCay, while Shea
caught great game behind the bat.
Was Barons' Game.
The game looked like it belonged to the
Barons, but the fates had 1eereed other
wise. The game was yet young. only
one and half innings having been plat n
when the Barons scored their first run
Mr.. Moren was gracious and presented
Father Vaughan with rree passage to
first Delehanty sacrificed him to second
but Moren was again generous and threw
the ball away in trying to catch the first
tagman at second Vaughan did not STOP
at second on the wild throw, put went to
third. Delehanty stole second. No one was
out and Carlos Smith was al the bat
He could not find Moren's benders and
struck out Wilkie Clarke did better and
hit long fly to left field and Vaughan
pranced home on the throw from the
field
The Firemen took advantage of their
opportunity in the third when Moore al
lowed Anderson to reach first on an err
ror. Shea hit a grounder to Hafford at
third. Moren hit hard ball at Hafford
but the little third baseman fielded the
ball perfectly and Moren was thrown out
at first However, Shea had advanced
Crozier stung a line drive at Moore. Shea
ran between the ball and the fielder and
it got away from Moore, and Shea scored
before the ball could be fielded.
Put Out of Game.
After Ward had reached first in the
fourth inning he was caught off the bag
by Moren, who threw the ball to Stat
ford Ward slid under Staoffrd to reach
the bag, and seemingly was safe The
umpire called him out, and Ward object
ed to the decision. Manager Vaughan
ouieted Ward for the time, but when he
reached the bench he made some remarks
to the umpire, who walked to the bench
and placed Ward out of the game. Play
ers gathered round and both Ward and
the umpire drew back as if to hit each
other. Vaughan stepped between and
prevented blows being passed.
1t was a scene which should not be
tolerated on ball park. Both the player
and the umpire were to blame, the latter
probably more than the former. Black
had all the authority necessary TO pre-
vent any such scene, and should nave
| used it without making snow OF
! fight The chief requirement OF gooo
umpire is ability to control his temper
but Black lost his.
In the fifth Jordan raised objections to
the umpires decisions and he was escort
ed from the park by two brass buttoned
guardians of the peace. Winters althougn
| not playing, had met similar rate In
the first inning for talking too much.
| In the seventh the Atlantians went In
| to win the game, but the best they could
| do was to set a pace that the Barons
| followed. With one man out Moore FUN
| bled Morse's grounder and the second
baseman anchored at first. Archer, whe
had taken McCay's place in center When
| that fielder took Jordans at short, hi
| for two bags to left field. Delehanty mis-
| judged the ball and did not get his hands
on it, the sun interfering with him. Morse
went to third on the hit. STAFFORD hi
a grounder to Hafford who threw the BAL
to Clarke to catch Morse at the plate
1t looked like the runner was out but
the umpire saw it differently and the run
counted. Archer went to third, and scored
| minute later when Anderson hit a
grounder to Schiap and was thrown out
| at first.
Tied the Score.
Then the rooters broke loose ana the
| air was filed with hats, canes and nano-
kerchiefs The Barons were urged to
victory by two thousand voices and nobly
they responded. Schiap made his first APP
pearance at the bat and got his base on
balls. Vaughan placed line drive up
against the left field fence and Schiap