The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-21

made a snde to the bag, knocking Moore
down as he WAS in the act of returning
the throw to the plate to catch Weikart.
who scored from thiro on the play.
Moore made no effort to tag Miller and
every one was dumbfounded when his
royal highness Mr.. Burke. called him
out Several of the Pirates in a gentle
manly way registered kicks at the un-
lust decision. Among them was Man.
aeer Gilks, whereupon Burke ordered
Gillxs to the bench. Glks asked the UNI
pire If he did not have the right to make
a kick who Lad? Burke then ordered
the police to put Bobby out of the
grounds which made the manager lose
his temper to such an extent that he
struck Burke a blow on the Jaw with his
fist. Gil',s was then escorted off the
grounds by the police, and in few min
utes the game was resumed. No one
feels worse over the deplorahle occur
renee than Bobby Gilks who admits that
he did the wrong thing, and Is indeed
sorry that he let his temper get the bet
ter of him.
An outhelder sailing under the classical
peseudonym of Shaughnessy was signed
by the Pretzels yesterday and left Wash
ington yesterday morning, says the Mont
gomery Advertiser.
Atlanta Journal; Mr. BARLEY prevented
those Barons from scoring while yielding
but two pale swats. His mastery slab
bling thus sxotched their upward ascent
and so held them from gliding past our
athletes, who are scooting backwards
these groggy days
President Kavanaugh, as a member of
the national board, has received the APP
plication of the Interstate league of Penn
n, In IA TO
is the league which has been the magnet
for numerous players who have jumped
the Southern and other leagues.
Birmingham faces the Pirate bunch
again today, and probably Ike Butler, who
pitched so we'll against Little Rock, will
endeavor to take the path in the opposite
direction from the one the fates sent
Clarke, Raglan and Fitzpatrick In the
last three games the Baron's terriers
have pitched great ball, but the team
has been unfortunate either in fielding or
i'm batting. Monday the team goes to Pei
lean town, and 1t Is to be hoped that the
change of environments will be BEN
official.
Matty and sehippy led in the hitting
yesterday securing two bingles each. One
of Matty's was three-bagger. while one
of Schippys was of the two-sack variety.
L. 8. stephens, a Birmingham boy who
caught for Vieksburg in the Cotton States
league several years ago and who was also
captain of the Bessemer bunch is playing
right field and catching for Greensboro,
in the Virginia and North Carolina league,
He is another of the boys who got their
first practice in the old fields of Birming-
ham that is developing into good player.
Hennessy continues to play good ball,
and. bat better than he did in the prac-
tice games. He Is a better man than Se
was last year and the fans hope he
will keep up his good playing.
The players around the circuit continue
to kick In spite of the efforts Of the
umpires to stop II. In Shreveport yester-
day Dusty Miller and Graffius We're both
benched for useless kicking and i'm New
Orleans Umpire Bassett found It neces-
sary to put Pitcher Adams out of the
game for unnecessary "beefing." All of
them should be fined and If the rowdyism
continues players In the future should
not only be fined and put out of the
game. but should even be suspended from
the league.
Alas! poor Fitz. For the second time
! this year the Youngster from the Emerald
, Isle has met undeserved defeat Yester-
day he eutpiteheh the much-famed Red
| Fisher, holding the Pirates bunch TO six
! hits, but failure to hit in the seventh
and errors in the tenth caused the Barons
to lose again by one score.