The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-05
10000 PEOPLE SAW
BARONS LOSE TWO
Montgomery Took Both Games
on the Glorious Fourth
THE AT TERNOON GAME
5arons Made Hot Finish, But Were
Unable to Put One Man Across
the Plate and Tie the
Score.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING.

Fully 10000 people witnessed two games
at West End yesterday, and incidentally
saw the Barons Jose both. 1t was a
record breaking crowd being fully 1905
more than were ever in West End park
in one day since Father Chadwick in
vented the game.
The afternoon game was as pretty a
contest as one could wish to see and
with a little justice from Umpire Black
the story might have been different.
The only run of the game came as the
result of an error by Miller at first,
caused by the playing of Mullaney. The
big first baseman of Montgomery ran into
Miller and evidently tried to lay him
out. He knocked Miller down and before
the latter could recover Wordsworth had
scored from second base.
The game was pitchers battle be-
tween Ragan and Starkell and the two
broke about even. Both gave up the
same number of hits, but Ragan walked
four men. Starkell, however, hit two
men in the last inning.
Nerve-Racking Finish.
The final inning was one of those nerve
racking finishes and the most exciting OF
the season. With only one man out the
bases were filled by the Barons, but the
tieing or winning run could not be sent
acres the plate. With two out the bases
were still full and Delehanty famed at
the ball three times and was out. At
either time a hit would have won the
game, and at first long fly would have
tied the game.
In the second inning Wordsworth hit
safe to left field. He stole second base,
but LAWYER struck out making the sec
ont out. Mullaney hit a grounder be-
tween first and second base. Schiap
stopped the ball after hard run and
threw it to Miller. The play was very
close and Mullaney ran into Miller,
knocking him down and causing him to
drop the ball. Black called him safe.
Before Miller could recover Wordsworth
scored from second base.
Black gave the Barons all the worst
of the decisions. He was very hard on
Raglan in calling balls and strikes, and
called Delahanty out at first after the
left fielder had beat out an infiled hit.
It was a close decision, but Mullaney
| took his foot from the bag in catching
the ball. 1t would have meant a run
for Birmingham as Smith singled right
after that.
Barons Nearly Scored.
| In the last inning Moore struck out and
Wilkie Clarke was sent in to bat for
Raglan. He was hit by Starlell and went
TO first. Hafford hit two Dagger to left
| field fence and Clarke went to third,
being held there on account of ground
rules. Miller went up with blood In his
eyes. but Starkell soaked him in the ribs,
and the bases were full. The best that
Hennessey could do was to hit an easy
grounder to StarlSell and Clarke was
thrown out at the plate.
1t all depended on Delehanty and the
crowd went wild. Sich roofing was never
heard before and will probably not be
heard again in West End for many a
| long year.
| Then ideal conditions came to pass
| There were two strikes and three balls
on Delehanty, and the next ball decided
| the game. 1t was a wide drop and Dele
hanty famed at 1t, missing it two inches
! Had he let II go by it would probably
| Rave been the fourth ball and he would
| have froced Hafford home.