The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-16
IA LITTLE DOPE"

Ginger Clark. the pitcher for whom
tho mascot was named, put In his APP
pearance yesterday afternoon at West
End, and Murdock the fielder from the
far away west, was among the arrivals
last night. Both men showed up in good
condition, and are anxious to land well
UP In the world of baseballists in Bir-
mingham.
The New York team divided into two
teams yesterday and played two games,
much to the delight Of the faithful who
were out in hundreds yesterday.
Jack" Monroe, the pugilist wrestler.
would doubtless prefer to stand before
the trip-hammer blows of Champion
Jim Jeffries again than be a baseball
umpire. The Montana miner handled the
dicator in the first game yesterday. when
the Giants lined up against the "Hooll-
CANS" but he was tempted to quit sew
eral times on account of the raillery Of
the players, who made the most of Jacks
ignorance Of the playing rules of the
national game. He stuck to his knitting.
however, but when play was called for the
second contest Jack" could not be found
and newspaper correspondent officiated
as umpire The Hooligans were placed
az follows in the two contests: Marshall,
catcher; Wiltse. McGinnity and McGraw.
enc base; Neal. shortstop: Hail. Bird base:
McEwen left field; Strange; center field;
and TAYLOR. right field
The lineup of the regular was as fol-
lows Bowerman, catcher: Mathewson
and Ames, pitchers: Mccain. 1st base:
Gilbert End base: Dahlen. shortstop:
Devlln, Bird base; Mertes left field: Dom
lin. center field and Bronze right field.
The first game was created TO the
'I1O0liRnnqh " 10 -
Giants got revenge in the second contest
by scoring a shut-out. to o.
The Giants had some stiff fingers when
they were in Savannah. but they have all
disappeared. Talking sign language to
Dummy" Taylor on their fingers gave
them much needed exercise and limbered
up the points of their upper limbs
Speaking of Dummy Taylor. He can
neither talk nor hear. but still Dummy
is wonder. All the members of the
team talk finger language to him. and on
occasion Bowerman. the catcher. can
make Dummy hear from the pitchers box
to the catcher's stand.
Last year while Taylor had his back
turned n fast runner tried to steal home
but Bowerman shouted to Dummy and
he heard The runner asked Dummy in
finger languages:
lnouBnt you could not hearY" and
Dummy replied in the same way:
Cant except sometimes"
McGnnity and Mathewson who with
Chesbro share the title of the worlds
greatest trio of slabmen. never show the
signs of Jealousy towards each other They
dine together all the time and last night
they were at the same table in the Morris
cafe. 1t was not even a case of the lion
and the lamb lying down together. It
was two lions.
| 1t was a rather peculiar thing that
| Iron Man McGinnity and the head of
Vulcan arrived the same day Last year
McGinnty pitched a benefit game for the
other iron man. This year the two
| arrive together.
The arrival of Murdoch and Clark
strengthen the team just that much. Muir
dock may be in the game Friday If he Is
in condition by that time. and II is pos
sible that Dusty Miller may also be here.
Hafford is being claimed by Lowell.
Mass, but he has secured his release from
| Secretary Farrell of the National Asso-
citation and does not fear
Hafford said last night:
IT was sold to New Bedford with the
understanding that I should get my re-
lease. This was done and | wrote Secre-
tary Farrell about 1t. He published the
announcement of my reelase in the sport
ing papers, and l feel perfectly free. I
have Just written out statement and
| Secretary Sheppard has also written.
| Lowell tried to sell me at the end of this
| past season. but 1t was q mean pice of
work"