The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-06

order when once the fans began to pave
the way for his retirement"
Outfelder Murdoch has been sold to the
Charleston team of the South Atlantic
league, and will probably go there Sum
day He is in Montgomery with the Ba-
rons, but the arrival Of Carlos Smith
left Manager Vaughan with too many
men on the salary list, and Murdoch was
sold.
This outfielder from the Pacific coast
has not shown the form expected here,
and Ed Ashenbacls was badly in need of
a fielder. Murdoch will make him a star,
and when he gets his batting eye back
he should sting the ball hard.
Since Smith joined the team he has
shown up to good advantage, and Manager
Harry will play him in right field with
Dusty Miller in center and Delehanty in
left. That outfield is as strong as any in
the league. Hennessy will be h-ld as util-
ity outfielder.
There were rumors yesterday that Man.
ager Vaughan had secured new pitcher
and possibly another fielder, but he de-
MED the reports in Montgomery last night,
although it was given out that he had
turned Murdoch over to Charleston.
The Barons come to Birmingham to-
night They will play the Firecrackers
three games here Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday and after that go on a long
trip on the road until the last of the
month.
1t hardly looks as if McGrew will do
for this league. Manager Vaughan took
him out of the game yesterday for dumb
playing on the bags, and put him on the
bench. 1t was a good change, for Moore
got into the game Immediately and aided
in winning it.
The Barons have had the hardest luck
of any team on the paths. They seem
unable to connect with the larceny end
of the game, and stolen bags are rare
quantities A number of mistakes on the
paths have been made, and they have
been costly.
The game yesterday was fierce one
to listen to over the ticker. First the
game was tied then Montgomery was
in the lead and then the Barons tied the
score. In the ninth thinks broke loose
and it looked as If the Birmingham team
had cinched the game with three runs to
the good. But Montgomery had some
Garrison left in her and tied the score.
She might have won in that inning II
Brouthers had waited instead of hitting
an infield grounder which retired the
side Fitzpatrick was up in the air and
was throwing wild balls one after an
other There was one strike and three
balls on Brouthers, and he would not
wait and take the chance Of getting one
ball out of the next two thrown. The
chances were all in his favor.
In the tenth the Barons opened a key
of nails and four runs resulted from the
mailing the ball received but it looked
as if Montgomery was going to tie the
score again, but she was able to make
only two runs. 1t was hair-raising,
nerve-w recking exhibition, first one set
of rooters having the best of it, and
then the other would have an inning.
Many man has Travelled across the
continent to witness a prize fight, but
Birmingham has the only man who trav-
eled two days and nights to reach a
ball game. This stretch reached from
Atlanta to Providence, r. I. AS lover
of the sport no thirty-third degree can
produce more dope.
Spring humors, pimples and boils are
cured by Hoods Sarparilla, the great