The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-27


New Orleans, August 2S.-(Speclal)-In
marked contrast to the performances yes
terday and Friday, the Barons today put
up a regular school boy exhibition. In
field and outfield alike went to pieces, and
Raglan went with them. All of the eight
miscues were chalked against Montgom-
cry. Walters and Meess. but the work in
the gardens was far from fast and balls
which looked like easy outs were record
ed as singles The slaughter lasted for
two innings, the locals scoring four talies
in the seventh and four more In the
eighth. The final score was to 0.
For seven innings 1t looked as IL no.
run tie would be the result Of the game.
Up to this time New Orleans had only Sc
cured two hits off Ragan, while Manuel
had yielded twice that number to the
Barons. Then in the seventh New Or
leans suddenly landed on Raglan and 1t
was all off
The Fatal Seventh.
Brouthers, the first man up for New
Orleans In the seventh, sent a little pop to
Montgomery. Blake smashed a single into
center, then Knoll sent safe one into
right and Smith was anything but fast
in getting 1t up, the consequence was
Blake kept on to third and when an eff
fort was made to catch him at that sack,
Knoll went to second. Blake got off third
bag with Ragans arm and when Alta
sent a small one to Montgomery 1t was
too late to catch Blake at the rubber.
So Montgomery shot it across the dia-
IN hiIf ~,
bag, Meeks playing up close on account
of runner being on third. The conse-
quence was the ball rolled over against
the right wing of the grandstand. per-
hitting Knoll to score and Atz to go to
second.
With Atz on second, OBrien sent a.
young single to left field. but it wasn't
fielded fast enough to prevent Atz from
scoring. With O'Brien on first, Stratton
sent hot one to Montgomery, which
the little fellow helded beautifully and
threw to Walters at second in an effort
TO force O'Brien at that sack, but Wal
ters dropped the ball and both men were
safe. Manuel then singled into left field
in the bases were filled, although O. Brien
didn't start for third until the ball hit
the ground, tRere being a chance for both
Castro and Gear to take 1t in.
Rickert then singled into left and
OBrien scored. This left three men on
the bases and when Cargo flew out to
Smith In short right field, Stratton tried
to make home but was thrown out at
the plate. 1t made a double and retired
the side. but the carnage wasn't over
Anain In Eighth.
When New reans came up in the
eighth a similar performance was pulled
off. Brouthers singled into center field.
Blake got safe hit to right field, and
Brouthers went to second. Knoll then laid
one down and the bases were filled With
three men on bases Brouthers took a
big LEAD off third and Garvin threw to
Montgomery and caught him between the
bases. But Brouthers simply made a dash
for home and Montgomery threw the ball
up against the grand stand with the re-
suit that Prouthers and Blake came in
Atz then laid down in front of
Meeks who was playing up close, but the
big fellow filmbed 1t and Atz landed on
first. while Knoll scored. Atz went to
second when an effort was made to get
Knoll at the plate and reached third on
O'Brien's sacrifice. stratton laid one
down and Walters feded 1t in time to get
Stratton at first but Atz, who was almost
home before the bunt was even made
crossed the rubber safely. The Barons
were being punished with their own weap-
ons.
Manuel followed this up with a single
into right, but Rickert few out to Dale
Gear and all the run getting was over.
Only once did the Barons come near
scoring. Thts was In the first innings
Wordsworth singled into right and Smith
singled into center Montgomery sacri-
feed and Wordsworth and Smith were
each advanced Il sack. With a Baron on
third and a Baron on second and with
only one man down. everybody expected to
see the squeeze but Manuel struck out
Meeks and Gear and the Blrminghams
chnaces for scoring were lost