The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-03
BIRMINGHAM PLAYS
 MAGNIFICENT CAME
Cleveland Takes the First Game
 After Stirring Struggle
AN EXTRA INNING BATTLE
Cleveland Plays Again Today-Wll- helm and Clark for the Barons. West and ElIs for the
 Visitors.

The beautiful weather brought about 1900 of the faithful to witness the first setto between Birminghams local South cru League representatives and the great | Cleveland club. Those in attendanee were rewarded with a splendid exhibition of the national pastme. an exhibition, which was full of thrills and unexpected things The game vas extremely close and hotly contested as the Barons went after their classy opponents with a vim which was collaborating and refreshing.
 Not until the winning score was pushed over the plate in the tenth, by the Cleve- lands was there any certainty that they would carry the day The locals showed to splendid advantage and it is a pretty shrewd guess that if Molesworth's legs were not in bad shape the game would never have gone into extra innings. and victory would have ultimately perched on the sagpile bunch
 Of course the exposure of all eyes was Napoleon Lajoie, the great player manager of the Clevelands. He put up a faultless exhibition around the second corner and
  once purposely to prevent a possible dis astrous connection with the horsehide. Harry Vaughan, the veteran leader of the Birmingham team, was also con spicuously in the limeight. He caught for the locals and his work was, with an excusable exception. git-edged. It was the big managers first essay behind the
 
 high class His only miscue was the huff of an extremely difficult foul-hy over by the visitors bench, after crowding over the Cleveland players. who were ganged up over in that section. But one base was stolen during the game by the visitors, thus attestng to the deadl- ness of Vaughans whip.
 Birmingham started the game with a rush Molesworth woloped one to begin with off the astonished young recruit, Mir. Wood. Gear advanced the heavy hitting outfielder. Alcock, who was run ming for Molesworth attempted to go to third on short passed ball and was nailed at that station by Bradley. Mont gomery followed with a screaming two- bagger, but was left hitched to the sec ond sack as the next man went out.
 Sallee the elongated southpaw opened in the center of the contest for Vaughan veterans, and was faced by Bay. who scratched out a bingle. Bradley saerl- feed him to second. Hicks fielders' choice put the 1eet-footed star on third LaJoie walked and on his attempt to go to seconh, Bay was tagged at the plate by Vaughan on a quick and accurate re- turn of t1Ae ball. This was pretty work
 Cleveland Aegan operations in the third Clark reached the first corner on bob ble advanced to second by Woods, Bay fouled out to Vaughan; Bill Bradley rhng the bell with a sizzling two-bagger down the left field line and Clark registered the first score of the game In the fourth MT. Hickman faced the Maps, relev- ing Salee, who had pitched excellently. Laiole first up, walked again, stole sec ond, the only one of the day for Cleve- land, was advanced to third on Jack sons out and scored on a short fly to center, which Molesworth could not reach on account of a pair of very sore pms.
 In the sixth Vaughan pulled off the al- star stunt of the afternoon when he nailed Flick, who had previously opened with terrific drive for double bases down the right field line. After Lajoie's sacrifice and Turner had struck out, Jackson was hit by a pitched ball. He cssayed to purloin the keystone sack and Flick moved up on the throw: Vaughan by fake move to second cut 1t over to third in the same motion and the aston ished Flick was gently tagged out The eighth was profitable to the Barons. Alcock famed, Vaughan nailed and got four bad ones from Cadwalader, who had relieved Woods. Molesworth followed with base on balls. then Gear broke into the base hit column with ven geance. He stung the little round thing between center and left for long three bagger, and Birmingham planted two scores over the pan amidst the widest enthusiasm. With the lawyer on third the next hitter flew out. Things looked good again iii the ninth when Carlos soused beauty to right was advanced to second on fieder's choice. but Wat ters and Alcock were victims this time.
 The tenth was exciting. With two out Molesworth led off with his second sin gle and went on to second on Turner's overthrow. Gear again stepped into one which looked good, but Turner reached up and gathered in the crack. Cleveland won out in their share of the tenth.
 Cadwalader hit safe advanced on Bays sacrifice. Bradley struck out. Flick hit safe but the pitcher was held on third. l.ajoie was purposely given his base on balls for obvious reasons. With the bases