The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-17

New Orleans, May 16.-(Special. )-Breit- enstein. New Orleans old standby in the box, was the man who principally responsible for the third straight defeat of Birmingham this afternoon at Ath letic park. Although he was small factor in the run getting for the Pelicans, his twirling took the heart out of the Barons and toward the close of the game the Birmingham aggregation seem to lose all hope
 Three hits, all of them little ones, and one mere scratch, was the small pack age that "Breit' handed the Barons. He also received gilt-edged support, the two errors chalked against the New Orleans team counting for very little. The Bir- mingharn players also presented a fair fielding game, although their garden work was not as clever as that of the Pelican ollthelders, and fumbles by Moles- worth and Gear at critical moments told fin the score. Again, a two-base hit Rick ert got in left field would have counted for nothing had Rickert himself been in the garden. Reagan was batted at will by Franks crowd, who appeared to
  the balls he sent over
 Even when they failed to help their bat ting averages the Birmingham feders were given plenty of work to do.
 While there was lots of fast, snappy playing all through the game. the only sensational catch of the day went to the credit of oyler at short This was in the sixth inning. Beck went out on fly to left and Bird bunted to Reagan, who threw him out at first. Up came O'Brien, who has lately been doing some of the best batting on the team and the fans called to him to start the music He responded by driving the ball out be- tween short and third for what looked like three-bagger, az it would have been too far to the left of Gear and considerably out of reach of Molesworth. But before the enthusiastic crowd could hardly raise a shout, up into the air went little Oyler, and when he came down the ball was safely clutched in his left hand.
 Oyer Sets Example.
 The applause which had been started for O'Brien however. went to Oyler, and the little fellow had to doff his cap more than once when he came back to take his seat on the visitors bench. New Or leans scored two runs in the third. O'Brden singled Into left center, and went to second on Strattons sacrifice Brett enstein sent a two-bagger into right field near the foul line, and OBrien came home. Rickert drove a single into deep 
 threw to second in time to block Rickert Then Rickert started some of his antics on first, and was put out from Reagan to Ury. Cargo singled. but Blake retired the side on a foul fly to Matthews. In the fourth Bird singled between first and second. O Brien sent a hit into left cen ter, and Bird sailed around the bases and crossed the rubber while Moes- worth jugsled the ball. In the fifth "Breit led off with three-base hit into left center and came in on Cargo's single over second base.
 New Orleans Scores Again.
 New Orleans scored two more runs in the eighth Knoll singled into left. Beck grounded to Montgomery. who threw Knoll out at second Bird walked. OBrien sent long hit into left field and Beck came home. Gear fumbled the ball when he got it up and Bird. the fastest run ner on the team. was able to make home from first base, although he had to slide for the rubber
 At hardly any period of the game did 1t look as if Birmingham would score Once in the third inning Molesworth got around to third base, after two men were out, but he had hardly gotten there when Gear went out from O Brien to Cargo in an effort to reach second
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