The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-07
BIRMINGHAM PLAYS
 THE DETROITS EVEN
Pitchers Battle Yesterday Re-
 suits in an Even Break
PLAY FELL CITY TODAY
Comment culled From Many Diamonds and Dshed Up for The Age-Herald Readers-Last Exhibition
 Game Here Today.

A great pitching duel took place yes terdav under the shadow of the old slag- pile between Red sDonahue. one of the games greatest foxes, on the Detroit American League clubs pay roll; Erwin Wilhelm, fine slabman, now with Blr- mingham; Ed McCafferty, recruit, with Detroit and young Billiard a Birmingham try-out.
 It may be stated incidentally that from his yesterdays performance. Billiard Is not any longer considered try-out but full-fedged member of the Birming- ham club.
 For seven stirring innings, this sterling youngster, Billiard, held the high-prieed sluggers from the great league safely in check as far as scoring was concerned, and when the shades of evening were falling, and the duel was called off to permit the Detroits to catch their train, it was found that Billiard had been tried in the balance and not found wanting, It was a rare treat for the followers of the fortunes of the Baron squad; Will helm. a finished powerful slabman, with a minor league club behind him, getting a shade less of the argument against Red" Donahue, great pitching machine for five innings. Then Billiard, young, anxious and ambitions. with the same minor league club behind him. out-pitched for seven innings q strong major league recruit, McCafferty backed up by one of the strongest baseball combinations in the whole arena of professional sport.
 For twelve blood-stirring rounds the two clubs batted with all of the applied science of baseball lore and at the end of the twelfth the Tigers started on their long trip to far away Michigan. thorough l ly impressed with the prowess of Birming- | hams great team and especially the local pitchers.
 Molesworths great work with the will low must be given due weight also in the resume of yesterdays thrilling game. 1 for the returned outfelders hitting put and kept Birmingham in the running. Three mighty swats all clean-cut and ringing from Molesworth's trusty club was the games distinct feature, aside from the pitching. Wilhelm worked the first five innings and showed everything that any pitcher ever had starts speed control, boise, and a masterly control of the deadly sptbal. The only run scored by the Tigers resulted in Wihelm's final round on the rubber. without the aid of single hit. LindisaaSxss bounder got away up and let go for a scratch hit Schmidt sacrificed, Wilhelm to Alcock and Kill Hans (who was hitting for Donoahue) long fly to Molesworth permitted the one run of the afternoon for the visitors.
 Birmingham pushed herself in the lime
 light In the eighth After Billiard was out. Molesworth slashed out his third single of the day. Alcock who was running for Molesworth went to second on Gears out. Scheaffer to Lindsay Then Mont 1 gomery stepped into the spot light once more and hammered out bingo to right and the run scored. Birmingham stopped Detroit from winning in the eighth in- ming when Schmidt who was on second | by virtue of his own single and a sac i rifice tried to score on Cobbs' screaming ] single to Molesworth who made a grand throw 10 the plate, saving the day for the Barons
 In the eleventh MT. Cobb of South Att lantic fame slashed off another safe hit a me double play was offered bnt not | accepted when Scheaffer hit to Ovler who nelded to Alcock. the latter dropping the throw A neat sacrifice by Mcintyre put men on second and third, with one out o"u so"hi AIdWtOru, one or the greatest living batsmen facing the stoical MT. | Billiard.
 The youngster merely took a hitch in his belt and leisurely proceeded to make the great man beat holes in the balmy l spring afternoon. With the two men still | on the corners the best Captain Coughlin | could do with Billiard was a weak av to short. In the twelfth neither side could do anything and as the Detroits 1 were forced to catch an eayly evening train for Cincinnati, the game was called by mutual agreement
 i The game was fast and clean. in fact it was the finest exhibition of the national | game played this season on the BIrujng nam field. Molesworth's hitting and mag nihcent throw from deep center cutting on certain score; WilheIm's and BIZ i hards pitching and Gears great running | catch were easily the features.
 Pell City the strongest amateur com bination in Alabama will. measure steel i wlth the Barons this afternoon and a good game may be expected as the yisi- tors have an inside chance.
 1 Yesterdays score follows;
 on l'i'is ,ah- AB. R. H. PC. A. E.