The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-27

The Shreveport Pirates were badly
beaten at West End park yesterday after
noon. the defeat being more positive and
more easily administered than the score
OF 1 to would Indicate.
The truth of the matter is that the Wis
itors were beaten before the game was
started Throughout the struggle they
played in the most half-hearted and list
less fashion imaginable.
Raglan twirled for the Barons and until
the ninth inning was invincible, allow
ing up to the coming of that round but
two safe swats. In the ninth however.
the roaring twirler was touched up for
four safeties and two Pirates crossed the
rubber When two were down and third
and second were occupied, Graffus was
run In to bat for Rapp. Had he hit safe,
the score would have been tied. As 1t
was, however, he hit to Montgomery and
Powell was tagged as he advanced from
second to third. This ended game that
was lstless throughout with the eXeep-
ton of a short period in the ninth
Fritz who twrled for the Gikites. was
comparatively easy. and hampered by the
bad fielding of his team mates, caused
little trouble to the leagues leaders.
Good Beginning,
The Barons started the run getting in
the very first inning. Wordsworth, first
up. drew a pass on four bad ones and
Matthews put down a neat sacrifice.
Wordsworth scored from second ON a
-. 70 doom ri4
MONTGOMERY was brought home on a
squeeze" play beautifully executed by
Meeks.
Immediately after this scoring, how
e,er. Fritz got better and better. In the
second, third, fourth and fifth, the
Barons had opportunities to score, but
the necessary hit was not forthcoming.
In the sixth, however, bad BIZ Evans
threw the ball away and two more run
ners came heme This was the most ter
rible break of the day After Walters
had drawn his base and Oyer had taken
his bag on being hit by the pitcher. Gar
vim drove one to short Kennedy felded
the ball TO Evans and oyler went out
Evans, however, when he attempted to
complete the double play, threw the
sphere into the grandstand allowing Wal
ters and Garvin to pace home. These
were the only scores that the Barons
were able to make throughout the game.
Raglan Weakened.
Until the coming of the ninth the Pi-
rates were never in striking distance of
the home plate Very few of them, in
tlaA har
In tho ninth, however, with the score
standing to 0 in favor of the Barons
Ragan either weakened or did not do his
best, for four hits were rung up. and
two scores were made by the visitors.
After one was down DAILY hit safe to
right King flied out to center. Then in
rapid succession Hess, Evans and Pow
ell connected safely, the hit of the last
named being good for double. The
Two scores were made by DAILY and Hess
With two down and two on bags, Gilks,
seeing that hit would tie the score.
chased Graffius to the stick. The old
war horse" tried hard to connect safely
but could do nothing better than sting
hot one to Montgomery. He was safe
on helders' choice but Montgomery man.
aged to tag Powell. who was being forced
from second TO third. This retired the side
and saved the day for the Barons.
Teams Crippled.
Both teams We're more or less crippled.
"Horseshoe" Smith is out of the game
due to the spraining of his arm in his
fall over first base day before yester-
day. This necessitated the switching of
Garvin from behind the bat to the right
field. and the Introduction of Matthews
into the game.
The Pirates are without the service of
Shortstop Byrne, who is suffering with
a severely injured leg. Kennedy covered
the territory between second and third.
on account of the illness of First Base
man Clarw, Abstein was played on that
bag having been drawn in from right.
Powell was played in the right garden.
Rapp caught the game instead of Graf
fius, who was irifie indisposed, but who
will figure in the contest this afternoon.
"Ginger'' Clark Will open for the
Barons today and will probably land
his game, In spite of the fact that Cor
don Hickman. the Birmingham boy. Will
do the twirling for the Pirates Hick-
man has recently shown great form. and
will do his best TO hand his former team
mates n dreadful defeat
The game Yesterday was lacking in in