The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-25
BIRMINGHAM LOST
 SCORE STOOD 1 ID l
Contest Yesterday Was Fast
 and We'll Played
HICKMAN DOES GOOD WORK
Game Was Errorless With the Excep- tion of 0yleTs Wild Throw. Reagan and Billiard Also
 Work Out.

Despite the threatening weather, about 25OO fans turned out at West End park yesterday afternoon to witness the game between the New York Highlanders and Coal Barons. However. the black clouds which overhung the sky cleared away and the afternoon was bright and balmy. The game was fast and dragged at no point and only one error, made by oyler. marred the perfection of the game The score was 1 to O
 The New Workers took the field and Chesbro went in to pitch "Gladys" Moles- worth opened the game with single but the next three men up went down and out in regular order Dougherty opened up for the Americans with a walk on four bad ones Keeler followed with a safe hit through Billiard and Eberfeld was safe on a fielder's choice, filling the bases. La Porte was out on a grounder to Billiard and Williams ended the un- easiness with an out from short to first
 In the second Elsey first up, was out on grounder to short Walters hit safe through Chesbro and stole second. Oyler hit to second, advancing Walters to
 
 to short and ended the chance for a score. For New York. Conroy flew out to short but Chase followed with a safe hit to right field. Billiard caught Chase in a chase between first and second but Elsey held the ball too long and the Highlander's big first basernan register ed a stolen base. Mcclure was out on a fly to Oyler but Chesbro hit safe, scoring Chase, who made the first, last and only run of the game. Chesbro then took sec ond on a passed ball and Dougherty walked for the second time. Keeler hit safe advancing Chesbro to third, but Eberf1eld flew out to left field.
 Billiard, Molesworth and Gear went out in one, two three order in the third. La Porte was out from third to first, but Williams walked. Conroy struck out and Chase went out on a grounder to third. Montgomery, Smith and Elsey all flew out in the fourth, respectively to La Porte, Conroy and Dougherty Mcclure went out on a grounder to short Ches- bro hit to center for his second hit of the game but was forced out by Dough- erty on a hit to Oyler. Keeer was hit pitched ball, took first Dougherty going to second. With two out Eberfield forced keeler out at second. No score
 In the fifth Walters went out on a grounder to short. Oyler walked but was
 
 out to left field. williams struck out but was safe on passed ball. Reagan relieved Billiard at this point. La Porte, Conroy and Chase went out in regular order.
 orth Relieves chesbro. Orth took Chesbros place In the sixth and Reagan, Molesworth and Gear were easy outs Mcclure, Orth and Dougherty were all out on flies to first, short and | left field, respectively.
 Montgomery, Smith and Elsey were out on grounders to the infield, Williams making an excellent stop of Smiths hot drive. In the Highlander's half of the | seventh keeler hit to Oyler and was safe on the wild throw to first which fol- lowed. This was the only error of the game. Eberfleld bunted, advancing Keeler to second. La Porte followed with two bagger, sending Keeler to third. Matty caught Keeler mapping and touched him out fin the chase. La Porte went to third and Eberfleld to second. With a man on both second -and third bases things look ed dark for Reagan but Williams ended tho inning by a slow grounder to short The first part of the eighth inning was the only real chance the Coal Barons had to score. Walters led off with fly to second and was out Oyler. however. hit safe, but "Matty" was out on q fly to left field. Alcock was sent in to bat for Reagan and hit safe advancing Oyler to third. Molesworth came to the bat and things looked favorable for tie, but the best thing Gladys" was able to hit out was pop fly to third base
 Gordon Hickman. the Birmingham boy who made such a favorable record in the Cotton States league last year went into the box in the eighth inning. Conroy the first man to face him, struck out Chase flew out to center. and Mcclure went out on a grounder to Montgomery. Although Hickman pitched but one inning he showed his ability by the fact that the three men that faced him. all good hitters, could do nothing with him.
 Gear, Montgomery and Smith could do nothing with Orth in the ninth, and thus ended the fourth game between the High landers and the Birmingham team