The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-04

Trying a conclusion with these Ba-
rons" thought Manager Robert ]. Gilks,
of the Shreveport team yesterday after
noon, after losing two successive games
in one day, lis exactly what General Sher-
man said war was"
1t was hard day for the visitors. Two
games were played at West End, and in
them both the Barons scored splendid
victories. The morning game was taken
by a score of to 2. and in the afternoon,
the Pirates were fed on goose eggs, while
the Barons trotted about the bags four
times. Ginger" Clark was on the firing
line in the morning, while Ripping"
Rip Raglan performed in the afternoon.
Fritz and Hickman were their respective
opponents
Both struggles were taken with compar-
alive ease. 1t was only in the ninth in
ming of the first game that the Pirates
were able to circle the paths, and in the
afternoon, excellent pitching prevented a
tally in the few tight places that Raglan
got in. On the other hand, in each strug-
gle, the Barons got busy from the jump
and 1t was a foregone conclusion, after
the very litl thS iSthhNiS HoNAN
climb further up in the fight fox the rag.
The fans turned out in large numbers
TO both games. In the afternoon, every
available space was occupied, and the
fanatics good naturally sat upon the
ground and enjoyed themselves. The at
tendance reminded one of the Fourth Of
July.
The First Game.
The Barons won the first game Of the
Labor Day double header in the following
manner:
Meeks led off in the second inning with
a single to right, and Gear successfully
sacrificed him to second. On an in1eld
out he went to third and Garvin's single
to left scored him. In the third inning
fast fielding by Fisher prevented Biz
mingham score Clark led off with a SIN
gle to center and Wordsworth hunted out
in an attempt to sacrifice Smith stung a
beauty to right, but Fisher fielded the
ball In great shape and caught Smith at
second. Clark again led off with a single
in the fifth and Wordsworth sacrificed him
to second. Smith singled and Wilhelm,
who was running for Clark, went to third
Smith went to second on the throw to the
plate to prevent Wilhelm scoring. With
Montgomery at the bat the squeeze was
tried Monte" failed to hit the ball, but
Powell dropped it and Wilhelm passed
over the bag. Smith going to third
Horseshoe" scored later on Montgom.
ery's single to right.
In the second inning double play from
rrttf.
chance to score. In the SIXTH Shreveport
secured two hits and no runs and in the
eighth Fisher led off with a two Dagger
but died on third.
In the ninth, with one down, Abster
singled to center Daley singled to righ
and Smith booted the ball, allowing AS
stein to go on to third and Daley to sec
ond. Smith threw badly to Montgomery
TO catch Abstein and the third basemar
let the ball get by him, Abstein scoring
and Daley going to third The left fielder
scored on Kings single to center Hess
hit into a double, retiring the side ano
ending the agony.
Hickman's Ascension.
In the second game, young Gordon Hick-
man had a parachute assertion in the first
inning, while in the seventh, his error
coupled with one charged to Graffius
made his defeat certain.
The Barons, on the other hand, played
errorless ball and the old reason of hit.
ting when hits meant runs played 6
formidable role. In the first inning full oil
pepper, the locals chased two men across
the rubber After Wordsworth had flied
out to right, base on balls was present
ed to Smith A wild pitch forced him to
second, from which station he tailed on 9
double off the bat of Meeks Meeks trot-
ted home when Gear bingled over second
In the seventh, the remaining runs were
made Matthews, first up, hit safe 10 the
infeld. and was safe on Graffius' error in
the handling of Ragan's sarcifice. With
two on bases, Hickman booted Moes-
worths bunt, and the diamond was cram
full of Barons. Smith was there" with
single to right, scoring Mat news and
Ragan.
In the seventh inning the Pirates had
pitching by Ragan made 1t imposs. bic. In
that round. Fisher, who was playing right
led off with a double. and advanced tC
third on an out Hickman flied out tc
Smith, but Fisher did not attempt fc
score. Evans retired the side by hitting an
easy one to the pitcher In the second in
ming when King and Hess hit in sue
cesson when only one man was down
and in the third, when Evans and Alb
stein hit safe there was a moment s
suspense, from under the spell of which