The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-05
DETROIT TOO FAST
 FUR THE BARONS
Fireworks Broke Loose in the
 Seventh Inning
BUNGLING PLAY IN NINTH
Umpire Declares Foul Fair and Meeks Stopped to Argue the Question. Visitors Full of Ginger.
 Clarke or Turner Today.

Detroit won the game in the third in- ming yesterday afternoon, cinched it in the sixth and put the finishing touches to the Barons in the seventh. Total, to O.
 But with all due respect to the which the Barons made, it should have been at least l. with chance of more. and there by hangs a sad tale of a hit that was not a hit, chance to score a run that was thrown to the east winds to be waited away to the shore of history.
 It happened in the final spasm of the Barons at the bat After Montgomery had grounded out to the first baseman, Alcock sent a dinky hit through the in field and landed high and dry on first Then big Meeks, who was playing first took a swing with his heaviest bat and the ball scotted down the first base line. past Rossman and into the tall timbers around the right field fence. Good for at least two bags and run.
 Outside the Line.
 But the ball looked foul in fact was out side the line but Umpire Walsh saw it differently and called it safe. Instead of running to the bag Meeks stopped to argue with the umps that the ball was a foul and the result was that he was thrown out at first some time afterwards. Alcock, taking his cue from Meeks, stopped between second and third, and only after much persuasion did he go to third He could have easily scored on the play and .heeks reached second
 It was bad play all around and one that left a taste in the mouths of the fans like the taste on a Sunday morning after nights session. The fans can excuse a teams losing game if they put up clever article of ball. but such dumb playing tends to decrease the gate receipts and to keep the fans away from the park.
 There is another story to tell, however. Detroit has ginger enough for two teams. Hugh Jennings, of Oriole fame, has im- parted some of his enthusiasm to the men in his bunch and Detroit does not look so bad for n first division aggrega- ton. Anyway the boys played yesterday with q will, swung at the ball hard and hit it often, all of wheih piled up lucky number of runs
 Iu. O'Leary walked and was out at second on ball hit by Mullin. who landed at first on the choice. Mcintyre hit the ball q dinky single and sent Mullin around the bags to third, and Coughln scored him with another single.
 Fireworks in the Sixth.
 In the sixth, however the whole fire works factory blew up. Crawford started with a single, Cobbs pulled out a two- sacker from his superfluous stock and then Rossman laced the ball down the third base line for a four bagger, making three runs in that inning. The ball was lost down in the left corner of the field. Then Schafer walked, Payne tried to score, but he was caught between the plate and third and run down in chase, during which Payne went to third. Then Garvn let a rather bad ball get out of his hands and Payne scored Ragan failing to cover the plate as he should have done. That ended the run getting for the inning.
 Next time around CougnIln started with a two bagger Crawford repeated the stunt and later scored.
 The Barons best chance, except the one in the ninth, came in the first, when Null lin walked three men, filling the bases, and Meeks hit to third where the ball jugged. However. he was thrown oul at the base, due to his not being fast on his feet. His was the third out.
 Clarke or Turner will probably pitch todays game