The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-07
ABLES UNABLE ID
 FIND THE PLATE His WiIdneSs Cost Barons Bril-
 liant Victory THE MAPS COULDN'T HlT Of Total of Six swats, stovall Got Four-t1ow the 5arons Scored
 and Lost opportuni-
 ties,
THE MAPS COULDN'T HlT

The Barons were beaten yesterday aft ernoon by the Cleveland Napoleons, the score being 4 to ?.
 The performance was far from enter taining, and the Barons, during certain stages of the game, played as only anna teurs can.
 Harry Ables was exceedingly wild dur ing the latter portion of his service, and 1t is due to the men he walked that Cleveland landed the victory.
 The lsarons, had they played in their usual farm would have won the game, for their hitting was fine, and their field ing, as a. whole. was beyond criticism. Anthony RobertaIle worked during the last three innings od the battle, and put an end to the scoring. While he did not escape without receiving a touching upy from the big leaguers, he held his own, and, incidentally his head. and everything turned out in manner that pleased the spectators.
 Glen LVsbhardt, the old Memphis twirler, started toe game for the visitors but lasted only four innings. Addie Joss, the .human corckscrew, succeeded. The Barons wer,. able to sting both pitchers.
 Ba.-ons Score First.
 The Rarons drew tie first blood. In the second inning Raub, with one down, smashed a juicy double over first, and he took third on a passed ball. Downey then stung one to tn infield and Raub, caught in a chase, W as out.
 Downey. who in tue meantime had reached the keystone, raced home when Lew Walters uncorked keen shot to left. which shot" Clark e let slip through his fingers.
 Tn the third, however, the visitors ran ahead of the Barons. l. Liebhardt bunted to Ables. and the pitcher was unable to handle the ball. Clarke, following, was nassed. and Bradley sacrificed both to third and second, respectively
 At that critical moment, stovan lifted a fly ball just beyond she rtstop' which Demont did not attempt to field, and which was out of the reach of Houtz and Molesworth. Liebhardt and Clarke regis tered.
 Double Steal Succeeds.
 In the fourth inning LiebharDdt found il exceedingly difficult to toss the spheroid across the pan. This, and the double steal of Walters and Demont. resulting in the scoring of the latter, were the features of the inning.
 The plucky Frenchman started the ball to rolling with clear cut smash to center Raub put him down to the key stone Downey, however flied out to Bir- mingham Walters reached first on four bad ones, and immediately afterward darted for second. Davidson hurled the sphere to Jajoie, but the managers re- turn to the plate was too slow to inter cept the flying Gene. Successive walks extended to Ables and Houtz filled the sacks. But Molesworth was unable to hit. and Laioie threw Houtz out to Turner at second
 Thus the Barons lost fine opportunity to retrieve their bad work in the third and to ench the game.
 The Maps Win.
 In the fifth, after Hickman batting for Liebhardt, had gone out over the Walters Meek route, Abes walked Clarke, who immediately stole second.
 The Barons contended that the runner was preceded by the ball at second base, and Molesworth raised ''holler." But Umpire OBrien was obdurate, and the runner remained at the bag.
 Bradley then hit to third, and Clarke was out in a chase between Downey and Walters at the end of which Bradley was registered at the keystone. Then Stovall uncorked his second hit of the afternoon and Bradley scored
 In the sixth, after two were down, Ables Walked Birmingham, who, aided by two wild pitches, landed at third. Hinchnan was walked
 In attempting to catch Hnchman at the initial corner, Ables threw to Meek. but Meek dropped the ball Birmingham tallied and moment after Clarke went out from Ables to Meek.
 At this stage the game was practically concluded, for no other runs were counted.
 Last Chance Mscarries.
 In the seventh the fans were thrilled out
 Houtz led off with double to right center, and Moleswortlp was walked. Meek sacrificed the runners to third and second
 Then Reagan hit to third and Moles- worth was tagged en route to that bag, and the runner was knocked into a cooked hat at first. Robertaille succeeded Ables in the sev- enth After Bradley had famed, Stovall smashed out a triple to deep center. The twirler remained cool, however, and kept plugging away. Jajoie went out from