The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-02
AbIes' WiIdneSS In First Round
Gives Them Four Scores
BAR0NS OUTFIT AND
OUTFIELD THE VISITORS
MeNeal and Ables Were Invineible to
CHICAGO Hitters-Cubs' Errors Aid
Barons in Seoring-Tame
Exhibition.
BY BILL Ak.


Had Pitcher Ables not been as wild as
cne of the buck rabbits that are wont
te gallop over the plains of his native
Texas and had the Cubs been less erratic
in tossing the ball TO bases, yesterday
afternoons conflict would not only have
been interesting but, in addition, victory
for the Barons.
For the Barons, barring the making
of runs which unfortunately, and I'M
wisely. is that department of the game
which amounts to everything, outplayed
the stalwart visitors, in spite of the
fact that they are twice the pennant
winners of the little National league, ard
oace winners of the championship of the
world-of the whole world at that
The score was to 8. Four of the
visitors runs were chased across the pan
IN the initial inning. The Barons more
than doubled the number the hits
smashed by the visitors and made half
as many errors.
But the game was slow, in spite of all
that, and altogether uninteresting.
There was never a wilder man than
Ables in the first inning of yesterdays
engagement.
Here is his record for that round:
Allowed one hit.
Walked two men.
Hit two others.
Made three wild pitches.
This generosity ON the part OF the big
twirler netted the visitors a quaretet
Of bingles which lead the Barons could
not overtake. With the exception of
lis Witness, however, Ables had every
thing. His speed was terrific, and his
curve broke finely and with thrilling
abandon. During his four innings of
service he yielded two bingles.
McNeal who twirled from the local
sab during the remainder of the game,
was decidedly effective, and was not as
wild as his predecessor. His benders were
fodnd in the seventh on two O39as.3rs.
When two were out King connected safe
~ to center and stole second. He imme-
diately chased home when Steinfeldt hit
SAFELY to right.
McNeal turned loose his speed and
showed the fans the effectiveness of his
curve ana splitter
In the fourth inning the Cubs added
another run to thu quartet already ac-
counted for.
Zimmerman, first up, received the horse
hide in the Stats and stole second. Moran
was passed. Fraser made miserable
failure in attempting to bunt and Slagle' s
fiy-out to Reagan encouraged the fans to
Iope But Sheckards hit to right scat
tered the hope bugs and landed thinner
man at the plate. Moran, however, was
slaughtered at the tin, although he dis
Iuted the justice of his death warrant.
As stated the Cubs scored their sixth
tally in the seventh, when, after two had
civ orln Stn
second and scored on Steinfeldts swat to
tie right garden.
In the sixth the Barons played in hard
and good luck. 1t was one of those cases,
the exception to the rule, possibly when
10 man scores after the bases have bee
iilied without an out
Howard was hit with the ball.
Holman, who had relieved Zimmerman,
was safe on Meeks error.
Moran was passed.
Fraser however, won a home with the
fans when his three vicious swings
amounted to nothing. Slagle then hit to
third and Howard was killed at the plate.
in attempting to complete Rauo threw
low, and Meek let the sphere carom to-
ward second. Waters fielded it gingerly
hcmeward and Holman was declared
out The decis on was a close one, and
the Cubs howled. The court of appeal,
however, was closed, and even the cham
pions of the world had to bear the brunt
The Barons, after getting nothing dearer
than a hit in the ilrst inning, got exceed
.ngly busy in the second
This busy streak was due to the errors
of the Cub infied as to the hitting AMI
running ability of the Barcns.
Raub started the inning by tanning.
Downey was safe, however, when Stein
1e.dt Numbered, although he was imme-
Giately afterwards, by Walters inield hit
doomed to death at second. Lou was
safe, however on first, AND when Harry
Ables inclined his weight against the
sphere and drove it to deep left field for
two sacks, Silent Lou counted the first
tally. In the mix up Catcher Moran let
Sheckard's return to the plate escape
I'm, and Ables registered at the tertiary
corner. From that station he ran home
when Holman threw wild to first at
tempting 20 retire Fred Houtz. Moles-
worths bingle landed Houtz at second
and a passed ball pushed him to third.
Just at this time when a hit would
have scored two, and evened the tally
sheet, Henry Meek approached the plate.
Hope was short lived. however, for he
went out at first from Pitcher Fraser.
inning. Downey started the inning with a
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