The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13
BY BILL AK

| Sometimes ii is poor pitching.
| Sometimes it is poor fielding.
Sometimes it is rank and bush league
performing.
| Yesterday the three were amalgamated
into one glorious bunch.
| Bauer, after weakening in the sixth
was crucfied in the seventh.
His support throughout, however. was
exceepingly bad. and in the beginning o.
the eighth Umpire Eason slipped up in
making decision at first-this later paw
ing the way for trio of tallles.
In the same inning Mcbride slipped
while attempting to field an easy fy. and
Messenger dropped a gentle drive which
permitted two to score.
| 1t was a horrid afternoon. The final
score was to /.
| The work was very good for half the
way.
| Then in the sixth the Barons put one
over, Messenger beating out bunt;
Wordsworth sacrificing and Mcbride hit
ting sharply to left.
But in the seventh the visitors got next
to Bauer and fond hopes like soap bub-
bes. burst into vapor.
After retiring siegel, Bauer walked
Vinson. Lynch then connected with a
bunt, and McGilvray, Bauer and Marcan
failed to handle it. keupper, at that mo-
ment, cut one loose directly over the in
| ftial corner and taking advantage of the
fact that the ball went into an out house
that should have been closed up before
| the opening of the season, went to third,
| the two in front of him getting over.
Bauer then walked Bay, who stole sec
ond Flood hit to Bauer and keupper
went out between third and home, Bay
going to third. Flood then purposely got
himself in chase between first and sec
ond-as he should have done. considering
| the speed OF Bay on third-and when
Marcan dropped the final heave of Nc
| Glvray the fleet-footed Spider tailed.
| No. it is not all over There is one more
dismal chapter. Bronkie opened with
measley single back of short and was sac
rficed. Elliott threw to catch him stray
| ing off second, and he naturally went on
to third. Siegel then flied to Molesworth
and Bronkie scored with ease.
Then the bases were empty, but not for
long.
| vinson flied to center, and Mcbride fall
| ing he went safe.
Lynch then singled sending vinson to
third. He then stole second
| Keupper then flied to Messenger and he
dropped the ball, permitting vinson and
| Lynch to score.
| Keupper pitched good game. His hit
| ting too, was a feature. His double went
for naught, but his triple scored two and
opened the way for another In the eighth.
| too, it was his fly to Messenger which,
when dropped, let yinson and Lynch
score
| Newton played finely in the field for
Birmingham. making spectacular one
handed catch of Bronkie's drive In the
second, and ropbing vinson and Siegle at
later date in the afternoons perform
ance Had all the Barons played as he
there would be another coloring to this
mornings story.
Bauer pitched splendid ball until the
sixth. Then he weakened, and 1t was
only by good fortune that Nashville was
prevented from scoring. Bay opened with
single. and though he got an excellent
start. Elliott got him stealing by nose.
Then after Flood had flied out, Wiseman
singled sharply to right. Bronkie Wen.
safe on bad throw by Elliott. sending
Wiscman to third. Bronkie then pilfered
second. Erloff however, grounded out,
| Marcan to McGilvray.
| Good luck was with us. too. in the NTH:
Siegle, to begin with, was walked and
sacrificed. Lynch hit to Bauer, and the
pitcher forced Siegel at third Vinson hit
| to third. and Marcan made marvellous
one-handed stab of Emery's throw. Lynch
then hit to Bauer. and Siegle was forced
at third. Keupper at this point failed to
| deliver.
Well. we came very near capturing
series after all. We got two of the four
games. -.
1 Nashville in the series had no trouble
with our pitchers. Fleharty excepted. and
| piled up total of IS hits in the four
afternoons Birmingham got g.
The remaining details of the story are
| In
The Ohlctal Score
| r,...x,,u~l,c, II Pc. A. B.