The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-21
Adams Pitched Nicely


 ma, also pitched a good game, but was hit when runs were needed. The sup port given him was good. He struck out eight of the Bessemer sluggers and allowed but seven bingles. Adams al- lowed four bases upon bad twisters and these counted heavily in the score.
 A spectacular catch was made by Chastant for Selma, and Bumbardner for the Pipemakers. In the fourth in- ming "Jawn" Cochran met one of Adams straight balls with 8 terrific blow and it seemed as if it would clear the fence However, Chastant started running backwards as the swat hap pened and by a dive caught the ball The muddy field proved treacherous and, as he caught the bal, his pedals left the earth. However. he chung to the pellet.
 In the fifth inning, with Gutierrez on first, Perrie hit what seemed to be Texas leaguer near center field. Bum gardner ran back and caught the bail onssar ,dives.s.-It. was a wonderful stop. The Pipemakers hit when runs. We're needed and won the victory. It mattered not how many were out, for the boys were in the game all the time. In the first session, after Bumgardner and Heck had guessed wrong as to. where Adams would put the pill over, Rip" Reagan singled cleanly to right field. He sto,e second, and then trotted home when lawn Cochrantsrammed the ball against right field fence for two bags. This tied Selrha
 In the third the same number of tallies were put across the plate, thereby cinch- ing the game. Bob Bumgardner looked at four bad balls and took first base. However, he was forced out at second base when Heck hit to Sparks, who threw to Vasterling. Reagan drew pass, ill., ing first and second. Cochran lined out to center field. Andy Ramage hit a single over short and Heck scored. Jimmy Nor gan advanced to the bat and slugged the ball against the sign on left field fence, which entitled him to a pair of shoes for the effort, and Reagan and Ramage scored.
 Not satisfied with the quartette of tal- lies the Pipemakers made two more in the fourth. Farrow was walked. Will Hams sacrificed him to the keystone. Bobby Bunbardner hit a two bagger to left field and the backstopper trotted dtioSS t1t pidtt. w neIl f1eck Ddtted a not grounder through shortstop Bumgardner scored The ball went to the field, al- though Howell partially stopped it. The visitors scored in the second with out making hit. With two down. Chast- ant was walked. He attempted to steal second but was safe when Bumgardne' let Farrow's perfect throw slip out of his hands. Guiterez hit to Reagan, and when Rip" threw over Ramage's head Chastant scored. Again in the eighth Selma tailed Gutierrez made the first hit of the game by putting a line drive over Morgans head in left field. He advanced to third when Pierre hit through third base and scored on Kiernan's in1eld out The game was interesting througho~ Most of the players were retired on hits to the infeld. Both inner works played exceilently on the defensive. The hitting was not done by any particular batsmen as no piayey secured more than one hit The result of yesterdays game was en- couraging in view of the fact that Will Hams demonstrated wonderful ability. Jimmy Morgan hit sign in left fei that gave him a pair of s3.50 kicks He was happy over his swat
 The other details of the game appear in the official score: