The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-01
|BARONS LOSE GAME TO GIANTS;
MARCAN'S HITTING FEATURES
SWATFEST WON BY THE MAJOR
LEAGUERS BY TO SCORE.
MARCAN HITS TWO HOME
RUNS-MATTY ON THE MOUND
BY Charles w. GREER

Although defeated by Muggsy Nc
Graws coalation of National league PEN
nant winners yesterday afternoon, the
Barons opened their batting eyes to an
extent that brought joy to the hearts of
local fandom, and when they touched up
the delivery of Mr.. Christy Mathewson
for 10 safe bingles, including one for three
stations and two home runs.
The final score of the affair was to
8, with the major leaguers carrying the
larger number, but the Barons kept the
fandom on the alert during the entire con-
test; keeping, at the same lime, the
Mighty Matty' in some dangerous holes,
and their rally in the ninth inning, which
brought two runs acoss the plate and
threatened to snatch TIE game from the
National leagues, injected an enthusiasm
into the bleachers such as has not been
seen before this season.
From the local point of view, Lii Marcan
was the bright and shining luminary of
the afternon. The Baron second sacker
scored two of the five runs made by the
Barons. secured four bingles out of four
trips to the plate, two of which he placed
to the tall and uncut, and romped around
the bases while the Giant outffelders
were recovering the ball. In addition
to this Marcan received five putouts and
one assist to his credit and failed to err
during the entire contest. Running close
second to Marcan was Bob Messenger,
who likewise touched up Matthewson for
four binges out of five attempts, one of
which he placed against left field fence
for three stations.
Matthewson, who was sent to the hill by
McGraw, took things in a rather easy
fashion. He seldom resorted to his hooks,
but kept his offerings about the corners
OF the plate and depended to a consider
able extent upon the ability of his team
mates. BY adopting this programme the
hurler got himself into considerable
trouble The defensive york of the New
Workers was distinctly off color. While
but two errors are challsed up against
them. their work was loose throughout,
and they sadly lacked the hrlliancy which
might have made Mattys style of hurl-
ing effective.
Prough and Thompson, who were elect
ed by Molesworth to offer their shoots to
the major league batters, both made a
creditabe showing. Prough was some
what wild during the first two innings,
and was hit with a fair degree of fire.
quency throughout his stay on the mound.
but as a whole he hurled a consistent ar
ticle of ball. Thompson made his bow to
the Birmingham public, and his work,
hile nothing brilliant, shows much prom
ise He held the Giants scoreless during
all but one inning wnen. after one was
down. couple of two baggers netted the
Giants a counter.
The Giants scored first III the second in
ming. Doyle was walked. Murray flew
out to Messenger, and on the next ball
i. \ ~s... 49,
Merkle singled and Doyle scored Herzog
went out Marcan to McGilvary, but
Meyers secured one TO his Hiking and
Merkel counted. Meyers was out trying
to steal second.
In the third, the major leaguers looked
as IL they were going to make a farce
out of the contest. After Matty had flied
out, Prough delivered Il fast one that
caught Snodgrass amidships, giving him
Snodgrass to third Burns, next up, de-
livered bounder to McGilvray. who
erred grievous1y, and Snodgrass scored.
Doyle was walked. Murray hit to deep
left and Shafer counted. Merkle then
connected safely and Doyle added another
to the Giant run column. Herzog re-
lieved the agony with fly to right.
The Barons also scored early, but not
SO often as did their major league op-
ponents. In the initial inning Marcan,
first to face Matty, was safe at first
when Burns bobbled an easy grounder.
Messenger singled, sending Marcan to
third Senno flew out to right, but Nc
Bride connected safely and Marcan
scored
Again in the second inning the Barons
crossed the plate. ELAN and Mayer, who
We're the first Barons to face Matty in
this round, tore off two lucious bingles
| in rapid succession. Prough hit into q
double playing, forcing Mayer out at sec
end while he died at first but ELAN took
third on the play, and scored moment
later when Marcan delivered.
In the fifth Lii Marcan, first up, cleo
trified the fandom assembled by select
ing a choice shoot of Matty and placing
ii over Snodgrass' head for a clean home
lun
This ended the scoring of the Barons
until the last half of the ninth when
Marcan opened activities with a homer
to the left field fence Messenger fol-
lowed with a three-bagger and scored
when Doyle allowed McGilvray's error to
bound between his legs. Matty then settled
down and Mcbride and Carol were easy
outs.
The box score: