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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-23
WILL
BENECESSARYFOR
PENNANT winner
Such Is Opinion of Elberfeld
Who Is Fortified With
Harry COvaleskie
and Sommers

Chattanooga, April 22.-tspecial.) With
the additions of Rudy sommers from
the Cubs. Manager EIberfeld believes
that he has the strongest twirling STAFF
in the league. The marksmen now at
tho Kids disposal consist of Sommers
and Covaleskie, lefthanderss and More,
Troy, Starke and ehappelle. One of the
sextet will go before May 10. South
paws, in the Kids opinion, are more
valuable in the Southern this year than
they have been in years.
Bailey and Welchonce of the Crackers
and MeGilNray and Messenger of the
Barons are two destructive duos that
Elberfeld is anxious TO hold.
With Street working practically every
game and Hannah in excellent condition
Eiberfeld Is not Worrying about the re-
ceiving end of the battery contingent.
Street is proving valuable as a medium
between the Kid and the rank and file
of the players. enjoying. a position sim
liar to that of Harry Davis with the
Athletics.
As soon as Jimmy Gillespie's injured
leg is healed Elberfeld is preparing TO
make a slight shift in his defensive line
up. The change In question consists
of putting Jimmy on third and placing
HARRISON in left This, 1t Is believed.
will strengthen the club Gillespie, from
present indications. will he absent from
the game for week at least.
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TALLADEGA PREPARING
FOR SEASONS OPENING

Tailadesa, April Pc Special.)-The Tai
ladesa baseball team is fast rounding
into shape. Manager Reese has had his
men out for practice every afternoon
since the 14th. There are, now IL men try
ing for places on this seasons team.
They are: Billingsley, catcher; Woodruff,
Robertson, Speer. Canton, Parnen, pitch
ers; Hamlin, first base: Darson, second
base; Camp and Gallagher. shortshtop;
Chambers. third base: Samples Bonner
Robertson, Spear Rowe outfeders.
Ramage, who played last season WIN
Bessemer is more than likely TO be IN the
lineup before opening day. Baumgartner'
last season with Bessemer. may also DC
secured for shortstop. Manager RIGGS OF
the Selma team in the Cotton states
league Will probably release Breckeil-
ridge pitcher; Higgins, infelder ana kih-
SER outhelder, to the Talladega team.
At the present It seems that the High-
ianders will have an unusually s,rons
pitcmne stan. The boxmen VIII propapiy
be Woodruff. Canton. Reese and Brecken-
ridge, Robertson or speer.
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NATIONALLE LEAGUE
STANDING
Reds Can't Win

Cincinnati, April 22.-Although out
batted Chicago by punching hits won
it's third consecutive game from Gin
cinnati this afternoon by q score of
Is to 5. The names of 30 players, II
for Chicago and 10 for Cincinnati, ap-
peared in the line up. Chicago used
three pitchers and Cincinnati four. The
game was a pitchers battle between
Leifield and Fromme up to the sixth
inning. In the sixth Cincinnati scored
four runs on five hits off Leifield,
making the score to in favor of
the locals. Then came rapid changes
in the line up, first by Chicago and
then by Cincinnati. The Chicago COM
bination proved to be more successful
and won out in the last three innings.
Score r. II. T..
Chicago ......... 100 600 232-S IL Q
Cincinnati ....... 600 004 1G0--5 13 1
Batteries-Leifeld, Cheney and Ar
cher; Fromme, Packard, Mcintyre, Har-
ter and Clark and SEVERED. Time, 2:10.
Umpires-Brennan and Eason.
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Phillies-Giants Tie

New York, April 22.--The New York
and Philadelphia Nationals played n
10 inning tie game today the score
being to 2. 1t was a wonderful
pitchers battle between Seaton and
Wiltse who went into the box for New
York in the third inning after Luderus
had hit Tesrcau for home run in the
second period. Wiltse pitched the best
ball, though Seaton did great work
in the pinches. In the eleventh the
Giants filled the bases with one out.
but could not score. They opened both
the twelfth and thirteenth with dou-
bles, but Seaton again frightened. Burns
work was the feature. He made four
hits aud saved the game for New York
in the ninth when he threw Luderus
out at the plate. Score: r. H. n.
Philadelphia oil 900 900 600 % 2
New York 600 002 900 600 o. II 4
Batteries-Seaton and Doom; Tesreau.
Wiltse and Wilson. Time, 2:49. I'm
pires, Rigler and Byron.
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From the Angle OF the Bug
BY HUGH w. ROBERTS

Gallagher proposition. Let us all
trust that the majority in Con-
gress will consider the scheme of
the gentleman from Illinois as se-
riously as We do.
As baseball is operated TODAY 1t
is highly successful. 1t could not
be operated other than it Is and
attain success. By success we
mean financial success and also
success from the standpoint of en-
tertainment.
A baseball player signs con-
tract of his own volition and
agrees to fulfill the terms of the
contract. After he has signed he
possessing club, terminate that
contract-unless he voluntarily re-
tiresNfrom the profession.
It is very seldom the case that
a man enters the baseball pro-
fession because he desires to play
baseball all his life. 1t almost
invariably happens that a man be-
comes a professional baseball
player because he can make more
money playing baseball than fol-
lowing a furrow, building a house
or keeping straight set of odi-
Gus books
There are some unusual men in
baseball-unusual from stand
point of intelligence. But it is
scarcely believed that Cobb could
make $4,000 regularly in return
for six months of effort in any
field other than that of baseball.
For a year he might. But at the
end of the year his dramatic talent
would become wiltered as a di-
rect cause of his removal from the
entranced gazed of the baseball
fan. What could Mathewson gain
in any other profession than base
ball? What he could make as
hero in melodrama would not
be in despite of baseball, but as
direct consequence of his having
been a great player Could Frank
Chance pull down $4,000 in any
other walk of life, in any other
ayocation?
Some of the baseball restrictions
to the uninitiated appear auda-
eious. But IL player was permitted
to transfer himself from one club
to another whenever he saw prop
er baseball would soon become a
relic of ancient ages.
And there is another angle from
which one may consider the move
of Gallagher. That angle would ap-
pear as soon as men of the type
of McGraw, Chance, Mack, Jen-
ings and others who have been
both player and boss, lake the
stand. These leaders in the pro-
fession would tell the court of in
quiry that baseball, organized on
the lines that it is, is good for
the magnate and the player. and
that it could not exist without its
present system of self-protection.
Webelieve that all that baseball
needs to guarantee its continued
popularity is a congressional in
vestigation. AS a result of the eff
forts of the Associated Press ev-
cry man who now holds. organized
baseball a trust would, in the light
of cold facts developed, change his
mind and join that merry rabble
which invariably on the presenta-
tion of opportunity cries, waltz
me around again Willie" and Take
me out to the ball game"
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Pirates Still Go

| St Louis, April 22.-Although Perritt
gave only two hits, Pittsburg today
! won the third successive game from
| ST. Louis, score l to 0. Slow fielding
and the pitchers own error, followed
by single. gave the visitors their
lone tally. Pittsburg got its first hit
in the seventh when Wilson scratched
single through the pitchers box.
Wilson moved to second on a sacrifice
and went to third on Perritt's poor
throw. McCarthy's single scored Will
son. Score~by innings r. IT, r..
lPittsburg ....... 600 600 100-1 2 /
st. Louis ....... 600 600 600 5 1
Batteries-Camnitz and Simon; Per-
rtt and Wingo. Time, / 35 Umpires,
owens and Guthrie.
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vYY7ILSON'S administration may
A< become memorable as
having brought about an

YYYyILSONS administration may
M become memorable as
" having brought about an
Investigation of the baseball
trust"
For in the very instant in which
we are endeavoring to decrease the
cost of living and relieve the COM
mon people of the burden which
the beneficiaries of predatory
wealth have imposed, in the very
instant in which we are endeavor
ing to obviate internal trouble with
the restless Japanese, In the very
instant in which we are prepar-
ing to make those people so fortu-
nate as to possess an income pay
for that priceless possession, Mr..
Gallagher of Illinois rises in his
seat, coyly removes the perspira-
tion from his placid brow, twists
fragment of his hirsute adornment
into a Beau Brummel curl, clears
his throat with an. effective deton-
alton, and proceeds with relevant
and material testimony to express
himself on the "baseball trust"
termed the most audacious in the
profane history of rapacious trusts.
Go to it, Gallaherl While 1t is
our private opinion that Mr.. I'm
derwood has his hands full at the
present time endeavoring to make
the administration of Mr.. Wilson
epochal by legislating for the hum
bier masses of American society,
nevertheless we feel that an in
vestigation of the baseball trust
would prove very advantageous.
OF course, it is very plain that
should such an investigation be
called, 1t would amount to moth
ing startling or sensational and
would scarcely result in the ele-
walton of the peppery little Illi-
nois democrat to the chair of the
chief executive; but 1t would fur
nish interesting reading to a large
flock of fan folk which soon tires
of reading figures concerning the
cost of manufacturing agate and
zinc On with the investigation.
Ty Cobb and Mike Donlin would
make excellent witnesses. Johnny
McGraw could throw pepper into
the controversy and the phleg-
matte Connie Mack would be useful
in maintaining the equilibrium of
the investigating committee. We
suggest that the flood gates be
torn away so that Frank Chance
could express himself literally con-
cerning the entertaining Mr.. MUIR
ply, and Trainer Semmons could
give the true and accurate account
of his recent pugilistic encounter
with j. Evers.
There is a great opportunity for
honor and advancement, as the
fiery Nigel Loring would say, in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-23
BEHIND GALLAGHER
FOXY HORACE FOGEL
STANDS GR|NN|NG
Fraternity's Side to Cobb
Controversy - Hermann
Is Serene-CObb in
Detroit Thursday

Washington, April 22.-Representa-
tive Gallagher has been in correspond
ence regarding his resolution with
Horace Fogel. former owner of the
Philadelphia National league team.
Fogel in a recent Letter to Congress-
man Gallagher said he could put him
on the track to lay the foundation for
the investigation and to subpoena wit
nesses necessary to make out easily a
clear case to turn over to the depart
ment of justice for Immediate action
to bust up the, arrogant baseball
trust"
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| Sacrifice Hits-Alperman, Smith, Do
| bard, Graham, Goalby.
] Stolen Bases-Agler, Welchonce Cd.
Bailey, Dobard, Goalby.
Two-Base Hits-I.indsay, Brady, Do
bard, Smith.
| Three-Base Hit-Schwartz.
| Double Plays-Agler to Dobard to
| Agler: Smith to Alperman; Alperman
to Dobard to Agler; Lindsay to Goalby to
Schwartz.
| Passed Ball-Noyes.
| Innings Pitched-Dahlgren 1-3 with Z
hits and runs.
Hit by Pitcher-Dahlgren !.
Base on Balls-Off Brady, 2; Dahlgren,
4; Case, 2
| Struck Out--By Brady s; Dahlgren, o.
Wild Pitch..Dahlgren.
Time-1:55.
IImpires-Pfenninge and Kerin.
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Major League Leaders

Stallings were born In the sixties.
Managers born in the seventies are
Clarke, Jennings, Dahlen, McGraw,
Callahan and Chance. -Four leaders,
Tinker, Doom, Stahl and Huggins,
appeared in the year 1880. Stovall
was born a year later, Evers in
1883 and Birmingham in 1856.
The Empire state furnishes big
league teams with four leaders,
these being Birmingham, Bill Dah-
len and the two Johns-MeGraw
and Evers Massachusetts boasts
of Callahan and Mack. Missouri OF
Stoval and Griffith, and Ohio of
Higgins and DOOM.
The average age of the American
league pilots is Ss years. of the
National league leaders 81.
The figures Below will show in
what years and in what states the
16 managers were born:
Name. club and where born. Year.
Mack, Athletics, Mass. ........ 1852
Stallings, Boston N. h., Ga. ...1S69
Griffith, Washington. Mo. ......1S69
Jennings, Detroit, Penn. ....1SIO
Dahlen, Brooklyn, New York 1871
Clarke. Pittsburg, Iowa. ..1S12
McGraw, New York N L.. n Y.1S73-
Callahan, Chicago \. L., Mass. 1874
Chance, New York A. L., Cal. 1877
Tinker, Cincinnati, Kan. 1850
Doom, Philadelphia n. L., Ohio 1880
Stahl. Boston A. L., Illinois. 1880
Higgins, st. Louis n. L., Ohio. $50
Stovall st. Louis A. L., Mo 1881
Evers, Chicago n L., n. Y. 1883
Birmingham. Cleveland, N. Y 1885
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The Fraternity's Position

New York, April 22.-The Baseball
Players fraternity will take no ac-
tion in the controversy between Ty
Cobb and the Detroit club unless re-
quested to do so by the parties at Is
sue. David E. Fultz, president of the
fraternity, asserted that he regarded
the matter as purely business trans
action between Cobb and President Ma
vim and that it was not only unfair
but silly to attack the fraternity for
not settling. it.
1--WE have pledged the organization to
have every reasonable obligat ation of
the players contract lived UP to by
both contracting parties" reads Mr..
Fultz's statement "and we shall do all
within our power to see that the con-
tract with the player is not violated.
Fultz Is Nettled
But enforcing contract after made
is very different matter from at
tempting to dictate to others what
me terms of their contract shall be.
This whole affair is a private matter
between Cobb and Mr.. Navin; there are
no legal obligations resting on either
party. Cobb has a right to value his
services at $4,000 or $15O,00O, as he
chooses, and Mr.. Navin has a right TO
pay it or not just as he sees fit.
Should Mr.. Navin and Cobb desire
the offices of the fraternity in the set
tlement OF this difference we should be
very glad to do what we could, but
any attempt to bring pressure upon
either party would not only be a viola
tion of our bylaws but would be con-
trary to the fundamental purpose of the
organization"
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MURPHY AFTER FIGHT
: GOES TO SEE HIS BABY

San Francisco, April q. Harlem Tom
my Murphy, who defeated the former
lightweight champion. Ad Wolgast here
last Saturday. left for his home in New
York today. A new born baby girl he
has not yet seen awaits him there.
Murphy says he probably will move to
California, as he expects to fight most
of his future battles in this state
A local promoter is endeavoring to
match him for a 20 round meeting with
Willie Ritchie, the champion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-23
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
President Sees Senator's Lose

Washington, April 22.-washington suf-
fered its first defeat of the season today
succumbing to Boston, s to 3.
President Wilson attended the game
and although around the seventh inning
with the home team apparently hopeless
ly Sehind the crowd began to leave, the
President remained until the last man
was out
Inability of Washington to hit Leonard
at critical times was mainly responsible
for the defeat, the locals having IA men
left on bases. Boston scored two runs
in the opening inning ON clean hitting
and added two more in the second when
Groom was touched for a single and gave
three bases on balls forcing in a run.
Galia relieved Groom after this and an
out allowed another run. Two singles, a
fielder's choice and a double gave Wash
ington two in the second and Milans
walk. steal of second and Leonards error
added the last tally. Gallia lost con-
troll in the sixth after Gardner singled and
hit Engle and passed Wagner Hooper s
base on balls forced in one and Yerks
long single to left-center cleared the
bases. Score: r. III. b..
Boston .............. 900 O04 0O0--S 10 .
Washington ....... 021 900 000--3 10 2
Batteries: Leonard and Carrigan; CAL
liza, Groome, Boehling and Ainsmith
Time, 23O. Umpires, Dineen and Hart.
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Fultz Is Nettled
Hermann Very Serene

CINCINNATI, AprII 22.-August Herr
mann. chairman of the national base
ball commission, issued statement to-
day regarding the proposed investiga-
tion by Congress. saying:
This resolution is practically the
same as the one introduced by Con-
gressman Gallagher last year. We have
nothing whatever to fear In fact we
rather countenance thorough and ex-
haustive examination of the whole mat
Ter, fully believing that if this be done.
that nothing but good can result to the
game"
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Cobb tn Detroit

Detroit, April ga telegram from
-Tyrus Cobb saying he would reach this
city Thursday morning was received
mere today by one of Cobb's associates.
IT is understood here a conference be-
tween Cobb and President Navin of the
Detroit baseball club will occur short,
~ after Cobb,s arrival; that a satisfac-
tory agreement will be arrived at and
that Cobb Will sign his 1913 contract.
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TURTLES AND PELS
IN DRAWN BATTLE

Memphis. April 22.--Darkness ended
todays New Orleans Memphis game af-
ter the ninth inning with the score tied.
to 3. Manush's triple in the third
inning gave New Orleans two runs and
in turn he scored on Spencers single.
Memphis punched hits i'm three innings.
f.-i11c, the ecnrn N tho ci.rl,th s,oaa...-
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Games Today
birmingham in Nashville.
Chattanooga in Atlanta.
New Orleans in Memphis.
Mobile in Montgomery.

Chattanooga, April 22.-(special)-It
would take a cubist sketch to exag-
gerated tendencies to describe Adequate
" the exhibition which was staged at
Andrews field this afternoon by the Ba-
rons and Lookonts as the final fracas of
the series. The ultimate count of to
with the locals holding the long end of
the string, was all but lost to the stands
jim the weird and jumbled confusion of
hits, errors, sensations and runs. The
statement that Covaleslie won a game
from the Barons is adequate proof of the
mysterious activities of the exhibition
A dramatization of Ibsen would have
seemed like burlesque in comparison.
Not content with supplying the stands
with every conceivable phase OF baseball,
good and otherwise ON both offense and
defense, Messenger and Marcan, found
it necessary to enhance the weird setting
OF the game by running together in right
field in the fourth after f'licks pop, as
a result of which "Iil' took transit of
ten minutes duration into the realms OF
Morpheus and secured return mileage
through the medium of the club physi-
clan.
Umpires Were Criticised
The arbiters, Messrs. Breitenstein and
Stockdale. ably seconded the efforts of
the contesting athletes to carry out the
cubist motif which prevailed and the de-
cisions which were inflicted were so pitt
fully uncouth that both Barons and
Lool1outs joined in viewing the blue clad
officials as a common foe.
Five hurlers were used by the opposing
stratesists, Messrs. Moesworth and Ell
berfeld. three by the former and two by
the latter. 1t was Troy. the elongated
Continued ON Page Ten)
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ATLANTA HAMMERS
THE VOL PITCHERS

Nashville, Tenn, April 22.-Atlanta bat
ted Dahlgren, a recruit, and Case freely
this afternoon and won the last game of
the series to 1. Brady was in fine form
for the visitors, allowing only one man
to get as far as third. Welchonce. Long
and Smith, each made three hits. Allan
ta ran wild on the bases, pulling off two
double steals. The teams split even on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-23

SUMMARY.
Homie runs-Berger.
Three Base Hit--Elwert.
Two Base Hit-Jantzen.
Stolen Bases-Paulet, Sloan, Jantzen.
Double Plays-Elwert to Wares to
Tarleton (2).
Struck Out--By Berger 2, Brown 4.
Base on Balls-Or Berger /, off Brown g.
Wild Pitch-Brown.
Hit by Pitched Ball-By Brown (Starr).
Time-2:00
Umpires-Fifield and Hart.
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CHAMPION (?) AFTER
SOME EASY MONEY

Calgary, Alberta, April 22.-Luther Nc
Carthy, white heavyweight champion of
the world, today accepted terms to come
to Calgary to fight on May "a. He will
meet the winner of the Packy Mcfarland
Norris fight scheduled for May l. Nc
Kee Mcintyre will meet Billy Griffin here
on May in the first of a series of elimi-
nations to clean up the welter weight
championship tangle. Ray Bronson, or
Hilliard Lang, probably will get bout
from the winner
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Foxen and Fittery Beaten
Badly-COvaleskie Sue
ceeds Troy and Goes
Finely
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
Results Yesterday

Chattanooga Z. Birmingham 4,
Atlanta 0, Nashville 1.
Montgomery S, Mobile 2.
Memphis 8, New Orleans 8.
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BILLIKENS BEGIN
TO SHOW STRENGTH

Montgomery, April 22.-Montgomery won
from Mobile today, to 2. Although Mo-
bile outhit the locals, Brown Kept the
hits we'll scattered, while Montgomery
punched hits In the fifth and eighth in
nings. Berger hit the ball over left field
fence for a home run Score:
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Cotton States League

Columbus, Miss, April 22.-(special)--
Columbus defeated Selma in today s
game, score to 5. Victory for the locals
came In the ninth inning, when Lutherson
was touched for three hits, which FUR
nished the tieing and winning run. john
son for the locals pitched fairly good
gon,e Score. R.H. e.
Columbus .... 100 900 012-6 10 4
selma ~ 200 ~ cov-5 6 .
Batteries: Johnson and Taylor: Luher-
SON. Baker and Mueller. Umpire, Hall.
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BIRMINGHAM COLLEGE
BADLY BEATEN AGAIN

Marion, April 22.-(speclal)-The Marion
Institute Baseball team added another
to its long list of victories by defeat
ing a second time Birmingham college
by the score of to j. The institute boys
took the lead from the first and made
hits, stole bases and scored at Will. Bir-
mingham tried three pitchers yesterday
and two today in vain attempts to stem
the tide of Marions heavy hitting.
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Auburn. N. ", April 22.-3ecretaryJ John
II. Farrell of the National Association OF
Baseball leagues today handed down sew
eral decisions, among them being the fol-
lowing: Awards, Joe Levin to Houston,
Tex; claims disallowed, L. McGroaty
against Bonham. Tex; NJ. A. Elliott,
Against Beaumont. Tex. Applications de-
MED. California State league for Glass
rating.
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Browns Beat Naps

Cleveland, April 22.-Manager George
Stovall of st. Louis headed ninth inning
batting rally which enabled st. Louis to
win from Cleveland, to today. Wild
throws by Land and Graney enabled St.
Louis to score two runs in the first two
innings. In the sixth Cleveland tied the
score ON an error and three base hits by
Jackson and Iajoie A double and two
bases on balls filled the bases In Cleve-
lands half of the ninth, but good field
ing saved a score. Earl Hamilton is the
first, left handed pitcher Cleveland bat
ters have faced this season. Score
X. II. g.
Cleveland ........... 600 COZ 000-2 4
st. Louis ................ llO O0U DUZ--4 :
Batteries: Steen and Land; Hamilton
and Alexander and Agnew Time, l:55.
Umpres, Hildebrand and Evans.
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Two Base Hits-Ward, Schweitzer,
Love.
Three Base Hit--Manush.
Sacrifice TIits-Hendryx. Abstein.
Stolen Bases-Butler, Spencer.
Double Plays-7-Jordan to Absteini
Butler to Jordan to Abstein
Bases on Balls-Kroh 3, Evans 4.
Struck Out-Kroh 4. Evans T.
Hit by Pitcher--Atz, Hendryx.
Time-2:15.
Umpires-Rudderha and Wright.