The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
Nv REUBEN A. LEWIS

Frowned upon by the elements,
Eouthpaw Rube Evans made his debut
at Rickwood and was drubbed by the
high flying Gulls. Gaining the lead
when the elements conspired against
the portwheeler, the Gulls spurted on
ward and before the close of the fracas
amassed eight tallies. Heinie Berger
initiating the conflict, was yanlked
from the mound in the fourth and re-
tired in favor of the lengthy Robert
son.
Discouraged by the disastrous open
ing, Evans weakened toward the lat
ter sessions and permitted the Gulls
to annex three additional markers.
While the Barons rallied often with
fusillade of safe drives, the following
batsmen fell before the bafflers of the
Gull moundsmen and retired In defeat
Earning his sobriquet of Hard Luck
Rube," Evans saw the battle slip be-
yond recall in the opening round Mil
ton Stock rolled a grounder to Carroll
and outspurted a faulty return TO Nc
Gilvray. Dropping a neat advancer
down the third line, McGill romped to
first in safety when McDonald's peg
the right, the infeld played badly for
Robertson who slapped a bounder to
deep shortheld for single. At this
5uncture Umpire KERN decided he
would instruct Evans as to mounting
the slab and further dazzled the south
paw.
Boobies Cost Game
O'Dell added to the bobbles when he
hit sharply to Carroll The shortstop
heaved to Mayer, but the peg proved
erratic and Stock tailed. Paul Sentell
hoisted long fly to Kniseley and Nc
Gill romped over the platter. Peter
pegged accurately to third and Nc
Donald tagged Robertson, but the huge
fielder's pedal bounded into Mack $
hand and knocked the pellet out of his
grasp.
The unfortunate backing continued
when another error allowed the Gulls
to register the third marked. Schmidt
hit a fizzler to Evans Grasping the
spinning sphere, Evans tossed to Mayer
but the receiver muffed the peg and
permitted another tally to register. At
this critical stage Paulet delivered with
crashing bingle to right Schmidt
had previously annexed second and
scored in the rear of ODell on the
first sackers blow.
Berger Is Retired
Breaking with neat twist, Heinie
Berger's splitter baffled the Barons in
the first two rounds but the Barons
solved the damp slants in the third.
Mayer slashed out the first safety of
the battle for the Baronial crew. while
Carroll repeated with a rap to center.
Evans drove out liner to third, which
Paulet captured and doubled Mayer at
second. Marcan retired the side on a
grounder.
Endangering the Gull lead, Birmingham
counted twice in the fourth. Messenger
singled to right garden and cavorted to
second on McDonald's drive to the sun
field. Realizing that the Gull mounds
man was being tapped with apparent ease
Mique Finn withdrew the spitballist from
the fray and injected W. Robertson, a
towering Highlander. The first action
of the newcomer was to serve four balls
to Kniseley, thereby congestng the paths
Mcbride hit a slow roller to shortstop
and Messenger tailed although Kniseley
was forced. McGilvray delivered SINH
lar wallop to the little shortstop with
similar results. Mayer put finish to the
rally by driving a grounder to Sentell.
Evans held the Birds well in check dur
Ing the following sessions. but permitted
the sixth score in the seventh round. Sem
tell singled and advanced to third on
Schmidt's scorcher to the sunfield. Paulet
popped weakly but Clark rolled to Mar
can and Sentell completed the journey.
Barons Swell Count
The Baron count increased to three in
the last half of the seventh when Carroll
beat out a rap to short Southpaw Rube
Evans uncorked a luscious wallop to
right garden which advanced Carroll to
the platter. but Evans was tagged al
second. Marcan outspeeded a bunt to-
ward third base when Paulet was loaf
ing back of the cushion and Evans
romped to third. Evans took decided
stand upon the third hassock. for Mes
senger hit to second. forcing Marcar
at the keystone. but the twirler eamped
upon the bag. There he remained as the