The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-21
Hard Fought Game Goes to
the Visitors by 6 to 5
Score
CONTEST MARRIED
BY MUDDY FIELD
Barons Shine With the Stick With
Twelve Safe Bingles From the
Major Veterans-Fit-
terry Stars
BY JACK BETHEA


Reds piloted by Joe Tinker defeated the
Barons yesterday afternoon in the first
| exhibition game of the season by the
score of 6 to s. While the contest lacked
sensational features. 1t had plenty of
thrills, principally in the eighth inning
when the Barons came back strong and
pushed over two runs, one short OF
enough to tie the score, also.
The bright particular star of the aft
ernoon from g. local point of view was
the box work of Ffttery. the Central as
ISOLATION recruit. Going in In the sixth in
ming he held the Reds hitless and runless
until the end of the game. He struck
out five men and did not give a base
on balls.
+ The Barons deserved to win.i But for
the errors of Ellam when errors meant
runs it is probable that there would have
been different story to tell. Ellam's
miscues totalled 4. However, the Baron
shortstop is excusable in that his terri
tory was muddy, although two balls
should have been handled cleanly despite
the condition of the field.
Fromme, who opened for Cincinnati,
gave a clever exhibition of fielding his
position. the first four men to face him
going out Fromme to Hoblizelle. Tinker
failed to do anything of note, did not get
hit and struck out once. Rube Benton,
formerly with Chattanooga, and now one
of the mainstays of the Reds in the box,
pitched the last three innings, being
touched up for five hits and two runs
Barons Get Busy
The Barons broke the ice first In the
second inning, batting Fromme to all cor
ners of the lot. With one down, Me-
Gilvray singled to left field, Carroll
showed one through second TO center and
NcGiIvray went to second. Ellam stung
a Vicious one just inside the third base
foul line, taking three bases, McGil-
vray and Carroll scored while ELAN
came home when Lage doubled to right.
| Sloan hit to deep right field and Lage
was doubled at second. That ended the
| scoring.
In the third inning ELAN blew up
four runs scoring on three errors
| and two hits. Grant hit for two
bases to right field, Blackburn was
| passed, and ELAN booted Fromme's easy
| bounder, filling the bases. Bescher struck
out. Bates poked one to Large William,
| two out and the bases full the fans be-
gan to wake up and root for Sloan to
! pull out OF the hole Their hopes were
short-lived. Tinker hit one to ELAN, who
| juggled the ball, Blackburn and Fromme
scoring Hoblizelle doubled to center
| and Senno relayed the ball to ELAN who
| threw wild to the plate, Bates and Tinker
scoring Hobizelle took third on the
throw in and attempted to score. Lage
recovered the ball, Sloan covering the
plate, and Hoblizele died. The agony
was over.
Reds Score Again
! The Reds went at 1t again in the fourth.
| Becker sent one to ELAN and got life
on his error, going to second on Egan' $
| out. Grant hit to center field and Beck
er took second. Blackburn hit to center,
| Becker and Grant scoring. He attempted
to stretch the hit into a three bagger
| and went out, Senno to Marcan to Car
roll SEVERED, who went in to hit for
Eromme struck out.
| That ended the scoring until the eighth
when Senno singled to right. Benton
| thraw to Blackburn to catch him and
| the first baseman let the ball get away.
Senno went to second. Bodus singled and
| McGilvray repeated, Senno scoring. Bodus
attempted to make third on the play and
was thrown out, Becker to Grant Car
| roll went out, Egan to Hoblizelle. and
McGilvray scored when Ellam doubled to
| right. Fittery struck out ending the in
ming, and the scoring.
A fair sized crowd saw the game, max
| ing up for what it lacked in numbers
by the enthusiasm displayed.
The Reds will play the Barons this
afternoon and again tomorrow.
The box score: