The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-25
WHO'S WHO WITH
BARON RECRUITS
DAN SENNO
TINKER SCORES WINNING RUN
ON RANK FLUKE-FITTERY
ON THE SLAB AND GOES WELL
AGAIN
Rx JACK RETHEA

Again the Barons went down before
the Reds yesterday losing by the score
of to 8. The game was practically
handed to the Reds by the local team
through failure to protest a score.
1t came about in this way:
In the sixth inning Bates, first up
trip1ed and scored on Tinkers single
to center. Hoblitzelle bunted and beat
it out. Marsans hit to ELAN who failed
to handle the ball. filling the bases
Egan stung vicious one toward Ell
lam, but the ball struck Hoblitzelle
who was forthwith called out. But
and very large one-Tinker scored
from third on the play, which was
illegal
The rules which covers this situation
does not suffer from ambiguity. Sec
tion IL of rule 56 says: "a base run
ner Is out IL fair hit ball strikes him
before touching fielder, and, in such
case, no base shall be run unless neces-
stated by the batsman becoming d
base runner, but no run shall be scored
or any other base runner put out until
the umpire puts the ball back in play"
Tie same kind of play came up in
the ninth inning and robbed the Bar
ons of the game. In the ninth with
, one TO tie and two to wint ELAN was
passed and stole second. Mayer flew
OUT to Bescher and Bodus batting for
tittery struck out. Marcan then land
ed hard On the pellet and drove out
singing hit through second base.
But-another large one-Ellam was
called back to second because the ball
had grazed Umpire chesnutts cloth
ing.
So. not only were the Reds per-
mitted to score the winning run by the
failure of the Barons to protest but
the Barons were knocked out of a tie
by the operation of the very came
rule
Somebody in fact several somebodies,
were deep in the arms of Morpheus
about the time Joe Tinker crossed the
pan and got away with it. Not even
the bugs in the bleachers were wise.
Thoroughly Enjoyable
The game yesterday was thoroughly
enjoyable although not exactly fast.
Eittery went all the way on the mound
for the Barons and, despite the fact
that he was touched up for seven safe
ties by the Reds, made an extremely
favorable impression. He has the air
of a veteran. With his curve breaking
wrong and runners crossing the pan
he Kept working as Sleduy as d cioeh-
Errors and dumb playing cost Fittery
the game. He gave base on balls at
an Anopportune moment but he over
topped his cincinnati rivals in the box
despite the fact that he was hit
harder.
The Reds started off with jump,
scoring twso runs in the first inning.
With two down Tinker was passed.
Hoblizelle bunted and Ffttery hit him
on the head throwing to first, the ball
going wild and Hobby to second, while
Tinker scored. Marsans singled TO left
field and Hoblizelle scored. The Cuban
stole second but was caught mapping,
Fittery to Marcan. The Barons got one
In the fourth. Mcbride struck the third
time and Clark let it go through him,
the Baron going to first. McGilvray
tripled to left and Mcbride scored
The sixth inning was the fatal in
ming when Tinker scored his illegal
run which ended the scoring so far as
the Reds were concerned. The Barons
grabbed two In their half of the sixth.
Senno. first up, hit legitimate single
to left field but when Bescher decided
that he could take nap before field
ing 1t the center fielder kept right on
going and landed on second. Mcbride