The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-14
SPORTS
FOOD FOR RANDOM
By FRED BODEI<ER

a nice piece of change, s1.245.e6 each. through the double-N eaders. Atlanta topped the league both in attendance and receipts turning in nearly 5000 more than the Pels and showing up 5562 more spectators than the assem- blaze which witnessed the Chicks roll the Dobbs men over twice.
 Attendance figures and receipts for the games played on the Fourth are:
 City. Attendance. Receipts. Atlanta .............. 10,151 $3S37.SO Little Rock ....>... *6,l21 2,573-65 New Orleans ....... 4,5S9 1,S46.sO Total ............ 2S,3SS S11,O72.60
 Morning and afternoon games.
 Ten per cent of the gross receipts, S,107.26, was turned over to the league for the general expense fund.
 The feat of Tom Rogers seems to be little less of wonder as the records in that line of the game begin to ap- pear. The big right handler equalled the worlds pitching record against the Lookouts, when he did not allow hit or run nor a single runner to reach first base. Rogers phenomenal pitching entities him to a place with the late Addie Joss and Cy Young In basebalps imaginary hall of fame. The Rogers achievement is perfect be- yond the slightest doubt and the fact that his teammates har but seven assists shows that he was going like a house afire.
 No-hit, no-run games have been rather frequent in modern baseball. Prior to 1880, four games were thrown
 
 few authorities recognize the anti quated marks nowadays.
 Rogers record game is the first of it's kind since October 2, 1908, when Addie Joss turned the White back in the order they went to the bat. The previous record belongs to "Cy' Young, at one time hailed as the greatest pitcher in the game. "Cy's" no-hit, no-run, no-man-reach-first- base, occurred in 1904, against the Athletics. At the time, Young was member Of the Boston Red Sox, while the Mackmen included such players as Harry Davis, Monte Cross, Lave Cross, Socks Seybold, Doc Pow CTS, Ossi Shreckengost, Danny Mur- phy and raft of other yester-year heroes
 The list of no-hit, no-run, no-man- to-reach-first-base games in the his- tory of baseball, with the exception of the Southern league, are:
 1S76-James Calvin, St. Louis Reds vs. Cass club, Detroit, August II, at Iona. Mich., not a man reached first. G. w. Bradley, St. Louis N. l.. vs. Hartford. 1S79-J. L. Richmond, Worcester N. I. vs. Chicago, June 2; J. L. Rich mond, Worcester N. L. vs. Spring field, July 2S.
 1SSO-J. L. Richmond, Worcester N. l.. vs Cleveland, June F; John M. Ward, Providence N. L., vs. Buffalo, June r. 19O4-D. C. C'Cy'O Young, Boston A. L. vs. Athletics, May 5. 19OS-A. Joss. Cleveland, A. L. vs Chicago, October 2. It has developed that Rogers feat is the fourth in the history of the Southern league, and not the second, as stated previously in this column. Rogers performance is the first in re- cent years, and is a great bit of hurl- ing, especially against club as strong as the Lookouts. In holding | the Lookouts hitless and runless for nine innings, and keeping first base unoccupied, he followed the example set by Irving Wilhelm, Joe Keenan and rom F1Sner. Way back in the days when Shreve- port was in the circuit, Fisher against Nashville went nine perfect innings. He famed 15 batsmen. Wilhelm and l Keenan were both Baron hurlers and accomplished their feat against Mont ! gomery and Nashville, respectively It was not only the last game that N Keenan won in the league, but he did not fan single man. Sam Brown, | his catcher, did not get a putout. Rogers game was the first full nine-inning affair in which South ern league pitcher has gone hitless \ this year. He is recognized as the speed artist of the circuit, possessing an extremely fast ball, which. when M it is going right, makes him practic- Fl ally unbeatable. Incidentally he is s from Gallatin, Tenn. home of Hub \ Perdue.
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