The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-04-14
"ALGIERS TIGERS ROMP OVER
GINGER PEPS."

Sunday, April 10th, 1921, the Al
giers Tigers won their ninth conse-
cutive game by defeating the Gin
ger Pops to a score of II to s.. 1t
took extra innings to decide the
game
Lefty" Morris started the game
for the Tigers, but was compelled
to leave the game, cue to the fact
that his arm was sore. Leonard
finished the game.
| IS The game was game where
there were many long drives and
| bloody parts. Boats" Chestnut
playing second for the Pops drove
a three base hit over the right field
er's head with the bases full in the
fourth inning.
The score was 90 in the third in
ming, when the rallying started Lee
gendre, first man to the bat, was
hit by the pitcher Roberts >then
playing for a hit and run play laid
down a neat bunt, putting Legendre
on second, getting safe on first.
Mothe then singles to left, scoring
Legendre. Roberts getting out try
ing to stretch the bases; Peterson
then gets his base on single, Mothe
taking third; Landry Adams then
doubles to left scoring Peterson and
Mothe; l.. Glider triples to deep
center scoring Adams. The next
two men were easy outs.
The Pops We're unable to score in
their half. The Tigers were also
scoreless in their fourth, but when
the Pops came in for their fourth,
then the danger started.
The two Robichaux's were walked.
Frank Edwards was hit by a pitched
ball filling the bases; O'Dell Foucha
was an easy out; Boots Chestnut
then triples TO right field, cleaning
the bases. J Switzerland scores
Chestnut on a single, but was out
trying to stretch it into a two-bag-
ger. Baby DolI' the next man up
was also an easy out.
Both teams were helpless in
their fifth, but the Tigers scored one
run in their sixth on triple by Tai
bot and a single by Peterson.
The Pops came in for their sixth
and scored three runs on successive,
singles by Foucha, Robichaux, Ed
wards, Sutherland and Chestnut.
This making the score to 5 favor
of the Pops. Then came the terrible
seventh inning, when the Tigers
started rallying; Glider singled,
Schroeder dittoed, Talbot was walk
ed, filling the sacks; Legendre was
again hit in the arm forcing in
run, H. Adams pops up, Mothe
singles, scoring Schroeder; L. Adams
singles scoring Glider. The next
man hits into a double play, making
the score to Z favor of the Tigers.
The Pops get three men on base and
score but one run, due to Leonard
tanning the next three batsmen
Extra innings weretnen necessary.
IN the eighth, both teams were help
less. The ninth then rolled along,
Peterson leads off with a single,
Glider dittoes, Schroeder then walks
filling the bases with no one out;
Pitcher Leonard then hits a home
run to deep left field, winning his
own game by score of IL torS.
The batteries for the Pops were
O'Dell, Foucha, "Miggie' Suther-
land and Robichaux; for the Tigers
was, c. Morris, ]. Leonard, and
Gaines Glider. Next Sunday the
Algiers Tigers meet the Brechtek
Stars in Perez's field. Leonard and
Glider will be the batteries for the
Tigers, where Euper and Euper will
be the battlers for the Brechtel Stars.
The Tigers would like to get a
game with any amateur team in the
city playing under 16 years. For
games, get in touch with H. Schro-
der, $40 Pacific Ave.