The age-herald., 1902-04-03
.LEACUERS ID PLAY COLLEG|ANS TODAY Coal BaronS Leave This Morn-
 ing for Tuscaloosa. WILL REMAIN THREE DAYS Amateurs Defeated In Practice Game. Smith Makes Hit With the Fans
 as Fast Pitcher-BroWn
 Makes Good.
WILL REMAIN THREE DAYS

Haller and his frisky ball tossers will games with the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa this afternoon. The team will leave for the college town at 10 clock on the Pan-American flyer. Ev- cry member will be taken along and given a chance to show his mettle during the series.
 If Campbell arrives this morning, as expected. and is in any kind of condition, he will be put in the box for the first game. Otherwise either McKenna or Lipp will give the college boys their first dose. All four pitchers will be used dur ing the three games.
 The reports from Tuscaloosa are that the University nine is in fit condition and will give the professionals a hard tussle. They have been working for several weeks and have recently been under the direction of Stouch. the Atlanta player. who is coaching them.
 Have Good Practice Game.
 The players. had the best days practice yesterday they have had since their ar rival in Birmingham. The game was with team of amateurs assisted by Manager Haller. The amateurs for the first four innings kept the professionals guessing. Finally class began to tell and 1t was all off with the amateurs.
 The lineup of the two teams was as follows
 Coal Barons. Position. Amateurs. Brown Smith. ..................p .p............... Sawyer LaRocque. e............1b. ........... Lightning Lipp. .2b.... Atchinson Warren. n...............3b .3b. b................ Jones Moss .................ss.. Chalrseii Jones ...... Bulger, Haller Sorber r................ .cf. ............... Bruce Taylor. or...................lf..... McCauley When the game ended the score stood 13 to 1 in favor of the professionals. Most of the runs were made after the fourth inning when the batters got on to Saw yer and several errors were made in the field. At the end of the third inning the score stood 3 to 1 in favor of the Barons. It was then that the real play ing began. Base hits were rapped and in rapid fire order and errors became as plentiful as rain drops in March.
 Smith Shows Up We'll.
 Smith was in the box for the Barons and had the opposing players absolutely at his mercy. He did not let himself out except to throw about one ball in ten. Then that ball would have speed to waste Usually it passed the batter before his stick was in motion. About the only hits secured were when he would toss the ball easily across the plate just to let some of the little fellows hit it.'' His fielding was also exceptionally fast He was there with the goods every time. The fans left the park we'll pleased with his work and confident he would prove the star pitcher of the league.
 Brown will be one of the fastest and surest catchers in the Southern circuit He is perfectly at home under the bat l is quick on his feet and has a sure arm | for throwing to second. His batting was also up to the standard. His work makes certain the fact that Birmingham has nothing to fear so far as pitching and | catching are concerned.
 | Warren hit the ball nearly every time | up. He was fast in the field and won a lot of praise during the practice.