The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-22


 The Coal Barons celebrated their return home for the last time by putting the knockers completely out of business and administering a full setting Of goose eggs to Newt Fishers top liners. | Frank Smith, the husky boy who has kept the whole league guessing for the past two weeks. showed the Fishermen a trick with a hole in it. and to him is due a great slice of the credit for yester- days shut out. From the time he shot the first ball over the plate until Sanders had flied out to Osteen in the ninth he had Fishers entire gang at his mercy and though five hits were secured, none of them came at the time when such things count.
 This same Frank Smith did some star fielding and distinguished himself in the eighth inning by lacing out a clean rap to left field fence for two bags. and send ing Reitz cantering across the plate for the last run of the game.
 While great credit is due Smitty, the work of the men behind him was of the spiciest order. and the game abounded in beautiful plays on both sides. The Bir- mingham infeld and outfield played as If they had taken bath in the Fountain of Youth, and some foreign fan who had never seen either team before frequently inquired as to which teana was leading the race and which was theNAl-ender.
 Deisei Hit Hard.
 Heiney Deisel, the diminutive third baseman, and George Reitz got busy with the stick. as did Captain Hutton. and each of them took a decided fall out of Sanders. Deisel hit for two and three bags successively, but was left on the bag each time. Hutton and Reitz se- cured a pair of singles each and both managed to register.
 For four and one-half long innings there was nothing doing and the crowd grew tired of viewing the series of ci- phers. Deisel in the second and fourth innings lined the ball out for plural hits but was left on base both times.
 In the fifth things looked little bright as Lawler, who led off, secured the initial sack on tumble by Wiseman, who had taken Lowney's place. at short. Without much deiberation Lawler made dash for second and was helped along by Fish CT, who dropped the ball and failed to throw On slow thrown ball Lawier stole third and Nashville came near al- lowing him to score by throwing the ball around the lot. Leidy attempted to sacri-
 
 came up with blood in his eye, and after exchanging compliments with Newt Fisher and the umpire, dropped a beauty over second base and Lawler scored. Os- teen and Brown failed to connect. though Brown hit several fouls square in the face.
 Could Not Find Smith.
 The Fishermen were unable to get any further with the Smith mystery and the Coal Barons went in to cinch the affair in the sixth. Hutton broke the ice with A clean single to left center and Deisel showed him to second on sacrifice. Reitz then sent the Clark Griffith into left garden for a one sacker, but Hut ton turned around to look at the ball and couldn't pass third Frank Smith couldn't quite figure out hit but he rapped one so far into center that Hut ton scored on the throw in. Lawler forced Reitz out at second and the side was retired
 Nowt and his followers held a long conference but all efforts to checkmate the wiley Smith failed. and after two men had gotten on bases Cargo drove . hot one right in the pitchers hands. who reiayed 1t to first retiring the side.
 In the eighth the hits came in a bunch and 1t was all off with the champions. Brown look the initiative and cracked a beautf;t liner which looked good for a moment, but Cargo got in the way of it and one man was out. Hutton as- sumed a patriotic air about this time and sent the ball whirling Into center field for a single. Deisel went out al first but advanced Hutton to second Reitz then lined out another choice sin gle and Hutton scored. Frank Smith wound up things by driving the ball to left field fence for two bags. scoring Reitz Nashville failed to materialize and the rooters jolli,~ themselves all the way to the car.
 Neither team has announced the bat teries for today. but 1t Is supposed that NJ ihelm or Denver will twirl for the Coal Barons and Nashville will put up Damman or From.
 Following is the score-.