The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-18

Little Rock at Nashville.
 Memphis at Atlanta.
 Shreveport at Chattanooga.
 Powells Pelicans focked into West End Park yesterday and after two hours scratching winged their flight downward with a Coal Baron scalp for the young The dose was rather bitter, out the Bir- mingham fans have swallowed medicine for many moons, and they took the nicely coated pill with comparative grace.
 A pitcher known as Freeland Is respon- sible for the scarcity of runs on the local side of the sheet while the companions of this same Freeland are responsible for the quantity of tallies on the other side
 Campbell was rapped all over the lot in the first inning, but after that the game little picher settled down and only one lone run stopped the monotony of goose eggs chalked up by the Pelicans.
 In the second inning Campbell was struck over the eye with batted ball and almost knocked senseless. He fell to the ground and for few minutes the crowd thought he was seriously injured. He was taken from the diamond and was suf- ficiently revived in five minutes to resume the game. Not one of the oldest fans had the remotest idea that the little left handler would go back in the game, and the rooters began speculating as to who would succeed him. In few minutes however Campbell walked to the center of the diamond and gamely continued the game. His work after receiving such terrific lick was remarkable and showed him to be man of wonderful nerve.
 Fine Work in the First.
 The HreN were lit on the rise of the curtain and Montgomery. the first man up for New Orleans, laced out a clean three bagger to right. Smith followed with a single to center, scoring Mont gomery. Smith then stole second but Stanley fled out to Billie Smith. Stafford drove beauty into left scoring Smith, but was thrown out at third. Abbott followed with a two base drive and Ed mundson was hit by a pitched ball and AIz scored both men on two base hit to left Deisel then tore off a single and Atz trotted homeward. Freeland went out at short and the show was over and the game as well.
 For Birmingham Lawler drew free pass to first and Uhler followed with a hot grounder to Smith which cut Law Ter off at second. The ball was thrown wild to first and Uhler went to second. Brouthers tried hard but struck out. In the meantime Uhler had gone to third on a passed ball and scored on a dinky hit to left by Lauzon. Brown retired the side on grounder to short. After that it was a case of good pitching, pretty fielding and no runs New Orleans did manage to score another run in the eighth but Birmingham never had good chance as Freeland was practically in- vincible.
 In the eighth inning after two were out and Freeland had reached first on field ers choice, Montgomery was hit by pitched ball and Smith lined out a pret- ty hit to left-center, scoring the pitcher.
 The only tale that can be told after that was that Birmingham died in one two. three order and that the Coal Barons, though defeated, were not dis graced.
 Wilhelm will pitch today's game. and If New Orleans suffers their usual fate before the Birmingham manager It's all off Wilhelm's finger has rapidly mend ed and he is in prime condition for pitch ing with the exception of a little sore ness around where the broken finger healed Powell will probably open up with Stewart or High.