The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-18
REPORTER SEES
 LAST DAYS OF POMPEIl

By mistake he baseball reporter was as- signed To handle Pains Last Days of Pompeii' last night and not having read
 ny of Bulwer Lyttons works. and in fact
 t having heard of PompeH before allow .nees should be made for his effort. For the purpose of dem, nstrating the damage done by a display ef ignorance the fol- lowing is printed as Il warning to coming generations City Editor.
 You may talk about your singles and triple saekers coming in lunches and the pitcher off on an aerial voyage. but that proposition snatched of at the fair grounds lays over any sensational batting rally lile,a three course freeslanch by siderof a pretzel. Cut out all the bull con and hotsair in the deck and It's the limit.
 Everything went up in the air and the last seen of the umpire he had bueked against The wrath of old Sesa1e and one of lis less was hanging on the gate post at the entrance. Ole VesNe has an eye like an eagle and Is q home run hitter like unto Lewis of the house of Whistler A biy guy by the name of Stephanietto handed the old Loy one to his liking and what he cid to the ball was sufficient. lie cracked the official horsehhle square m the mouth and broKe up the game He put everybody out of the running and smashed the whole works. When Old Ve- suve had tom up the earth around the bases the ball park al Pompeii looked hI<e cloding store after midnight fire. and the lads n the long ralles were in the deep ditches.
 After that smash on the nose lhe fire works began and long, tall artist who seemed to be doing the twirling was lost in the smoke. Up went the leagne with dynamite eXplosi II and half mile hits were as common as fumbles in the eaily spring. If some of these drives could have been sawed up into plain two-bag- gers Pompe batting average would run past the lJOO mark two lengths to the good.
 The crowd acted like lot of cheap Rubes and not word was heard when the rattle began. They simply didn't know the first rudlmcnts of the game and sat like lot of .rminsham swels at horse snow down and out.
 ---.~-~%ss. ~~e..@~~.. just have engaged In the running paging or tfottine contest or what purports tO be any running. pacing or trotting con- test either within or without this state. or in any horse race or what purp5ris to be horse race either within or without this state. or on which the result or what purports to be the result of the running, trottlng or pacing. or what pur- ports to be the running, trotting or pac- ing of any horse, mare or geldlng. or what purports to he, any horse, mare or gelding either within or without this state, of any horse race, or what purporis to be a horse race. either within or with out this state Is shown
 Sec 9. Be it further ordained that t shall be unlawful for any person to keep. or be Interested in the keeping of any hotel opera house. or telegraph office. or any public building within the city of Birmingham. or any saloon, pool room or billiard room. or any private building in the city of Birmingham to which the pub lie generally of said city has access in which any board, placard. or other lulle- tin Is kept displayed or marked on winch the name of any horse. mare or gelding. or what purports. to be the name of any horse. mare or gelding, which is or is purported to be about to engage. or which is. or is purported to be engaging. or which has. or is purported to have just engaged in any running, pacing or trotting' con test. or what purports to be any rum ming, pacing or trotting contest either within or without this state or in any horse race or what purports to be a horse race either within or without this state. or on which the result or what purports to be the result of the running. trotting or pacing or what purports to be the run i. ming. trotting or pacing of any horse, mare or gelding. or what purports to be any horse. mare or geldins either within or without this state, or what purpprts to be a horse race either within or with out this state.
 See ID. Be 1t further ordained that it shall be unlawful for any person to fre- quert or loiter in any room, connecting room, or apartment or any ether place in any such building as described in section where any such board, placard. or other bulletin as described in said section is kept. displayed. or marked
 Sec II. Be 1t further ordained that 1t shall be unlawful for any two or more persons to conspire together to violate