The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-14

he had received and said he would take the matter up with President Kavanaugh It Is presumed that the suspension of Vaughan and O'Brien was the result of his correspondence by telegraph with the league president. Cox said that he did what he thought was right and what any other fairminded man would have done under the circumstances.
 While Coxs decisions were bad in a few instances, broad minded men do not hesitate to say that he should not have been assaulted for his decisions alone. Of course if he used foul language to a spectator the offended person had a per- feet right to protect his honor and make it personal matter Several well known citizens said last night that they heard Cox abuse the young man, who after wards hit him, and they also heard the young man warn Cox that he would set tie the matter personally after the game.
 Defiant Manner lrritated Crowd.
 From an unbiased point of view Cox irritated the crowd more by his arrogant and defiant air than by his decisions While the crowd was angry he would de- liberately turn around after close de- cision and smile at the spectators. If he had shown by his actions that he was trying to do right and please the crowd, even if he had made a mistake, he pro- bably would have kept down the trouble. From the press box 1t looked as if his first decision on which a kick was made was correct. This was when Gfroerer was called safe at first on a throw from Vaughan to Clark. The play was close, but Gtroerer was evidently safe, and Mathison scored.
 The hair that broke the camels back came when Brown was on second and Dunham pitched a ball to Kanzler while Umpire Cox was not looking. Brown called the pitchers attention to the fact that Cox was not in position. but he threw the ball anyway and Kanzler knocked foul which Accorsini caught. Cox heard the foul and saw Accorsini catch 1t, but he did not see the ball thrown, according to his own statement. This caused big kick from Manager O'Brien and the crowd rushed on tho field. In this Cox was evidently wrong. Under the rule he cannot judge a play that he did not sec
 Clark Was Pounded Hard.
 Clark started in to pitch for Birmng- ham, but the Frankfurters unmercifully pounded the ball and before three innings had been finished eight hits had been se- cured and six runs were credited to Mem phis. Clark was then relieved by Smith. and the big boy started in to twiri .he most magnificent game ever witnessed at West End. The Memphis players were completely at his mercy and during the six innings pitched just one hit was St. cured This was pinched off by Accorsnn but amounted to nothing, as the following players were set down in the order of one, two, three
 Out of six men who faced Smitty five of them famed the breeze, and before he had finished three others had followed suit. It was remarkable feat of pitch ing, and to Smitty the credit of the vlc- tory should be given.
 The Iron Makers during the excitement rollicked along and without any excess of hits annexed three runs in the fifth and sixth innings. In the seventh and eighth they failed to deliver but held their garri- son work for the finish. It came in un- broken doses and hardly before Charlie Frank could give directions his toplners were smothered with hits and the game had gone where the woodbine twineth.
 The Grand Finale.
 Smitty started it off with a two-base drive to left field fence and was instruct ed to play in the line with care. Duffy followed with single to right and Smitty