The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-30

| Shreveport at Atlanta.
 Little Rock at Montgomery.
 Memphis at Nashville.
 With wagon wheel curve, sometimes slow and sometimes fast. Young Clarke swept New Orleans from the map yes- terday afternoon, and this morning string of four bloody scalps Is swinging from the lofty summit of the slag AS the ghastly symbol of victory sways ominously in the breeze the old-timers lurking in the shadows of the pile unfold a tale, sad yet wondrously strange, to followers of his highness, the count, of the house of Campau.
 Expecting to find tai-end cluster of dubs, the smooth-sailing craft from New Orleans ran afoul of a sharp, ugly snag and the Pelican ship went down and out
 After a close defeat in the first en- counter, the count went away with hard luck story and nurses his twinging bruises by warbllng that sweet refrain, | "Therell Il come a day" The day came, ac- l cording to custom, but young Clarke, over-ambitious, had no mercy on his l guests and applied the bitterest dose of the year. To make it worse, he rubbed 1t in with an untiring arm, and when the cars started home not floundering Peli- can had patted his toes on the coveted rubber Clarkes companions, being a little more considerate, stopped at three runs and refrained from applying an in- suit in addition to injury.
 Another Great Fielding Game. While Clarke swept the ball around the plate in rainbow fashion, playing tag | with the batters it must not be forgot ten that there are others. The Iron Men played a phenomenal fielding game and again drew admiring shouts and fendlsh yells from the crowded grandstands and bleachers. One after one the long flies were moved down like grain before the reaper, and cuss after cuss fouled the air around the bench set apart for the visitors.
 Just to make things look good and to stir up the bleachers the Honorable Harry Dalrymple Vaughan rattled fierce drive | into left field for three bags and without due worry trotted home on a line slap to Le.dy, negotiated by MT. Millerick.
 For two innings neither side was able to make the circuit and many uneasy | souls held down blanks in the grand stand. Troupie started in the third, how ever, and Duffy tipped things off after | Clarke had chopped up the air trying to find the ball. Before Jimmy OBrien had time to advance him, Duffy made a I break for second and came down on third after Hurley had slung the ball into center field instead of second. Jimmy then rolled an easy one down to Jack Law and Duffy shot homeward, passing under the wire a length to the good. Jimmy i got second on a balk by c. Smith but Vaughan and Millerick were unable to deliver and the side retired.
 A Pueilstc Tendency.
 In the next chapter series of scraps turned the diamond in a temporary pugilistic arena and for one time this season the crowd got disgusted with prolonged protests at the umpire. Ahe first round ended with Hurley out of the game suffering from blow on the head which came from Lighton's bat Ac- | cording to the evidence adduced at the preliminary hearing held in the neighbor- hood of the pitchers box. the trouble arose over an alleged interference by Lighton with the catcher on an attempted throw to second. Hurley, thinking Lighton 1 had purposey obstructed his arm in hand | ing the ball to second, gave the Birming- ham boy shove with his fist. For the moment this angered Lighton and he struck Hurley a slight blow on the top | of his mask with the bat he was holding Though Hurley was not seriously hurt he was considerably jarred and had to retire from the game. AS everybody was watch ing the play at second, very few of tho spectators saw the unfortunate occurrence at the bat but the above statement was secured from different persons who claim ed to have seen it. Both players regret the incident very much.
 Mcouire Put Out oi Game.
 The second round started on throw to catch Mcfarland at second. Mcguire thought the man was out, but Goldsby called him safe, and this slight differ ence of opinion resulted in a sharp argu- | ment. Exit-Magulre. Mir Goldsby did not know exactly why he had put Ma guire out, but the official dictum had been issued and it stooo .iaguirc has the reputation of being an unusually quiet and gentlemanly player, and his retirement was a great surprise to every body. Smitty took his place and filled the job right up to the notch.
 Now, to continue with the story. Bir- mingham added another run in the fifth on a safe hit by Vaughan, clean sacri- flee by Millericll and a sharp drive to center for one bag by Lawler
 The third and last run was annexed in the eighth. and Vaughans terrific drive to left for three bags did the business. He played the prodigal son and came home on Millerick's out to center.
 Frank Smith will pitch for Birming- ham today. and that Is sufficient for the fans to feel good Dannehower or French will pitch for New Orleans.
 The Official Score.