The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-18

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 With six hundred frantic juvenile voices to cheer them on the Iron Makers fought hard against the prowess of Pitcher Fisher but the red-headed River Pirate was invlncible and at the end of the ninth inning Birmingham surrendered without score.
 Kids Day proved popular innovation at the ball park and the Birmingham Base ball association was the recipient of thanks galore from the youngsters who were allowed to see the game free and given seats in the smoker.
 Long before time for the game the Young Americans had taken possession of the grandstand commonly called the smoker and not a person wearing long trousers was allowed to enter there- Every boy was armed with a horn, bell, ratler or some kind of a noise making in- strument and old Mount Slag was almost wrested from its molten foundation. Boys who could not secure ready made noise makers came in with tea bells, dish pans, tin wash tubs and nearly every con ceivable object that could be used in making fuss. One youngster appeared at the gate with two tin tops from his mothers sauce pans and by skipping these together he made sound very much re- sembing the ring of cymbals.
 Boys Couldn't Save Game.
 With all their preparations. however, the boys could not pull the game out of the hole and had to content themselves with cheering the fine plays made by the Birmingham team.
 Not until the seventh inning had a hit been secured off Fisher and with this star ing the Iron Makers in the face there was little chance for victory. Altogether four singles, one of which was a scratch, were secured off the auburn-haired twirler from the swamps.
 Jack Keenan was rapped freely at the start and two runs were landed by Shreveport early in the game Another came In the sixth inning and this complet- ed the run getting for the afternoon.
 Keenan was in none the best condition to start with, and as Clark and Smith are both sick and Campbell has a sore arm there was no opportunity for re- lief.
 While Birmingham secured but few hits off Fisher several of them cracked the ball hard, but swift work on the part of the Shreveport fielders kept the drives from falling safe. The star work of the game was done by Beck of Shreveport, and three raps that looked good for hits were nabbed by the swift second base man, each of them cutting off score.
 How the Runs Came.
 Shreveport secured her first run in the second inning and it came about through a two base hit by Prout and following single by Graffius. All of this transpired after two men were out and no amount of roofing could stop 1t. In the third inning a single got by Duffy in center field and Mcfarland. who had gotten to first on felders choice. scored
 The third and last run of the game came off In the sixth inning, and thus it happened: Hennessey led off with a single and Prout advanced him on a sac rifice. While Keenan was drawing back to deliver the ball Hennessey stole third and scored on sharp grounder to short
 Todays game will be the last played in Birmingham for more than two weeks. The team leaves tonight for New Or leans and will play in that city tomor- row. They will then take the entire western circuit and will return home about the first of August If the boys can do anything like the work abroad that they did at home Birmingham will wind up somewhere near the top
 Jimmy O Brien is suffering from a severe swelling in his ankle and played yesterdays game against the advice of his physicians. Outside of this Clark and Smitty are sick. and unless all things turn out for the best. in a very few days. Manager O'Brien will have some trouble on his long trip.
 Campbell will probably pitch today.