The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-30

With balls and strikes whizzing by their ears like buck shot out of a musket, Char lie Franks sombre clad pennant chasers turned over on their backs yesterday and surrendered to the muscle and brawn of the Right Honorable MT. Smith, other wise known as "Smitty."
 After Jake Atz cracked the first ball on the nose the Frankfurters never even got a look in and the best they could do was to push one man to third and let him die a death of torture. Smitty was cutting 'em loose like a cyclone on vaudeville jaunt and the Antiques offered up their hands for mercy There was nothing do- ing in this line by Smitty, and as he con tinued to shove the tobasco variety through the much vaunted swatters were again enveloped by a huge yellow streak and the Iron Men raced away with the goods.
 Just 29 Eaters Faced Smitty.
 Throughout the contest just 29 batters faced Smitty and just two of them were left on bases. He struck out six men and allowed the leaders to pinch off pair or measly hits One of these was a two bagger by Perry Werden and he was show ed up to third by Delehanty's bunt. The next two men had nothing on tap and the great chieftan of the ancient tribe passed away by slow stages.
 Mcintyre pitched what would ordinarily be considered good game but when con- pared with Smitty's performance it look ed like a toothpick laying alongside one ,s r,o +Na, Uo,,gba,,'c willows
 Birmingham started in to win and kept digging away until the desired result had been accomplished McAndrews pressed the button both times and to this plucky player is largely due the rejoicing in fan dom. Twice he was hit by pitched ball and one time he was crippled by bad fall on first base It vas claimed that Wer- den tripped him and as remuneration he was allowed to take second base.
 The First Run.
 Brmingham's first run came in the third when McAndrews led off with safe bunt on the third base line. Wer- den ripped him and he was allowed sec ond. Vaughan then cracked out long fly to center and McAndrews went to third on the throw. Sammy Brown came in with his usual Diff and sent liner reeling over third and McAndrews trot- ted home A double play finished the future prospects in that inning.
 In the eighth inning McAndrews was hit by the pitcher and then and there the game was crimped for once and for all. On a balk he reached second and mo- ment later stole third. Vaughan then placed a beauty over second and Me- Andrews scored. After that there was nothing to keep up life and in a few minutes Memphis was sent to the dog house and all was over.
 Fast Infield Work.
 During the trying period previous to the grand finale Mcguire and Lawler were playing the swiftest ball ever view ed from the summit of Mount Slag. In the first three innings not a Memphian reached first base only to be shot sky ward on three of the fastest double plays pulled off around these parts.
 When the last man was out in the ninth the big guns on the distant mount an- nounced that Charley Frank had left three scalps in the tall grass along Cin- der creek and for once in their life the packers of the Iron Makers had reached the acme of happiness.
 There were big crowds at each per formance and all that Charlie Frank could murmur was, Its better to have played and lost than not to have played at all."