The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-23
Games Today.


 Little Rock at Birmingham
 Atlanta at New Orleans.
 Memphis at Montgomery.
 Shreveport at Nashville.
 Smitty and his stick did the business yesterday that sent Michael Finn to the bad and incidentally gave the Coal Barons a firmer grip on their climb up the lad der. smitty earned his victory in every gentleman from Arkansas had been thrown out at first crowd of wildly ex- cited rooters swarmed around the big twirler and carried him off the field upon their shoulders. Besides congratulations he was presented with purse amounting to nearly fifteen dollars and last night Smitty was the happiest man in the burg which nestles under the summit of the slag.
 Besides pulling himself out of several bad holes, Smith yielded the willow with an awful vim and out of three times up stacked up just that many clean drives. each of which netted him two of the much coveted bags. In the ninth, with the score tied Smitty sent fierce lacer Into deep center for two bases and was advanced to third on Duffys sacrifice. Peer, the recent import from Milwaukee cracked a long fly into left and Smitty trotted in with the run that won fame and satisfac- tion for himsen and friends.
 Started Up in the First.
 Little Rock was beaten by a score of to74 in one of the prettiest and cleanest | exhibition of the season. The Coal Barons hit the ball at opportune times and the frequency of these bingles accounts for the downfall of the much vaunted winners of the pennant
 Both teams were little crippled when they went in the field but the change was hardly noticed in the playing. Clayton of Little Rock Is Ill and Lynch went to third. Delehanty took Clayton's position at short and Clarke handled the big init.
 For Birmingham Jimmy O'Brlen was out of the game on account of a sore arm and Mike Peer, the big boy from Cin- cinnati and Milwaukee was put in his place. Peer came just in the nick of time and had not finished dressing when Duffy went to the bat He came on a late train from Milwaukee and was hur- 1 ried into uniform the moment he landed at the park. He had little opportunity for showing his ability yesterday but i cracked out a long fly that won the game for Birmingham. Peer was purchased from the Cincinnati National League club and at the time of the transfer was playing in the field for Milwaukee having been loaned temporarily. He Is an in- fielder and an outfielder and will be a valuable addition to the Birmingham team Jimmy o'Bren will probably be in the game today and it Is not known where Peer will play.
 Opportune Hitting.
 The Coal Barons started the work yes- terday in the first inning Duffy led off with a two base hit into right field and after Peer had been called out on strikes was sent home on Vaughans single to center. Millerick went out on a grounder to Murphy but advanced Vaughan to sec- | ond and scored moment later on Law ler's hard drive to left for one bag. Mill l lar flied out to first, retiring the side.
 Birmingham scored again in the second on Cavender's hit to center, Smittv's sacrifice and Duffy's long fly to left. Lit tie Rock also got real industrious dur ing the latter part of the said second inning and before the parachute lit the Travellers had piled up total of three runs which it will be noticed tied the score. It came about thus:
 Delehanty hit long drive to left for two bases and scored a moment later on | McCann's double sacker into right. Wright went him one better and landed one into deep right for three bags, send ing McCann home in canter. Murphy followed with single over center, scoring Wright. He was advanced to third on Gilbert's hit but the Barons got busy by this time and retired the side with out another run.
 Score Tied and Untied.
 Little Rock scored again in the fifth on base on balls, two long flies and a stolen base. In the sixth Birmingham tied them up on Cevenders safe hit and Shit tvs long drive into left for two bags. This ended the scoring until the ninth inning, when the Coal Barons finished off the job in improved style.
 Smitty, who was first up in the ninth. slammed one into deep center which looked as if it would go over the fence. Such was not the case, however. but 1t landed sufficiently far for the big pitcher to reach second base with ease. Duffy followed with sacrifice, and Peer hit long fly into left field, Smitty SCOT ing on the throw. Vaughan then drove a seorcher into left for two bags, but Mill lerick retired the side on fly to center.
 Keenan will probably pitch for Birming- ham today and Dolan will likely go In for | Little Rock ts The Official Score.
 Birmingham AB. R. H. PC. A. B. Duffy, Of .... ......4 l 0 o 1 De- n.