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

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 After two hours of intense excitement. interspersed with intermittent hissing of Umpire Cox, the Iron Makers landed on the ball with an awful rush in the last half of the ninth inning and snatched victory from the fire of defeat by a score of to 6.
 With the bases full and one run needed to earn the score which meant the de- feat of Memphis. Millar spanked the ball where it's nose ought to be and Brown was sent reeling over the plate and Birming- ham was happy.
 In the flash of an eye the grandstand. bleacher and smoker presented wild scene of excitement that baseball alone can portray. Men and boys happily fran tic went rushing across the diamond shaking hands with everybody in sight and the lucky players were carried on willing shoulders to the bench, from which they had walked to land the victory that meant more to Birmingham than any game ever played on southern dia- mond.
 Dollars that had been wagered on the game were thrown at the fortunate play CTS with as much freedom as the hats which sailed through the air in every part of the grounds The leaders had been de- feated by the ambitious Iron Makers, and that was the sentiment that kept the crowd talking until the late hours of the night.
 Umpire Cox fingered Crowd.
 Long before the turning point in the game had started, Umpire Cox had an gered the spectators to such pitch that a feeling almost bordering on mob Ven- geance had spread throughout the park. In the early stages of the memorable con test his apparently bad decision caused tumult in the grandstand and bleach CTS, and when with a defiant air he turned and faced the 1200 spectators the spark had been ignited.
 Hundreds of men prominent in the affairs of Birmingham rushed upon the field and with excited gesticulations sur rounded the umpire demanding fair treat ment. The players and the police begged the crowd to stand back and let the game proceed but not until they had vented their wrath in words were the excited fans appeased.
 With the united efforts of players, police and cool minded men the spectators slowly moved back to their seats and the contest went on, waxing warmer as it went.
 It is said many threats were made at the umpire and when he resented this with unprintable words one young man warned him of an altercation to come when the game had ended.
 Police Protection Asked.
 Men at the head of the Birmingham [, toft od to protect the umpire after the game and when the last ball was pitched they were ready As Miller made the hit that won the game the crowd again surged upon the field but big policeman caught Cox by the arm and started to escort him out.
 As he passed through the door leading into the general exit the young man who had thought he had been insulted by the words of the umpire stepped forward. Be- fore the police could intercede he struck the umpire a terrific blow on the mouth and Cox staggered baeK toward the re- freshment stand. Policemen quickly gath cred around him and prevented further trouble. Later he was escorted to the car and arrived safely in the city.
 Cox Placed Under Arrest.
 During the excitement at the finish of the game some one told the police that COX was armed ana ne was lIfiIneuldtely arrested for carrying concealed weapons Upon a search it was found that he had no weapon and he was placed under bond An erroneous report was started that man named Brown had sworn out the warrant and many took this to mean Catcher Brown, while others though it meant Rooter Brown, As a matter of fact neither of these men swore out a warrant and furthermore they did not even know that Cox had been or was to be arrested. They were in another part of the grounds and both state emphatical- ly they did not even suggest the arrest and that such thought had never en- tered their minds. The identity of the young man who hit Cox is not known and so far he has not been arrested.
 Vaughan and o'Brien Suspended.
 Following upon the intense excitement at the ball park came telegrams from Lit tie Rock stating that Judge Kavanaugh had indefinitely suspended First Base man Vaughan and Manager O'Brien for assaulting the umpire This caused great surprise in Birmingham as neither Vaughan nor O'Brien made any such at- tempt. It is true Vaughan was put out of the game in the third inning for kicking but he immediately went to the dressing room and did not again appear upon the field. Manager O'Brien made just one protest and, incidentally it might be well to remind the public, this is the first time since the season opened that O'Brien has left the bench to question an umpire's decision.
 Umpire Cox Talks.
 Umpire Cox said last night that he made the decisions just as he saw them he i1l,f IIa ,ad to