The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-29

made to the editor of the Slagpile Siftings to be used on nights when his verse comes | slow:
 Charlie Franks crowd are kiekers-
 Cheap screws who kick for fun. They kick if they win,
 They kick If they lose,
 And l guess that's kicking some.
 The second reads like this Away down on old Mount Slag,
 O'Brien's men were tied in a bag; But Lawler came up with a mighty whz And put the Memphians out of biz And 1 guess that's whizzing some. Sam LaRocque, formerly first baseman on the Birmingham team. arrived yester- day from the Pacific National League. Sam is looking fine and is the same old jolly Sam. He says they have such long jumps out there that when the players return to the home town the fans don't know them. Each club out there plays six games in a town and then spend two days and nights in reaching the next stop. He says one club was on such long trip that the players forgot where they be- longed and went on to the next station. The game had to be postponed until they could return.
 Crabell pitched one of the best games of the season yesterday and was given magnificent support. Ills three hit game will stand as one of the best records of the season.
 Those who think that Eddie Lawler can't hit have just one more think com ing. Besides playing phenomenal game in the field yesterday he lined out a sim gle and then practically broke up the game with his fierce drive to left center for two bags.
 McAndrews was in the game from start to finish and started off his career by lac- ing one out to the fence for three bags If Werden had not partially stopped him on first it would probably have been a home run.
 Mcguire has proved himself the best pinch hitter on the Birmingham team. On two occasions recently he has pulled games out of the fire by hitting safe when runs were needed in the last half of the ninth.
 If Smitty has full head of steam on today Memphis has no chance to head him off. The Frankfurters can clout the ball at most any stage of the game, but all of them are said to be afraid of the big horse's steam
 Al Miller should be heartily ashamed of his conduct yesterday. Such exhibitions of rowdysm are very revolting to the fans and Keefe did nothing but right when he called on the police for protec- tion. Old players like Miller have no ex- cuse for losing their temper.
 This morning Birmingham is anchored in fifth place with a percentage of .5oO Nashville is on the toboggan and now for Shreveport and Atlanta. We are just v points behind the leaders.
 Over in Nashville the knocks are com ing good and strong. The papers are ac- cusing Newt Fisher of laying down sell ing out and most any old crime that comes handy As a matter of fact, the Nashville team Is out of the running and simply can't deliver the goods
 From the Nashville News.
 In all sincerity there are few people in Nashville who would accuse Manager Fisher of the bad faith and dishonesty throwing a game would constitute If there are any, they are the ones who are not well acquainted with the Nashville boss player. But that series with Mem phis, coming on top of the kiss-and- make up act by Frank and Fisher, and at a stage of the game when Memphis must win or lose out eternaly, makes the hor- rible work of the home team peculiarly unfortunate. No one claims that Nash vile could beat the Pittsburg Pirates, but everyone would expect the team. in event of game with the big league chamrions. to play some sort of ball, and to make their opponents beat them. Let the boys get licked whenever the other fellow has the muscle and the hickory limb to do it with. but don't for heavens sake lay down in the dirt, like some little dog with the spirit badgered out of him, flat on his back, with legs in the air and a crescendo howl rising to the skies It's so undignned that 1t hurts the public For. after all, whatever their record. Newt's men wear an 'N'' on their left breasts. and it stands for Nashville.
 VERY LOW RATES.