The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-07
sLAGPlLE SETTINGS,

The Atlanta Journal has the follow ing on the attendance July 4.
 At Piedmont park:
 Morning game 3l50
 Afternoon game, 6l9S-total, 934S
 At Birmingham:
 Morning game, $500.
 Afternoon game, 5500-total 5000.
 Little Rock-One game. 5000.
 New Orleans-One game, $500.
 Almost an even 5000 people witnessed tn six struggles in the Southern league on Monday, averaging 5000 to the game Piedmont park drew out the greatest number and the attendance here was the largest in the history of the sport The gathering this gala season was far in excess of last years, when 1943 saw the morning game and 49S7 witnessed the afternoon battle, the increase being near ly 5000 paid. Every available seat in the grounds was occupied while thick rim of spectators were lined completely around the outfeld and a long row of human rlge, ms swung from the gables of the grand standard smokers While but c19S paid admissions were recorded it is estimated that at least $500 people saw the game.
 Birmingham ran close second for the day with 9000 admissions, although it seems that New Orleans drew the largest number for single game
 e1 in Little Rock 5000 people witness ed the most remarkable game yet fought in Dixie. when the two southpaws, Dan- nehower and Swann. went IA innings with out allowing a run This Is the feature game of the league up to date
 Accnidin- to the league agreement the receipts are pooled among the eight teams. Sundays game at New Orleans is counted In this compilation and as 5000 paid were recorded. then the total num- CT hgured up will reach at least 3s. 900 paid admissions to be equally distributed. | turing on an average of 35 cents a head this will bring the total receipts to $lsooo. or over sl5oo for each team. Frank smith is one of the real sur prises of the season, says a Chicago crit ic. The man from Birmingham is in A peculiar position. Commy has one pitcher too many He would like to con some body. smith Is newcomer, and he knows that if he showed signs of faltering or being of inferior quality that his head would be amputated instanter Hence Smith has pitched to make good on the few occasions when he has been sent to the fore, and the joke is certainly on Commy. for Smith has won every game he has twirled. His work against Cleve- land was superb, and he climaxed matters by winning his own victory, driving in one of Chicago's two runs, and then SCOT ing the other.
 From the Atlanta Journal The standing of such a bunch of talent as that Montgomery squad shows conclu- stvely what a bunch of stars witbou+ team work will grind out. A look at Stickney's lineup reveals one of the strongest batting arrays in the league and the twirling staff, composed of Will tftl4 ffA Ga by no means weak. The secret of their standing was revealed by the work of the afternoon. when nine hits for tweleve bases. four errors two free passes and a pair of stolen bases netted them hut one puny run. Think of team grabbing of nineteen bases and then pulling down but one lone tally. The men are weak on the I\paths and fall to get the true value from Nheir heavy hitting. Time and again thsv we're caught mapping at all three stations. no Ness than five men being thrown out during the two games