The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-15
PeIicans outplayed.

The much touted Pelicans were simply played off their feet in both games, and notwithstanding the continuous kicking on Umpire Latham they never had a look-in during either performance. Bir- mingham took charge of the battle-ground at the start and for eighteen long innings ran things to suit themselves. When a hit was needed some brawny son of Slagtown would step up and deftly slap the ball on the nose and runs came in in clusters.
 Four or five dejected looking young men employed by certain New Orleans new spapers watched the slaughter from the grand stand and squirm as they would they were never able to figure out a system by which they could explain the tips sent back to Pelicantown on the opening day of the series. These genial young fellows mad promised much but dei,vcred little. Fifteen benighted players from the same turg occupied a similar boat ano the leaves will fade and fall away before satisfactory explanations can oe forwarded to the dear old town where the Maid! Gras and oyster flourish.
 Latham's Rapid Change.
 Just before the grand performance had come to close Empire Latham enliven- ed the proceedings by pulling off one of the most uniqae and quick change de- cislons ever preserted to the local talent IL was growing very dark as the bat fest was waning and ehis umphs'' dram- aticaily arncpneeo that he would call the game at the erd of the eighth inning The eighth came and went but still the slaughter had rot subsided The Barons raised a howl but Latham took trip to the New Orleans bench and coming back he announced that it was growing lighter and that Vaughan and his gang would have t. work About this time somebody built q he nhre in front of the press box and the cverwCrker reporters were thus enabled to see what was going on. Matty ran Cor la,cp nc' he got back too late as electric lights were needed.
 Pelicans Made Good Start.
 In the first inning the PeIicans started off like house afire and scored one run Rickert slammed the first ball pitched to left field fence. Smith made beauti- full run for the ball and got 1t in his mits but dropped it. Stanley followed with a charp crack to left and Rickert scored Stanley tried to run too far and was thrown out at second. Atz then laced out a safe one but died on the bags. It had begun to look a little bad for Oscar Streit but he stuck to it with plenty of nerve and finally won out
 In the second inning Birmingham open ed up and then MT. Wiggs turned over. Tamsett walked and Jimmie O Brien ad- vanced him on a bunt. Hennessy ripped off a safe one but Tamsett stopped at third. Matthews laid down bunt to short and Tamsett was called out at the plate. Smith then walked filling up the bags Streit dropped nice one in front of the plate and Mir Wiggs messed it up while Hennessy and Matthews SCOT ed.
 The Big Show.
 The real show, including the menagerie and the band concert. opened up in the sixth and thereafter the fans sat quiet and waited for the second game. Tam sett walked and as usual stoled second O'Brien also walked and Hennessy beat out neat bunt. With the bases full M-tty ripped a long fly out to center and Tamsett scored on the throw
 Just # this sage of the set-to Bill Smith took hitch in his trousers and with blood in his eye stung a fierce