The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-17
Sid and Carlos Smith Will Not Claim kin-CIark Works for the Barons This Afternoon-What the
 Rain Spoiled.
THE STANDING.
Results Yesterday. Montgomery 3, Nashville 0.
Games Today. Atlanta in Birmingham. Nashville in Montgomery. Shreveport in Little Rock. New Orleans in Memphis.


 New Orleans in Memphis
 It was another case of J. Pluv "butting in" at most inopportune time. It rained yesterday, and the second game of the present Birmingham-Atlanta series was postponed.
 Billy Smith, manager of the Atlanta outfit, was asked for an interview as to the probable result of the game had It been played, but the man with a heavy burden on his shoulders was loath to commit himself on so delicate a question.
 When Harry Vaughn was approached the big manager looked startled at first. Then he said calmly: T cannot tell"
 Some players standing close to Man. ager Vaughn when he made this remark smiled broadly. But the manager was to tell how the game would have gone.
 Carlos Smiths Idea.
 Carlos Smith had q bright idea, how ever. "The raln," said he, ''came at ex- actly the right time"
 There was some surprise when thls re- iie'i h SpahNo ills Dlllltil was StllOuS l1lS time, however You see" continued he. "the Barons have been losing with re- markablo regularity. In this respect, in- deed we could not have done better. If it hadn't rained this afternoon there's no telling just how many games we would have lost. But it rained. There has oc- cured a break in the hard luck that has pursued and now victory dawns. Hail. victory!"
 There was spasmodic cheer Harry Vaughn says that he believes Smith was right Billy Smith, carrying a big stick over the head of the Crackers, quaked when he heard Carlos Smiths solution. Billy Smith, some man has said, Is hard loser He fears that he will be de- feated today
 Smith Was Sore.
 Smith was sore yesterday. Carlos Smith. not Billy. Montgomery communicated to the sporting editor of The Age-Herald that Carlos was sore. It ieaxed out, then, that Smith felt sighted that his picture was not published on the mroning after he knocked the home run Monday.
 ~''A 'f'fSSS Noo piOpdiS Su iiilliituldltlN and sent to the elongated right fielder. His picture is published this morning.
 Some of the Barons-this reference to Smith brings to mind-discredted the story in The Age-Herald yesterday, that Carlos Smith had equipped his home and plantation with electricity. Smith de- clared that it was true, and that he would quit the game as soon as the plant was paid for There followed quite a dispute, in course of which Sid Smith ventured the assertion that the Birmingham Smith did not even have farm in Mississippi.
 The Smith Wrangle.
 There followed a wrange between the Smiths. Sid smith ventured the assertion that man could go further in an ele- vatori in Atlanta than on street car in Birmingham. Carlos replied that the quip was an aged chestnut, one cracked by Jordan last season. and described the Atlanta catcher as "mollycoddle" with an exaggerated ego. Billy Smith bristled up about this time, and wanted to know if either of the men were speaking of him. Had either been speaking of the manager. he had made up his mind to leave Birmingham for good. He is rather sensitive.
 While the rain was falling the Barons and the Boosters asked conundrums, the one to the other. Meek wanted to know why the negroes frantically grabbed for Sid Smiths drive into the colored beach- CTS day before yesterday. "That's simple, . answered Rowan right off the reel, be cause 1t was foul !"
 He was instantly elected from the room.
 Laugh on Rowan.
 The Atlanta twirler returning, however, made the following statement: "I know why Vaughn favors the sacrifice game? , He was triGe crestfallen when less than two voices cried, 'Why? Why?' Never theless he kept a straight face long enough to state Because to hit and run is cowardly.'
 To retaliate on the poor punster, Jim the Fox told the following on the pitcher. after which Rowan quietly withdrew :: Tt is hard for any young player to ad- init that there is throwing arm on earth that is able to rival his own in strength and accuracy About the proud est man when 1t comes to throwing abil- ity is big Jack Rowan.
 columbia, where the Tigers played an exhibition series, is the capital of South Carolina and fine old historic spot. It was burned by sherman in the civil war, having been captured after n considerable bombardment. About the only building to remain standing when the fracas was over was the old state capitol building. which, built solely of stone and brick. resisted all the efforts of the destroyers.
 'rhe old building still bears the scars of the conflict. There are a dozen marks where solid shot clipped away the gran