The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-01
Y. M. (. A. WON GAME
ELEVEN INNINGS PLAYED WITH
 THE FALCONS.
Sport Was Exciting and Fans Yelled Themselves Hoarse-Nolly Did Some Phenomenal Work
 in the Box.

By far the quickest, snappiest and
 best game of baseball played in Mont gomery this season was the game be- tween the Young Mems Christian As- socoiation team and the Falcons at the
 baseball park yesterday afternoon. It took eleven innings tb decide the con test and the Y. M. c. A. team won by a score of 9 to s.
 The game was intensely exciting all the way through and when the score i was tied in the ninth inning the en- thusiasm was unbounded. Hats. um- brellas and canes were flung in the air and the shouts of the fans could be heard a miles.
 In the ninth inning, when the score stood to 8. Molly for the Y. M. c. A. team, struck out three men in success sion, putting the side out. Such an ova- tion as the twirler received has scarce ly been seen here. I nthe tenth in- nlng it looked as though he was going to repeat the performance. for the first two men at the bat were struck. out. making five strike outs in succession with the score tied and excitement a fever heat.
 A good crowd was at the game and
 roofing was lively. The fans were out in full force and 1t reminded one oof the days of the Southern League.
 Both teams played good ball, but the first part of the game the Y. NJ. C. A.
 seemed to have the best of 1t. Some wild throws and loose team work by
 the Falcons gave the Y. M., c. A. a good start which they held until the
 ninth inning.
 In the first inning the Y. NJ. c. A. | team made three runs and made an-
 other in the secnnd. The Falcons were l shut out ntil the fourth iEning wien | they got in three runs. In the eighth | they made two more and got In three in the ninth, placinf them one ahead. The Y. M. c. A. team made twp more l runs in the sixth, one in the seventh | and one in the nth which tied the
 score, and one in the eleventh which
 won the game. In the ninth inning the
 score stood Y. NJ. c. A. [. Falcons 5. It was in this inning that the Falcons ''got into the game" again. Fred Solo,
 mon was the first man at the bat and
 he struck out. s. Solomon reached first but was forced out at second by
 a hit of Finch. creighton got a base on
 balls. Then it was that the fireworks | commenced. Apperious, the crack | player for the Falcons, went to the bat. i The crowd cheered him again and
 again. Powerfully he swayed the bat
 backwards and + met the sphere at
 the plate and the leather ball went | sailing out In right for two-b bagger which brought in two suns. Lohman | got hit which brought Apperious In | and Lobman Was put out trying to
 make second base. Apperious'S score
 placed the Falcons in thertead and he
 was hugged by the members of the Falcon nine and carried out the field
 in triumpuh.
 In the Y. NJ. C. A. half of the ninth | Stickney struck out. Opp hit to Lob
 man on third. who threw wild to first
 and Opp went to third. Calm on first
 threw the ball wild at home and Opp
 scored which made the game stand | to s.
 In the tenth inning Molly struck out
 the first three men at the bat. Stake | ly for the Y. NJ. C. A. knocked ny | to right, Smith knocked a foul fly and
 Lindstedt struck out.
 | The eleventh inning opened up with
 enthusiasm enormous. Hertz and Frcd Solomon were struck out. Finch was
 hit by the ball and went to hrst,
 Creighton got hit and Finch went to | third. Things now looked favorable to
 the Falcons. but Apperious hit to short
 and was out al first. The Y. M C.. ] A. won out in this inning. Molly got
 a hit and went to first but was forced
 out at second by Paterson's hit. The
 latter made a score on an error ana
 the game was won.
 Lee Calm pitched good game for the
 Falcons. He steadied down in the lat
 ter part of the game. The features Of
 the game were the beautiful stop made | by Stakely for the Y Nj. C. A. and
 the running catch of fly made by Boyd Smith, right fielder for the Y. NJ. c. A. team
 The following is inc score in detail.