The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27
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Montgomery won!
 It is no longer 13!
 Shreveport was beaten-all but shut out.
 The figures '13"-the number of games the Black Sox had won-have been put behind us. The spell has been broken.
 The thing was done yesterday afternoon by George Stultz with the assistance of some brilliant fielding by the Black Sox and the enthusiastic applause of the largest crowd of ladies that ever attended Dall game in Montgomery.
 While the final score was to 1 in favor or the Black Sox, 1t was by a heart tnrob that Shreveport escaped a shut out. Stultz having them blanked until the last half of the ninth inning with two out at that.
 Stultz pitched a beautiful game, only six hits being made off of him, which he Kept well scattered while his control was excellent. only three bases on balls being given and three men being struck out. At the end of every inning, rousing cheers from bleachers and grandstand rang his name while pretty hands applauded vo- ciferously, and every time he walked in from the field to his bench the earnest. hard-working pitcher doffed his cap ir, response to ovations.
 Stuitz was not the only one who got the cheers. for every individual member or the team played championship ball. sce-<A WOtA oCAuS cSp6Cldlly Dr1lI1ant, Outside of his grand pitching, Stultz eot three assists, while with the stick he got two hits out of three times up. Childs got three hts out of five times up. He had three put-outs and five assists, without an error. one of his assists be- Ing something phenomenal, It was in the eighth inning that Bobby Gilks drove a hot one to Stultz. It was too hot for the pitcher to get and the ball rolled off to dashed in. scooped it up and fired it to Whistler in time to catch Gilks at first,
 In that same inning, just a moment be- fore. Frank Weikart drove line hit which struck Stultz on the ankle and then rolled off to the left. Like a flash Srratt dashed in. scooped 1t up, and got 1t to Whistler in time to catch Wejkart.
 Both plays were lightning fast and beautifully done, bringing every man on the grounds to his feet. while the ladies
 In the second inning, with two down, Kid Busch walked and scored on safe hits by Stultz and Childs,
 The Black Sox got in their usual double in the last half of the third. Smith had hit safe and gone to second on Hennes- sey's sacrifice. Fisher hit a long fiv which Molesworth pulled down, Smith having started for third. Moiesworth neided the ball to Childs and the double
 Spratt had walked In the fourth and was on second with two down Wher Stultz landed on one that was too hot for for Smith, Spratt scoring
 Kid Busch hit one at Smith that he couldn't handle. Sutltz sacrificed hui Kleb fumbled 1t and the runner went safe. being forced out at second on Child's 's hit. Kanzlier hit safe and Busch scored again.
 In the ninth. Molesworth and Whistler made life an empty dream for MT. Kelb. Molesworth lined out a good three-bag- ger, but on account of his lameness only got to second; Whistler then lifting the ball squarely over the center field fence, he and Molesworth sauntering in with the fourth and fifth runs of the
 In the last half, with Keenan down, Grafhus hit safe, Kelb struck out and Smith lined one out that Molesworth let get by him, Graffius scoring and saving the shut out. Childs got Hennessey's hif and retired the side. the game ending and in favor of the Black Sox.
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