The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-30
HERK BURNETT WON IT
MONTGOMERY MANAGER HIT
 FOR WINNING RUN.
Highlanders Took Third Game in Brewton Series by Score of to 2@Two Teams Go to
 South Alabama.

 ton. ?; Montgomery, 2, and the result doubtful, Manager Hercules Burnett jumped into the breach with his trusty bat and led the Highlanders on to victory at the Oak Park grounds yesterday af- ternoon.
 The exciting finale 10 the stirring con- test came in the last half of the ninth inning, with one man out. Burnett had been out of the game on account of bruised and swollen thumb, but he was there in uniform coaching his team. Since the first inning Montgomery had been unable to get man across the plate. When Ramp had been thrown out after a sensational stop of his line drive by o'Brien. Burnett unwound the rag from his thumb and stepped to the plate in the place of Fischer.
 The tense excitement that followed the appearance of the mighty Casey at the bat on that momentOus occasion cele- brated in song when he struck out. was nothing to the tenseness of the grand stand excitement when Burnett, the lead- CT of the Highlanders, waved his willow at the Brewton tsvirler Burnett viciously struck at the first one that came over the plate and the swish of his bat was heard in the grand stand. But the Brew ton catcher had the ball in his init. A second one went over the plate. and the crowd shuddered as they feared that the fate of the mighty Casey was in store for Burnett. The third one was to Bur- netts liking and he cracked it down to CcuteE Tor d Slngle.
 In an effort 10 cat:l him while play ing off first Rankin let pitchers throw go through his han1s and Burnett sco1t- ed around to third. At his juncture a hit was needed and needed badly. Steele. the little third baseman, was equal to the occasion. He picked out one of Hlck- mans curves that suited him and rapped 1t cown against the right field fence for three bags and the game was over to In Montgomerys favor.
 BrPWtOn was fairly 1utnla at every point of the game. The red-clad players from the turpentine farms of Escambia in fact should not have scored. Two of their runs got over the plate by the rank est kind of a tluke. In Brewton's half of the third inning with the bases full, Leighton hit dnky little grass cutter down to Lane. who fielded 1t cfeverly to Greene at first. To, the crowd in the out, but Mahoney called him safe, and that settled 1t. As soon as Greene caught Lanes throw he was so confident that Martin was out that he rolled the ball left. Martin on third romped in home, and in the excitement that prevailed Hickman stole across the plate.
 Nor was this the only time that Mont gomery did the Alphonso act and tried to present the game to his dear Gaston from Brewton.
 In the eighth inning with the score tied Lane hit safe. The reliable Dugan went behind him and cracked out three bag ger. Lane had clear right of way 10 the home plate, but he threw 1t away by not stepping on the second bag and Ma honey called him out for his oversight:
 When T. Van Rensselaer, Matthews the college boy, stepped gracefully in the box in a spick and span uniform, and, with his hair nicely parted in the mid dle, the rude players from the Escam- bia turpentine farms cried out in uncon- cealed joy.
 n0h 5o thinO t0 him
 Right there, they made a serious error of judgment. What Matthews did to Brewton brought sorrow and grief to the hearts of the Capital of Escambia. He was a deep mystery to the Reds. They couldn't solve his curves. He struck out six of the first eight men that faced him. He let down little to the last however, but not enough to give Brewton a chance for victory. In fact, he pitched a mag nfcent game scoring nine stFike-outs and allowing only six hits.
 Hickman, the Birmingham pitcher, who was in for Brewton. also showed up well. He did the best box work of any of the Brewton twirlers. He secured six strike outs and gave up only eight hits. Hick- man had a fine lot of henders that he turned loose at the Highlanders and the local heavy htters were somewhat pug Zled.
 Montgomery. in the first inning started out to make a runaway race of the con test. Langsford waited patiently and drew four bad ones. Lane famed. The trusty Dugan hit safe advancing Lansford to second. Ramp sent a long fly to left which Martin took in. Langsford crossed the plate on wild pitch by Hickman. Green hit to Leighton who juggled the ball and Dugan came home. The agony was ended by Fischers striking out
 Brewton. was retired in the first inning, although O'Brien secured scratch three bagger that went oyer the first basemans head and rolled under the score board.
 No more scoring was done until the third inning when the locals got dopey and Brewton did some heady base run ming.
 I he third inning for Brewton began by Fritz striking out. Hickman hit safe one to center. Martin drew four bad ones and walked to first. Leighton hit to short and was apparently out but Ma honey called him safe The locals some how fell asleep and before they woke up two red-clad players had scampered over the home plate.
 In regular order the Reds retired the Highlanders and the Highlanders retired the Reds without scoring until the last half of the ninth inning when the winning run was brought over by a single from Burnett and a ree-bagger by Steele.
 The two teams left last night for Brew ton where a series of three games will be played.