The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-11

In what was possibly the fastest game of ball played in the South in many years the Montgomery. Southern League team yesterday played the Detroit American Leaguers twelve innings the game being called on account of darkness with the
 The work of the Black sox was superb: From the jump they fought desperately every inch of ground, tied the score Tn the eighth inning and held the heavy De- troit team safe for the next four innings.
 It is dieut task S;. so say what Riay,er fer calls. Each one played magnificent ball, and with the exception of an excusabie error in the first inning. they played an errorless game. fielding. running D1ses hes been playing all the summer instead Of a few weeks of spring practice.
 Outside of the brilliant work of the en- work of Brennan and Oscar Streit and the catching of Wilkie Clark. Although his arm was sore, Brennan started the game pitching three innings. only three hits being made @ on h nim m m tnaI hai,. ufne anu
 In the fourth inning Oscar Streit went in and from then until the last half Of the twelfth the work of the crack southpaw the nine Innings that he pitcheS only three hits were made off him, two of them coming in the fifth fnning-He only gave two bases on balls and struck out TOUT or the DIE IcllOWS- A ctilhSoo~ shoe Streit does not get credit for in the score came in the last inning. Streit had already struk out Wild Bilf' Donovan in the twelfth and had two strikes on Barrett. The next one shot over looked like 2 sure strike, but Eason called 1t ban and Barrett afterwards got hit.
 Well, we will take the ins this time, said Lew Whistler and Kanzler faced Kitson, one of the stars of Hanlon's box stan of the Brooklyn Nationals last sea- son.
 Kansler landed on one of the first balls over the plate and got good clean sin. was in evidence Thursday followed when Spratt, with a neat sacrifice, advanced the runner. Then Molesworth lined out a nice single, Kanzler getting over the plate got a life on Carr's error, sending Moles- worth to third, Duddetts long single put ing Molesworth over with second run. Three punched hits and sacrifice did It.
 In the last half the Detroit batting or der was again changed. Barrett coming up from fifth place and heading IL. lie opened up with a single, stealing second. Smith got base on oalis; na ana ,oOa o0en hit ne
 The feature of the second was a tass double play by McCallister, Smith and Carl of Detroit.
 In.the last half Jack LilIey got single. Donovan got safe and afterwards scored on Smiths single, making the game three and two in favor of Detroit.
 The Blacx Sox were unable to improve | their hands in the third and Detroit also | did nothing in the last half.
 In the first half of the fourth the locals | had an excellent chance or scoring. A
 wild throw of Durretts hit got nm self out of the hole and the locals were blanked again.
 Oscar Streit relieved Brennan in the last half of the fourth and jumped into the hearts of the rooters at once oy etrtkjnO lack I,illey out. the side being
 In the first of the fifth. Kanzler got 2 | base on balls, stole second, prohttng bs his experience of Thursday. and slid | into the bag. He threw away his chances however, by letting Kitson catch hin mapping. Streit and Spratt struck out. In the last of the fifth couple of two
 by sssre5t S1 Smith
 over the plate. making the score and | in favor of Detroit.
 In the sixth, Donovan and Fred Buelc
 relieved Kitson and Lilley. Nothing Wal
 done on either side in this inning. | The seventh was Uarren of results, thu feature being Molesworth's catch oi | Barrett's long fly to center. pulling dowr
 the hit when it was almost on the cenrel | field fence.
 In the eighth. there was something do ing In earnest, and the roofing was tht fiercest that has been heard since thu completion of the new grounds. Kanzlel l uAQ Oieu, SpFdt- BOS slukle, put Oleu Molesworth got a life and Lew Whistler
 woke the echoes by lifting the ball ovei the right field fence for the third home | run he has made this season. Bleachers and stands went wild as Molesworth ant | Whistler followed each other over tn, plate. And the score was tied-4 and 4 | Streit held Detroit safe in the last hall | of the eighth.
 In the ninth, though Clark made a pret | ty sacrifice, the side was retired without
 run, Stroit striking Donovan out ant
 retiring the side in the last half. The excitement was getting feverisl now. It was another ten-inning game.
 Spratt did his part with his stick il | the tenth, but the side was retired.
 Big Sam Crawford was struck out b,
 Streit in the last half. and. amid tn | howls of the crowd, the side was retired l and there was the first eleven-inninl l game of the season.
 In the eleventh both sides were retire, | without a run. and in amazement anC l with breathless interest, the crowd say | the twelfth inning started. The work O
 both teams was desperate now. I'm | pitching especially was fast and furious
 but plucky Oscar Streit held his owl
 against one of the fastest pitchers in thu !