The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-14

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 At Little Rock-New Orleans and Little
 At Memphis Shreveport and Memphis.
 By winning that double header from New Orleans. Little Rock leads in the race rs this l, morning by the narrow margin clubs are. still pretty well punched. Shreveport in third place. being only i've points ,,,d ahsad sa of Nsshvllle In fourth, n Atlanta in fifth place. ,Atianta being only twenty-thrse points ahead of Montgcnf>
 dny n ssa sa ponss Ssad a Of thirty-five points points behind Birmlinghams. to S play -S with Al Xtlants. two in Xtisnts s and one here Sunday afternoon. and by win ming two of them at least. the standing will be materially changed.
 Atlanta, Ga, Aug. i3.-tSpecial.)- )-After ten innings of play, the first game of the series went to Atlanta by a score of to Robinson, Kevanaugh's importation from Rhode IslGnd, the game would have ended at the ninth inning to 3 in favor of ion in the seventh by calling Crosier safe feet. Even the Atlanta rooters we're dts
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 s the former setting sads tns score goes. which shows i've hits 'on VII. son against eight off Stockdale. But Wilson was hit much harder than the sational work of Atlanta's outfield. Win- ters in right field, robbed Moiesworth of a two-bagger by sprtnging into the air right with one hand. Again in the seventh. with two men on bases. and two down. Stockdale sent the ball to short center for what seemed a safety. but Brideweli. after wonderful run, succeeded in catch ing the sphere with his left hand. Clarke was also robbed of a two-base hit when ck hs ns oEys to sd bsssn cfh ts ny getting in the third, when Matthews was hit by Stockdale and went to first. He Crozies's & T hit hit to light fisId. anu ~ -"
 Atlanta added another run in the sixth, when Winters hit f0S two bases and SCOT ed on staffords single; Tn the seventh was given a pass by Stockdale and reach cd third. when Clarke threw. wild to Childs at second; eridewell then hit 2 returned to Clarke like lightning. Clarke tagged Crozier, who was trying to score, about four feet from the plate. but Robin robbery, the game would have ended at the close of the ninth in Montgomery g favor. This ended Atlanta's rnn-getting uttttA t1AG tcAAGus &AAOtktBonACty QAd HUI 8Ct q man across the plate until the sixth. Busch. the first man up, sent hot one through Stafford and crossed the plate when BtockdaIe sent a pretty ree-basger to deep center. Stockdale scored a mo- ment later on Spratt's long fly to right field. Montgomery's third run came in the seventh. Whistler was passed to first, reached second on Burnett's sacrifice and scored on Stickney's single to right field. This brought the game to the tenth with the score tied and interest intense. In Atlanta's half of the tenth, Stafford hit an easy one to Spratt and was thrown out at first Bennett hit measley one to Stockdale, who fufnbled 1t, and the At lanta man was safe. Lauzon. who has not made a kit in weeks, then came to the bat and surprised himself and the specta- tors by driving the ball to the left field, where 1t rolled under the fence and both Bennett and LauSon scored. This ended the run-getting, for Morse and Matthews were easily retired, and Montgomery could do nothing in her half of the tenth Koehler was put out of the game in the fourth for cursing Umpire Robinson about a decision. Lauzon taking his place.