The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-06
$ Games Today.
 At Atlanta-Nashville and Atlanta.


 Victory was snatched from Alb Powelrs Atlanta baseball team again yesterday by Whistler's Black Sox.
 For a long time yesterday afternoon the prospects of the Atlanta -Montgomer ball game looked about as bright as a snowfall on the Court Square pavement in July. Just about the time for the game threatening clouds began banking up in the sky and about o'clock those clouds got in good working order. While scarcely drop of rain fell in Montgom- cry there was a deluge for nearly an hour at the ball park. Finally beams of sunshine in all their welcome radiance sparkled over the grounds and MT. Coxs cry play ball." was met by shouts of delight.
 The game was uncomfortabiy close and the merest fragment of hit would have swung the pendulum either way. Busch, Spratt and Childs. with their sticks swung the pendulum over to the bench of the
 The daring base running of Burnett in the sixth inning probably turned the tide
 Both Oscar Streit and Kilien pitched streit and six of Eilien. The Black sox seventh innings % ~ ws s streit M 'Rs kept % Ris Sits & so admirably scattered that never fl, a single inning did two hits come together. in Montgomery-and losing them. He lost 2 and game against George stIlts
 The work of the two pitchers was all the more creditable yesterday from the fact that they had wet ball to handle. vantage of a batter not being able to hit
 TRs SS deeidsd feature of the game--and ney's hard run and catch of Bennetfs fiy to right field in the second timing. Bur nett's base running in the sixth was ar- plause as was WhIstier's run and catch of Markley's foul fly nearly to the right bleacherg in the second and his stop trifie wide In the same inning.
 sixth inning when by loafing down the Chance Sase to dOIbls f himself and when after Koehler had walked Oscar second ces Ss to try and catch % KoehIer ee Busch h got the throw all right but.il his eager. ness to make a double play he threw 1t tS Ssd to @ coSer Sasss hst play both. runners. were safe. Koehler scoring when Busch fumbled Dick Croz- ier's hit though Markley was thrown out and stafford walked and chllds made a Ss thSw of Rsn Rs.nsts s hit anH nF y the Moiesworth but Winters scored on the throw in.
 In the last half of the sixth Chllds cracked out a hit that went almost to the right field fence Winters got the tips of his fingers on 1t, but did not have time to steady himself enough to hold 1t. Then Molesworth lined out a rattling single to center and Whistler sacrificed him. 1n- stead of sprinting to first, Whistler loafed down the line watching the play, Brid- well getting the ball to Markley and he to Stafford In time to double up Whistler and Molesworth. Burnett walked and started down to steal second. Killcn evil dently intended to throw to second, but the ball went way over Markley's head into centerfieid, .Childs scoring and Bur nett going from first to third base on a hot sprint. In the last half of the seventh Clark was out on a hit to Brldwell. Busch hit one to the same place, but it was en- tirely too hot for Bridwell to handle and was as clean a hit as was ever made. Streit was out on a fly to Winters, out Spratt lined out a long hit and stole sec ond, sending Busch to third. Childs hit fierce drive which struck Killen and carromed over to first base Stafford had to leave the bag to get 1t Childs was safe, Busch and Spratt both scoring The Crackers never scored after the sixth inning, and in order to hurry uE the end in the ninth. Streit struck out Markley and Luzon, the first two men up Killen walked, Croxier got a hit. but Kid Busch ended 1t by pulling down Bride. wells fly.