The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-27
THE NEWS OF THE
 SPORTING WORLD
MONTGOMERY TOOK FIRST BASEBALL GAME
 OF SEASON FROM COMISKEYS CHICAGOANS

five errors being credited to his corner of the infield. He redeemed himself. how the win over the plate. Burnett anu Stick ney each made boobies once but their hitting made up for it. Kanzler also made an error but the crowd was not too ex- yesterday was the first time that the To- calls ever got together. their work was marvelously good. Probably the best work of the evening and the best impres- sion was that of Wi1kie Clark behind the bat. He Is quick as lightning. never wait ing to sec where ball is before he runs. but running first and looking afterwards, and if the boy from the State of Maine most. Ely. StultZ and Refining alternated in the box. doing three innings each. and on the whole the work of each of the trio was good, Reining's being a trifle the best He has some dazzling speed with some ugly curves that are liable to make several batsmen say things this sum- mer. and everybody was sorry when one O f his fingelt got mixed up with smoking line hit, to the detriment of the digit.
 Spratt fumbled. Jones hit to third In their half of the first, but a fast double by Kanzler and Bush with another out put them out of business for the time being. Kanzler hit safe in the last half, Spratt drew walk. Dolan caught Dur, rsts rss sat s 1a and ,bs Whser stssoD for trotting around the bags Burnett followed with another swat of the horsehide, but Clark and Stickney went to the bad
 In the first half of the second Tame hill, Long Isbell and Daly retired from public life in the order named. The Chi cago bunch returned the compliment, and in the last half Bush, Ely and kanzler quit in rotation.
 The score at the beginning of the third was and in favor of Montgomery but there came a time. Callahan led off Il. e. .-s- ~wl@ t,, hA hfVl n stepped out of the inning. Flaherty wait ed and got he only base on balls that Ely gave. Dolan died but corkins two-bag- ger of Jones put Callahan and Flaherty Tannehill's hit scored Green. Isbell re- tiring the side with the tally now and in favor of Chicago. In the last half Whistler and Clark hit safe, but Spratt. Durett and Burnett retired tho side with out results.
 Stultz went in the box in the fourth. and there was a case of nothing doing for Chicago in the first half. Patterson ming. Stickney and Bush died. Stultz hit safe and scored the run that tied the game on hits by Kanzler and Spratt. Dur rett retiring the side.
 At the beginning of the fifth the score was and 4. but Jones' Tannehill and ls- bell were unable to improve their hands. In the last half Whistler opened up some more of his choice hits by smiting Pat terson for two bags. Clark lined out safe one, both he and the manager SCOT ing on Burnett's cracking two-bagger. Stickney, Bush and Stultz retired the side. but there were two runs to the good and the tally sheet now showed and 4 in favor of Montgomery.
 The sixth opened by Whistler, Bush and Rambler putting Daly Callahan and Sul- livan in the repair factory in rotation In the last half Kanzler went out, Spratt hit safe. Durrett went out and Whistler's H-.A kN.. n~A coming in slices for the local manager now-put two more runs over and left the score and f..
 In the first half of the seventh Refining in the box for the locals, Patterson, the first crack out of the box opened up with a three-bagger. Dolans clever bunt scored Patterson. Dolan scoring on Greens and Jones's hits, making the sheet now to in favor of Montgomery.
 In the last half of the seventh the locals couldn't show and in the eighth neither side tallied.
 In the ninth with the score standing to in favor of Montgomery, Hallman batting for Dunkle was struck out by Ely, Dolan hit safe, Jones got to first on pratt's tumble and scored on an error Isbell's two-bagger and Jones h hit put two more over. three in that inning ana making the score and in favor of Chicago. Things were getting decidedly interesting about this time. Chicago one to the good, but the locals having the last half of the ninth Whistler and Clark both failed to deliver the goods-things looked gloomy-but Burnett's base on balls and Stickney's cracking three-baS- ger put "Old Hoss" over and tied up the score. there would have to be an extra inning.
 Callahan started the tenth with hit and was sacrificed to second by Sullivan. Ely struck White out and Spratt helded Dolan out. Ely died on foul in the last half of the tenth. Campbell fumbled Kanbler's hit and Spratt's two-bagger put Kanzler and the winning run over the Tha ofAcial scOre is: