The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-16

With pitcher in right field and his
all around support not being of char
acter to electrify the crowd. Frank
Wilson lost his game yesterday by a
Swami pitched a great game, but IL
ever a ball player had horseshoes bulg-
ing out with big gobs of luck hanging
was 1T" yesterday. Take that first
inning for case in point. Smith. the
first man up, was safe on q dinky hit
that 6ounaed away rd from Miso 1st T w
scoring. A couple of punched hits
with slow fielding of an infeld hit put
in the other two runs.
clean hit in the second, Norcum
beating out bunt just in front of the
plate and base on balls with an In
field hit. put in the run in the second.
they being shut out after that except
in the fifth inning when Weikart
pounded out his home run.
Swami had wonderful control. giving
only one base on balls. only four hits
being made off him. The Pretzels hit
him hard at times but the hits inva-
riably fell safe. Kid Busch, Delehanty
Swami. Busci1's drive and Delehantys
three bagger In the seventh putting in
the first run for the locals.
Durrett's beating out of hit to
put over the other two.
1t was three up and three down with
the Pretzels in the first inning.
Smith smashed one in the last half
that Wilson jumped for but 1t bounded
| off and the runner was safe. Nor
cum walked. Alexander hit one that
bounded out of wilson's hands again.
Schwartz darting in and getting It, and
Delehanty booted II. Smith and Nor
cum scoring. Schaub hit safe to right.
| Holly struck out. Hennessy hit safe,
Weikart and Schaub scoring on Graf
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}Swann's fly.
Busch drove one at Holly In the
| second that was entirely too hot to
| handle. lansing struck out and Dele,
hanty hit down to Smith who ran over
| and tried to make a double, throwing
wild to Weikart, De1ehanty being call
ed out and Busch safe at second.
Smith hit safe to center. Norcum
| beat out a bunt to the plate. Alexan-
der was out on a bunt fly to Busch and
weikart walked. filling the bags with
only one out. Schaub hit to Dele
hanty and was out at first. Smith DASH
| ing over the plate on the throw. Holly
going out on fly to Schwartz
| Same thing over again for the Pret-
zels in the third, one, two, three.
In the last half the Pretzels brought
in one of those famous double plays.
Hennessy hit safe and when Grafius hit
| to Delehanty the double with Dele
hanty, Schwartz and Busch butting in
| followed.
| II was one two. three with both sides
in the fourth and the same thing in
| the first half of the fifth.
In the last half Frank Weikart
| jolted the ball straight to the extreme
| corner of the left field fence, but Frank
| Wilson struck out Holly and Hennessy
| in succession. This was destined to
| be the last score made by the Pirates.
In the first half of the seventh with
one out Busch hit safe sprinted around
and over the plate on Delehanty's drive
| for three bags.
| Alexander got himself a three bagger
in the last half and came pretty near
/ scoring when Clark dropped the ball
| after Schaub had struck out, having to
| throw to first to catch him. Alexander
was steaming for the plate. but quick
as a flash Busch returned the ball to the
plate. and Alexander was caught nearly
| foot out.
| With the score standing six to one
an eyelash of making one of the most
one down Durrett beat out a hit to
| Swami, and scored just ahead of the
| Kid, who was chasing him around the
| bags after a terrific drive to the center
| field fence. lansing struck out for the
| third time, Delehanty walked. The
| bleachers were making Rome howl
| now. for three runs would tie the score.
| There were two out, however, and
Clark couldn't bring out his pinch hit.
| The game was over with the score six
to three, the Shreveport bunch having
| the big end of it.