The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-07

Decidedly the scrappiest game of ball
that has been seen on the local grounds
was the one between the Pretzelsi and
Lew Whistler's Egyptians yesterday
A drizzling rain was falling during
most OF the flve innings played and the
game put up by both pitchers and both
teams was marveiously good. Roy
singularIy enough II was against his
former team mates that he was work
ing. And how he did work. Only
them being made in that Hm fatal third
inning, while his first time at bat re-
suited in.a two-bagger. three hits be-
Ing punched by the Pretzels in the
third inning. t"t
The Pretzels played another error
less fielding game and Of the Ave hits
that they made or our old friend
Stockfale Moiesworth lined out two of
About the longest hit thai has been
seen on the local grounds this, season
was Kid Busch's home run In the
fourth, a terrific line drive that went
nuety Miller could overtake itA This
put the Pretzels one TO the good but in
the nth hits by Stockdale and Sam
DUNCAN with Miller's sacrifice tied tile
score again.
In their half the Pretzels could not
improve their hand and the game was
called. Umpire Wood called Durrett
out In this inning on play that GER
tafnlyi looked like the runner was safe.
Durrett ran over and made a demon
stration against the umpire who put
him out OF the game. In the inning
before that Umpire Wood had called
Molesworth out at first on a play that
looked safe.
stockdale pitched a nice game OF
ball though at the rate the Pretzels
We're beginning 70 hit him there is no
telling wnat would have happened. His
support was good also. Downey making
the only error.
Beecber walked, Miller sacrificing
him to second Manners got DUNCAN
foul and Delehanty handled Laws hit.
Molesworth lined out a hit past third
that was good for two bags, going to
third on Schwartz's sacrifice. Durrett
was out on fly to Miller and Pabst on
n fly to Walters.
Molesworth got Gannon's ny in the
second, Schwartz handled Walters's hit,
Fritz going out the same way.
Fritz got Jansing's foul in the last
half, Delehanty walked. Manners was
ont to Walters and Busch to Stockdale.
Downey walked in the third and was
sacrificed to second by stockdale.
scoring but Hale threw Beecher out at
nrst Miller smashed out clean three
Dagger to left but Delehanty got Dun
gan fly, Miller scoring. however. on
the ball hitting Umpire Wood.
Hale made his inauguration. a brill
liant one. by lining out two Dagger
to left. Wordsworth hitting safe to
left. Hale going to third and Moles-
worth afterwards stealing second.
Schwartz struck out but Durrett walk
ed filling the bags. Ed Pabst almost
cleared them with a crashing hit to
right. Hale and Molesworth scoring.
nowney stopped Jansing's hit but
threw Wild to Law and the runner was
safe. Delehanty struck out and Clark.
who was put in to hit fer Manners was
out on fly to Miller. The two runs
were in. however, and the game was
tied up.
Clark was catching now IN Man
nerss place. Law walked, going to
second on Gannon's sacrifice. Walters
walked. but Fritz was out on a hit to
Pabst and Downey to lansing.
last half. covered himself with glory
and had the bleachers acting like mad
men by a terrific line hit to deep CEN
ter that was a clean home run. Hale
was out on a hit to Steckdale and
Molesworth walked, but Schwartz
struck out
stockdale hit safe to center in the
nth. Beecher hunted down the line to-
wards third, but lansing by a marvel
ously quick and true throw, shot the
ball to Schwartz and stopped Stockdale.
DUNCAN hit safe. scoring Beecher and
tieing up the score again. Law struck
out
Durrett hit n hot one to Walters who
managed to stop II but didn't get II
over to Law until Durrett had the bag.
Wood called the runner out, however.
and then came the most disagreeable
scene that has been Witnessed on the
local ball field since Flanagan shook