The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-26
VISITORS SMOIHERED
AUBURN COLLEGE BOYS PLAYED
 THE PRETZELS.
Youths Played . Fine Game Against Professionals and Gave Indica- tions of Showing We'll In Their Class,

Fom the time that Shortstop Skin ner of the Auburn team faced Jack Lee in the first inning until Leftfielder Stanley faced Roy Hale in the ninth in ming the college lads never had look in on yesterdays ball game with the Pretzels.
 A game fight was put up from start to finish, but with Jack Lee and Roy Hale pitching ball in midsummer form and the Pretzels backing them up in great shape the college boys were literally smothered.
 Mike Donahue has rounded up in the Auburn team just about the fastest col lego baseball outfit seen in MOntgom- cry in a long time and a prediction can be safely hazarded right here that the college aggregation that beats them out this summer has not shown yet. The trademarks of Donahue's thorough coaching was shown yesterday in the manner of their work during the entire game. They are quick and active In fielding. throw across the diamond with been seen by a college team in Mont gomery and on the whole are refresh ingly free of amateurishness. The only criticism that could be passed on them yesterday afternoon. and the fault was obviously fragrant, was the guliibility with which they bit at the delivery of Lee and Hale. If Dona- hue has tried to teach them the in- valuable secret of waiting at the bat they surely have not profited by the lessons. Possibly 1t was nervousness. but the fact remains that yesterday Auburn batsmen would time after time swing at balls SO wide of the plate that they could hardly have been reached.
 Another thing ought to be drilled into Lurton who is not only a hard working ball player. but backstop head and shoulder above the majority of college catchers. Lurton made the mistake yesterday. however, of receiv- ing a returned ball from the infield in such a position that any baserunper with the least show of speed could get by him and score at the plate. With | few holes filled in, Auburn has col lege ball team that is just about as swift an aggregation as one cares to see, and all Montgomery will watch their future with interest after their piucky, uphill fight yesterday.
 It was the first time that Jack Lee has pitched a regular game in Mont gomery this summer, and even if the college boys were somewhat weak with the stick he undoubtedly pitched in great form. Steady as a clock, not a base on balls, wild pitch or hitting a batter, he moved the Auburn batters down with the greatest regularity. The only hit made off him during the five innings that he was in the box was by Blanton in the third inning. It was a battle between he and Wee ms-who Is
 
 ordinary-only four hits having been made off Weems up to the fifth inning while the college boy had struck out three Pretzels and not given a base on balls. Not a run had been scored by either side up to then and had Weems been able to pitch the game out the result would have been vastly different
 | the box for Auburn. and it was all off. May has a drop ball that would be vii cious and effective if he could control 1t but yesterday he was frlghtfully pitched he hit the first man up, gave three bases on balls. filled the bags twice and forced in a couple of runs. This put the team behind him up in the air and the fast. steady game that the college boys had played till then was a thing of the past.
 Roy Hale equalled the performance of Lee, the only hit made off him be- ing made by Steel, the first man up in the first inning-the sixth--that Hale pitched. while he had splendid control, not giving base on balls and striking out five Auburn batters.
 Frank Shannon and Barry did the hitting for the PretZels with d couple each, though the feature of the work of the locals that appealed most to the fans was the spirited base running, couple of the runs, Gardner stealing two bases and scoring two runs, Lee, Brothers and O'Brien each getting a stolen base.
 Henry Lynch played his first game for Montgomery and made a favorable impression, his wild throw not being costly.
 Skinner led off with a line hit down towards first base, which Mullaney handled easily. Hall and Burgess strik- Ing out in rotation, Jack Lee using a sample of the delivery that made him famous last summer.
 MOleSW0rth DODDed un infiald fly that Skinner got under, shannon hi, safe, but Lynch struck out and Brouth- CTS was out on hit to Hall. Mtllerick went to first in Mullaney's place in the second O'Brien going be- hind the bat. Randall was out on a foul fly that O'Brien got, Lurton was out on hit to Lee and Wright was out on hit to Millerick.
 Garner hit foul fly back of frs, base which Steel managed to get after hard run and brilliant catch. Barry was out on a hit to Burgess and O'Brien on hit to Hall.
 Weems and Steel struck out in the third. Blanton hitting safe. but being thrown out at second, this being the first hit made off Lee.
 Millerick was out on a fly to Steel | Lee struck out, Molesworth hit safe l past first base. shannon hit safe and Molesworth went to third. but shannon
 skinner struck ont in the fourth | Hall was safe on Brouthers's tumble but was forced out on Burgesss hit tc | Lynch and Gardner got Randalrs fly | Brouthers and Gardner were both ou, 1 on hits to Blantop, Barry hft safe, but OBrien struck out.
 shannon handled Lurton's fly in the l fifth. Wright struck out and Weems was out on a foul to O'Brien. In the last half Weems was succeed ! ed in the box by May. only four hits | having been made off Weems up to that | time. Millerick was hit by the ball | Lee hit to first, but there was nobody to cover the bag and Millerick went -