The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-27
FIRST FROM CRACKERS GEORGIA TEAM FELL VICTIMS TO
 PRETZELS. George stultz Pitched . Great Ganse and Bob stafford Gave the
 Local Fans Heart
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By Just aDOut the SnTeNueSI piCCS VI baseball headwork ever seen in Ment- gomery. Bob stafford the big first base- man of the Atlanta team, made IL possi- ble for the score to be tied in the eighth inning yesterday afternoon. Tho game at the time stood 2 to in favcr CT the Pretzels, the one run, by the way, being gift to Atlanta from Umpire Carpeh- ter.
 In the eighth inning there was man on second And third and two cut. one run was all that was needed to t.e the score, and whether 1t was inten.ioi;ai or not. Bob Stafford's brains tied the score. Winters was on third when Jordan hit down to Brouthers. Like , flash, Stafford ran off third anu instea1 ting out the run, Brouthers played for Stafford. getting him out on tho line. Before Stafford was put out, however, George Winters had crossed the plate. been put out before Jordan reached first base, then the Winters run would not have counted. but Jordan was, on first and Winters had crossed the plate before Stafford was out.
 It was a great game of baseball just the same. and until Lawler's single ;tH the score and won the game in the ninth inning everybody was kept guess ing.
 choice collection of just about every thing that baseball pitcher needs In his repertoire to win championship ball. Stultz has been pitching ball for Mont time the local fans have never seen such wide cures as his delivery called for yesterday. In addition to this, he mystifying drops one cares to see. This with the support he received. made the result of the game logical.
 Right at the start the fans were put fin a blissfully comfortable frame cf mind when Henry Lynch, the first man up in the first inning, lifted one of Moren's fast ones over the right field b. PretzeI at Athletic Park this sea- soa. Then the work of Oldlng. the new shortstop, created enthusiasm. The way he goes to meet a ground ball and the way. he shoots 1t over 10 first Is one the Fred Parent order. And fielding Is not his only strong point. He can hit. as he showed yesterday, when he lined out couple of corking singles.
 The Crackers came dangerously near putting in run in the first inning. With one out, Dick Crozier walked ard stole second. getting to third on staf- KruE flied out. Stafford afterward stole second and Crozier started in from third. Yeager ran him down the line. Olding touched hin, before he could get
 olding made his first appearance at the bat and meeting the first ball that ting to second on schwartzs sacrifice and to third on Brouthers's infield hit and scoring on Molesworths drive to left. Lawler ending it with a hit to
 In the second inning the Crackers struck out, Morse hit safe to left. Mul- laney juggled McCay's hit. Archer hit going to second. A clean hit now would have tied the score but with alluring visions of slice of that 1000 | Stultz got busy with his salary whip and MOren struck out,
 With one down in the last half | Yeager pounded out a two-bagger to right. Stu1tz walked and Lynch hit one to right that looked so good that Yeager set sail for third base. George Winters pulled the ball out of the air and without waiting a second fired fred ,1 t time to tag Yeager.
 Dick Crozier hit safe in the third but. with two out Yeager threw Sir Richard out stealing second. In the last half Oldipg smashed one that Moren blocked and fielded over to first, big Bob dropping. the ball and the newest recruit of the Pretzela feed him to second. Brouthers was out on fly to Morse. Molesworth walked but Lawler struck out. | Krug struck out in the fourth. Jor- dan and Morse going out on hits tc Schwartz and Olding.
 Mullaney hit safe in the last hall
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 and fired to Stafford before Yeagei could get back to the bag, completing the second Cracker double.
 Brouthers produced the feature o the fifth. With two out Moren drove one at him that sizzled with heat Brouthers making a sensational stoI and getting his man at first
 With one out in the last half Oldhit hit safe and stole second, getting tC third on Schwartz's infield hit and out Brouthers going out on an outfield fly
 In the sixth the Crackers got fl their first run and but for a bad look ing. decision of Umpire, Carpenter tn, for them. With one out Dick Croziel beat out bunt. Stafford walked anC there were two strikes and two ball! on Krug. The next ball Stultz sent 1T dropped right over the center of thu plate and should have been three thought differently and the next bal Krug hit to Brouthers who fired 1t t, second to stop Stafford, Schwartz throwing the ball a bit wide to Mul laney. CroZier scoring and Nrug going safe. Jordan then hit safe but KruL was out at third on Morse's hit tt Brouthers.
 In the eighth inning the Crackers or rather Stafford-tied the score al described and in the last half with on, out Brouthers walked, got to secont on Molesworth's hit to Morse an, scored on Lawler's drive to right, Mul
 laney ending 1t with a hit to Morse in the ninth the Crackers were put ou 1 of business and the game wound up
 to in favor of the Pretzels.
 The score was:
 | Atlanta. AB R BH 20 A Winters, If. .........