The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-22
EGYPTIANS BEATEN
CLOSE AND EXCITING GAME AT
 ATHLETIC PARK.
IL Was Anybody's Contest Up tc the Ninth InninG-CIark and star
 keIl the Opposing
 Rffchers.

| Lew Whistlers newest recruit ln ms
 his game yesterday through an excess l of generosity in giving bases on balls
 Another magnificent crowd that overfowed both bleachers and grand stand, while rows and rows of men hung on to the fence in front of the
 bleachers from the srandstand to the rightfieid fence, saw game so close | doubt until the ninth inning. the
 Climbers getting the big end Of the | score by to 2. The score stood to 0
 in favor. of the Egyptians up to the | last half of the sixth inning, the 1 Climbers getting run in the sixth and | tieing the score in the seventh, win
 ming out in the last half of the ninth. The usual order of things was re- versed and instead of the Climbers doing as they have done in a big ma jority of these at-home games, SCOT did the scoring in the initial inning; Alexander, the Montgomery boy and best utility man on the Memphis team, started things with a safe hit to cen ter, but Yeager threw him out steal ing second. Beecner hit to left, Boyd hit to Starkell, who held Beecher on second before he threw Boyd out at first Sam DunEan hit safe and Beecher was tearing for the plate. Thornton made remarkably good throw to the plate and Beecher had to scamper back second and Yeager made tho mistake Of trying to throw him out, Beecher promply scoring. Whistler ended 1t with a fly to Thornton.
 In the last of the second the Climb CTS looked like they had a sure run. Oldring hit safe to left. but Ed Hurl- burt threw him out stealing second. Thornton walked. and did some great base-running. He started to steal sec end just as Busch bunted out in try Ing to sacrifice. Hurlburt threw wild to Walters and Thornton slid into third. There were two out with Star kell having a chance to tie his game. But he was found wanting and struck out.
 In the third, with one out. the Climbers had the bases full. but double by the Egyptians prevented run. Schwartz and Molesworth . d to Alexander, who threw the bah to to Walters. the Egyptian dropping the ball and filling the bags. OIdring was out out on long fly to left; and Schwartz caught, being thrown out. at the plate.
 The Climbers had a runner on third with one out in the last half of the tired the side with a double. Thorn ton hit safe, was sacrificed by Busch and went to third on Yeager's hit. The R was sare srSn chance 10 tie his game. Thornton was on third and Yeager on second with der, who fired It to Walters. Walters firing 1t to Whistler and completing
 In the first of the fifth the Climbers pulled off one of the swiftest double plays eyer seen on the home grounds. Busch, Schwartz and Mullaney doubled up Alexander and Beecher, two Of the swiftest baserunners in the league. Brown, the first man up had hit safe, going to second on Clarks sacrifice. Alexander walked and Beecher. smash ed one at Schwartz. the latter scooping 1t up and shooting 1t to Busch on sec opd. stopping the flying Alexander, Busch throwing with the speed of a rifle shot 70 Mullaney, stopping Beech CT and retiring the side.
 Oldring drove one at Alexander in the sixth that was pretty warm, the Egyptian shortstop fum6iinx 1t. and Ss 1f asosnd Sns sE sa stG b6ss tes out on flies to Boyd. There was a long roar from the fans when George Yea ger met the ball with < tsrgitlc swing, quite high enough. striking the center held fence. Oldring scoring. StarkeIl ended 1t with a hit to Walters.
 the last half of the sixth, Wistler get ting the ball and Clark running over to cover the bag. That sprintfng of haS to run so that he hfhs9 hs9 not ofG tIms tafe te balance himself and dropped the ball Brouthers being safe and going to sec ond op schwsrtz's sacrifice. Moles- and third. Beecher could not get to it in time, and Molesworth beat 1t out. Brouthers going to third. Mullaney smashed one at Alexander and Brouth- CTS dashed for the plate. sliding in with the run that tired the score. Old ring ended it with hit to Alexander.
 With one out in the first half of the eighth, Brouthers made a magnificent stop of Walters's hot hit and started a sensational double.
 Red Ehret had the closest decision to make in the first of the SHinth that he had had since he has been in Mont gomery, and at the same time Starkell played great baseball. With one out, Brown hit for two bags. Clark hit to Starkell, who wheeled and held Brown on second before throwing Clark out at first Brown then started for third and Mullaney shot the ball right Into Brouthers's hands. It looked like the ball beat Brown to the bag, but Ehret called him safe, and that settled it. Oldring got Alexanders fly and retired the side with the score still tied and the Climbers having a half inning the best of it.
 Starkeu walked in the last half. Brothers sacrificed him and with a crash, Charlie Schwartz sent the ball to center field. Starkell scoring with the winning run.
 The score was: