The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-11
PLAY BALL." THE CLIMBERS
 ARE OFF; THE SEASON OPENS

honor of being the first Climber to face an opposing pitcher in championship game this season. All of the men were carried with the exception of Delehanty, Robinson and Germaine--Delehanty was given his "2S" yesterday morning and left for his home in Cleveland last night He is a fairly good outfielder fairly good hitter and fast on the paths, but he is entirely too light to keep up with the swift pace that is being set in the Southern League this season. Three Durrett, Apperious and Thornton; five infielders, Mullaney, Schwartz, Perry Busch and Hilley: two catchers, Me- Aleese and Hausen, and four pitchers Malarky, Hale, May and McCrane.
 Houtz was to have led the batting order in the game this afternoon, and it is probable that Thornton will take his place in the lead-off. If he does the batting order will be: Thornton, right field: Durrett, left field; Schwartz, second base: Mullaney. first base: Per ry, third base; Hi1ley, shortstop; Ap- perious, center field; Hausen or Me- Aces, catcher; Malarky. pitcher.
 The batting order of the Atlanta team .Bugs"' Raymond will pitch the open ing game.
 The last game that Raymond pitched In Montgomery was the last of those
 
 ing the whirlwind finish that the Climbers made last summer. Lew Mo- ren pitched the first against Starkell, the Climbers winning by score of 1 against Mccoy. the score being to in favor of the Climbers Raymond pitched the last game against Roy Hale. and while the hits were even five apd five-Hale kept them so scar tered that they were harmless, while they were punched on the clownish Atlanta pitcher
 In the third inning oldring led off with two-bagger and scored on Pat Millerick's two-bagger a moment af- forward. In the seventh Bob Stafford had hit safe and Joe Rickert managed to get one by Schwartz. who was play ing in for the double-Thornton, who was playing right that day tried to throw went wild and Stafford scored. Then came that lightning play by Brouthers and Oldring when Rickert was caught at third. This tied the score but in the last half of the seventh Oldring stole second and united the score on Millerick's hit Woody Thorn ton clinched matters by crashing out a terrific drive in the last of the making two-bagger out of it. SCOT ing on Brouthers hit and out to Jor- dan. The game wound up to l in favor of the Climbers and but for that unfortunate InTOw or WouiQ have been another shut-out for Atlanta.
 Bugs Raymond is like the little girl with the curl-"when he is good he is very god, but when he is bad he IS horrid." If he gets his delivery work ing all right this afternoon it is going to be pretty rough sleddirg for the Climbers-but if his delivery falls down for fraction of a second and If Durrett's team cluster any hits on him at all--well. 1t will be all over with Little Willie and his "1910's."
 John Malarky is going to pitch the best ball ne is capable of-and from the speed that he has been showing in the exhibition and practice games
 Nashville opens the season in Rirm- ingham this afternoon, the Western teams not opening until tomorrow Little Rock in New Orleans. After the four games in Atlanta the Climbers come home. Eight games at Athletic Park, four with Nashville beginnins ing the road for eight games. four with then begins the first long road trip. fifteen games. four at Memphis. three at Little Rock four at shreveport ana four at New Orleans.
 Then they come home for fifteen games. four with Little Rock, three and and" four our with New orleans On June 10 they begin a road trip of twenty four games, playing four games in Memphis three in Little Rock. four in Shreveport, four in New Orleans, three in Atlanta, three in Nashville and three in Birmingham winding up with the two games there on the 4th of July.
 Then comes the longest stretch Of at-home games-twentv-o at Athlet- ic or Capitol Heights Park. three with Nashville. three with Birmingham. Orleans. three with Shreveport. three with Memphis and three with Little Rock Then they jump to Birmingham for three games. 3Oth and 3tst and Au- gust 1. coming home for three games here with Atlanta, End, 3rd and 4th. going to Nashville for three games. Then Birmingham and Nashville come here for three games each. A road trip of fifteen games starts then. three in Atlanta, three in New Orleans, three in Memphis. three in Little Rock and three in Shreveport.
 games at home, four with New Orleans including the Labor Day games on sep tember 4. three with Shreveport. three with Little Rock and three with Mem phis Rabb's crowd closing the season here on September 15-and the 1905 pennant race will be history.
 The National League opens its season tomorrow with Boston in Brooklyn. New York in Philadelphia. Pittsburg m St Louis and Chicago in Cincinnati. On Saturday. the American season opens with Philadelphia at Washing