The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-12

dering what is coming next. Twice the score was tied and finally the furious nltting of the Climbers drove Raymond rom the box and they forged ahead with good-seeming-s lead. Then v was that Billie Smith, the manager oI the Atlanta. team, proved once again that brains win more contests of this Kind than anything else. Another thing was clinched-that Smith has great bunch of hitters and fighters who are Just as game as the Climbers. And the natural result was a battle Tor biood-with brains swinging the
 Barring his lack of control. McCrane pitched a pretty game of ball. but bases throwns of the infield-one of his own
 lncluded-proved his undoing. The nrst Atlanta run was resultant from a base on balls. sacrifice and two-bag- ger. The score was tied in the second
 inning by Perry's three- bagger and Hilley ss pinch hit. In the fourth, Hii- ieys Jugg!e of Morse's hit, Perrys wild throw of Winters bunt and McCrane's two runs and put the score to l in favor of Atlanta.
 In the fifth, Hilley's two bagger. with Hausen's long hit, put the score to 2. Atlanta getting the run back and mak- ing it to 2 in the sixth on two singles and Schwartzs wild throw to Mullaney.
 In the eighth. the Climbers went af- ter Raymond in most unchristianlike manner, knocking him out of the box and tieing the score for the second time. It was on Thornton's walk. Dur retfs third two-bagger of the game them both over the plate.
 Childs received about as rough treat ment in the ninth as Raymond had. third two-bagger with Childs hitting Hilley and giving McCrane a base on balls put over couple more runs and left the Climbers two in the lead. Cnnit fast thinking; If a man went to bat for Childs and batting rally tied the score, there would be an extra inning and he would have to send in a new possibly find easy. But. he figured, if he could got over three runs, Atlanta would win the game. and there would
 be no need of another pitcher. He | took a chance. sent Sid Smith in to bat | for Childs-and there was a revelation
 and revolution. Smith walked, got to
 advancing. on Crozier's sacrifice and | both scoring on Curtis's two-bagger l Then the crowd in Atlanta went mad,
 while the crowd in Castle Higgins
 suddenly seized with an acute attack | of appendicitis. Blue coats had to he
 called in to clear the field in Atlanta; in Montgomery the silence was accen,
 tuated with painful looks. Then Mo | Crane made the awful mistake of let | ting Whitey Morse walk Hits by l George winters and Otto Jordon ended it. The story came over Higgins S wires like this:
 l Thornton was out on a hit to Jordan, | Durrett smashed one at Hoffman that
 was just a bit too warm and that worthy promptly made mess of 1t; | Schwartz hit one that the white haired ] chap who takes care of Billy Smith
 shortfeld dug up. shot to Jordon on
 second, stopping Durrett. and Jordan 1 fred 1t to Fox on first. stopping
 Schwartz and completing the double Sam Apperious got the first putout
 of 1906, pulling down Hoffman's fly; l Dick Crozier walked and got to sec
 ond on Curtis's hit and out to Schwartz
 Whitey Morse lifted a two-bagger to | left, CroZier scoring Winters ending
 1t with fly to Thornton.
 | Apperious struck out in the second | Mullaney was out on a hit to Raymond Right here they began making his bug ship feel most uncomfortable. Perry pounding out three bagger and SCOT ing on Hilley's slashing drive to cen ter field. Hilley being forced out or Hausen's hit to Jordan.
 | McCrane made the last half about as abbreviated as a chorus lady's draperies l-Jordan struck out. Fox was out on a fly to Perry and Archer on a hit to the l same place.
 McCrane was out on a hit to third Thornton was out on hit to Hoffman
 Durrett hit to left for two bags but
 Schwartz was out on a hit to Ray.
 mond
 Raymond walked in the last half