The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-07

For five innings yesterday afternoon Durrett's local Southern League outn. of their feet, having them shut out up to the beginning of the sixth by a score of s to O..
 punched three hits of May and in the eighth couple of bad infeld errors with a wild throw by pitcher Frye and Armbruster's two-bagger tied the score and gave the Asnietics lead of one. the final score being to m LaNor of Connie Mack's team.
 While the work of the locals was at times trifle crude, 1t must be taken into consideration that yesterday was the first time that they have worked out in a regular game Then again the infield was a patched up. t-ffatr, catcher on first and an outffelder on second. With everything considered their work was astonlshingly smooth anC the beauty of 1t is that there IS founadtion for better teamwork than has been sesn on local team in long time, both in hitting and baserunning
 The one bright feature of the after noon that made the local fans sit up and take notice, was the pox work oL young Mac Robinson, the Lowndes county boy. During the three innings that he pitched not even scratch hlt was made of him while for a young pitcher he seemed to have syerytnlng, control, speed and curves. In the nrst
 
 good be hit Harry Davis. In the sec ond inning he gave the only base on balls. Monte Cross drawing it. These two made the only times that he snow ed the sembiance of a lack Of control. He struck out one in the nrst lnnins, th one in the second and two Tn tne third inning and his nerve ana ins,sad ssesu1 nf ness was that of a veteran lnstedo ot
 May the other Alabama boy, from Marion, made a good showing; HIS ] were made on him in the three .nnIlss .,.s 1 that he pitched, but three of them were | punched in the last inning that ne pitched, the seventh. His control was good. Brouthers getting the only pase while he struck out Riggs in the nftn and Henley in the seventh innings,
 Frye did not make the showing that tho others did. Tn the. eighth inning eave m a base on balls and had a two bagger made off him. while Tn tne ninth a couple of hits were punched.
 Robinson was a great suIprise anu he has the making of great pitcher in him. The only amateurish thing ne did was in the second Inning when, with two men on base, he made tne blunder of trying to cut off the runner ass he could have retired the side.
 Holland had bad time Of 1t at sec ond, but the ground is a Dit rough ana he was excusable. He hits well. get
 
 and In his movement looks like Mccoy.
 King looks good. He accepted his only two chances in good shape ana stung the ball for two safe ones. Perry made a decided hit, getting hit and handling his two chances neatly. Be- sides handling his nine chances in manner that stamps him as catcher of the first water he looks Ike ne IS
 Herbert smith, the other catcher. &C., cepted eight chances at first and got a hit He looks all right.
 Thornton ard Stickney, who he!oed out in the IineIp played great games, each of tham getting couple of hits.
 The first man up for the Athletics. Armbruster struck out Riggs hit one that Holland handled nicely: Brouth- : CTS popped up an infield fly that should have been Perry's. Thornton. ran over and made trv for 1t and dropped It. Harry Davis was hit by the ball, but Thornton handled drive that Sox
 Thornton was the first man up for | the Climbers in the last half ana work cd Plank for a walk; Holland mt second when Link Stickney placed neat little hunt down the third base line. Thornton getting to third. This 1 filled the bags as Stickney was safe on his bunt King hit a long fly to the outfield and Woody Thornton crossed the plate with the first run of the game. Perry was out on a ny to ArmpruSIer. ATT ,I, rrd: | fessional ball in Montgomerv bv crash l ing out a two-bagger down the first l base line and scoring Stickney and | Holland with earned runs Apperious went to third when Monte Cross jug l gled Smiths hit McAleese ending U l with a fv to Riggs. Three runs and three hits had come Tn. though.
 McAieese got Hanifau's foul in the second inning and young Robinson | gave his first base on balls when he | walked Monte Cross King pulled down | a long ffy that Schreck sent to right 1 field Plank hit one that Robinson | scooped up and instead of throwing it | to smith on first. and retiring the side, | tried to whirl and head off Monte Cross at second The result was a wild throw to second. both runners heinz safe. Robinson saved himself | for the second time, striking Armbrus-
 While Thornton drove a safe one tc center in the last half the side was re- tired in one. two, three order. Robin