The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-26
Montgomery Takes First Game from Little Rock-Each Team Used Two Pitchers and,
 Two Home Runs
 Were Hit.

The first of the series of fourteen games at home went to the Climbers yesterday at Athletic Park in an old fashioned slugging match, both teams
 Arthur Goodwin started in for the Climbers and 1t took just two innings for those heavy hitting Zimmerites from Little Rock to put him out or ing made off him. Chinn started in for the Travellers and also lasted two innings during which time seven hits. including home run and two oagger, and six runs were scored by the Cllm- bers. Maxwell went in then for the Climbers and Johnson for the Travel CTS and some good baseball was fur- nished. Only four more hits and. one more run was scored off Johnson while tho Little Rock crowd only got seven more hits and three runs off Maxwell;
 Pfenninger was badly off on his paiIs and strike decisions, one Of the runs in the fourth inning, resulting from base on balls after Maxwell had the batter struck out fairly. On the whole his base decisions were good thougn there is no doubt in the world that he knocked Little Rock out of at least one run and possibly more by his call ing Bert Noblett out at third base in the first inning when he was easily safe.
 There were two plays that were so brilliant they bordered on the specta- cular order, Kid Busch and Bert Noo- lett being the "nstigators. Nob- lett came in the second inning when he ran almost into Meanys territory and pulled down Mike McCann's fly. The Kids .ame in the fifth inning. when Meany stung a vicious line drive near ly two feet over Buschs head, the hit looking good for two bags to center field. By great jump and marvellous one handed catch, that fairly took the breath away from ball players as well as spectators, the swift little short stop got the ball and landed on his feet holding 1t securely. When they came in from the field both Noblett and Busch were cheered to the echo both being forced to doff their caps
 It was a decided compliment paid Mularey and the Climbers 2y crowd like that on as miserable day as yes terday It has been raining, cold and generally disagreeable in Montgomery for nearly a. week Up to II o'clock yesterday the rain continued 10 LaLI' lowering and angry, gave promise or smother downpour at any tlule. Tn spite of this there were over 500 pee pie inside the grounds; good propol1 pnad the fear of bedraggled skirts when ball game was in the balance Tor the first time in month. Just how neart- fly the hard work of Mullaney and the Climbers on the recent road trip has been appreciated was demonstrated by the outburst of cheers that greeted the nine white uniformed cnapS as they started to their positions on run in the first inning.
 Bert Eoblett, who was traded to Lit tie Rock for Mike McCann. headed Zimmer's batting order, and the WIS dom of the old chief was shown when Noblett started things with two bag. ger to right. Then brennan punted and Goodwyn got it. In repsonse to Mullaney's "throw it to third" Good wyn fired 1t at Perry. Noblett and the ball reaching the bag about the same time though the runner got there fraction ahead of the leather. Pfeffen, ninger called him out. however. ana that settled 1t. Douglass hit to Busch and brennan was forced at second. Meany and McKain hit safe in rotation and the bags were full, Mullaney run hing over near the b1eacners and get ting DeArmond's foul fly, the inning ending with gusts of feminine shrieks as the big manager hugged the ball It was an ugly hole that Mullaney pulled Goodwin out of, for a clean hit would have meant a couple of runs.
 In the last half the Climbers re- sponded to the warm welcome home given them by a very tornado of hits. Houtz, the first man up, laced one out to center field and went to second on Busch's neat sacrifice Sam Apperious uncorked two bagger to right, Houtz scoring. Then came Null and with terrific twing lifted the ball over the right field fence for the first home run made by the Climbers at home.