The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-08
APPERI0US HITS HOME RUN
 AND WINS GAME IN NINTH
First of Series With New Orleans Won in a Heart-racking Finish Score
 Was , to 1.

With the score tied---one and one and two out, in the last half of the ninth inning. Sam Apperious ,crashcd out one of the longest hits ever made on the. Montgomery srounds putting winning the first of the New Orleans series by a score of to 1.
 Many and many have been the in- sa nsy ny5ns fnsns fo saan Ma frenzied enthusiasm of that ninth in- ming yesterday has ever been witnessed in this city. The -ame had been one of those nerve-racking affairs and tho big crowd was on such tension as to make 1t sensitive of the least little in- cident.
 Tho Pelicans tied the score in tho eighth inning, and in the last half the Climbers had 1t won when Perry hit hall directly over the centre of the bag on first base. Kennedy calling It a foul. ed just the state of nerves" afflicting the crowd when two were out in the Ia st half of the ninth. making It look Ike an extra inning ,s sffair; sa% W,isfy Ap- Guese gave him wide on and d bi. low. Sam reached out for it..caught II with a terrific swing right on the ovIr Birds head out in deep centre field and over the fence as straight as a narrow. The demonstratlon Was a cnriosity Men shotued and srended snou,edd into one long roar that completely sl- fenced teh enthusiastic applause of the hundreds of ladies. over the fence Apperious modest quietly kept on out to the field. osten, sibly in search of his glove that had been left thsre in the frii ws ha' of oI the effect his hit would nave "n tue wildly grateful local fans. and ne was trying 10 get as little notoriety our or
 Maxwell pitched another marvellous lv brilliant game of ball. He had won- derfui control. giving one base on pans in the fifth nnnf fG te ama tha he gave his second base on balls .in tnc rignl inning. After the Pelicans tied the score. Maxwell struck out one more. aftn of the ninth ,ht a four four scattering hits had been made of him, one each in the first second sixth and eighth. while ot the two hits made in the n1nta eirs Snsy bUnt Unf that went safe.
 whitev Guese pitched with a great big string of horse shoes arouno ms neck, and while he kept the Climbers from punching hits on him, his control was poor giving three bases on balls and hitting trhee batters. Both teams played fast. snapny ball. Guese making inc only error for the Pelicans when he ran in on Maxwells bunt in the seventh and threw wild to Blake in trying 10 catch McAleese at second. and Hausen making the only error for the Climbers when he threw Caroo's hit wild to Null fancy in the eighth.
 Hausen- was the only man on the team to get two hits, Busch and Max well each getting 5two-baggars. Al together 1t was about as enjoyable game of ball as has ever been played in Montgomery tE
 Guese made his first mistake by let tfrik Fred Houtz walk in the first tn- a1rAaAV started fo second when Heine Busch landed on punch that was good for two bags, Houtz going around the bags like whirlwind and scoring.
 There was a good chance of scoring in the fourth when Hausen hit one that took a bad bound and went over Cargo's head Hausen getting to third oh a wild pitch There was only one out but Guese managed to retire the side Again in the sixth, with one out, Hausen hit one that Bird let get by him, Hausen being thrown out trying to go to third With two out in the seventh. and the bases full Guese let MullaneY down on hit to Blake.
 The only chance the visitors had came in the eighth when. after Max well had struck out Stratton and Gueee. ert. who had struck out three times, his base on balls. Rickert stealing second Then Cargo hit and Hausen got it Cargo already had the hit beat out put tne ndTuWOTElH2 cHIcHeT LOOK a chance and tried tc stop him at first. the throw being .wide and Rickert scoring, Blake the next naan@up strik- ing out 3ry
 McC,ann hit safe. in the last half. but was forced at second on Hausens hit to Guese: HauseA stealing second Then Perry hit one that shot right over the middle of the bag on first base, Hausen scoring. Kennedy called it a foul and Hausen had to return to sec ond base. Perry going out on a lons fly to Bird and Bausen going to third McAlees was hit hy tho ball but Max we'll ended it with a flv to Bird
 Tn the ninth 1t looked black. With one out Beck hit for two ageer Bird hunted and the sun got in Perry's eyes, the bunt turning into a hit OBrien hit to Perry and Beck was caught fin chase between the plate and third, fin ally getting: cut. Stratton hit one that looked safe but magnificent running stop and throw to first by Kid Busch saved the game
 Houtz was out on long fly to Bird in the last half. Busch struck out. and sam Arperious won the game with his second home run this season
 The score was
 New Orleans ABR BH PO.AE Rickert, f.-. .... Q ? Q cargo, SS.. O