The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-17
WALKER WINS
BY FINE WORK
Good Support IS Given
Him.
FINAL SCORE STANDS 5 TO I
Fielding, Running and Hitting Of
Championship Order.
Big Pitcher Strikes Out Nine Men,
Many of Them at Critical
Stages, with Babblers
ON Bases.

a look in yesterday but for Balls err
ror and Walkers balk, which gave
them their solitary run in the fifth in
ming.
At the same time Malarky's crowd
batted Otis Stockdale to every corner
of the lot, the final score being 5 to l
in favor of Montgomery.
Walker was in great form. He gave
three bases on balls and struck out
nine batters. None OF the bases on
balls was given at crucial moments,
while the majority OF his strike-ours
came at times when a hit OF any kim
might nave zone incaIcuIable damage
t1is steaay nerve, together with Drill
liant neIoIng pach OIL hlm. pulled him
out Oh pau noIeS several times.
Ihe helding, base running and Hit
ting OF the team was of Cham, ,lonsnip
caIlore. AS a Sample OF the base run
ming, Bakers scoring from hrst on u
single TO right neIa SHOWS up In mag
Dlncent shape.
by oasnmg work, the Montgomery
team simply pIayeo Babbs Memphis
team on its 1eet--thats all--and the
bapplers were pretty lucky to get In
the one run. Tne team work was ex-
cellent ana the hitting nard ana con-
sistent. Malarkys men played cham
pionship baseball and the result was
never N doubt.
IL was three up ana three uoWn IN
the first, the gray tox" starting in
good by striking out Houtz.
In the last half Walker made a wild
throw of Buck Thieps hit to him, ThieI
reaching third on Babbs two-bagger.
sickly pallor was creeping over the
gloomy countenances of the fans at
Castle Higgins-runners on third and
second with nary soul out 1t look
ed bad Walker frightened mis- belt and
Scoops Carey struck out Then, with
Richards up, they tried to squeeze
Thiel in. but Seabaugh and Perry
caught him in chase and he was
out ON the line. Richards walked. but
with Charley Babb waiting on third
for the hit that never came. Walker
saved himself by striking outs Bills,
who was playing right field in Hen
lines place, and the big fellow had
pitching.
Baxter hit one just over Rabbit
Plass's head in the second. Mike Nc
Cam hit long one to left field. Thiel
making great try but not getting 1t.
The hit was safe and Baxter reached
second, being afraid to run until he
saw Thiei could not get the fly. Sea-
baugh was out on a bunt fly to Stock
dale, but Perry hit safe to right. Bills
made such quick throw that Baxter
was held on third, me bases being full
Then came the squeeze. Malarky lay
Ing down neat bunt to Stockdale and
Baxter dashing over the plate Nc
Can reached third and Perry second,
Stockdale throwing Malarky out AT
first, Walker ended 1t with a hit to
Babb.
With two out in the fourth. Perry
hit for two bags, but Malarky was out
on q fly to Thiel.
The last half looked bad Richards
walked ana reached third when Ball
made wild throw Of Bills bunt to
him, Bills reaching second Walker
then struck out Neighbors and let
Hurlburt and Stockdale down on flies
to Ball and Malarky, who was playing
center pulling himself out of another
hole.
Houth stole second and third in the
fifth. with one out, but the next two
In the last Of the fifth. Memphis tied
the score. Plass drove one to left.
Ball dropped Thiefs fly, but recovered
it in time to get Plass at second Babb
given second on Walkers balk, Carey
scoring him with a two Dagger. Rich
ards struck out
Then Malarky's crowd decided to I'M
tie 1t and cinch the game-and they
did. Baxter started 1t with a hit over
second, Mccain drove one to right and
scored from first base. This would
have won the game, but they wanted
to spike 1t down. Mccain reached
Ba4 9n and rd :"
messed Seabaugh's bunt. Stockdale
went up in the air and filled the bags
by walking Perry linen Stockdale
threw wild to Richards. Mccain
scored but Thiel recovered it in time
to catch Seabaugh at the plate. Ma
larky drove one to right and Perry
scored, Malarky stealing second and
scoring on Walkers two Dagger to left.
Houtz hit a fly in front of the plate
that Hulburt dropped. The operator in
Memphis said the ball fell fair and
Houtz had reached second. Rim. it
seems. thought the ball hit in fair ter
ritory but Babb and the Memphis
gang formed ring round him and
raised such a kick that he called il
foul and made HoutZ come back to the
bat Houtz then struck out Ball end
ing it with a hit to Richards. Malarky
kept Houtz from going up to Rim.
This made it to l.
In the last half Bills was out on a hit
to Ball and Neighbors was safe on a
| fly that Baxter dropped back of first.
Perry booted Hurlburt's hit ana Stock
| dale beating out a bunt to Perry, the
bags were full Plass was out on a
fly to Hansen and Thiel on foul to
| Seabaugh. And Walker was out of am
other hole.
Nothing more was done by either
| side, Walker winding up his brilliant
work by striking out the first two men
! up in the ninth, Stockdale and Pass
| Thiel hit safe but on Babb 5 MT to him
| Perry threw Thiel out at second.
| The game was over with Montgomery
having the first one by score OF 0
| to ].
The score was:
/ A