The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-26
SHUT-OUT FOR THE. PELICANS Maxwell Pitches Fine
 Ball. GIVEN CLEAN SNAPPY SUPPORT Three New Men Show Up We'll in
 Initial Home Contest. Malarky's Entire Bunch Plays Ginbery Ball and Swat the Sphere
 When swats are Needed

a SCOTe OI tu V. NAotoh ny SsNPF~~e getting the two and the flock of Peli- cans from the city by the Mississippi River drawing a neatly tied package of blank paper.
 Bert Maxwell was sent in against Silver Bill" Philips. and the Texark- ana lad pitched great large circles around Charlie Franks ancient twirl- CT, who, it is said, has been pitching a baseball ever since the days of the sos. Two celan bingles and punSy scratch were made off Maxwell, so widely separated that even the most expert Bridge Whist fiend would not have kept track of them.
 Sabrie hit clean in the second inning, the gent transplanted from Greclan mythology by the name of Jakey Atz rapped a clean swat in the seventh. and Beecher, of Scrap Iron analogy ing off the toe of MaxwelPs shoe, bounded over past Perry and went as the third hit for the Pe1icans.
 Of the seven dents made in the de- livery of the old man, couple Of them were perpetrated in the sixth inning. w..e made in the fifth the two taiiles coming in these innings.
 The locals put up some fast work and the only chance that the Pellcans had of breaking into the count column was in the fourth inning. when Perry made a great stop of Sabries mt ana threw the Frenchman, Nadeau, out at the rubber. Wye played a wonderfully fast game, his stop of Gatins's hit In the third inning being as smooth Dit of fielding as has ever been shown on the local lot.
 baugh and Baxter, showed up well, Seabaugh's catch of Gaston's foul In the fourth inning bringing the crowd to its feet. He got two Of the hits' one of them a two bagger.
 Fred Houtz did some swatting, his three bagger in the sixth nelping 10 clinch the game.
 The entire team played fast ball, not an error being made, their fast work seeming at times to daze Franks crew: The New Orleans bunch fought hard all through. They were pretty Iass hesitation on the part of the locals might have sent the crowd back to town with serious instead of sunny countenances. But never during the nine innings was there a suspicion or hesitancy on the part of the local team work from the jump in a manner that seemed to spell win, and that's Just what they did.
 a One of the largest crowds of the sea- son welcomed Malarky and his team home It was genuine ovation, the fans wanting to show Malarky and his ball tossers that their work on the western trip was appreciated. A bunch of ball players who would not respond to such a welcome home would nave been as hopeless as cigar store dum- mics. And they responded all right ask anybody.
 It was a case of nothing doing in the first, and in the first of the second, while Sabrie got his hit, Perry broke the combination by running in and digging up Atz's hit. firing it to sec ond, Hausen shooting It 10 Baxter anu completing the double.
 In the fourth 1t looked very unheal- thy for Montgomery. Maxwell walk ed Nadeau, Beecher hit one that struck Maxwell's foot and caromed over to- and Beecher to first. Rickert sacri- feed them both bag and there were runners on second and third with only one out. Sabrie hit one that Perry ran in on and shot to Seapaugh, killing the flying Frenchman at the plate. Then came Seabaugh's catch of Gas tons foul. which he pulled down just in front of the visiting players bench. and the fans breathed with one long, loud roar.
 The first tally came in the last half of the fifth, when Bill Hausen hit clean but was forced at second by Perry's s hit to Atz. Nye hit one that was pret- ty long, but Atz got 1t and in trying to get it to Sabrie. threw wild. Perry counting.
 The next tally came in the last of the sixth Houtz gave the ball a fear full wallup which sent It to the far corner of the right lot Houtz land ing on third. Henline, in trying to bunt was out on a fly to Atz, and Ga- tins got Baxter's hit, holding Houtz on third Seabaugh punched the ball to left field and Houcz and run No. 2, counted.
 | seventh, but was thrown out stealing second.
 Perry hit one that got by Phillips in the last half, going to first on it |. | Nye bunted and Phillips threw wild to stop Perry a second. Malarky bunted and Phillips threw to third to stop Perry, Beecher letting 1t get away | from him, and the bags were full with nobody out. With Maxwell up. Perry started in. the signals Tor the squeeze i being confused, and Beecher and Strat- i ton ran him down on the line. Max well struck out and HoutZ ended 1t with a fly to Rickert, and Phillips was out of an abominable looking hole. With two out in the last of the eighth. Seabaugh pounded out a two bagger but was caught stealing third
 With two out in the first of the ninth Rickert walked, but Maxwell broke 1t up by striking out Sabrie And the game was Montgomery's by score of to O.
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