The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-11
'RUBE KILLERS HAD CONTROL Big Atlanta Pitcher Won
 Contest. WALKER PITCHED GOOD GAME Bill Hausen Did Best Batting for
 Montgomery.
 X First Engagement of Season in Att lanta Probably the Best open
 ing the Southern League @,s Has Ever Had. sf.
W. w. SCREWS, JR.

1 W. w. SCREWS, JR.
 When Otto Jordan was brought homesjn the fourth inning of yester- | days game, Billie Smiths people had | won the opening game of the Southern League season. kverything considered ! cold disagreeable weather and first | game--it> was probably the best open- ing game of the season ever played in this League, according to the report received at Higginss baseball mati- | nee.
 Big Walker and Rube Zellers fought | out a pretty pitchers battle, but the | Atlanta slabman had 1t on the big fei- l low in his magnlncent control. espe- | cially at critical stages of the game. | But even at that. the Monties should have won the game. having several chances to pull oDer the run. While Walker dfd not have the con- trol that the Atlanta Wizard did. he pitched a beautiful game, and the steady nerve he showed at crucial points in the game looked good. Bill Hausen did the hitting for the Montgomery team. with two singles, Fred Houtz getting two-bagger ana sam Apperious single. The loss Of the game Is directly attributable to the messing up of what should have been the easiest kind of squeeze.
 Jack Highs had standing room only at his matinee, and he gave the game like this; z
 Houts swung hard on one of Zellers's fast ones ana hit one towards third that was bit too sultry for Dyer to negotiate. He landed on first all right. but the sprinting efrort broke the belt of his uniform and little time was lost in getting him presentaple asain. The nrst sacrifice of the year was made Dy Sweeny. who dumped the neat est kind of a bunt to Zeilers. Houtz getting to second on the play. Otto Jordon pulled down Connorss fly and dug up Mike McCann's hit in time to throw the runner out at second.
 kor a plunking George Winters in the ribs, but that gent was caught stealing second moment later. Becker was out on a fly to Connors. Sid smith drew a quartet of wide ones. but Oyer was out on a fly to Mike McCann.
 Sam Aperious hit one in the second spasm that Castro knocked down all right but threw low to Jim Fox. and ing or the bag. Perry was out on Il fly to Becker and Elsey ended 1t with foul to Fox.
 The first hit of the game came in the last half and 1t was scratch. Otto Jordon beating out bunt to Connors. He stole second and went to third on Jim Fox's bunt in front of the plate Things looked bilious now with rum ner on thirda and nobody ut Walker showed his mettle and raised shout in the hall that would have made the big fellow feel good, by striking Sss- kert out. He then showed his noodle
 
 and taking a chance in getting kuDe Zellers The Atlanta bunch were 'not going to wait on Zellers. though, ana the double steal was put in action, Gas darting to the plate. The ball was shot back to Bill Hausen in time 70 stop Jordon at the plate. Ana the matinee fans breathed easier again. in inc third. Walker struck out ana Houtz was out on a hit to castro
 Zellers walked in the last half: Win, ters bunted and Walker got It al! right but Elsey dropped the % Tnro" ana tha bunting game was tried again, Becker laying the ball down in front or the plate Heilers started for tniro. put Walker got it over to Sonnors III Iliiie to stop him at that bag. Sid smith was out on a fly to Houtz and Becker was out at second on Yers hit to Sweeny. s AL game in the fourth. and brilliant plt of box work, by striking out three or the heaviest hitters on the local team --Sweeny, Connors and McCann.
 Jordan started the last half with a punch to left for two bags FOX was out on a fly to Apperious' put Soroap ners and scored on Castro's hit to right, Zellers ending It with fly to Perry.
 Apperious was out on hit to Eel lers in the fifth. Ferry walheo, ous was caught stealing second. and Elsey ended it with a fly to Winters.
 Winters was ,sut on hit to Connors in the last half Sid Smith hit safe again. Beekert hit sSfsi s;s 5Rt n,sssa %ss O1e Sp Dyer's hit, ending the inning with Smith on third.
 Bill HausenN hit safe in the sixth. Walker struck out, but Hausen got to third on Houtz's two bagger. linen it looked as if the squeeze could be work ed and 1t seems they did try it. Sweeny hit one to Castro. but Castro got the ball to Smith in time to stop him at the plate, Smith firing it to Jordan Tn time to catch Sweeny, and competed a beautiful double.
 Jordan struck out in the last half, Fox walked and was thrown out at sec ond on Paskerts hit to Sweeny. Gas tro ending 1t by striking out.
 Connors struck out in the seventh, McCann was out on a fly to Becker. Sam hit safe and stole second, going to third on Smiths bum peg, but Perry was unable to have the score tied, and ended it with fly to Becker, though the Atlanta operator said 1t was line drive.
 zellers was out on hit to Perry in the last half, Winters was safe when | Sweeny fumbled his hit. but was caught stealing second and Becker end =
 Elsey was out on Nit to Zeilers in l the eighth Hausen hit sate again aud | stole second, but was caught stealing third Walker walked, put HouS l struck out.
 Smith was out on a hit to Sweeny in the last half but Sweeny fuinbled Dy- CTS hit. Jordan hit long fly to Sam | Apperious, and then came the prettiest thing of the game Sam turned the ball loose the moment he felt 1t In his hands. and Elsey, way over on first base
 had the ball in his hand before Dyer could get back. Sam had made a dou- ble play from center field % first basH'
 The ninth was soon over. Sweeny and l Connors were both out on hits to Jor.
 dan, and McCann on hit to Fox. And
 the first game was over
 The score was:
 YQETG6MEEY GAME,
 Montgomery ABRRH.Po.A,E E.
 Houtz, if ....4 0 Q
 Sweeney, ss. .. ....
 Connors. 3b. .. ..... 7
 McCann, If .. ......
 Apperious. cf .. .... 3
 Perry. 2b .. ....... U