The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-10
CLIMBERS DRAW FIRST BLOOD Malarky's Men Scalp The Pe1icanS. FINAL SCORE IS 3 TO 2 Montgomery Plays the Game Un-
 der Protest. Charlie Frank Runs fin Two Players from Culfport Team, But
 Even Then Could Not
 Win Game.

the stronger Leo Walsh got and he finished fast. The Climbers were fighting for their heads. The score vor of Montgomery, but the one run was as wide as the desert of Sahara tor all practical purposes.
 It was great game that the faxen- topped Texan worked. His control base on balls and striking out two men. Up to the last half of the third 1T ain" the Pelicans had slammed out six swats, but for the next six innings they couldn't get even a scratch. Af- ter the third inning exactly eighteen men faced Walsh, the Pelican halves Tor the next six innings being disposed Of with three up and three down: The steady work of Walsh, was Fred Houtz's catch of Phil Nadeau's long fly in the fifth inning, the Climbers left gardener securing the ball right ming run came in the fourth inning, af- ter Ball had hit safe and tied the score on Baxter's jolt for three bags. Ma iarky squeezed the Moose In and won given Walsh. The Pelicans also work ed fast but Phillips laeked the support that the Montgomery man received.
 Malarky announced before the game began, that he wouid, play it under Charlie Frank had Holland and Riley of the Gulfport team playing left field and short stop respectively Holland is the big fellow who came from Clem- son College with McMakin two years ago and played with tia lccal team in the exhibition games. He hits pretty well but Is rather slow and out of his class in the Southern League. He smashed out a thrce-bagger yesterday and got in the first run in the first in- ming, but Walsa had him going from then cn. About 5000 fans witnessed the game yesterday, but 1t Is unneces- sary to state that net one of them en- crowd of fans that Jack Higgins had out yesterday at the local ball park.
 It was three up and three down for Montgomery in the first. but things be- Hausen had made a great running catch of Gaston's long fly to right. when Beecher hit a sneaking Texas leaguer just over Yves head, counting land was out at third, but there was healthy kick from the Pelicans and Zimmer called him safe. Sabrie hit fly to HoutZ and Holland scored Ma deau hit clean and Atz hit one that was too warm for Perry to handle, but Na- deau was thrown out going to third.
 It was one, two, three again with the Climbers in the second, but in the last half Riley beat out bunt, Seabaugh got Stratton's foul. Phillips sacrifice Riley and Walsh gave his only base on balls to Gaston. Beecher ending 1t with foul to Seabaugh.
 Montgomery broke into the run ool- umn in the third when Perry was safe on Rley's low throw to Sabrie. Wye tried to sacrifice and was out on fly hunt to Sabrie. Perry advanced on Walsh's sacrifice and scored on Houtz's drive to right, Houtz getting out steal ing second.
 With one out in the last half, Sabrie got one past Perry and Nadeau got another Texas leaguer to left, but the next two men were retired. The Climbers sewed up the game in the fourth, with one out, Ball stung 1t to left and scored on Baxters terrific three-bagger. A change was made. ing his place, Malarky going to right This put Malarky at the bat. the best bunter in the league, and he dumped a neat one in front of the plate, Bax- ter sprinting over the plate on the squeeze before Philips could get the kall, Malarkv being tbrown out at first. Hausen was ont tHI,tins to Phillips, but this last run hal won the game. Nothing more was done, 1T ough Perry hit clean in the fifth and in the sixth it looked like another run. Ball hit safe with one out and Baxter followed with a bingle Malarky struck out and on Strattons wild throw to second and Atz's wild throw to third, Ball was making for the plate but Beecher found the ball in time to throw him out at the plate.
 It was one, two. three In admirable inning, and in the last half of the ninth with the local fans looking ner- vous, Atz was out on a hit to Perry, Walsh struck out Riley and Stratton ended it with a hit to Perry, and the game was Montgomery's by score of 2 2 hn