The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-03
CHAMPIONSHIP
 GAIT STRUCK Great Ball Played by
 Malarky's Men. WON FOUR GAMES LAST WEEK Team Has Been Badly Broken up But is Rounding Into Shape, OutneId, InneId, Baclstop And Pitching stan Are All Showing Up ' Wen And Good work Is
 E nted.

Malarky's bunch seem to have struck it's stride at last and to have settled down to playing fast ball-a champion ship gait that spells win.
 During the last seven games-Mon- day and Tuesday with New Orleans, wednesday, double header Thursday. ana Friday with Little Rock and Sat uroay with Memphis-they have copped four and dropped a couple and locked up one.
 John Malarky opened the week by winning against Manuel for New Or leans but Charley Fritz won his games TOT the Pelicans Tuesday against Leo Walsh and Bill Hart got away with a soft @ thing in his game against Walker
 Bert Maxwell got away with his game against Buchanan in the first of the double header Thursday. While Sam Weems was working snicely in Films crack, Eyler, Dan Pfenninger had had nasty crack in the throat In the first game and was unable to W9rk Ws,ksr in the second; Buchanan and pretty hard on Weems in calling them at the plate and after the fifth inning Malarky took the college boy out when deal from Walker. went in himself and won the second game after hard. exciting battle.
 Friday Finn sent Hart in again and Malarky put in Leo Walsh. the Texas winning a fourteen inning battle by one run, in sensational finish.
 ,;a ,saturday was the first Of the he. Men Mem Wheeler. Biiiy Crystal. Malarky sending in Walker The big fellow got off bad and came pretty close to losing the game in the first inning. Malarky yank- bases full and only one out. and pitch ing a steady game that should have won. Perry's error let them tie the score. the game being called by agree ment at 5:40, with the score locked up 3 and in the ninth inning:
 The team which has been badly brok- en up for the last few weeks Is round putting up a stiff game, the only ad, verse criticism being that Nye, should learn to run up on hit: He has the habit of waiting for the 6all 10 get 10 beat the ball to first: He is playing A good game with this exception, and if he overcomes this fault will be as good a second sacker as there Is In
 Perry. Baxter and Ball are putting up a great game and the local inf1eid Is as fast as anything seen here this season.
 seabaugh promises to be the. star of this league in his department. His strong points are going back aIter ting tSus tS around on the paths. while with steady Bill Hausen-whose work ls too well and favorably known to have the local fans told anything about it. Malarky has a backstop department that shows up all of the circuit ..
 Yates promises to develop lnto fast man and with Henline and Freq Houtz working like they are, the Iot looks pretty fast. Sam Apperious VIII be back in the game this week ana either Yates or Henline will have to. go and the Chicago boy college boy looks like a stayer, though Noah Hen. line has been putting up a grand sa%f John " Maiarky is pitching the best hail of his life and Bert Maxwell IS showing improved form: walsh has had no control lately but his last two games look better. Walker Is not do- ing the work that was expected or him. The big sidewheeler has lots or speed but his control has been poor and he has not come up to the 1ast pace that the local squad is playing. Sam Weems looks all right. He has good speed, a. drop that breaks nicely ana eood curves and control. The best fhtng about him is his confidence. He is a strong, husky chap and there. is the making of a great pitcher in him.
 Ali in all, the team looks pretty good, and with the hard work oeing done by Malarky, who watches every fractional point of every battle, they should win many more than the lost. The local fans are backing them up in great shape.