The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-24
 Bliss Wins It in the Thirteenth. NO HTS OFF HIM
 UNTIL TIE NINTH s4 e-- Greminger Establishes a Southern League Record.
 -.A FIswIess Fielding of climbers and Superior Pitching of Bliss Deals Dotesul nose to 4eoo Fans at Memphis.

AempnIS. lenH., Au&-i Ed.--NopSCAdi-J Elmer Bliss smashed into one of Iron Man Scnwenek's curves in the thirteenth Inning of a great struggle ontthe famous Turtle Back diamond at Elm Park to-day and broke up con test that seemed hopelesSly dead locked.
 ssGd connected and altnough d ne ran ,,d 1o 'ns Bliss drive travelled on line between center and right field remotely remov- ed from possible grasp of any helder surely three. but he stopped after reaching first and with countcnanee wTeathed in smiles sought his entn- return to the hotel overiiowing with joy far the Memphii had indInged Tn their thirteenth trial and the solitary run was conspicuous as the firSt and
 A pass to Rockenfield as starter of the final chapter let Pope follow with sacrifice> to o'Leary, which non's grounder to Babb brought the local manager In and out of range of Rockenfield. who contlhued to third
 Bliss Breaks It Up.
 With Bliss up. two out. and a harm less record with his big stick. fren- zied fanocraey was not prepared Tor gaa taG%se Cns to Wind fa Sp f Hs grasp ass ed the ball for wide curve with which he had baffled Bliss on each oc- easion and let go towards the plate! squared himself A long swing .foi- lowed by a head on collision and funeral like procession out of the eu- closure for more than four thousand Memphians and the happy wind up for the Climbers.
 Pitchers have rarely battled for the spells with gamer exhibitions. A sim gle to left in the fifth inning by Rock enfield was all that Schwenck permit ted. until Bliss fatal blow. Bliss him round tour in hitiess. runless fashion but Baerwald pushed single through the center of the diamond to center field in the ninth when Bliss was ad- vancing In anticipation of a bunt. A freak single that fioated to the earth between Pepe and Hopkins in the tenth was the other blemish on Bliss
 The local fans were sad but the only one on the grounds who refused to be comforted was Bill Donahue the zilver-haired center fielder. He over ed the extra inning bout. It was In the fourth inning that Bliss started with a comp to Carter. followed by ston that placed Carter on third. Donahue was next and his teascr was an awkward bounding grounder that slipped through Bliss fingers, lazily rolling on towards seconde Donal1ue had not started until he witnessed the hudle the ball took and when ha steamed into first base he found him. from Perry. who had crossed from his position at third. grabbing up the ball with one hand and retiring the side after Carter had crossed the
 1t did not take the fans but round or so to forget the short jennings of Donahue. however; as brilliant bits of infield work on both sides cut into all arguments and eriticisln.
 GReMalnGer Stnrs
 Ed Greminger established a seasonss record in the Southern League by completing twenty eight out of a pos stble thfrty-nine put outs. The biz fellows one-handed stop of Owens grounder and toss to Bliss who GOV cred the bag in the thirteenth was Babb's grounder In the ninth saved the game. as it retired the side with Carter and Baerwald on third and sec-
 Each team had twenty-seven assists. an amount that equals the put outs in ordinary games.
 Another peculiar phase of. the score was that but seven batters hit hard enough to send the ball out of the dia- mond, the four safe hits of course ex- cepted. Neither right fielder had a chance. Persons raced under three easy flies and Hopkins handled one. Donahue rushed forward for Reagan's liner and then caught a fly Carter waltzed under an easy chance from Per ry. No batter could hit to the outtield until Perry lifted his fly to Carter in the fourth.
 Errors were numerous but none cost anything except an extra base.
 Schwenck played football with grounders from Persons in the first and bunt from Pope in the fourth but succeeding batteries could not hit safe Lindsey dropped the throw to catct shannon in the third when Bliss bunt- ed but shannon oyer-run the bag ant was tagged In chase. Owens higi peg let Persons continue to third in thu eighth. but Schwenck struck out Hop kins the need victim to end the round Cranston's pebble was wide toss or Pepes grounded in the seventh t' l catch the batter at first.
 | The Climbers fielding was nawles fill shannon heaved to center in tn l seventh to catch Donahue but 1t di' nos hurt as Donahue died at third af I ter Babb was passed. Greminger bowl ing over O'Learys grounder Pep begged wide in the ninth to catch Car | ter and Rockenfield caused Greminge | 10 leave the bag for his throw of B1er waId's grounder An the eleventh. An ID pLJ pn A