The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-29
Sensational Tie Game
Played.
DARKNESS ENDS BEST
CONTEST OF TIE YEAR
Thomas Was In Rare Form After
First Inning. 81
The Climbers Hit the Ball Hard,
Forcing Nashville To Use Two
TwirIers shortstops Han
died Twenty-one Chances
Without An Error.

The record was shattered Busted
as clean as the guy that plunges the
wrong way on the ponies. In strug-
gle that was rs chock full OF strenu-
SSsity as o Texas cotton field used to
volunteers fought for fifteen rounds
yesterday afternoon, Umpire Rudder-
ham finally calling time when Mont
gomery's half of the fifteenth session
Kellum started in for Bernhard's
people, but he theory that these Clim-
pers of ours cannot get to a South
ns EXP Exploded In eight as 81 Ms
kellum's system. In the sixth inning
the southpaw was hammered hard. but
material assistance was. given to the
Mr.. Kellum's generosity in squander-
ing free passes. In the last half of
the ninth round Johnny Dugan was
Sssse ma to fns s d put Sow s sno
then, but after that only four hits were
taken from the gentleman with the
Franco-Russian name. while runs were
as scarce as jaw teeth In the mouth Of
Forest Thomas worked the game to
the finish, and towards the end he was
ABOUT as tagged out an individual as
nine hits are chalked up against him,
but to appreciate the nature of those
hits one would havs had to see the
game For instance In the first in
ting in two rsns. Only one of those
hits was clean. one being q bunt that
went safe, apd the other an infield hit
inning two hits were given against
Thomas. One was a clean hit, and the
other a piece of amateurish fielding
that simply forced the hit In both OF
these innings Thomas gave a base on
balls and both of them scored though
ne was steady as could be at all other
times.
With one gone in the first. Doc WISE
man worked Thomas for a pass and
stole second. East beat out an infield
hit, and when Robertson hunted. Thorn
as slipped and fell, and the bags were
Wiseman and East. Robertson was
thrown out at second, and Shannon
threw Siegel out stealing. But
couple OF runs were in.
Greminger hit safe in the last of the
second with one out, Ostren walked,
Gremtnger getting out at second. Kel-
lum choked the sacks then by walking
clean up act by smashing on to centre.
Osteen scored, but Fepass bad leg
caused him to be thrown out at the
plate. The score was 2 to /.
Kellum walked in the sixth and Bay
Nit to short; osteen had run over to
cover first instead Of protecting sec
ond, and the Bronx Kid had nobody to
to first being too late. Wiseman sac
rihced them both, and Walter East
scored them both when the side should
have been retired. The score was 4
Whiteman beat out q bunt to Kellum.
In the last half, and Greminger hit
safe. Osteen hit to third. and White
man was out at that bag. Pepe was
out on a foul to Robertson, but Grem-
niger went to third and Osteen to sec
ond on Rellum's bum peg to Butler.
shannon drove them both In and made
the score to 8.
Persons hit safe in the last Of the
seventh and Kerwin hit to left. Bay
tapped 1t. letting 1t get by, and Per-
sons started for third. the Deerfoot
throwing him out at that bag. With
two gone, Whieman walked, and Grem-
niger hi q Taxas Lacquer to left that
Harry Bay got to just in time to fall
down. Kerwin scoring with the tieing
run.
In the eighth Duggan went in and
nothing more was done, the game being
called at the ed of the fifteenth inning
with the score standing to 4, caus-
ing a double-header today. first game
at 2:1s.
handled twenty-one chances without
an error.
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