The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-26
Great Game in New
Orleans.
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ROCKENFIELD SHINES
In FIELD AND AT BAT
Does Some Clever Work Behind
The Bat.
yuul was In the. Box for the Climb
ers ana He Pitched Great
BaII--Pepe Makes
swell Catch.

smashed yesterday afternoon when
outpSayed and outhit the Dyketown
sTs and e, sns s PIG END e sse p aan
II was an enthusiastic crowd that
Jack Higgins had out az Pickett
more than his moneys worth out Of
Of ball. all round, and in the face Of
e heavy handicap. the fighting bunch ich
q grim grip, finally forcing the fight
ing and landing the winning run in
the 18th round.
of the greatest was Herbert JUL
not since he won both ends of that
double-decker last summer, has he
shown anything like the form that he
grand shape yesterday. He had splen-
did speed and almost perfect control.
He struck out IL batters and lots of
hit, would have spelled run. and
gave two bases on balls, the second
base on. balls being foxy piece OF
headwork to save q possible hit. with
magnificent backing, and in the face
of a handicap, that looked like sure
defeat in itself, the victory OF the
both the team and the local fans may
we'll be proud of.
In the sixth round Hub Hart, who
has been catching grand ball, had one
split. by a speedy one that big Huels-
man tipped with his bat. This caus-
ed the hard working catcher to re-.
several weeks. Jud DAILY was brought
In from center field and put behind
the bat. Dan Kerwin being shifted to
center field and Jack Lively sent to
In the seventh round. another change
was made. Rocky being put behind the
bat and Daly going ITO second base.
For the next seven rounds Rocky
caught a game that would be worthy
of a veteran backstop. He played
great game at second base up to the
seventh inning, when the change was
made, while his pinch hitting was a
his In the first fnning. drove in the
first run and his pinch hit in the
thirteenth drove in the run that won
the game.
Probably the most Sensational feature
of the spectacular battle. was catch
of Joe Pepe's. II was In the tenth inn
ing. with runner on second and two
down. Gus HILL the hardest hitter on
drove a vicious line smash. that look
ed like 1t was a two Dagger. It was
on line Just over Pepe.S head. but
the plueky shortstop BY great jump.
in the NIT. The score was tied at
that time--1 and land that drive of
Hills would have united and probably
have won the game. Pepe,s sensation;,
the game and the operator In New
Orleans told Higgins, that the fast
shortstop had to don hts cap time and
field IN response to the roars of ap-
plause. that were fred at him by the
New Orleans fans
Otto Hess was hit hard In the nrst
49, -. -
the twelveth. though he got from un-
der in the Twelfth without run. He
had good control and speed. but one
OF the two bases on balls that he gave
registered. The fact Is that the ex-
college left handler outpitched tn eex-
big leauger. both with his arm and
with his head. The Pelicans put up
ragged kind of game (: times-es-
pecially Hohe-but none of the errors
has anything to do with the Mont
Archie Persons started the first with
Q smash to right field for two bags.
ratified Hess SO. that Dan was on first
before the ball was shot to Dexter
Persons sprintlng to third. Then DAILY
laid down one of his famous hunts
and II threw the Pelicans in the afr,
so that both Dexter and Hess In trying
for the ball left the first bag open and
Da!y sli1 into 1t. filling the sacks.
trying to bunt, but Rocky drove one
to right and Persons scrambled home
Dutch Weimer started the sixth with
two Dagger. Robe sacrificing him
and Hill driving him home with the
run that tied up the game. JUL re-
firing the next two. striking Huels-
man out
Hess started the thirteenth by walk
ing DAILY the firts man up. Whiteman
sacrificed him to second ard Rocky
drove him home. with a smash to left,
winning the game, 2 to /.
Weimer beat out an infield hit in
the last half. Robe sacrificed him ami
1t looked squally Hill was up, but the
roars shook the Pickett Springs Casino,
as JUL struck him out. Huelsman hit
to third and Whiteman threw high to
Gremniger, Weimer going to third
in pocket on the line, Rocky and
Whiteman playing tag with him, Rocky
finally getting him and ending the
long game.