The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-08
DUMB WORK
 LOSES GAME The Climbers Meet Many Misfortunes. HELM INJURED; LEAVES BOX ,iSs in First Game Weakens in
 Eighth. In Penetrating Cold Both Teams Work Under Disadvantages--Otto Jor- dan Put Out by Ume.-e
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 It was a cluster of misfortunes that swooped down on the Climbers, but even at. sthat if the dumb stunts had been cut out Atlanta would not have scored a run.
 In the first inning Ross Helm strain ed his side and ankle, but pluckily kept on the job until he had two men out in the second inning, when he had to limp out of the box. Elmer Bliss was. sent in for his first game. and while It was cold, disagreeable day he had the Atlanta people standing on their heads. He had perfect con- trol, and a speedy underhand curve ball that was effective to degree. Up to the fifth inning not hit had been made off him, while he had struck out four batters and not given base on balls In the fifth there was Texas Leaguer. couple of clean hits in the a misjudged fiy--a scratch, clean hit in the ninth.
 Bliss showed signs of akening in the eighth, and he had been taken different In the ninth he said that his fingers were so numb with the cold that he was simply unable to throw a lanta team took advantage of these facts and with some fast work and a pinch hit pulled the game out of the fire after it was hopelessly lost.
 Grant Schopp worked a nice game of ball, but the Climbers hit him when hits meapt something, and again his support was very off color, especially worked hard for the win though. those Atlanta people. and that their victory was due to yellow spots in the ranks of the Clibmers does not for a moment detract from the credit of the Crackers, who worked as hard as if both sides had been playing good oakland they landed the game.
 But the game is over-forget 1t and work hard for the others.
 Moran started the first inning with a hit past Helm that Perry got but kinder Iobbed the pail to Baxter, and the runner was safe with hit cred have had the runner out. Moran ad- vanced on Winters hit to Greminger, got to third and counted when Beck CT hit one in front of the plate. work ing the squeeze.
 Helm having to quit after he had two second in the last half and Otto Jor dan collected so yigoroSfsly fsyyninnsr tnaa fe fe retires from the scene of action, Wilkes' the utility man. taking his place.
 In the fourth the Climbers tied the running by Moose Baxter seen here in long time went 1t one better.
 Archie Persons started It tita wita "a hit just eysr third rha snd nSRp srise send ing Persons to third and Baxter to Perry scored Persons with long fly. With Henline up. there was a wild pitch, and, hitting the ground only at rare intervals. the Moose scored from second base. making it to l.
 Dyer's throw to Fox; went to second made a low throw to Fox of Pepe's punt I.a Ii'a aishth things hfoke badly. Moran hit long fly to right field that should have been an easy out for Ken line. The Chicken misjudged it. ran three bags, Moran counting on Win ter'sStwo-bagge The next three were easy for Bliss. but the score was
 In the last of the eighth the chance to get the run back was thrown away by as stupid piece of baserunning as one ever sees in prohessionai naIli pa T. feeS eS the game was sacrificed by the Moose's g clever bunt to Shopp and got to third on Perry's hit that almost knocked Perry started for second to draw Me- Murry's throw and let Persons score The Atlanta catcher bit all right and SO good. There were two out, and if Perry had used any find of judgment. he would have tried to scramble back to first, or had them chasing nm; SO the out. Instead of this. Perry butts on down to second. and was out before Persons's run scored, throwing it away.
 In the ninth. Bliss weakened percep- tibly. Moran bunted and Bliss got 1t and threw to Baxter. the ball and rum ner reaching the bag about the same time. The decision was close, but Pfenninger called the runner safe. McMurry was out on bunt to Grem- finger, but Castro walked. Baxter made a great catch of Shopp's fly and. with ran got a walk. filling the bags. and l George Winters drive to center scored l Manning and Castro, Moran scoring l when Tom Messitt let the ball get away | from him. making it to B. It was | one two. three in the last half, and 1t | closed this way.
 The score was: