The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-04
LOCALS LOST
 IN THE NINTH Until Then They Had Game Sewed Up. HAD LUCK AND MISPLAYS But the Locals Stung the Brooklyn Was Doing Some Hitting--A
 Good Day for Home Runs.
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With the score standing 4 to 1 against them, the Climbers. Tn the last half of the seventh hammered Ducky Holmes out of the box and not only tied the score, but went 1t one better. In the frst half of the ninth, the Su- perbas did some clouting themselves, and with q terrific fusilade of hits On Ross Helm, put over three runs. and made the final score read: Brooklyn 5, Montgomery (.
 Hard hitting was the order of the day ever, managing to bin the ball bit harder than the Climbers and bunch them better. To give faint Idea or the bombardment. the Brookiynites couple of three-baggers and eight long singles. The Climbers got two-bag- ger. Raffies doing 1t, three-bagger' and nine singles. ,.., four hits in five times up. three of them clean hits. while the other was a punt that he beat out by sliding into nrst; He also stole two bases ana accepkea body on the teim hit the ball except shannon Persons. Crystal and Helm. The only error made by the Climbers was when Henline dropped Jordons ny to right field in the ninth inhtne.
 was a hard chance, but as itturneo out tied the score and eventually cost the Climbers the game, but with the ball that ne has been putting up m these games, it would take pretty erouchy kind of fan to blame Heniine for. an error that is liable to happen to the best men in the business
 In the three innings that he pltcneo' six hits were made on . Stacspoar opear coming in the first inning. Alpefman hit in the sixth inning. which did not amount to anything, was the ohly nie made off Billy Crystal, with no runs. One hit was made off Almquist, but ms only base on balls scored.
 By the time Helm went In the Su, perbas had their batting clothes on ano five runs, four of them punched Tn the ninth. were showered on him. burcn and Alperman did the most consistent hitting for them, with three hits each, one of Alperman's being home run, ger Jordon got a couple of home runs and Pattee a couple of hits. Jordon made two errors and Sheehan one, while not a base was stolen on Mesr sitt or shannon. After two were down in the first inning Burch hit sate, and Jordons home run scored them both. Peepee fell down trying to get the hit, Pattee counting on Maloneys mt to right which was relaVeo Tn too slow. x the Climbers and the first time that the new rule giving a batter sacrihce hlt with a man on third and long ny, bax, :, ter hit SaIo, was WOEkeu tO lniiu onN scored on Pepee's fly, making the score to 1. ~ enth, when Butler walked; got to sec. ond on a wild pitch, third on Pattee hit and counted on Maloney's saueeze' making 1t to 1. o,,,,
 In the last of the seventh the Climb CTS finished MT. Holmes. Baxter start ed 1t with drive to center; going 10 second on Persons tnfield hut stealing third Perry walked and both of them scored on Pepee's smashing three bag ger Then Hassett hit one that Holmes and eevrybody got mixed on, Pepee scoring and tieing the score. dassett went to second and scored on Aimquist two-bagger, Rallies scoring on Hen lines hit Then Holmes came out but the score was to 4 in favor or the Climbers. ,
 don got the longest hit ever made on the local grounds, putting 1t m the corner of the right field fence Tor an other homer, making it to 5.
 Perry hit safe in the last or the eighth. stole second. and got to third on Pepee's hit to Sheehan. scoring on Hassetts drive, Hassett stealing secono' making the score ! to 5.
 Iumiey hit for Hunter in the ninth and drove the ball to center TOT three bags. scoring on BurcRs hit: Then Jordon hit a long fly that Henline, af- ter a hard run, got to but couldn't nold if Rurch scoring with the tieing run and Jordon getting to third. Both scored on Alperman's home run, making it & to T in their favor.
 In the last half Hunter struck out Ryan and Baxter, and Persons ended It with a hit to Pattee.