The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-01

Back almost in the territory belong Ing to Manager Ryan, wiry figure was sprinting with his eyes glued on a baseball that was circling over his head As the ball came down. he got unaer It grabbed it, whipped t like 1t was fired to first base. and the fast est double play ever seen on the local lot had been started by Joe Pope and earried %a out by Clayton Perry and 4 to l. in favor of Montgomery.
 The line of weather that was handed out yesterday would have been re- markedly appropriate for the early part of January, and the few hundred fans that shivered and shook would have been lots more comfortable sitting snugly around hot stove discussing something else hot. But the fans who braved the frigidity were amply re- in going out to the ball grounds on such an afternoon, for they saw what was possibly the fastest. snappiest ball game ever played in Montgomery.
 the local fans since his wrestling match with the rheumatism. and his work not only made good in jig time. but exceeded the reputation that had been given him by the goss.ps. There was a stiff wind blowing across the field. and this had big effect on his work. for he only struck out two bat ters and gave two walks. His great speed, however, had the Nashville peo- pie standing on their heads. and with the exception of the first inning. he was practically unhittable.
 Of the five hits made off him, two of them came in the first inning, one in the third and two in the ninth. one Of them being a bunt that was beat out.
 His fielding, however, was the fea- ture of his work that brought him the glad hand from the fans. His running in on wiseman's bunt In the first in- ming and his. throwing Hunter out at third were lightning plays. In all, he had three assists without the sign of an error. while he got two of the hits off Hess.
 Pope again played & sensational game with nine chances, five of them assists. the stick, getting three hits and drtv- ing in two of the four runs.
 He had four putoutss his running catch of Hunters short fly in the sixth Perry played a fast game with five chances. three of them assists.
 The Moose was as full of pepper as he could hold. having ten chances one an assist and getting one of the hits and scoring two of the runs. Manager Ryan got two of the hits. his drive in the eighth pushing Henline over the pan. The entire bunch put up gin Rery ball, the only error of the game ssins nsrv whsu fs sPits T ss. ashn9 rst i9ning
 Hess worked hds first game against tbA Climbers this season and hls speed
 was the very thing that the Climbers have s been sunSssns ma s0s baEser S9Spis Seins punched on him in the hrst inning and three being punched on him in tte eighth, the four local runs oeihs athsr stor, trc hbts coming one each in the fourtn ana | fifth inning.
 sIufS sa 6sns oGt yePns Pspe shsnhon sGr and Stack pole in rotation. He had good speed and control and except In the hrst and
 eighth innings wss neyss s.sbanxb in br9GSe Srop ping a foul and Daubert letting
 throw get a way from him being the only errors.
 and had Hunter to lead off dnstead oi Hardy, Shannon dropped his foul. giv- | ing him a life, and the pitcher out
 fielder hit clean stealing ssfena mGf pnf ran in on and fired to Greminger stopping the speedy Hunter at third
 Mccormick hit one that Baxter got ant | Pepe who received the throw falling down. McElveen poked one past third | base that went out to left for two
 bars. Mccormick counting: l,as g.. o,,. pv.r
 hit clean. going. to third on Baxter'' ! smash for two bags. both scoring or Gremingers drive to left, Gremingei | going to second on the throw in, tht next two men going down.
 Stackpole hit safe in the last of tho eighth but was forced at second or HenHne's bunt to McElveen. RyaI
 crashed a. long one to centerfield tha | Hunter let get by him. Henline SCOT | ing and Ryan getting to third. Bax | ter hit to Butler and Ryan was caugh' 1 on the line, the foxy manager delay | ing things long enough for the Moose | to get to second. Greminger drove on'
 at Mccormick that was smoking, thu l Moose counting.
 Nothing else was done until tha l spectacular play of Pepe's in the nintl | tf at checked of threatening rally, tn, | game ending to i in favor of Mont | gomery. The score was: