The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-18
Athletics Took the Open
er.. Score 4 to D.
CROWD WELL PLEASED
WITH LOCALS FAST WORK
Lack Of Practice Was Shown by
0utfieId.
Helm Did Fancy Work In the Box--
Perry's Long hit scored Mont-
gomery's Two Rans--InneId
Pat Up fine Game.

It would be impossible to find q more
thoroughly successful day from every
angle one looks at It than the opening
gomery when the Philadelphia Athiet-
| les beat Ryan's men, 4 to 2. A spring
day so faultless that it's perfection made
It altogether delightful greeted Connie
Macks Athletics and Jimmy Ryan's
1t was the irst time this season that
the fans have seen the local bunch in
action, and the result OF the scrap left
every fan in very happy state OF
OF course at times there was bit
OF crudeness in the work of the home
guard. That was to be expected with
the the very few days Of work that they
they worked wonderfully well. 1t was
critical bunch Of fans that watched
the set-to. but occasionally their en-
thusiasm took the shape Of huge vocal
Ross Helm showed up better than any
or the pitchers. He had splendid con-
troll, good speed and fieided his posi-
ton perfectly. Dick Merryman. the
and not q run was made OF OF him and
Helm. Almquist was touched up live
ly at times but errors at critical times
contributed to ,his downfall.
ing the fact that Perry felt and looked
strange on second base his work was
exceptionally good.
He was the candy kid with the stick
ony sae rans ss s R played
great game in fielding. on the PATHS and
with the stick. getting two swats.
Greminger and Pepee both played
Charlie Ss s. Fuller. The The neiding o. Lewis
and Persons was a bit of color. but
neither of them has had enough work
to get going. All in all. the team made
are every one highly delighted with the
result and the winters work OF Jimmy
The Athletics played snappy game.
and with the exception Of ,, Jefferson WIG
up well. Sid Smith. the old Atlanta
catcher, did the backstop work and did
II we'll, while Kid Nichols another ex-
Southern Lacquer, played swell game
letics have been working together
steadily for several weeks. and that
the Climbers played them as close
game as they did after only Few days
Of working together proves that 1t VIII
have to be a pretty swift team that
keeps UP with them in the Southern
League.
Hartsel hit one that Helm scocped
up and shot over to Baxter ahead OF
the runner. Perry handled Nichols
hit in nice shape but he could not
get to Collins's hit in time and the
runner was safe, Afterwards ste<uE
second. Davis ended It with hit that
Noah Henline handed out q sample
of the base running that had 'en1 all
going last summer by hitting one to
Dygert and beating the throw to nrst.
sid Smith threw him cut stealing sec
ond Though, while pyssrt ended the
inning 81 striEins out Lewis and Bax-
teT ue N rU'g pulled down Muyphy's fly in
the second inning and then came
the first clean hit of the game OFF
Helm, d.oombs soaking one ont to left.
Ross opened the throttle bit then,
struck out Moran and handled Smiths
hit easily.
Big Greminger was out on fly to
Coonabs, Persons lined out afbeauty to
center but Smith again threw him out
stealing second. willie Perry ended 1t
by striking out.
It was all Helm In the third inning
and the Floralla boy got the glad hand
from the fans in great shape. He got
Dygert's hit and threw him out at flrst
struck Hartsel out and made the fast
est play OF the game when he ran in
on Kid Niehols's bunt and got It to
first ahead of the runner.
The first base on balls Of the game
came in the last half, Joe Pepee work