The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-22
Van Anda's Perfect Con-
 trol We'll Supported.
With Admirable Team Work Mont
 gomery Wins.
Baserunning of Senators Made Nash vIlle Look Pathetic - Ryan's Men Touched Tennessee Man
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swept on their feet by the magnincant teamwork of the Climbers ana tne been seen in the South. Hyans as gregation taking the secon1 oI the Nashville games Dy score or to l. . bail--he had almost perfect control, the only base on balls that he gave going to Doc Wiseman in the eighth inning while he struckout four men. Of the six hits made off him only,onc did two of them come together-this was in the second inning when Nash : vile punched three hits and got yin, tne were one in the first. one in the fifth and one in the eighth, and with the exception of that second inning he had the Nash vile team completely at his mercy. On the other nana hnns ,ne hits on Bill Sorrell whenever they needed them, dumping brace or pinch singles in the second and two-baSger couple of singles in the eighth. Archie Persons got four hits. Baxter three hits, Greminger, Pepee, Van Anda and Tom Messitt getting the four others. ming of the Climbers, however. that made Nashville look helplessly pathet- ic--twice there were clever double steals a run coming in both times, Jose Pepee was the star in the baserun ming line-he and Persons took part in the double steal in the second, the Kid and Tom Messitt doing 1t in the sixth. So easy did 1t seem for the in the seventh inning Seabaugh was sent behind the bat to relieve him, Tho change did not help the Nashville end of it much as Persons stole second in the eighth and Moose Baxter: stole second in the ninth. It was not only his spr.nting on the paths that made game. but his fielding that was notfi- ing short of phenomenal, his Jumping catch of Decker's fierce line drive in the second and Wisemans in the third people to cheer the fast little shortstop to the echo. When he made the spec tacular jump and got Decker's drive in the second there was a Nashville if Pence had not got the hit both, runs would have scored and made four runs instead of one in that inning.
 Archie Persons did some fast work in the field himself his catch of Mc- EJveen's fly in the sixth and lansing g line drive in the seventh getting him the glad hand from his former home
 Ali if all the Climbers In every de- partment of the game played great clusters of large. brilliant crescents they escaped with the singlc tally is something that Rernhard's people should be devoutly thankful.
 The only. thing that happened in the
 
 for two bags-there were two out though and as Van Anda himself hand led the next man there was no harm done.
 In the first of the second tho Climb CTS started something. and things were | pretty quick for a brief space of time i during which Bill SorrelI must have plains If his Lone Star State. With one out Persons singled to left. promptly stole second and got to third on Fences hit Then seA the double les steal second Hardy chunking down. The Kid beat the ball and Persons sprinted in from third at the same time, wind with a run. Tom Messett then plunk- ed one to centerfield and Pope counted.
 Tn the last half Hardy hit one that Pepee was unable to get to and was left and Hardy counted though Per sons was a bit slow in returning the ball to the plate. Morse hit safe. the Swede going to third and Whitey stealing second a moment afterwards. It looked had then. but Van Anda struck out Sorrell and Pepee saved the day by making that magnificent jump ing catch of Wecker's line drive.
 Sorrell got in an ugly looking place in the fourth. Persons hit safe. Pepee bunted but Daubert made a bad heave to second and both runners were safe, Messitt sacrificing them with a neat
 
 rell filled the bags by walking Hen line. Then it was up to Ryan to put a couple of runs over but he hit to Me- Gormick and Henline was forced at second.
 Tn the sixth the Climbers put run over the plate on one hit and another double steal. Persons got his third hit of the game. but was forced at second on Pepee's bunt to Sorrell. Messitt walked and Van Anda struck out. Pe- pee stole third and with .Henline up there was another double steal. Mes sitt starting to second and Pepee SCOT ing from third.
 In the seventh one more run came in from McCormick's low throw to Dau- bert and BaXter's single with Grennn- gers two-bagger.
 Persons hit safe again in the eighth stole second was sacrificed to third by Pepee and scored on Van Anda's hit that was too warm for Daubert.
 Nothing else happened and the gaUle ended with the Climbers having the big end of to 1 score. The score was