The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-15
, RUNS FROM
 ONE ERROR As a Result Birds Won
 by 4 to 2. REAGAN MIsJUDGED THE FLY It Went for Home Run and Two
 Scored. Bad Decision by Umpire Cost . Ran, and Luck Broke Badly Against the LocaIs--Poor Support
 for Both Pitchers.
 

The tally sheet was tied up, and 2, Winch With runner on base and Ohly one gone Steve Reagan mIsJuuged tsoy Montgomery long hy to riEiit. the bal goinx Way over tteagan's Avaa ailu out to deep r.ght for uVine run, the two runs making il to aiid glving the felicans the rirst saine% or .ne series by score ot 1 t1 2.
 1t was a queer game of ball. Filled with dumb plays ana 'bri.ifant neldin8 but excitnns 10 the last jump. The Pelican crew nade enough errors be- lind Sill Philips to cinch the game for the home guard on several occa. sions. The manager Of the East Lfv- erpool team in the P.iO. and'M. League was good enough to win tne string of horseshoes that he had strung around his neck. Thomas did not pitch the game that he usually does but it Is possible that he would have won IT It had not been for some slow work be- hInd him.
 Persons and Pope let Tarieton's short fly fall safe, both afi aid of running in- to the other but a quick snap of Thvfn- as to second caught farieton oil the bag. The only two nisplays that were costly cane h. the eighth mning. Phil- lips hit a short infieid fly that Rock enfield did not get to In time, Reagan's $ misjudging of that fly of Mpntgomcry's Killing the bill. Greminger's people had a chance to cinch the game In the last half ref the seventh Inning, a throw
  ble and retiring the side with the bases full. Both teams scored twice in the first inning. Rohe smashed out a two..bagger with one gone; connting on on TarIeton's sacrifice fly to Hopkins. F
 Persons beat out hit to Dundon. Hopkins hit to right, going to third when Montgomery let 1t get Dy nm; Persons scoring. Reagan walked and on Greminger's hit to Dexter Hopkins scored.
 There was a snappy double started by shannon in the second. Wilh one gone and Dundon on first Stratton struck out, shannon firing the ball to Pope and killing Dundon at second.
 In the last half of the second Wheel CT fell down on a decision that cost the Pepe hit safe and went to third on fierce throws of TArletoii, etc. shan non swung so hard at the ball that he broke his bat and the ball went to Thomas hit one that Dexter got and fired 10 the plate Pope was coming fin like the wind and 1t looked as If he was over the plate before Stratton got the ball. but the umphs caiieo nm
 shannon hit one in the last of the seventh that bounded over Rohe's head. Thomas sacrificed him and Persons nit he waited to see if Montgomery could get under the fly, ohly going to third. Hopkins walked and the bags were full with only one out. It looked like cinch for some runs, and the chances are that the game would have been cinched right there. Reakan hlt long ffy to center that looked so safe that Persons Started for third. Lord pulled down the fly and shot. the ball to second before Persons could get back, com- pleting the double and retiring the Side In the eighth came the fly that Reagan mfsjudged, and 1t was all over. No more scoring being done.
 The score was: