The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-31
Was a Bad Day For Climbers Business. - cRISTAIL WAS HIT
 HARD IN TIE FIRST
  The Locals Were Loose in
 Fielding.
 - The PslieaAe Were Fast as Lishtnlas on the Pstha--Larss-s Crowd shas Ever Gathered at the Park Saw the DousIs-
 Header.

Before the greatest crowd that ever attended ball game in Montgomery, the Climbers fell down in both games cans yAnking the frat by score of 8 to and the second by score of 2 the local fans and forever sets at rest the question of whether Montgomery 10 good baseball town or not, In the grandatand people were packed and scarcely have held any more unless people were allowed to stand on every tier in front of the fortunate ones who played the early birds and copped good
 Over on the bleachers the situation was even more builiBh than in the grandstand. the case here being dif- were seated in rows two or three deep on the grassy inside Of the ball lot. and in front of the bleachers. In the grandstand twhere the temperance thirst parlors Iiduidate) numbers of men and boys hung on the fences
 The crowd was estimated as some they were every one and his or her neighbor out for the best tina ehat could be had was evidenced by the large amount of noise that th0y Kept up ali enduring of both homicides. even when the feathered monsters from New Orleans oh oked the life out of the Climbers in the first game. Some of the wits in the grandstand squanqered most of the afternoon in proudly show ing to a wondering popuiace what 8 costly set of leather lungs they had. ings s' at inc Pelican crew they were. either informing Mfr. Brown that he needed street sweeper to get the dust out of his eyes or nesSechinS the
 Sad Co relate. however. this was all the satisfaction that they could -sqne eezo out of the brace of gam es~-smail sat- isfaction. too. for the Felicans ran or not only with the satisfaction, but with both of the games.
 The brightest spots for local fans and the only onsw,as ,s. the, tns wSIE s.1,S. ,os .2 yesterday morning, and caught the first game. He proved that he is ew- erythIng that he has been cracked up in against Breitenatoir, and while he was not hit much harder than Charlie Frank 'sCsrandOId Man, still three errors were made behind him. while the Psli-
 Billy Crlstal started in the arst game against Charlie Fritz, and if anyone thought that 1t was going to De 2 light another great large thunk coming for when Cristai got through With She ninth Inning he had to have assistance in collecting himself, During the nine inuinBg thiFteen hlta were rainsd on his errors by the team behind him. pushed ovor eight of Charlie Franks hired people. Only once did the Climbers hits we're ali that they could get on of
 Joe RIckert began that tiresome hab- It he has of hitting by punching one tho first game. Rohe sacrificed him to second and he reciprocated by nlching third. Lord struck out but Frank Dell Shantg Son to tSe fses Of ysI M crsts by ars ing one to center and scoring Sir Jo-
 Tn Tn the third Fritz so played on the sympathy of Cristal that the latter sent him to first base without a struggle. RIckert bunted but cristal ran in on 1t and changing his mind about his generosity to Fritz threw the latter out al second. Rohe hit one that Perry made sensational stop of hut Rickert sailed to second and counted when Lord -plunked ono to center Held. Lord scoring when peiehanty again got the habit of hitting. leaving 1t to o.
 Mathews hit one to center in the afth Hassett letting it get by him and the verbose catcher of the Pellcans landed on second. With two out Pope made wild hurl of Rohe's hit and Mathews got to third, both counting when Lord was thoughtiess enough to smash out a two -bagger, making It 5 to Q,
 Tn the last of the sixth the Climbers answered in thunder tones the question of whether they were to hunt Tor the plate in vain all during the entertain- iient, With one out Greminger drove one. to center and Perry hit to left. Persons hit to Dundon and Perry was forced. at seconds Greninger getting to third, scoring when Pope hit a slow one to Rohe. making 1t to I.
 The frost was on the pumpkin in the seventh. Huber hit to center. Has seft making a nice stop of what look ed like a long hit. Mathews hit safe. Fritz advancing them both with a neat sacrifice, both scoring on Rohe's drive, Rohe scoring on Lords hit to left, nak- ft s to Nothing more was done by either side in the scoring line and 1t ended that way.
 The score was: