The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-05
TWO VICTORIES FOR MIR. BUCK Arkansas Pitcher in an Iron Man Stunt. IT WAS JUST AS EASY Billy Cristal Took Great Soar-up
 in a Balloon. Van Anda Went to the Rescue. But Too Late to Recover the Sacrificed
 strugsle--His Umps. Dealt
 Out Bed Medicine, Too.

It should have been made unanimous yesterday but Mir. Buchanan forgot. to take an extra hitch in his belt in the fourth inning. and the chance for the As 1t was, however. eight of the Finnites registered and when the nine mournful chapters had been told the score was to 1.
 ing Buchanan--and the chance won easily. Two hits came together only in the fourth and eighth Innings A base on balls in the fourth, with two It was the same combination of pitchers that worked for Ryan on Tuesday--Cristai and Van Anda-only this time the furniture was turned In the part of rescuer to Cristal as the latter had done for him on Tuesday,
 Cristal showed signs of his recent ill- ness when s SIX hits. one A a tareer ire oaggeE. tiHg in five runs. This very effectually sapped all the life and ginger out of everybody and from then on 1t was play the nine innings as quickly as possible and get 1t over with.
 For four Innings Van Anda' was in great forrn--not scratch was made on him while he had struck out two men. Tn the sixth Wood hit one past first was too warm for Van Anda to handle but 1t was in the eighth that he got into trouble. Three three-baggers with a base on balls put in three runs, however, as there were two out and he had Hess struck out plainly, his 'umps didn't see 1t that way and Hess cracked out three -bagger. 1
 Only a handfui of fans saw the slaughter, the hard rain and threatens ing clouds just about o'clock keeping hundreds of people away from the
 Those present and accounted for. though. saw some fast fielding. Hess's stab of Reagan's hit in the fifth Inning, East's knock down of Persons hit In ay In the seventh, Hassett's catch of Bnchanan's fly in the sixth and Perry's and Pepe's all round work made 1t worth yh11e.
 inger got but threw low to Baxter. the runner being safe. Speaker hit over Pepe's head and Page bunted, Crlstal making fast play in getting him out at frst. East hit for three bags. Col ltns and Speaker scoring and East SCOT ing on Conors's hit. Wood hit safe and Connors scored on Stark's hit. Wood scoring on Hesss hit Buchanan by walking coilins and filing the bags. Speaker hit to Perry and Collins was forced at second. pulling Cristal out of the hole though ys runs ,a sh had S.0T sooTea, nothing happened until the fourth, wheR Baxter walked and sprinted to third on Greminger's drive to left, Per making M to 1.
 The first hit was made off Van Anda in the sixth, Wood getting one past Baxter. Page hit one that was too hot for Van Anda in the seventh. but the fireworks broke loose In the eighth. The first two men were down and Van Anda had Hess struck out The umpire did not call 1t that way and Hess punched out a three-bagger. Then Buehanan walked and both scored on Collins three-bagger. Collins scoring on Speak CTS triple. Page was out on a fly to Hassett. but the score was 8 to i.
 Buchanan got In a hole in the last half, Reagan hit safe but was forced at second on Baxter's hit. Gremlnger was out on fly to Speaker. Perry hit safe for the third time and stole sec ond. Persons walked. filling the bags with two out but Pope ended 1t with fly to Stark. ''. ended that way. The score was.