The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-18
SEA GULLS
 TAKE GAME Six Thousand Witness Climbers Defeat. FINAL SCORE WAS 3 TO ] All the Players Arrested by Deputy
 Sheriff. Appearance Bonds Were at Once Signed By the Directors of the Mobile
 Clab, ReturnabIe
 June s.

|. Mobile, May 17.--(specialJ-In the iangnage of Kuropatkin: T regret to hhsslPorn hslsg etc You know the rest. Mo-
 piie Z. Montgomefy
 But no club need be ashamed to have
 lost such game. A higher compli-
 ment could not have been paid the yjs- i,tors than the attendance today. un-
 less 1t was the repeated applause their
 nne plays called forth. Fully seven thousand people were on hand. Every men or room on the grand stand and pIeacners was crowded long before the game was called and when the play began, the crowd overfowed to the ropes close to the foul lines As the game progressed, even this space became too crowded and the fence was lined clear around the three daisy plots.
 The autorno biiebieacher feld-which has besDn1e quite a feature On these grounds contained three full rows of machines the occupants of the. rear lines deserting their cushioned seats and squatting on the ground along the rope line.
 The preliminary practice looked ominous for the home team. not a man In the Climbers ranks but seemed in superb shape and their work show ed snap and a speed that was sever al degrees ahead of anything witness ed here before. But this very fact arly Becker. He only walked one man during the game. while four batters were retired on strikes,
 His donbe play in the fourth was unique.
 Cfistal pitched good ball but at times got wild and lost his control After the Gulis once found him they batted him pretty severely. Had it not been for the splendid fielding work the odds would have been even great CT. The play of the visitors was fre- quently applauded. If they were to play here tomorrow, they would draw fully 5000 to the park, and their re- turn will be awaited with interest. part in the best game played here this season.
 Ground rules prevailed here today.
 Following out the declared policy of gent today arrested all players parti-. 1ipating in the ball game at Monroe PArk, including Umpire Pfenninger. The ArrestA were made without war. rant Upon the personal Knowledge of the officers. Appearance bonds we're at once signed by the directors of the Mo bile Baseball Association. returnable efors Judge Ines Afford tba of the bsS Infs the clubs are to again meet in this city. The cases will have in the mean time gone before the grand jury to be who believe that no Mobile jury will either indict or convict for this offense The arrests were made without delay Ing or Lne game.
 Game In DefaH.
 Reagan led off with an easy hit to Hart. who fumbled and Reagan was safe Hassett sacrificed Reagan to sec ond bunting out Becker to Hart. Greminger walked. Perry hit to third forcing Greminger at second With Persons up, Perry attempted to steal second and was headed off by a throw from catcher to Sentell at second Thereupon Reagan attempted to come home and by a quick return of the ball by Sentell. was caught at the plate by Garvin.
 In the second half, Thornton walked and Sentell sacrificed him to second, Daily singled to right and Thornton went to third. Hart bunted to the pitch CT and beat it out. Thornton scored and Daley went to third. McIver htt a high fly to right and Persons got 1t after a hard Nrun With James up. the side was retired by well planned and neatly executed play. As CristalI de- livered the ball. Hart made a feint to steal second. Messett threw strong as If to head him off, but low enough to enable Cristall to reach 1t by a light jump. This Crystal did, and making a quick throw to third, caught Daley playing off the base.
 Tn the second. Persons went out, Sec ond to first. Pope hit to third and beat 1t to first. Ryan went out, third to first and Pope reached second on the play. Mesett went out to first unas, sisted. a-