The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-29
REAGAN AND R0CKENFIELD DID THE HEAVY HITTING Part of Game Was Played in a
 Struggle. The Climbers Fell On New and Drov. Him From the Box.--Eastman Pared No Better-Only Darkness Stopped the
 Climbers.

Pitching a mo hit' game up to the gth innn1ng Forest Thomas had the Little Rock
 crew helpless and with gingery support
 from the team behind him in the field,
 on the paths and at the bat. put the second
 game of the Little Rock series to the good
 by the iopsided score of to 3.
 The Climbers not only had the Travellers
 to beat but the clerk of the weather was
 unPatriotic enough to be dead against them
 ions. the .'ilements,' he came dangerousIy close to winning out in his unhoiy purpose
 Twice the game had to be called on account or the moisture both times in the first inning The first time that a halt had to be called in the proceedings was when Finn's people pushed over a couple of runs in the first half of the first inning on hits handle.
 half of the first inning when good hitting swift baserunning and some weird work on the part of the Little Rock in and out the Climber. orsp q'hsS snd tied up S0aps se .cor Ins rain seemed to be pretty persistent and 1t looked for long time as If there was nothing doing any more In the way of ball playing that afternoon. Finally Secre- tary Stickney had barrel of sawdust car ried out to the batters' box when the water after this circus stuff was liberaily sprin- kled around Umpire Moran called the two teams on the field again and the crowd tore the cover off then. for they wanted to see ball game and wanted the Climbers fo lduQ tNe DIE enQ or the score.
 And by the same token iney had both of their desires gratified. When the fact that the ground was wet and soggy Is taken in. to consideration the game was as fast and snappy a scrap as has ever been seen
 Thomas was inyincible. In the first in- ming a couple of sharply hit balls that could have been handled by Perry and Thomas. with base on balls put in the two runs that Little Rock got. From then on until the eighth inning not even the Doctor. He had marvellous control consider ing the dampness. striking out six men and EivinE only three bases on balls His sup port was nearly perfect the fielding at times being of the sensation order while the stick-work was heavy and consistent. three hits each. Reagan driving in three of The Climbers were hitting Neur so reKu- inning. Eastman going in. All pitchers look ed alike to the Climbers yesterday though. and eight hits and seven runs came in in the Eastman regime.
 With one hand gone in the first Speaker drew walk and Page hit a hot one at Per ry that the latter lost. both Speaker and drove warm one at Thomas that bounded off to one side. Speaker and Page counting. After Wells had retired the side with hit to Perry the rain oozed out and the game was called
 When the rain had let up enough to al- low play in the second half Persons was walked and sacrificed by Hopkins. Reagan pounded out a two-bagger to center that scored Persons. Speaker let the bali get away from him and Reagan got to third. The ball had been relayed in to the plate and Kid Wells threw wild to third Reagan scoring.
 The score stayed tied until the last half of the third iHning. HppktnF walked and sprintaa % thiyd en Reagap'B drive to right. With Grefninaef ap Neur vas yanked out of the box and Eastnqsp rushed in, Gre minger was out on hlt to Stark but Rea- gan got to second Then the rain that had held off since the last half of the first nd third fY7aA ha game was called. When the sawdust had fixed things and play was resumed Perry hit long sacrifice fly to right field. Beck CT made the throw all right to the plate but Wells dropped the ball and Hopkins scored Reagan getting to thiFd and scoring on Roekenfield's drive.
 Reagan opened the fifth with hit to Perry sacrificed them both. Reagan scoring on a wild. pitch and Roekenfield drove in Greminger. making the score six to tive.
 Greminger hit safe in the seventh and was sacrificed by Perry. Rockenfield hit one that Hess made a magnificent stop of. but could not get his man. Peps hit to center and Greminger scored. Then there was and Pope to second. shannon driving Rock enfield in. Another double steal put in run. shannon going to second and Pope scoring. making 1t nine to two.
 By this time 1t was getting almost too dark to see the ball and in the eighth three hits and one run were made off ThomaSS The first time during the game that cledn out the last man and 1t was dark that Umpire Moran called the game with the score standing nine to three in favor of the locals. The score was: