The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-17
LOCALS FALL FORE CRACKERS Smiths Men Play Plucky
 Game. .MccAFFERTY IN FOR CLIMBERS New Box Artist Makes Good from
 Start. Score Tied Up Now and Then Makes Pretty Contest Despite Errors -ciimbcrs Make Pretty
 Finish.

Playing one of the pluckiest uphill. never say -die games one ever sees. Billy Smiths crowd hung gamely on. With the score standing to o against. tied the score in the eighth and cinch- ed it in the ninth.
 The Climbers came pretty close to doing some torrid finishing themselves. for with a to ? score against them In the ninth they rallied and hit in couple of runs in the last half and were shy just one run of tangling up the tally sheet again, Atlanta winning out
 McCafferty worked hts first game for the Climbers and he made good from the jump. He has good speed and Not hit had been made of him up to the seventh inning, and he had struck out four men. He had given three bases on balls. though, and the one that he gave in the seventh scored. Of the four hits made off him one was made in the seventh. one in the eighth and two in the ninth.
 Ford worked nice game for Atlanta second, fourth and ninth. He struck out two men and gave three bases on balls. the one in the ninth inning scor- ing.
 The game was pretty fast from a fielding standpoint. and while there were some fumbles and bad throwing five fast double plays were made, four OY AIlAnId ana one DIV MODlKOmeTY. Rarely has such rpoting been heard fin Montgomery as was done in the last half of the ninth inning when with one out and only one run needed to tie the score Louis Castro started the last dou- ble that broke up the game.
 Greminger and Perry. hit clean in the second. Ragan hit to second and Jordon fumbied the ball long enough to miss a double, getting his man at first but the others advancing. Pope drove a warm one at Castro, the Count Juggling it long enough for Greminger to score, but Pope was thrown out at first Hart ending it with a foul to Wilks.
 Baxter started the fourth with Texas Leaguer over Castro's head and sprinted to third when Gremminger slammed one to left, Greminger going to second on the throw in--Perrv hit to Ford. who threw Baxter out at the plate. making the score to
 Hart hit safe in the fifth, McCafferty was out on a bunt fly that Wilks got-Persons hit safe but when Rea- gan hit to Jordan there was a dou- ble.
 Now for Atlanta.
 Things came Atlanta's way in the seventh. Winters, the first man up. was walked and McCafferty hit Jordai. Cafferty and he threw Winters out at third. but Jordan counted when Castro hit one just over McCanerty's head. the first hit made off him. and the score was 2 to 1.
 Pep6 juggied Ford's hit in the eighth wilkes bunted down the third base line and Greminger running in on 1t threw low to Baxter. McMurry sacri- feed them both and Moran drove one at McCafferty that was so sultry Ford scampered over the plate before Me- Cafferty got together and threw the runner out at first. Winners hit clean and Willks scored, untieing 1t and malE- ing 1t 3 to ? in favor of Atlanta.
 With one out In the ninth Castro hit safe, Pope making a great stop. Fox smashed one by third base that went to the left field fence. Castro scoring Ford struck out and as Fox started for third Hart threw to Gre minger to stop him. the throw being wild and the tall boy scoring, making 1t 5 to 2,
 Ed Greminger started the, last half of the ninth with the longest hit of the game. sending 1t to the center field fence for a clean home run.
 Perry walked and got to third on Reagan's drive to center. scoring on Castro's throw to Fox, making it to with one run needed to tie. Hart was out on a fly but that was only 1 out. Cristal was sent in to bit for McCafferty but hit to Castro and there was a double, ending the game with the score to I in favor of Atlanta.
 The score was: