The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-28
NEW PITCHER !. SCORES WIN Bergman Bats and Chunks for Victory. ALLOWS BUT SIX HITS IN GAME Hitting is Feature of Little Rock
 Game. Terrific Smuggling Marks Last Contest With Travelers--Climbers Start Merrymaking With Rush of
 Hard Knocks.


 Hammering Buchanan numerically and pounding the ball to every corner of the Little Rock lot the Climbers yanked the last game from the Tray elers. yesterday by score of z to 4.
 Bergman worked his second game for Ryan and while his arm was sore and he gave six bases on balls his work proved that he is just as good. if not little better than any pitcher in this league. He struck out three men. one of them when two men were on bases and hit would have meant probably two runs, while his clouting was a de- times up he drove out a two-bagger. a three-bagger and a single, scoring two of the runs.
 The hitting was something terrific. Reagan getting a two-bagger and sim gle. Greminger two hits. Pope two his two-bagger driving in three runs Bergman two, Hassett and Persons one each, while Moose Baxter punched out two, one of them driving in a run, and his two sacrifices helping in anoth CT his long sacrifice fly in the third SCOT ing Bergman.
 Only six hits were made off Bergman, Speaker beating out an infield hit in the first, and hitting clean In the third, Buchanan hitting clean In the fourth, Wells in the fifth and Speaker getting another in the seventh, and Stark a scratch in the fourth.
 The three runs in the fourth were the result of Bergman's bases on balls while the run in the seventh was caused by ShAnnon's bad throw.
 The Climbers started in with a rush, Reagan prizing 1t open with a two bagger, Baxter sacrificing him and Greminger driving him in with a
 Bergman opened the, second with a two-bagger. going to third on Reagan's bunt to Buchanan and counting on Baxter's sacrifice fly to Speaker, mak- ing 1t to 0.
 With one out in the last of the fourth, Perry fumbled Connors's hit, Wells and Collins walking and filling the bags. Connors counting on Starks inaeld scratch that went safe; Berg man furnbled his bunt and Wells got in with the tieing run. Collins scoring on Buchanan's drive. Page was out on q fly to Reagan but the score was to 2 In favor of Little Rock.
 Baxter opened the sixth wtth a drive to left. Grerninger punched one to right that Page let get by him and the Moose sprinted home with the tieing
 Speaker hit safe in the last of the seventh, stole second and when shan non made bum throw to catch him off the bag he scored, untieing it and mak-
 In the eighth 1t was all off Gerg- man broke 1t open with a terrific drive to center for three bags. Reagan was tied the score by driving Bergman in with hit to right. Greminger hit to Stark and East let the throw get away from him, Baxter going to third Perry hit to second and East threw the Moose out at the plate but the bags were full when Persons hIt safs. Then Joe Pope walked to the plate, swung hard on the ball and hit 1t way to wight for two bags, Greminger, Perry and Persons scoring. Hassett hit to short and Stark threw Pope out at the plate-but the score was to in favor of Mont gomerY. ke~.c tf..
 Bergman and Req gam hit safe in tbA ninth but nothing resulted,
 Not even a scratch was made off Bergman after the seventh. Wood went in to bat for Buchanan in the fly to Reagan. Page struck out and Speaker ended 1t with a fly to Pope, leaving the score to ( in favor of Montgomery. 4