The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-28
HEADY WORK
 TAKES GAME Russell Ford Wins For
 Atlanta. FINE BASE-RUNNING HELPS HIM Montgomery Defeated by Score of
 3 to 0. In Third Successive shut-out Atlanta is victorious-HeIm Pitches Fine Game With Good
 Support.

The heady work of Russell Ford in .he box yesterday together with fast base running of the team behind him gave Atlanta the third game of the series by a score of 3 to o.
 Ross Helm pitched magnificent game of bali, about the best in fact that the Montgomery fans have ever known him to do. During the enter tainment he struck out nine batters and gave but two bases on balls. but unfortunately both of them counted. on ballsI none of them doing any dam age. But i've hits were made off Helm and only in the fifth inning did two of them come together.
 The Climbers punched 'em on Ford in several innings but he was always steady enough to keep down the hit that would have counted for Montgomery. Atlanta hit at the right time and Ford ing made-that is, the secret of the game.
 Brilliant plays were scattered all through the game. one of the most sem threw Castro out at the plate in the fifth inning. The Climbers gave Helm fine support. but for once they were out gamed on the paths. the Atlanta The only thing of the game that could be called an error for the Climbers was when Clayton Perry made a throw back to the plate that was rather wide in
 
 counting on the double steal. The Climbers started off in whirlwind style and looked as if they were going so cop the game in the first inning. Henline opened it by soaking one to center for two bags. overunning sec ond. however, and being killed before he could scramble back to the bag Ryan then soaked one to center. and there would have been one run-but there wasn't. Baxter hit one to Lou Ca<tro and there was a double.
 With one down in the second Perry hit clean, got to second on Persons hit and went to third on passed bali, Persons stealing second. Ford pulled himself together. struck out Pope and let Messitt down on small hit to Fox.
 For the first three innings only nine Atlanta batters faced Helm. Tn the first inning he struck out ManniI'g and Winters and struck out Ford in the third.> The only balls that went out of the infield in the three innings be- ing Dyer's fly to Persons in the second and Coveny's fly to Henline in the third. while four singles and two- bagger had been made off Ford.
 Tn the last of the fourth Ross made the break of walking Manning. the first man up. Manning stole second. out Then came the pinch hit. Becker driving to left and Manning counting.
 In the last of the fifth Jordan hit clean. stole second and third. Messitt kOL ny anu SONcny NLEuCh OuIt but Jordan counted on Castro's drive for two bagsl Ford hit safe to left and Castro started for the plate, Persons making a great throw from left field and stopping him al the plate.
 Jordan walked after one hand was gone in the last of the seventh. go- ing to third on Fox's hit to right. Then, with Coveny up, the donble steal was successfully worked Fox started for second and Messitt threw down. Jor- dan started for the plate but Perry made a wide return of the ball and the Atlanta field captain scored for the second time and with the third Atlanta run.
 Tn the first of the ninth it looked as if the Climbers were going to break Into the tally column. Perry and Persons walked in succession but Manning got Pepes fly. Eddie Hassett was sent in to bat for Messitt and promptly struck out. Persons was caught of of first and the game was over with the Climbers being shut out for the third consecutive game-and this time At lanta copped 1t on their merits.
 The score was: =