The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-27
LOCALS LOSE SNAPPY GAME Cubs Beat Montgomery
 ] to 0. SHARP SCRAP FOR THE VICTORY Climbers Play in Pennant Winning
 Form. Pitchers of Montgomery Team in Ex- ceIient shape-Fast work Feature of Contest--
 Game Today.

When Jimmy Sheckard counted on Harry Steinfeldt's drive to left field yesterday afternoon the Cubs had got, game even seen In Montgomery by a score of 1 to Q.
 For an e2noition game, the scrap was remarkable exhibition. one harder fought being rarely seen Tn regular league games. The famous worlds champions were in rare form and that Ryan's Climbers gave them the fight that they did, shows the home guard up pretty strong. and at the same time makes 1t look pretty hazy for certain ''pennant winners" in the Southern League. The only score of the game was the result of Eddie Has sett dropping a thrown ball at second. and the chances are that with the elimination of that error they would have played a 0 to tie game.
 These were several features that made the afternoon decidedly worth from center field being the brightest from a local standpoint. Then Spike Shannon's throw to Perry mailing SteinfeIdt in the ninth was another shadowed by the batting and base running of Moose Baxter and Henline, fielding of Archie Persons. "Raffles Aimquist. Perry and in fact the entire splendid form-while three hits were made off Ross Helm. two of them came in thetfirst inning before he had set tied down--the other hit off him came In the third inning but by lightning his man playing off first base. He had good speed and control, his only base on balls being the first man up in the first inning. His slow ball was very effective. and altogether the FloraGa in the Philadelphia game. For he had tougher nuts to crack yesterday.
 Billy Crystal was in splendid shape. the only hit made off him being by Frank Chance in the fifth inning, while he struck out Steinfeldt in the fourth and walked Fraser in the fifth.
 Stackpole had all kinds of speed and Slagie's hit in the eighth inning was the only one made off him. While he gave a base on balls in each of his three innings neither of them amount ed to anything. He struck out two men.
 h,ts During eE. his n.ca four o innings couple of while he gave one base on balls and struck out one man, but the pitching event of the Afternoon was when big Overall worked. The big fellow was shape and the way he sneaked over some speed was something that possi- ply has never been seen on local dia- mond. In the last of the fifth a clean hit and scratch were made. one in the seventh, eighth and ninth. Not only did he use dazzling speed but his curves were working to perfection and the fifth he struck Ryan out with the bases full, and in the eighth struck out Stackpole and Ryan.
 The ball that struck Ryan out in the fifth had the widest curve and sharp est drop that one ever sees. and 1t sis question lf Overall will work again as he did yesterday before June. 1t was sr9 2 sane ;g eh ot esIl cut sl the eEqlnary, games during the coming summer they
 A Waik and a Hit.
 Slagle, the first man up, worked one that Perry fired to second to catch Slagle, Hassett dropping the. ball. Frank Schultes hit one that Helm got first Slagle getting to third and sheck- ard to second. This should have made two out-only 1t didn't.
 Zimmerman hit and scoopinE it up Helm shot 1t to Tom Messitt and stop ped Slagle at the plate. It should have been three out-only 1t wasn't. Then Steinfeldt soaked a clean one to left Sheekard counting with the only run thing of the game. Johnny Evars lined one out to center arsl Zimmerman started on his wild career around the quick, perfect throw, stopped Thinner man at the plate.
 shannon took Messitt's place. the lat ter being spiked in the first half. Sheckard hit clean in the third inning, but they could do nothing with Helm, the runner being caught off first by Helms quick throw.
 In the last of the third Helm hit one to left that Sheckard let get by him, Helm getting to second but no far ther.
 Billy Crystal went in in the fourth and Frank Chances hit in the fifth was hi the fourth. the second hit made on Fraser. Overall went in the last of the fifth and while Hassett got scratch, Crystal hit clean and Henline beat out a hit and filled the bags the big pitcher struck Ryan out the best chance the Climbers had.
 Kling took Moran's place in the last of the sixth. Stackpole went in the seventh and while Slagle hit safe in the eighth there was nothing doing and the game wound up 1 to o in favor of the Cubs.
 The game this afternoon will be called at 3 o'clock.