The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-27
THOMAS HAD
 THE STEAM He Beat Nashville by Score of 2 to l. HUB" PERDUE LOST GAME Heady Baserunning Was Deciding Factor. Nashviile's Mispiays Scored Locals First nun--Hitting And Base Rum
 ning Brought Tn The De-
 ciding Run.

Forrest Thomas pitched the Climbers back into the first division yesterday and at the same time pushed Bern hard's Nashville bunch down into the second division.
 There was nothing that was useful that the Doctor did not haye-and if anyone should ask he used 1t too, used it to the limit, enduring of the nine spasms the bunch from Tennessee were able to annex only two clean swats. one of the other two hits given them be- ing a lucky Texas ieaguer that was a wee bit too far out for Perry and too close for Reagan. the other being a pop fly in front of the plate that both Shan non and Thomas started for, the sun in his eyes making Spike drop the ball.
 It was down to the third session be- fore he could get that terrific speed ad- tusted to the assortment of curves that made the Nashville band look like a lot of selling platers, but when he did get everything working smoothly it was all in for the Nashville people. Ae struck one nine batters
 His control was marvellous after the second, and he never slipped cog until the sixth inning when he gave his third base on balls which scored the only count that Nashville got. Pretty snap py support he received. too, and be- tween the hitting heady base running of the home. people the Nashville gang did not stand very much of a show, Once upon an afternoon dreary up in Nashville town MT. Hub Perdue of the village of Gallatin in the County of Sumner and State of Tennessee made these Climbers look cheap. Just what he had in Nashville in something too hard to figure out but whatever 1t was he got away with it. Yesterday he didn't have much of anything and didn't get away with anything. Of the seven hits made off him, good, sousing ones at that, couple were punched in the second inning and again a duo came together in the sixth, the two Mont gomery runs getting over in, these two earnssd1and the rsn onI2 essned rn of tss game--the run in the second being helped in by Bays error and Perdue's throw to second. 4T rs- t-,s
 z Greminger hit a nice one to left in Hsrry Bay Jet the ball get by him. Perdue in. trying to catch Greminger off. aeoond threw the bah to that bag, ssx N hit ths bassEunpsr 'II 2. on the the arm: m Pefryss sAcrifice fly to seixle. sHs
 In the fourth Perry, Hart and ShAn- non cleverly blocked an attempted double steal and saved seemingly sure run. There was one out when East hit Texas leaguer to right and got to second before 1t could be fieldsd in. Pope Juggled McElveen's hit and then the ex-Little Rock man got to third. McElyeen started to second and shan non threw the ball to Perry who was waiting at the church for it. McElveen was caught in a pocket between Perry and Hart and when East made a rush for the plate, Perry fired the ball to shannon and the run had went.
 In the sixth snarl was put in the score. Bay walked was sacrificed by WiseInan and tied the score on East's bingle to left. Thomas struck out Mo- Elveen and shannon threw East out stealing second
 Tn the last half the Climbers got the n r4A rrynv A EsNkT had made a magnificent stop of Reagan's hit and Perry hit one that Per- due jumped up and touched with one hand, Butler made another great play when he ran, over and got It,, but Perry had tt beat out, stealing second ana scoring on Huh Hart.s snash to left, Haft going to second on the throw in, but Perdue had enough, left to strike Pope out.
 In the last of the ninth wiseman was out on hit to Pope. Thomas strik- ing out East and McElveen, and Mont gomery was in the first division. by a score of to 1. The score was: