The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-02
LOCALS DROP WARM CONTEST Last Ball on Batter
 Turns Game. BIRMINGHAM TAKES TIE GAME Many Errors Mark Struggle of the
 Game. Thomas, in Box for moassomery. Play. in Hard Luck--La.t Part of Game
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Tuck Turner was so enyeloped with horseshoes yesterday that the miracle IS t9at he escaped without being snaoth-
 Incidentally he won his game by a score or to B. when 1t should have been to 2 in favor of Montgomery.
 One decision of Umpire Fffzsimmons changed the entire game. There were two down in the second inning when Turner went to bat. Thomas struck him out, but his umphs called the third strike ball. That should have re- tired the side. but Turner hit the next one and couple of runs came over when Persons let the ball get by him. If the Turner strtkeout had been all lowed in the second-as In all justice 1t should--this would have made the score to 0 in favor Of Montgomery up to the seventh, when two of the punched. driving in a couple of runs. This ended the scoring and the game should have wound up 3 to 2 in favor would not give Thonlas the Turner strikeout. and 1t ended 6 to 3 iii favor
 Both teams played very ordinary ban. ous as the hits. 7.
 Thomas played in hard luck right or the reel. Moiesworth was down on is hit to Perry in the first when ,DeMcnt field, which should have been only a two-bagger at the outside. Jimmy Ryan booted it and Demont got to Greminger fumbled it, Demont counted, making clean home run out of an or dinary two-bagger. Thomas struck out Raue. the next man p up. and Downey
 Persons was safe on Demont's wild throw to Douglas in the last half scoring on Ryan's smash fort bags. got Ryan in chase In the mean time Reagan coolly went to second and wild throw of Turner put Ryan safe. mont got and doubled Ryan st third
 Walters hit for two bags in the sec- ond and got to third on Henline's sac- rif1ce. Downey struck out and not car ing to take a chance on Meelxs. Thora- as walked him. Turner was up next and Thomas plainly had him struck out, his umphs calling the third strike q ball. Turner then hit one to left, Walters and Meeks scoring and Turner getting to thifd when Persons let the bah get by him., scoring when Perry juggied Molesworth's hit--three runs had come in when not one should have been SCOT ed.
 With this handicap against them, the Climbers started an uphill fight. Perry drove one at Downey in the fourth that was too soon for him. but Perry was forced at second in lHart's hit to De- mont Hart scored on Shannon's clout for two bags and Shannon started in when Thomas hit beauty to center field. Moiesworth making aagreat throw to the plate and stopping shannon.
 Persons hit one in front of the plate in the fifth and went to second when Turner threw wild to Douglass. Ryan dumped a bunt towards third base line that nobody got but was forced at sec. ond on Reagan's hit 10 Demont, Per. sons going to third and scoring on GremingeFss hit to Demolk Demon jugg1ed It, bur Perry drove d line hit which Walters got and doubled Perry at first making the scors it to 3.
 as walked Turner who scored on Moies- worth's three bagger, Molesworth scor- Ing on Denaont's two -bagger, Raub was safe when Pope juggled hts hit, De- steal was started Demont being thrown out at the plates S
 This ended the scoring and the game wound up 6 to 3 in favor of Birming- ham.