The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-11
Drove Star to Tall
Uncut.
CLIMBERS TAKE DECISIVE
GAME OF SEASON, 50 FAR
Forrest Thomas Worked Pretty
Game After First Round.
EReetive Hstting Of whiteman Again
and Daily Together with Base
Running Tursed
Tide. +

ave Innings during which joyful period
of time the Climbers hammered four
swats out Of his system. resulting in
Fiaherty went in in the last Of the
sixth and only one hit was made on
him, but that was a three Dagger that
! to 2 In favor Of Montgomery. The
Lowndes County. boy had plenty Of
speed and used 1t SO effectively that
four OF the Climbers struck out. His
control was not good and he walked
three men, being lucky enough to get
on with only one OF the three count
Forest Thomas after the first round
worked q game that had the Dubs at
his mercy. IN the opening chapter he
walked q couple Of men, forcing ~
run In the fourth AZ; He gave ua an1 amer
thing and from then on he..Asas steady
as rock. In the first a couple of hits
were made of him. one OF them a
sSs tSa tive two mare IN the sxsn and one
Both teams played fast ball but the
backing Thomas received was perfeet
work that they have been dishing out
since coming home. Birmingham
should have had but one run. the tally
Y the sixth inaiPs being earned me- rs Ths
Of Thomass forcing IN 9 run with q
base on balls. The fielding feature Of
the game was z superb threw Of yna
seefhinEiy sure run. With one down in
that inning. Moiesworth drove one over
two bagger out In left held: Rats nit
the plate. and the chubby manager OF
throw as true and swift as . rifle ball,
pax are as tue 1 ssos ss sss sss
to the plate. If the bail had been an
inch or so out of line Molly would have
scored, but the throw was 50 perfect
fors ne sii tasE nto the piatesnd Daily
deserved the ovation that the fans gave
Double steal made.
Another feature was me double steal
OF Persons and kerwtn In the NTH In
ming. With two down Persons walked
and stole second. going to third on
started on the steal Of second and Raub
made the throw TO- Elan. expecting to
get the ball back In lime -to atop Per
sons at the plate. He reckonsd wfh-
a pss. als h ssw the Sc @iasts
plate. Elan arsd the ball back to
ing a alive persoas siia undsr RAub Just
as the Buckingham catcner got the ball
In his hands and scored just a. Raub
was about to tag him.
q smash to center field This made the
count Z TO / in favor or the Climbers
and Mr.. Robertson. did not pitch any
It was in the fourth that they opened
Bowen s messed Days hit. Whitsman
smashing the ball to right field for two
center but It looked SO like somebody
would get it that Whiteman was
afraid to start until he saw 1t was
going safe, and only got to third.
Greminssr's long sacrifice ny to center
The nth run came in the eighth
round when with one down. Flaherty
walked DAILY, Whiteman's terrific drive
The team hit grandly in pinches White
man driving in two runs with two
Dagger and three-baSger, DAILY driv-
ing In O run. Greminger's sacrifice fly
slide with Kerwin's double steal put
ting in the afth:
! The Birmingham run In the first was
ed over Thomas head. Bowen hit clean
and Molesworths walked filled the
bags with none out. though Thomas
struck Molly out fairly, Fftz giving
fly to Rocky and Greminger made a
great run and pulled down Gyglis' foul
back of first base. 1t looked now as
IL Thomas was going to get out of the
hole, but he walked Raub, forcing Heu-
line in, McGilvary ending 1t with a
line drive to Whiteman.
Raftis hit safe with one out in the
sixth, going to third on Gyglis' two
Dagger and scoring on Raub's sacri-
fee fly to Persons.
These were the only two runs that
they got, though Rocky saved q run
In the seventh. ELAN had beat out a
slow inheld hit and Flaherty sacri-
feed him to second. Henline stung a
vicious one on a line to right field
Dagger. Rocky jumping in the air and
pulling 1t down, doubling the surprised
Eiiam at second.
When the game ended It made The
Climbers winning six and losing five
OF the eleven games played with Bir-
mtngham this season. and 1t also made
them winning five and losing one OF
the six games played last week.
The score WAS.