The Florida star., 1901-07-26
TITUSTlLLE BALL CLUB WINS.
An Exciting Game Played Saturday With
the Eau GaIIIe Nine.


baseball here Saturday afternoon, result
ing in score of IL To Is in favor of the
home club at the close of seven innings.
The visiting club and host of their
friends arrived little after O'Clock p.
IN. on the steamer Canaveral. The rain,
which earlier in the day had threatened
to stop the game, stopped about O'clock
the visitors at the bat.
The Eau Gallies got the best of the
first inning with three runs, while Titus
vile. only scored one run. Carlile was
put out at third, Willahan and Gomph
put out at bat. Eau Gallie was stopped
by Jones' double play.
In the second inning each side scored
two runs, Cozart and King tallying for
Eau Gallie; Johnson and Vanlanding-
ham for Titusville. King knocked two
base safe enough to right field; Osban
knocked one to center field and ought to
have scored but was forced out at third
by Willahan. Willahan also made two
base hit. Eau Gallie's pitcher seemed to
have been found by Titusvlle's batters.
Titusville was handicapped by the wild
throws to bases, they making more errors
than the visitors during the first half of
the game.
When Eau Gailie came up for the third
inning they only succeeded in getting one
run, made by Hodgson. Duke went out
on fly caught by Willahan. Hodgson
and Paddlson took bases on balls, Gaskin
went ont on fly 10 Gomph, Conkling
famed third out at the bat. Titusville
then did better Goldsmith took base on
balls, then right after Gomph's fly was
caught by HOdgson the home boys scored
Titus, Goldsmith and Johnson; then Os.
ban went out. After this Vanlanding-
ham made run and Jones was put out
at second. Four runs for Titusville. This
made the score Titusville, 7; Eau Gal
lie, g.
In the fourth turn of the Eau Gallies
Cozart was first ont on a forced run,
Hodgson took his base on account of Car
lille stopping his bat, HOdgsOn flew
around the diamond and gave the visitors
one run.
Titusville had poor show this inning
for Carlile went ont on a dy To right field,
Titus followed sent 10y fly To C"Zart.
Willahan and Goldsmith scored. GOmph
took base on being hit by the ball, but
was third out at third base. TiIusville
now two ahead.
The fifth inning Was tame playing on
both sides, Eau Gailie making two runs,
Titusville one. After Eau Gallie was two
PaddIson and Gaskins scored. For
| Titusville Jones scored; Nanlandingham
struck out, Osban Was second out and
Willahan went out OH a fly to Dukes.
Eau Gallie found a goose egg in the
sixth, going out in one, two, three order
I-couldn't hit Willahan's swift pitching.
Titus made fine catch of foul back OF
the home plate. When TitusvilIe came
to the bat Titus went out on fly to Will
hite, Goldsmith took base on Int ball,
! GOmph took base on balls. Goldsmith
Gomph, Johnson and Nanlandingham
scored runs, Osban and Jones went out.
Titusville root rs now very jubilant and
offers of % to 20 in favor of Ttusyille
not taken.
When Eau Gallie came TO the bat in
the seventh Titusville came pretty near
throwing away the game. Wild pitching
and wild throws 10 bases gave the visitors
six runs in this inning. Three men took
bases on balls. COzart made two runs,
Paddison, Gaskin, Conkling and Willhite
scored. When Ttusville came TO the bat
they found the visitors tired, and Carlile
and Willahan were given bases on balls.
These two men and Titus scored, giving
Titusville total of Il runs, Eau Gallie
10. Ernest Taylor, official scorer; G. ID.
Case, umpire.
The Eau Gallie players and positions
were as follows: Smith, pitcher; Paddi-
son, catcher; COzar, first base; Dukes,
second base; Conkling, third base: King,
short stop; Gaskins, right field; HOdg-
son, center field; Willhite, left field.
ntusville - Jones, pitcher; Carlile,
catcher; Willahan, first base; Titus, sec
Ond base; Goldsmith, third base; Gomph,
short stop; Osban, right field; Nanland.
ingham, center field; johnson, left field
A dance was held at the opera house
at night in honor of the baseballists
which was a most enjoyable atJGir. Mu.
sic by Prof. kOerger. AlESl
NOTES OF THE GAfAs,n,''