The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-07-05
BRUNSWICK WON
FROM SAVANNAH
Pilots Defeated Y. Nj. {.
AS. Bya a Score OF Five
to Four
A RECORD -BRFAklAC CROWD
Walker was Almost invincible After
the First innina-struck Out Flf.
teen Men and Gave up only
six Hits.

At least seven hundred enthusiastic
fans. not counting those who were up
in the trees. on top of box cars and
houses, saw the Pilots defeat the Sa.
yannah Y NJ. c. A. team yesterday
afternoon at the new ball park in a
fast and thoroughly interesting game
which was not won by the locals until
the eighth inning. the score at that
time heing and
Il was a Fourth OF July crowd and
the garnd stand and bleaehers we're
both well flied, in fact it was one OF
the largest crowds that has ever wit
messed BAH game ia the city.
These two clubs had previously
fought out four games ON diamond
TWO in Savannah and I'm Bruins
Rick, and each Of them had two victo-
ries to dleir credit They were both
determined 10 win the deciding game
and they fought every inch OF ground
yesterday for a victory.
1t looked as il the Savannah boys
would have an easy thing when the
game first opened. Lang was the first
man up for the visitors and was
thrown out at first; Harmon followed
. anu hit safe to left, Cape was next
up and hit to Walker. who quickly
handled the ball TO Brewer for double
play, but he droped it aud both men
we're safe Carroll followed ana sin
gied to center. scoring Harmon. VIII
san atruok our. Hars ard hit to Erst
and a dumb play allowed Cape to score
and the runner landed safe at first.
Weeks struck out Two runs and two
hits.
croYatt was the first man up for the
Pilots and went out at first, Grimes
went to first via the big four route
nowen sruck out. Grimes stealing sec.
ond, and scored on Brewers two base
bit to center One run, one hit Meth
er side scored III the second, third OF
fourth. but IN the NTH the yellow
legs succeeded in adding two more
to their record
Lang was the first man up in this
inning anu hit safe lie stole second
Harmon followed and hit to left field,
Hopkins dropped the ball spd then
made wild throw trying to catch
Lang at third. lie scored on the
throw. Cape hit safe scoring Harmon
Carroll struck out and Wilson went to
ont at first Two runs. two hits This
ended the run-making for the Y. NJ
c a boys
Pilots swat the Ball
with the score to | ia favor of the
visitors the Pilots went in and in their
half Of the nth succeeded in putting a
knot in the score. Hopkins was the
FIRST man up and hit safe. He stole
second. Croyatt hit safe, advancing
Hopkins to third Andrews followed
and hit to snort stop, and Hopkins
was caught at the home plate. An
drews safe At first, Walker singled to
left field, scoring Croyatt and Andrews
and went to second on the throw in.
A Crovatt singled scoring Walker.
Grimes hit safe, advancing Croyatt
to second. Bowen flew out TO center
and Croyatt was caught between sec
ond and third, retiring the side Three
runs. Eve hits,
Harmon vas anbstituted Tor McCon-
nell in the next inning and introduced
himself to the fans by striking out
three men, which pace was set for
him by Walker in the sixth. Neither
side scored in the sixth or seventh,
but Brunswick united the score in the
eighth.
cseysts WAS ine fret nan up ana
went 70 frst on four bad ones, Grimes
went out at FIRST, Bowen singled, ad-
yaHcing Crovatt to third, who scored
en- wild pitch by Harmon Brewer
went qut at first and o'Connor struck
or retiring the side. Savannah failed
10 score in the ninth.
wlker was almost inyincible after
the hrst inning and pitched really
beautiful game Notice his record:
Allowed only hits, struck out IS men
gave no free passes accepted five
chances, made one hit and one run out
Of three times up. a record seldom
sustained by a league pitcher. Nc
cennell and Harmon also pitched well
The official score follows
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