The San Francisco call., 1908-05-13
SAILORS AGAIN
DEFEAT SOLDIERS
BIueiackets From Fleet Win
Second Bail Game by Is
to g Score
Army Players Are No Match for
Aggregation of Uncle
Sans Navy Men

The bail teams OF the army and navy
clashed gain yesterday at the Preside
in the second Of their championship
series, and again the sailor boys were
victorious outplaying, outslugging
and outrunniug the men from the army
10 the tune Of IS runs TO 6. Heavy
hitting and loose fielding tells the tale
Of the gross score. Both teams played
loose bail and both had streaks Of hard
luck but the best bunch OF ball tossers
won and there was no complaint
AS on Monday a banner crowd of sol
oiers. sailors and gsyly bedecked spec
t2tors ofrthe fair sex gathered at the
Prosioio grounds 10 witness the strug-
gle. and the roofing was even more
pronounced than on the occasion Of the
first game Called by their defeat OF
the day before the soldiers went in de-
termined 70 win and tried their best
but 10 no avail They were no match
for the boys from of the ship.
ORGANIZED ROOFING WORK
Fifty soldiers. organized into a pri-
Vate roofing club. were there with Tin
cans, megaphones. sirens and. in fact,
every other implement OF noise their
ingenuity and opportunity could avail
them. and the noise they made drowned
out almost the boom OF the heavy guns
that AZ intervals were fired a half mile
away IN the fortihcations of the Golden
gate. Only a comparatively few sailors
wended their way to the home of the
soldiers. but aided by a corps OF root
eFs. dressed in fantastic costume. from
the hospital corps, who were dis
gruntled by being barred from the
team OF their soldier comrades ard
pulled for the bluejackets. they evenly
divided roofing honors with the Pre-
sidio men.
Credit for the sailor victory again
sri Hes- ~,sr
nedy. left handler. Bonded the mover
and his shoots were crooked enough
10 be a stumbling block which the sol
diers could not overcome. Kennedy
was raped freely enough the score
against him totaling u hits. but he was
invincibie at critical times and the six
runs OF the opposing team were prin-
cipally made through the aid and abet-
ment Of errors on the part OF his team
mates. Kennedy also 1elded his posi-
ton well, a one handed stab with which
he stopped a hot liner during one
period helping materially to keep down
the score a. a time when the difference
OF run OF so meant the lead.
SOLDIERS CHANGE PITCHERS
The soldiers tried three pitchers. but
they were all the same to the sea
lighters. Brown. slight built young
ster. went in first and lasted Just one
that possessed no puzzlers allowed five
sailors 10 cross the rubber before he
had fairly caught his breath, and he
was chased TO the bench TO give way
20 Rodgers, who was brought in from
center field 10 pull the game out OF the
IRE. Rodgers did batter. but after five
innings Of the rough stuff, in which the
feet team of1iced up to his curves for
eight hts and nine runs. he was glad
20 give way 10 Stutz. lengthy soldier
wfo had been playing first base
Whether Stutz really had more than
glove and his smile. or whether the
sailors were tired chasing round the
bags Is q question. but in the two In
nings he pitched they scored only one
riln and this on no hits. Two wild
pitches after a base on balls. however.
We're responsible for the runs and took
away much Of the credit that might
otherwise have been due
Many changes were made in the line
ups OF both teams. the sailors playinx
every one OF their seven subs at one
time or another during the game. The
army also tried several new men, but
apparently the experiment was ill ad-
Vlseo- The one redeeming feature Of
the work OF their team was the heavy
hitting OF Lieutenant Pritchett. their
second bsseman. who, with three long
oriNes. one Of them a three baRxer.
inquired IN all the run gettine of his
side. ThiebaUlt. for the sailors. also
secured three hits out Of five. but he
generally was Up when no one was on
The bases. The score: