The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-07-09
PALM BEACH
CELEBRATION
Fort Pierce Wins Baseball Game
BY Decisive Score of 10 tO2
BIG CROWDS ATTENDED
Both the National Birthday and the Birth
OF Palm Beach County fittingly Com
mPmOrated Monday July 5th.

West Palm Beach celebrated the Glor-
ious Fourth of July and also the forma-
ton Of the new Palm Beach county, in
lifting style last Monday.
Large crowds from all point on the
southern East Coast poured into the
little city, including nearly hundred
from Fort Pierce. The visitors We're
met at the morning trains by the Lake
Worth band, and throughout the day
the streets were filled with vast throng
of pleasure seekers.
The morning attraction was a game
of baseball between West Palm Beach
and Miami, which was won by the latter
by Il score of IA to 7. The game was
witnessed by fully thousand people.
In the afternoon the Fort Pierce ball
team, the Boosters, crossed bats with
the West Palm Beach team, and trim
med the BABY County aggregation
to the tune of 10 to 2. Fully fifteen
hundred witnessed the game and the
crowd was enthusiastic.
Other field sports on the Royal POin-
cana grounds helped to make the day
ENJOYABLE. In the evening there was
an elaborate display of fire works and
he celebration closed with grand ball.
The baseball game between the Fort
Pierce and West Palm Beach teams was.
played on the Royal POinciana grounds
at 8 o'clock and the Fort Pierce boost
ers to the number of over fifty were
much in evidence and their roofing
helped great deal to aid the boys in
administering decisive defeat to the
Beachites. The final score was 10 to 2
and but for couple of excusable errors
on the part of our team the boys of the
new county would have received coat
of white wash. The game was marked
by the brilliant playing of the Fort
Pierce team. Only three Of the Beach
team reached second base. Harper,
from behind the bat throwing beauti-
fully to the bases, catching man otter
man who attempted to steal or take
lead. Herold Racey pitched a fine
game and used splendid head work,
while his support was well neigh fault
less. The playing of Ralph VanLand-
ingham was one of the main features
of the game. The little short stop was
in evidence in every play and cut Oft
many a hit which looked safe. Dr.. W.
T.. VanLandingham played left field
and accepted every chance offered him
and ran the bases with his customary
dash and daring. In fact all the play
ers contributed their share to the glor-
ious victory. When the result OF the
game was a foregone conclusion a
gloom settled over the inhabitants OF
the new county and the joyful shouts
of the boosters was all that was heard.
The game was played for the winner
to receive two thirds of purse of $50
and two-thirds of the receipts OF the
Grand stand. The winners received
S79, which considering that over l, 900
persons witnessed the game was small,
10 saw the least. Our boys are not sore
at ali for they recognize that even the
small sum they received was like getting
money from home. Our boys speak
hiphly Of the Accommodations furnished
hem at West Palm Beach and will be
Dleased to return the compliment,
shoud the Beachers again desire to
cross bats with the Boosters.