Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-09-10
4 BASEBALL GAME
\ Pierce Defeated Cocoa
Two to One.
IN and Most Exciting Game
,be Season. They Played
At Miami Yesterday

pierce 2; Cocoa j.
meegures tell the result OF what
sodoubtedly the best and most eX-
came of baseball ever played on
l,,sl grounds, which occurred on
afternoon when the Fort Pierce
I'M team added another victory to
,unbroken string
40 two teams have been trying to
,.r,ther for some time an6 on Sat
game was hurriedly arranged
h for Labor Day, and despite the
ootiee there was a good crowd on
1o witness the affair. A number
abusiastic rooters came with the
Srs and encouraged them through
he contest,
NJ game was full of exciting situa-
and both pitchers, with the help
ycslent support, pulled out OF some
ooking holes. "Iwo Strikes and
Bases Full" was beaten TO FRAGILE,
oCssey at the Bat" is burlesque
mrsd TO the condition of the fans
hs game. Two and three men on
3 with none out were common &C.
rsnces throughout the contest, but
necessary hit that meant runs failed
nalerialize.
usl as a sample of this let us relate
third inning Baker reached fist
tumble; jenkins hit through the
ia, and Munich filed the bases by u
Web bit past second Brown flew
70 leit field and Evernden failed TO
AZ opening and was out, while
&ph YanLandingham put a long ty
III left ielder's hands, retiring the
with the bases still full, Fort
pulled out of the SAINT kind of
Is On two different occasions.
However, how the runs occurred are
main thing, and that's what counts
|ihs winning Of baseball games,
Nts game opened with Cocoa at the
and they retired in quick order
|hout reaching first, In the locals
'ilenkins was passed on four wide
|aand Munich was hit by Hummiston
b vas in the box for Cocoa Brown
aliner to short, giving them a
'9le play at second Evernden hit
Pbut Ralph Van followed with a
he'll,
lnthe second Abney o: Cocoa got
Y by a passed ball on strike-out
reached second while Bracco and
Vlalr famed. Halter hit safe, scor-
'Aoney. Halter was out at second,
'als gave Cocoa the only run they
Wed during the game, and for q
\ Time 1t looked as ii it were sliici-
2 win. Following tnis there came
eeession Of goose eggs on both sides,
some pretty playing on the part of
, teams.
tne locals part of the eight, how
1hey punched hits and counted
y thereby winning the game.
esn the first up in this inning hit a
Y liner 70 center and landed on
'qa when Halter let it get away
= alm, Brown followed suit with
Nne kind and Munich scrored from
~, while he landed on second.
lnuen was out on strikes and Ralph
'Iendingham redeemed himself by
y safety to right shat brought IN
Winning run.
eRer was on a mound for the locals
save up only FIVE hits, and these
% scattered that very little dam.
Nss done by them. His team mates
plm good support and although
y errors appears against them,
one was costly.
ae Cocoa team is the strongest
''gaElon the locals have yet gone
's''nsI this summer and have play
'sSeral teams including st. Angus
and West Palm Beach.
= game was free from any
9gles or discussions on the de-
y OF the umpires and de-
g special mention in that regard.
% different from many games
ena elsewhere.
ron Pierce Bsnd, eomposed Of
! '.se. each msmbsr dressed in the
soa attractive snsw-white uniform
'aP. eRlivered the crowd win
'N| W HIf - EII 49, ~ ~