Evening journal., 1910-08-08
One RUN PUTS
MILLIONAIRES OUT
Gas Company Team Now Holds
First Place in County
League Race
BROOKWOOD OUTPLAYS
RIVERVIEW In SWATFEST

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That's it. and it means that dupont
has lost their grip on first place in the
County League race. Wilmington Gas
Company. with Brown I'm the box,
turned the trick on Saturday when,
after holding the Millionaires to three
hits and standing up the hardest hit
ters on the team when singles would
have meant runs. he hit to right field,
after Townsend had got on, and scor-
ed the run that dislodged dupont from
the position they have held since the
league got started
II was the classiest game ever
played on the field. From the start
brilliant fielding and splendid work
by both Brown aud Beattie featured.
The climax Of the baseball brilliantly
came in the eighth inning when
Hoover hit to deep left field while
Gas Company had men on, but Har-
ington cut of the run-getting when
he pulled down the drive after a rec
ord jump. 1t was the finest article OF
fielding ever seen on the field.
DUPONT lost the game through in
ability TO hit Brown I'm the pinches.
On several occasions the Millionaires
had splendid chances to send men
over, but the boys could not hit Both
Brown and Beattie we're wild at
times, but clever fielding back of
them cut out the run-getting until
Brown himself laced out the drive
that won the game for his team.
Townsend who has been one of the
mainstays of the Gas team since the
club started. went out of the game in
the eighth inning after he had dis
located his knee cap in sliding to
first after he had hit safely. Lyman
went in to finish the game for him
ICY" Prentiss was in the game for
DUPONT. and although he played a
fast game he hit but once, Mannering
and Townsend hit hardest Story of
the game
Wilmington Gas Hoover
made a bad beginning by going back
to the bench on strikes. Zearfoss hit
a high. soft one that Harrington mis-
Judged and got to second. townsend
singled to left and stole second, but
Zearfoss was held on third Byron
famed. Brown hit a high foul that
Beattie got under after a hard run.
No runs.
duPont-Harringto flied out to H.
Brown. Burke famed Shuler went
the same route. No runs.
Second inning; Wilmington Gas
Company-Ba Ballentine flied out to Nc
Kinney. Rainey walked. Mannering
hit into a double play. Shuler. Con-
nell to Dugan. No runs.
duPont-Connen was safe on
/ Rainey's error Beattie sacrificed
stole second and went TO third on g
wild pitch Prentiss struck out
| Dugan was out to Mannering unas
sisted. No runs
Third inning; Wilmington Gal
Company--H. Brown bounded out L
Connell Hoover was out, Beattie I,
Connell Zearfoss singled to left
Townsend forced Zearfoss to Shulei
at second No runs.
duPont-McKinney tried to bunt
but was out, Brown to Mannering
| Flood was safe on Manne~ings error
after Hoover had made a perfec
throw to the bag. Harrington walked
| Flood was caught at third. Zearfos'
to Hoover. on an attempt to steal
Harrington stole second. Burke
struck out No runs.
| Company-Byron struck out. Brown
was out. Shuler to Connell on one
that the bugs thought he had beaten
Ballentine hit to left, Harrington get
ting the ball by a lucky stab Rainey
flied out to Shuler. No runs.
duPont-Shuler breezed after three
balls had been called on him. Con
nell flied out to Hoover Beatti6
struck out. No runs.
Fifth inning; Wilmington Ga'
mpany-Mannering singled dowr
the third base line. H. Brown forced
Mannering. Beattie to Burke. Hoover
flied out to Harrington. Zearfos:
was out. Shuler to Connell No runs
duPont-Prentiss singled to right
Dugan sacrificed. Mckinney strucl
/ out. Flood was out to Mannerinl
unassisted. No runs
Sixth inning: Wilmington Gas Co.
Townsend was hit Byron sacrificed
| Brown struck out. Ballentine flied Il
Prentiss. No runs.
duPont-Harringto flied out d
Townsend, who made a hard run 70
the ball. Burke was hit by his bun
and was out Shuler struck out. n
runs.
Rainey struck out Mannering lace
cat a sweet one to left and stole sec
ond after he had upset Shuler at tn
lag. H. Brown struck out. Manner
ing stole third. Hoover laced a har
one to left field that looked good fC
three bags. but Harrington pulled
down after a jump close to the cloud
: II was the hardest pull-down of II
season. No runs.
duPont-Connell hit TO center. Bea
tie hunted back to Brown. Prentit
struck out Dugan fouled out to MAJ
nering. Connell and Beattie movir
up on the play. Mckinney struck ou
No runs.
Eighth inning; Wilmington Gas
-Zearfoss was out, Shuler to Co
nell Townsend hit hard one, pass
Beattie and broke his knee sliding
first. Byron struck out. Brown I
to right, scoring Lyman, who ran (
Townsend. Brown went to second
a wild pitch. Ballentine lined out
Connell One run.
duPont-Lyman went to left field
place of Townsend. Flood bound
out to Mannering Harrington fii
out to Mannering. Burke struck ol
No runs.
Ninth inning; Wilmington Gas Co
Rainey struck out. Mannering we
the same route H. Brown flied out
Dugan. No runs.
duPont-Shuler flied out to Byr,
Connell flied out to H. Brown. Beat
was out, Byron to Mannering. and {
Millionaires we're out of top positi
in the league race. Score.
GAS COMPANY.