The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-08-26
FORT P|ERCFS
fine SHOWING
rome Team Wins Three Games
from Magic City Professionals
EAST COAST CHAMPIONS
Most Brilliant Amatuer Baseball Ever
Witn' ssed - Series Being Played at
Miami Cannot Change Title

The first game of series of three play
ed here last week between Miami an,
Fort Pierce was won by the home team
by shut-out, to 0. Windham holdme
the Miami boys at his mercy at all stage.
of the game. 1t was pretty exhibi
btion of the national game. Fort Pierc,
winning on her merits and outclassinl
the visitors in all departments.
Windham and Walden did the battery
stunt for Fort Pierce, the former Civ
ing up only three scattered hits, while
the latter caught every man but one
who attempted to pilfer that seconC
cushion. Windham securing two-bag.
ger and Walden a two Dagger that went
through the infield too hot to handle,
and scoring the first two runs.
Bennett. first; Frank Pounds, second;
Harry Moore, and Clyde Pounds on
short, proved too much Of a combination.
Mart. Williams and DR.. VanLandingham
composed the outfeld, accepting every
chance that came their way, while Mart
secured two singles, that brought run
ners across the plate.
McDonough and Hadley was the CON-
bination Miami brought forth, but the
big boy was not at his best, yielding
seven hits, Bennett, Walden and Pounds
getting two-base hits. Mathers on first,
Drowney on second, Manion on third,
Robertson, short, did good work for
their team, as did also Dillon, Lassiter
and Chaille in the Outfield.
The second game of the Miami Fort
Pierce series was played last Thursday
and resulted in victory for Fort Pierce
by close score of Q to |. 1t was a
beautiful game all the way through,
characterized by few errors and fast
fielding by both teams, and one unas-
sisted double play by Manion, and one
by Bennett and Moore.
Chaile and Hadley composed the bat
terry for Miami, and did good work
Chaille yielding up only five hits, strik-
ing out four men and allowing three
bases on balls, only loosing his game by
clean hitting of the Fort Pierceites.
Walden and Bearded did the battery
stunt for Fort Pierce, and it must be
given to this boy Walden that he pitches
some brilliant ball, as he struck out
eighteen men during the nine innings of
play, which cannot be beaten in a sea-
son. 1t was great work and fully ap-
precated by the grand stand. His work
was further perfected by allowing only
two hits and no bases on balls.
The whole Fort Pierce team played
ball with but two errors by Moore and
Pounds and kept the game safely tuck
ed away. Hadley and Manion each Sc
cured hits for Miami, while the hohors
for clean singles fell to Moore, Frank
Pounds (2) and Clyde Pou nds.
The third and last game of the series
played in Fort Pierce between Miami
and the locals proved an easy victory
for the latter,7 to3 This game proved
very decisively that Miami is not match
for the fast aggregation of ball tossers
of the county seat Of St. Lucie, aid
out of eight games played between these
Two teams this season. Fort Pierce has
won five.
jim Windham was again on the firing
inc for the locals, and not forced to
out them across in league style to beat
the Miamians. He gave up six hits in
the game which, assisted by errors, al
owed them to score three runs-all &C.
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