The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-19
MOBILE WINS
SUNDAY GAME
BY SCORE5 TO |
THE PENsAcoLAs WERE PER-
cEPTIELY NERVOUS WHEN
THEY TACKLED A CLASS A
TEAM FOR THE FIRST TIME,
BUT PLAYED FAIRLY WELL.


time in their checkered careers, the
Pensacolas looked awful good Sun
day. The visitors expressed them
selves as surprised at the speed of the
local aggregation, and almost to
man expressed the opinion that it was
one of the very fastest independent
teams they had ever seen.
Demaree. one of the best in the
Southern league, did the gunnery for
Mobile and he predmoinated by
large majority during the whole after
noon. Burmeister earned coolies Of
glory by his strong game, and made a
profound impression on the visitors.
The soldier demon went about mis-
work just as though 1t was Florala
out there hitting, and up to the eighth
inning had a three-hit game to mis-
credit. However, the leaguers reaped
two hits in the eighth and the same
number in the ninth, bringing their
total up to seven for the days work.
Burmeister whitfield seven, which is
much larger than the average strike
out work in class A circles.
Up to the fourth both pitchers got
out without hit. Bayless walked Tor
Mobile in the first and Zehner per-
formed likewise for Pensacola in the
third That little pest. Bayless, drew
his second pass to start the fourth.
Seitz popped to Zehner. who pulled a
piece Of heady work by trapping the
ball, forcing the fast Bayless at Sec
ond. Seitz stole second, Miller lined
to Grahm for the second out. George
Robe whisked a liner to center and
Seitz scored from second while Jones
was drilling around trying to pick
IL up. Robe took second on a passed
ball and scored on Walsh's single.
With two down in the fifth Dema-
rec was hit, Bayless produced a single
to right which Smith chased among
his bunions, finally throwing un-
necessarily to third and when Roache
let the good bound get away from
him, Demaree cantered home, Bayless
going to third. Burmeister set them
down one, two three until the eighth.
Demaree started this inning by land
ing safe on Graham's tumble. Bay
less hit to right, Demaree going to
third. Seizt doubled over Jones's
bean, Demaree scoring and Bayless
going to third. Miller was out,
Roache to Griffin, Bayless being held
on third. Robe hit a short drive to
his exhiliration went off in a day
dream, Bayless tripping daintily home
in the interim. Walsh struck out.
In the ninth two hits with none
down failed to produce anything for
Mobile. Dunn singled to left and YER
nuille singled to right, but Mitchen
and Demaree whitfield and Bayless
forced Vernuille at second.
Pensacola garnered her lonely tally
in the seventh. Roach started it by
beating out grounder to Robe. Crit
fin fouled to Robe and Zehner lifted
a fly to Vernuille. Guitterez grounded
to Robe, who pulled Dunn off the the
bag with his throw, Roache going TO
third and Guitterez landing safe. De-
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he was being chased down Roache
scored, and the big crowd went wild.
Pensacola seemed to have a chance
in the sixth when Graham walked
with one down. Demare threw Jones's
sacrifice to second. all hands being
safe, but Smith fouled to Robe and
letter struck out.
A peculiar play came up In the
eighth. With two down Graham walk
ed. 1t happened that the fourth ball
got by Mitchell and Graham sprinted
to second, beating the throw. It de-
veloped that Graham had not touched
first, and the ball was played back
to the bag and the out allowed. As
Graham had been passed he was en-
titled to first base without liability
to be put out" and as he hadn't
touched first, he was still entitled to
1t, as, technically, runner has not
reached a bag until he touches it.
However, the play had no effect on
the final result. and he ought to have
been out anyway for failing to touch
the bag put there for that purpose.
The locals were probably a little
nervous, and this probably helped Mo
bile to get away with it. This nerv-
BUSINESS probably effected the hitting
in particular, and this view is
strengthened by the fact that nine of
Demaree's twelve strike-outs came in
the first five innings. There can be
no question that the locals did not
play quite as fast ball as usual, nor
did It appear that Burmeister had
quite his usual speed. Put the locals
at the very top of their game, give
Burmeister all Of the stuff he showed
against Florala, for instance, erase
letters dreamy stuff, and Mobile would
have had the time Of her life winning.
Anyway. the boys made a wonderfully
good showing and have nothing to ne
ashamed Of The Score-