The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-28
EXCITING GAME
IS WON BY new
ORLEANS TEAM
PENsACoLAS TIED THE SCORE IN
THE NINTH, BUT THE PELI-
CANS CAME BACK IN TENTH
AND SCORED WINNING RUN.

me game was unQu6St1onaDly the
most exciting one that it has been the
pleasure of the Pensacola fans to wit
ness, full of hitting and brilliant base
running offset by fine fielding, just
the kind of a contest that catches the
eye of the spectator
= Stewart went in to pitch for home
talent but the big fellow was evident
ly not right and after being touched
up for ten bingles. gave way to Harris
in the fifth. Harris twirled excellent
ball. and had his support not faltered,
especially on the part of Angelo in
right garden, the teams would have
been playing yet.
New Orleans won the game in the
tenth inning. Stanley singled clearly,
the first hit obtained off Harris, and
stole second. Spencer struck out but
Robe swiped a single TO right which
Angelo booted and Stanley scored with
what proved to be the winning run.
Robe took second on the throw in.
knapp hit to Angelo, who muffed,
Rohe being held on second. Hauser
caught knapp off first but Robe went
to third on the play. Nagelson walked
and stole but Fritz could not produce
the necessary bingle. going out from
short to first Pensacola in her half
of this inning got a man as far as
second but was left there when Harris
popped to short
New Orleans in the first inning got
men on second and third, the result Of
two hits and a stolen base, but it
was not until the second that the real
things began to happen.
Robe and knapp both went out
from Graham to Griffin but Nagelson
poled a single to center and Fritz
walked. Clancy beat out an infield hit
and the bases were full. Bunting was
there with the wherewithal, waiting a
single to center and Nagelson and
was out, short to first Nothing Of
moment happened In the third and
fourth rounds but the enemy again
opened hostilities in the fifth. Blunt
ing singled to right and went to sec
ond on Hendryx's out, third to first.
Stanley grounded out to Griffin, unas-
| sisted, but Spencer slapped a double
to center and Bunting crossed. Robe
was given life on Graham's error and
Spencer scored. knapp hit safe and
Robe went to third, from which place.
with Nagelson at bat, he essayed a
steal of home, but was run down and
| tagged out. New Orleans made an
other run in the ninth, on Clancy's
walk, Gordon's error, a stolen base and
Hendryx's sacrifice fly.
Pensacola started hitting Herdryx in
| double, but a fast double play pre-
vented them from scoring. In the
fourth. however, they put one across.
the result of clean hitting. Folmer
singled to center and went to second
when Hauser duplicated to the same
locality, taking third when Stanley
booted it along. Gordon beat out a
bunt down the first base line and Fol-
mer scored, but both Hauser and Cor
don were left stranded when Griffin
went out to first, Haley popped to
catcher, and Angelo went out, third 20
| first. With two down in the sixth,
| Gordon singled, went to third on Grit
| fms single to right and scored on
| Haley's single to left.
In the seventh Pensacola tied the
score. With one down Graham walk
| ed. Roache hit to short who threw to
second that gent LETTING 1t drop and
| both Graham and Roache were safe
Folmer sacrificed them along and both
scored when Nagelson let a pitched
| ball get away from him. Pensacola
again tied ii up in the ninth. Graham
walked and Roache doubled against
| the left field fence, but Graham was
thrown out at the plate when he at
| tempted to complete the circuit or
| the hit, Roache taking third on the
| play. Folmer flew out to center. Nc
| advance. Roache, with Hauser at bat
| beat Ii for the plate and the pitcher
! lobbed one over which Hauser hi
| clearly to center, Roache of course
scoring with the tying run. The whole
New Orleans team kicked strenuously
on this, claiming that Hauser had
| stepped out of his box to hit the bal
and that the pitcher was not in the
box when he made the throw to the
| plate, and every other thing that they
could claim, but this flood of oratorS
had no effect on Mr.. Blount. who
| ruled that the run counted. This 81
miffed Nagelson. the visiting catcher
| that he applied a vile epitAet to hi.
jumps, whereupon to his (Nagelson's'
intense amazement, he was the re
| cipient of a we'll directed blow Tn,
players rushed in at this point anC
separated them, and the game was re
| sumed.
The heart breaking details OF tn,
tenth inning have already been mar
| rated.
Haley, In left, had another good day
| making several nice catches and h,
also did extra we'll with the slaI
| stick, amassing three hits out OF fou
trips to the platter. Graham played
| swell game. both in the field and a
the bat while Harris's pitching ais,
deserves special mention. The score: