The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-02
WIN
THIRD GAME
FROM INF ANTS
TAKE THE LAST ONE FROM THE
VISITORS BY THE SCORE OF 8
TO 5, KNOCKING POOLE FROM
THE Box

! The Snappers made it three straight
against the Iowly Columbus club yes
| terday, annexing the final contest of
the series by a score of to 3. Big
Poole was pitted against Townsend to
start proceedings both giving away to
relief pitchers before the game had
progressed very far.
Poole pitched good ball throughout
his stay on the mound although hit
rather freely, but the support accord
ed him was rank errors figuring large
ly in every run save one, that the
Snappers made off him. Harris relieV-
ed him in the seventh. although he
pitched the full game Saturday, and
the locals found his offerings exactly
suited to their taste making three
runs in the first inning against them.
Columbus got after Townsend in the
very first inning, but did not get hit,
Miller handling Tunes and Taylor's
hard drives and Kuhn flying out to
right. In the second. however, he was not
so lucky. Blanchfield opened with a hit
to left and stole second Parker beat
out a bunt and Blanchf1eld took third
scoring a moment later on Bernstein's
long fly to Miller. Miller made the
throw to first in an attempt to double
Bernstein. but the ball took bad
bound and went over Bergers head
and the popular center fielder was
charged with the first error of the sea-
son. Bernstein went to third on Ut
on Poole's hard drive which Berger
just managed to knock down. Kennedy
breezed for the third out
Pensa cola registered her first tally
in the third round. Kirby poked
single to left for a starter. Town
send hunted straight into PooIe's
hands who made a nice throw to sec
ond, but Bernstein dropped the ball
and both runners were safe. Jewell
neatly sacrificed them along and Kirby
scored on Hamilton's two base hit to
right. 1t looked as If the ball would
be caught and Townsend was held
close to second and could not score
when the pill fell safe Miller hit solid
ly to Poole who threw him out at first
and Townsend was doubled trying to
score on the play. Very poor baSe
running by. the pitcher.
The ,Snappers evened the count in
the fourth without sennblanc9 of a
hit. Berger was safe when BIanch
field booted his easy bounder and went
to second on kuhn's nuff of Blanch-
fields poor peg after fielding Haus-
er's grounder. McGill in the mead
time having been retired on strikes.
Kennedy muffed Harris's long fly and
the bases were loaded. Kirby was
out, short to first, Berger scoring AID
Townsend was retired viz the same
route for the third demise.
The fifth saw the Snappers take the
safely to center ard both runners al
vanced on a wild pitch, NiIler's sac
rifice fly scoring Jewell Berger lifted
a short fly to center and Hamilton
tried to score but was turned back by
Kennedys nice throw.
Two more were added in the sixth.
McGill, first up, drove to left, and ad-
vanced to second on Hauser's sacri
flee and stole third while Harris as
breezing. Kirby hit to right and con-
tinued on to third when Taylor let the
sphere go through him to the fence !
Benn's solid single to right scored
him.
Columbus evened the count in her
half of the seventh. Poole opened WI n
a single to left and Kennedy wake l. |
Tune was out on a pop fly to short |
drive to right which Kirby failed 10 |
intercept and both Poole and Kennedy
scored and Taylor drew up at third. |
kuhn's long fly to Kirby scored INN. /
Pensacola put the game on ice in her
half of the inning. Harris, who re- |
lived Poole caused Miller to ground out |
to first, but Berger burned a double to
center and scored when McGilI shot q |
triple to left. HauSer was out to :irst /
unassisted. Harris was hit with a |
pitched ball and stole and scored with |
McGill when G. Harris pulled off a wild /
pitch. Kirby whitfield for the third out. |
In Columbus's fifth round, with one /
gone three singled in succession filed /
the bases and Benn was called to re- /
lieve Townsend. Blanchfield, who was !
at the bat, drove a hot liner to Harris, /
holding on to the sphere and doubled /
Taylor off second.
Columbus Alb. r. BIZ Pc. a. Z. !
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