The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-28
SPORTING NEWS
HIT HARD
AND BEAT COLUMBUS
TEN SAFE RAPs, INCLUDING FIVE
DOUBLES AND A TRIPLE, MIXED
IN WITH 7 six ERRORS, GAVE
THE HOME STATESMEN SEVEN
RUNS AND THE GAME.

In a see-saw contest that fairly
ratified with breeziness, batting bees
and hobbies on the part of both teams,
the Snappers grabbed off the opening
laurel wreath in the Columbus series
yesterday afternoon by the score of
TO 4. The Snappers took to the slants
of youthful George Harris with glad
some freedom, ten bingles, including
five two-sackers and n triple, being
notched up by Snapper swatsmiths.
The Snappers' first turn at bat was
crammed with features, bat they did
not score. Miller hit one to Bernstein
who handled 1t perfectly, retiring the
feet one at first. Then Hamilton drove
q beauty TO right for two cushions.
Bernstein again handled a difficult
chance when he came in and got Har-
ris's tap for an out at first, and to
show that he is the fielding kid, Tune,
the dinninutive third sacker of the Dis
coverers, leaped into space and pulled
down Kirhy's terrific drive that left
the bat ticketed for two sacks.
The hostiles copied two TALES right
off the reel on one hit and a couple
of errors. Tune soaked the initial
ball to left for a couple of cushions
and went on to third when Gudger
mussed up Bernstein'S attempt to
sacrifice Taylor shot one to Jewell
and that little gent heaved low. to
Berger and the pill bumped against
the fence, while Tune and Bernstein
another in the fourth when Graham
hingled, took second on Lunsford's
hit, third on the sacrifice OF Utter and
scored on Hamilton's bum peg of
Harris's tap, In the eighth their
fourth score and only earned run was
sacker over Miller's head and scored
when Parker lifted one over McGill
for two sacks.
In the second frame the Snappers
put one over Berger was knocked
unconscious by a pitched ball, which
struck him behind the ear. Benn.
running for him. went to second on
Kirbys sacrifice, took third on Hau-
ser's safe punch and scored on Jew
ellis out. second to first. Miller opened
the festivities in the third by TRIPPING
to deep center Hamilton beat the
ozone three times, but Harris bingIed
handily and Miller counted. Harris
then pulled the hand claps by steal
ing second and third but was left at
anchor when Kirby whitfield and Ber-
ger. who had come back into the
game, skied out to right.
u In the fourth two were hung up.
Atrby singled as a starter. but was
forced at second by Hauser- The
Graham fondled Jewelrs tap, and
both counted when Gudger put one in
his favorite spot in right. Another
count was added in the fifth, when
HarTis MT murderously to center and
denied the rubber when McGiIl sent
a. sizzler to the same territory. In the
sixth frame Miller landed safe when
Harris could not hold his bunt. He
took third Hamtlton's punch
through second and scored when Ut
ter heaved heavenward trying to catch
Hamilton stealing. Their last score
was made in the seventh session
After two were out Kirby hit one to
Graham and landed safe when that
gent booted it. Hauser produced a
beaut OF a double that counted McGiT
but Mike was left stranded when
Jewell was tossed out, second to first
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