The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-18
VISITORS TAKE FIRST GAME IN SERIES NOW BEING PLAYED HERE BETWEEN BALL TEAMS
 REPRESENTING NENANA AND FAIRBANKS.
TWO MORE GAMES SCHEDULED
 FOR TODAY AT THE PARK
IRST OF THE DOUBLEHEADER GAMES WILL BE PLAYED THIS MORNING AT II O'CLOCK AND THE LAST GAME OF THE SE- RES THIS AFTERNOON AT 3.

A good sized crowd of fans wit. messed the opening game of the series now being played here between teams representing Fairbanks and Ne mana yesterday afternoon, the visit ing team winning the game by the score of thirteen to seven. Approxi- mately one hundred people from Ne mana alone were in attendance, enough to give their champions plen- ty of support by cheering, as the Ne mana team made successful plays.
 The Fairbanks bunch seemed to get very bad start at the beginning of the game, number of costly er- TOTS being made and it was not until the last half of the game that they settled down to playing good ball. It was too late, however, for them to "cOme back" as Nenana had gained too great lead to be overcome. In the second inning they did the most damage to the local aggregation, se- curing eight runs. From that time on the local boys allowed the visitors but three more runs, no one being allowed home in the three last in- nings of the game.
 From the commencement of the game it was seen to be useless to attempt to keep track of the hits made by either the local players or the Nenana bunch, consequently no attempt was made to do so Many errors marked the playing early in the game and it was therefore next to impossible for a scorer to dis tinguish real hits on account of them.
 Young Charles Geis was in the box for Fairbanks during the first four innings of the game. He allowed but two runs in the first inning, both resulting from errors made in field ing and throwing the ball, but in the second inning was tapped for eight runs, which gave Nenana the lead, these runs also being made pos sible by poor fielding on the part of the Fairbanksans. His work in the box is generally considered to have been very good considering the poor support he received, but that is where the element of bad luck en. tered in on his part.
 Mcdonald, new man succeeded Geis in the box but was withdrawn by Captain Fowler before the inning was over as he did not seem to be able to stem the tide of hits by Me- mana, errors on the part of Fairbanks continuing. Eddie Stroecker, one of the early day "daddies" of baseball players in Fairbanks (with one grow ing up) then went into the box in the sixth inning. Stroecker also received better support from the remainder of the team, the Fairbanksans seeming to- have come to life at this stage of the game. Jack Hansen, the we'll known old time pitcher of Fairbanks and Nenana, pitched the entire nine innings for the visitors, receiving good support from the other mem. bers of the team.
 There were two saving features of the game as far as Fairbanks is cOncerned-two excellent double plays. One was made when Captain Fowler. at short, caught a fly ball and doubled to Nozigta at second and the other was from Boardman in left field, who had caught a fly, to Fowl CT. to Bidwell at third. Cathcart showed up we'll as usual with base running and base stealing. Mills, in right field. had but little to do but he secured two good clean hits at bat. behind the bat for Fair banks, played his usual good game. putting several men out when they attempted to steal home plat, in ad- dition to his regular catching duties.
 Practically every player on the Nenana team managed to hit the ball at one time or another during the game, Hupprick, Doner and Roseburg proving to be the star hitters. Rose burg also started in his game on first. "Sureshot" (George) Kennedy, another early day player. was on the second bag for the visitors, clearly showing that. althO he played ball in fifteen years ago, he has not forgotten the art. Ike Taylor. a l member of any baseball team that | Nenana ever organised, played his | lsual good game. this time. at short | instead of in right field, in which alter position he has caused many ! Fairbanks batsman to "cuss his uck." so to speak. in years gone by.
 The score by innings was as fol. ows:
 Fairbanks .....2 l O2 1001 0-7 Ienana .......2 8 o l O. 20 0 O-13
 The following Is a complete lineup f the two teams:
 Fairbanks-McLaughlin, c; Geis, dcDonald. Str0ecker, p; Brown, 1b; aosiglia, 2b; Fowler (Captain) ss; 'idwell. 3b: Boardman. If: Cathcart, f; Mills. If.
 Nenana-Blakey. c; Hansen (Cap. ain) p. Roseburg. 1b Kennedy. 2b: