The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-03
Spooner of Cushnocs Hurls
Mastery B all Against
McGowan-Lyons Team in
Seasons Best Game.

Backed by superb fielding in the
pinches, Spooner of the Cushnocs
pitched two Mobile twirlers to stand
still at Maxent Park yesterday after
noon, in the hardest fought game play
ed In Pensacola in years. the score
being to when the game was called
In the 18th inning on account of dark
ness. Two fast double plays in which
Ellis, Eagin and Fulghum. and Rich
ardson, Eagin and Fulghum took part.
together with a half dozen wonderful
catches in the outer gardens and some
pretty stops by the infielders, featured
the play.
Those fans who saw the game were
well repaid for all the Inconvenience
they suffered in getting to the park
and IL is confidently predicted that
the stands will be filled to r-flowing
at today's contest between the same
teams.
Spooner was easily the sensation of
the day. The dark horse" pitched
superb ball. had excellent control and
pulled out of some hard pinches in
mastery style. He has easy de-
livery fields his position well and is
uine find for Manager Rogers
outfit.
For the visitors, Dave Steber at
third. Finnegan at second and first
and Erhardt i'm left field played steady
ball. Finnegan. especially pulled off
a couple of sensational stops and his
peppery play on the field and on the
coaching lines won him a firm place
I'm the hearts of the fans.
Lacy, who started for the MCGOWAN
Lyons team. was taken seriously iii
in the sixth inning and In,d to retire. |
Postmaster hancock carried him to th= !
hotel where he was attended by a ply |
stefan. Lacy had been pitching fine
ball. having allowed but one hit, one
gun anG one walk I'm five frames. He /,
was relieved by Chambers who was
perfectly satisfactory and held the /
aCushnocs runless except in the 18th
session.
The Cushnocs scored in the second |
McVoy was walked and went to third
when Villars grounder to third was |
thrown tc first and the ball dropped by !
Eames- He scored when Angeles hot |
roller was handled the same way Viii
lar tried to come home on a short |
passed ball but was out by Smith |
who made quick recovery.
Mobile scored once i'm the eighth /
Finnegan to center and was sacrificed |!
down by Chambers. Erhardt's single |!
TO deep center scored Finnegan. ID.
Steber then hit into a double play /
Ellis to Eagin TO Fulghum.
Until the thirteenth there was moth !
ing stirring. though both teams had |
men on two or three times. In their |
half OF the unlucky numbered frame |.
Mobile punched over pair of counters.
Petithory singled to left and went to
second when Richardson boogled Fin !
negan's slam down the third base line !
Chambers was out. Eagin to Fulghum
but Erhardt came through with a /
smashing single to short Petithory and |
F'innegan scoring. Finnegan being safe |!
on poor throw-in. Richardson han
died Steber's blow. getting Erhardt on |
4 the third base line Fowler flied to
villar
The Cushnocs came right back with !
two runs. one of them being due to 1
excellent base running by Eagin and j
Fulghums ability to deliver the |
necessary bunt on a squeeze play
Richardson singled. Ellis flied to Err
hardt. Eagin then tripled to right, |
the bali travelling on the ground all
|, the way. and Richardson trotting home |
Eagin started home on Chambers de-
livery and Fulghum dumped the ball