The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-07-28
F. (. co. TEAM
 BEATS REDS IN
 SUNDAYS GAME
MEMBERS OF BOTH TEAMS FAT. TEN BATTING AVERAGES IN WEIRD CONTEST TSUNDAY-RAIN AND WET GROUNDS MAKE THE GAME VERY SLOW.

WEIRD CONTEST TSUNDAY-RAIN I AND WET GROUNDS MAKE THE T GAME VERY SLOW. II The first game in the series being played by the local baseball team for the benefit of the Memorial Gymnasi- um was won by Captain Fowler's F. c. Co.,, team, defeating the Van Dykes under Captain Noziglia by score of 19 to 12. The game was made slow and uncertain by rain squalls, which while not heavy enough to call a halt to the playing was enough to make playing diff, ficult.
 The game. despite the large score was interesting from the spectators standpoint and was anybody's up to the final out. It looked like the Van Dykes as far as the end of the sev- enth innings. They got away in the first with 3 runs and at the end of the seventh frame had filed up II scores. The F. c. Co.'s were tailing far in the rear with six runs at this time.
 In the eighth inning the F. C. Co.'s started the fireworks. When the third man had been retired total of nine men had registered at the home sta tion After this time the Van Dykes were able to get only one man across while the winners to make things good put four more runs over in the ninth.
 The steady rain which fell almost all morning and showers in the after noon kept the crowd down consider ably. It was a miserable day to sit in an unsheltered grandstand and the support given the teams yesterday proves that the crowd is with the boys and the cause to the limit As result of the game, Manager Beam has turned over the sum of $37.25 to Mrs. E. B. Collins and Miss Carpen- ter for the Memorial Gymnasium. total of $42.30 was taken in at the gate. Out of this sum s5.25 actual expenses were deducted, covering balls used and the services of spiel CT The park commission donates it's share of the gate and the boys them- selves are standing the bathhouse ex- penses
 The score by inning follows:
 23 4 6 ' 8 9-R H E Van Dykes l 0 o 0 4 4 0 1-121I 6 F. c. Co.'S 2 1 0 0 19 4-19 19 8 Pete McMullen showed old time form on first base for the F. C. Co.'s and batted just 800 percent. Out of six times up, he got walk, four safe clouts and was thrown out at first once. He also crossed the rubber four times. "The best ball player in the world," declared Jimmy Fair born
 Young Danny Burch had busy day | HI SiS AOll AASiA. liC7 6ot tlll OC dAu hit drives, two of them hard chances. He dropped one or two but they did not figure much in the total.
 Cap Noziglia failed to show his usual pep Sunday, but will make up for it in the Nenana series. He smote one of Mills floaters for nifty two I hoe eli nIn
 Hal Chase Brown slammed out three clean bingles and played a good fielding game. He should be able to hit 'em where they "ain't" in the Nenana series.
 | Bidwell's friends, the Girls Roofing club, deserted him and he got even by connecting with two for safeties
 Five two baggers were made during the game, three by the F. c. Co.'s and two by the Reds. All the extra base hits of the F. c. Co.'S came in the eighth when the first six men up hit Keene for safeties Burglin led off with two bagger. This was Keene's Waterloo, nine men counting before the sidewas retired.
 Both pitchers were handicapped by wet balls. Keene walked several on this account. Mills control was bet ter. only three men being given free passage by him.
 Parks caught his last game for Fairbanks this season. His work was good as usual. He will be missed by the local fans and teams. Official team rooters, O'Gara and Shaber, kept the stand going turnout the game, sticking thru the entire nine innings despite the rain. The Girls ROoting club was also much in evidence. If possible Maager Beam is going to arrange for the girls to make the Nenana trip with the team. D