The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-10-22
CROTTO rs WINNER
in BASEBALL CIRCUS
Shriners Are Defeated in Game Fea-
tured By Acting Of Mcintyre and
Hilary Davis.

The best circus Of the season was
held at Maxent park yesterday after
noon when the Grotto defeated the
shrine IN what was scheduled TO be a
perfectly good baseball game.
The official scorer states that the
score was somewhere in the neighbor-
hood Of to 8. but that he viii not
vonch for this. as he was watching the
circus being pulled off on the side
lines Both teams played almost per-
feet ball. only II errors being made.
TIE Shriners swung their vicious war
clubs In vain, as Twirler Robinson
surely had she original rabbits foot
with him causing eight opponents Of
swat to disturb the atmosphere. Poun-
cy also pitched a good game for the
losers. retiring 13 amateur Babe Ruths,
but his team mates seemed to have
rubber In their gloves The hard
working backstops. Jimmie Hays OF
the Shriners and George Sellers Of
the Grottoes, deserve a great deal of
credit for breaking the passed ball
record a total OF eight being made.
Sellers was especially accurate on foul
flies Johnny Jones was right there
with the goods in the left garden, even
II his team did lose. Johnny made
daring runs when the much ABUSED
ball happened TO wander into his ter
ritory, but the trouble was that he ran
TOO long in one place. big Cher
Langford pulled off q phenomenal
catch of a fioater from Al Wicke's bat
in the second episode Praether seemed
to carry a ink with him. carving his
initials on the weather every time he
faced Pouncy.
The feature OF the game was a free
for-all scrap In the fourth inning
which Base imp Wilder settled annic-
ably by giving Johnny Jones a good
dose from his young cannon. The
stretcher bearers were on the job, how
ever and Johnny was soon revived
with a drink from a bottle which the
Shriners guarded with great care
After seven innings OF numbering the
horse-hlde. both teams agreed to cease
hostilitles
The real interest was oentered on
tho side-lines where Mobiles Aknow
McTntire and Hilary Davis kept the
crowd IN laughter by their original
clown acts. Hilary Davis announced
that he would perfopm an act that had
been done only twice In the country,
but he had to call IT off because he
could not get the right grade of rosin
necessary for the trick Noble Louie"
Weatherioe came forth armed with a
doll which ne claimed that. although
It had no arms or legs, would answer
any question about the past present
and future Unfortunately, the doll
lost its head In a soufele ana Louise"
had to retire IN haste.
Noble Harvey Bayliss was taken
into custody by Constable Murphy for
having q flask Of "hootoh" in his pos
session, but Judge Morey drank the
evidence SO Bayiiss was discharged.
Lieutenant Cupples and Wilder UNI
pired the plate and bases. respectively,
and both got along fine except for
few minor disturbances.
This game settled all dispute as to
which Masonic order had the best
baseball team the Zelioa Grotto win
ming the cut-gfsss medal.
Prizes are to be given the players
who made the most runs made the
longest hit, and were the best all-round
performers The prize winners arel
Most runs-Gam Goiey (Grotto).
Longest hlt-Edward Lee (Grotto1.
Star Player-Pat Ryan (Grotto).
Following IS the batting iine-up Of
both teams!
Grotto-Pat RYAN, IS, Jack Hall, 1bs
Praetiner, 3b, Courtney Oft Laritins.
OF, Gam Goiey. rfI Al Wioke, II, Ed
Lee. Dbl George Sellers, c, Robinson.
p. and Sullivan, SO
Shrine-Johnny Jones' II! fFersito-
vitz 2b, Adrian Landlord 1bl william
Fisher. IS. William Davis, Sbl Hunter
Brown. rfl Jimmy Hayes, Of and O.
John Walters, and CT, and Pounoy. g.
Score by inningss
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Grotto ,,,,,,,,..131 600 OF 81
Shrine .,..,.,..,.,.00 900 210 0--3 oil