The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-28
DOUBLE HEADER AT MAXENT THIS AFTE
MENENDEz TEAM COM ES BACK STRONG AND
TRIPS LOCALS BY A SCORE OF 9 TO 7
Silk Villar, Making Initial APP
pearance in Box, 1t Hit When
Hits Are Needed.
tey TOM Johnson

New Orleans came back strong yester-
day as the writer predicted and defeated
the locals 9 to Z. The visitors hit Silk
villar, who made his initial appearance in
the box, hard for a total of twelve hits,
and most of them came when hits were
needed. The Menendez club really won
the game in the third when the punched
five hits coupled with one error for a
total of five runs.
Pensacola hit Hoffman hard, getting no
less than fourteen hits off the visiting
hurler but most OF them were scattered
and the needed hit was not forthcoming
when hits meant runs and only at one
time did he let Pensacola get threaten
ing and that was in the ninth.
The visitors scored first in the first in
ming. Cannon was safe when Sanchez
booted his hot grounded, stole second.
went to third on lIcCann's single and
scored when Silk walked two men. fore
ing in run. The locals made three in
the second. Kelly, first up, singled
through second advanced on Sanchez in
field out and scored on TurnbulPs single.
Villar was safe on Shirer's error and both
runners scored when Egan doubled to
deep right.
The third was a big inning for New
Orleans. Mccain started it off by flying
out to Scarritt Vaccaro singled, Chassier
was safe when Ellis dropped his line
drive, Shirer doubled to right, scoring
the two runners. Liggett singled over
short and Shirer scored; Bernard went
out, second to first; Hoffman doubled. and
scored when Cannon hit to left. Can
non was thrown out trying to stretch his
hit into a double. This ended the inning
and the scoring was much less after this,
the visitors getting one in the fourth,
and two in the fifth.
Pensacola threatened to win the game
in the ninth. Egan, first up, singled
over short, McMurray followed with
double to deep left, Ellis popped to first
but Scarritt singled, hitting hard one
to second and Egan scored. Norris sin
gled through second and McMurray came
in on the hit Scarritt taking third. Ryan
went in to hit for Kelly and was passed
on purpose Hoffman throwing four wide
ones. Sanchez was up, Hoffman threw
wild and Scarritt attempting to come
home was thrown out at the plate. San
chez hit right into Browns hands in
right and the game was over with the
visitors ahead.
Pensacola hit hard yesterday. In fact
both teams hit hard and scored often.
there being lots of action on both sides.
Knocking and chunking'' seemed to be
the order of the day, and the fans who
like long hits and good catches were treat
ed to that kind of game out at the
ball park yesterday and lots of action is
promised for today. The visitors played
about five hundred per cent better than
they did Friday and will play better to-
day.
Brown, out in right for the visitors,
made sensational catch when he backed
into the fence and took a drive off VIII
lars bat. The bali grated the fence as
it came down and fell into the NIT of
the waiting fielder. Kelly nearly caught
one Of the same kind but the ball got
away from him. Russell Scarritt went
back into deep center to take high fly
off Hoffman's bat.
Chesty Egan played left field yesterday
in the absence of Scarritt who is suffer-
ing with a sore throat. Kelly played
right, and Big Morris, the soldier boy, |
was back on first, reaching everywhere
in radius of ten feet and catching balls. |
The big boy also hit the apple for three |
safeties.
Notice, Fence Spectators.
Notice is given to the fence warmers or
spectators who like to witness the game /
from the deep gardens that they will be /
prosecuted to the full extent of the law |
hereafter, if caught in the act, by the
Pensacola Baseball club.