The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-03
The Visitors Displayed Clouting
Ability and Fence Came
Near Being Fractured
(By Bruce Dudley


rs warmly as if they We're champions
OF the world saw the Kentuckians de-
feat the Pensacola Regulars yesterday
afternoon by z to 2 in an interesting
contest which was featured by Pen
sacola fielding achievement. The young
man who stepped into the limelight
was Henry Wentworth, right fielder.
In the sixth chukkor, after Wentworth
had accepted Ballenger's fly, Bradley
Kocher leaned heavily against the ball.
TITS over" exclaimed dozens of fans
as the sphere sailed high into the air
and far out into the field. Wentworth
turned his back and gave chase. He
ran until the wall stopped him, turned,
and backing against the barrier, stood
on tiptoe and stretched his gloved hand
into the atmosphere The ball crashed
into the glove and smashed Went
worth's hand against the fence but he
chung to the pellet.
FInnegan was the Pensacola hurler
ana he annoyed the Coionels right
smartly at times. He pitched in d
sort Of an off-again. on-again gone
again, Finnegan style. Up to the fifth,
the club scored but one marker on him
but in the fifth they larruped him for
three and they registered another trip
let In the ninth when Ballenger, Meyer
and lineup dented the fences with
old-fashioned wallops.
The buttons were sewed on in the
ninth, which Turner opened with a
bounder to Kirke. Bethel asked for
the ball and Jayson obligingly threw
it to him. Bruno then returned the
throw and Jay received it in ample
time to make the out but suffered ex-
treme difficulty in locating the bag. a
difficulty so acute that Turner was
over the sack before Jays compass
worked. McVoy then registered the
spiffest spanker of the locel attack, a
rousing three sacker to right center
and when Bethel. taking Acosta's re-
lay, threw low to Meyer, Mcvoy fol-
lowed Turner to the pie counter. Ham
bone Gaines, a friend the Colonels met
at Mobile last season, was called out
on strikes, but Andy Smith, another
Mobile lad who vas tried out by the
indianapolis team this spring, singled
clearly to right. Scarritt bounded into
a dual killing. Wright to Bethel to
Kirke.
Tommy Long and Rainbow Wright
did the f1inging for the Colonels and
they exasperated the Pensacolians
throughout the contest. Tommy yield
ed but one safe blow and Rainbow but
three, two of the three coming in the
ninth. The blow off Tommy was pro
PEELED to right field, for which AL Ellis
dived but couldn't connect. The first
blow off Wright was bumped by Bobby
Ellis and went for safety principally
because Mayer signared for a fast ball
and Schepner went far to his left to
play the bounder which double crossed
him and trickled through the spot Joe
had vacated.
The Coionels found the park gaily
decorated in their honor. Flags were
flying from the stands and above the
Colonies bench was a big banner bear
ing the word Welcome" American
flags formed the back wall of the
bench.
The Colonies and the Pensa colians
retired in order in the first inning.
With Kirke out in the second. Ellis
doubled down the right field line and
scored on Betzers safety to right.
Bruno tried the delayed steal but It
didn't work for Smith threw to second
instead of first. Ballenger bounded
into extinction.
With two out in the Pensacola Sec
ond, Scarritt raped his safety to right
but Wentworth was gassed.
Massey and Schepner singled to
right in the third with two gone but
Benjamin lineup was retired by the
pitcher. Ben met the ball solidly but
Finnegan knocked it down and recov-
cred in time for the demise.
Long opened the fifth by walking
and gained second on Massey's sharp
blow to left. McVoy accepted schep-
ner's challenge but the Indian counted
Tommy with a vicious shinbuster to
center. On the hit and run, Kirke
poked the ball to Turner and while the
shortstop was retiring Jayson, Massey
daZzled the fans by scoring from sec
ond base. Ellis swept in Benjamin
with long double to left. Bethel lined
to Lewis for the side switcher.
The Colonies expired in order in the
sixth. seventh and eighth but they
broke loose in the ninth. Ballenger
started the festivities by pumping the
ball against the left field fence for
two bases and Popsy Meyer followed
with a sockdolager to the same spot.
gaining third when Bobby Ellis threw
low to Smith IN trying to head off Pei.
Wright, the Old Master, skied to
Wentworth and Cubanola Acosta, the
Bacardi Kid, strolled. Schepner Jo-
seph lined a single to center and the
Bacardi Kid was embalmed at third
when McVoy's throw went true to Ell |
lis. The longest walIop Of the day then
was soaked by Tincup to right center. |
The pellet bumped into the fence and |
bounded back for two bases, Schpner
Joseph scoring. Kirke lined to deep
center.