The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-24
PENSACOLA WINS in NINTH AFTER
GETTING LEFT in REAR OF RACE
Chickasavs Romp Edwards Who Weird
Gals Are Late in Starting to Hit-RaIy in
Fifth Makes 1t Ball Game

Pensacola won the second game OF
the series with the Chickasaws, to s
st Maxent Park yesterday afternoon
The matinee started out to be long
drawn out procession with the Chicks
leading, especially when they jumped
on Edwards stuff for hits in in
nings, making five runs. Bell was
sent in to relieve Edwards and allowed
but one man to score after the bases
were cleaned off. The locals won the
game after the fifth inning when they
drove Stap1eton out Of the box. Gallo
way who succeeded Stapleton was hit
hard and was unable to halt the run
making
The game was filed with everything
that usually goes to make up an entire
season. To begin with there were
errors-they usually come in the
spring. Later in the game there were
all sorts of fine catches. AS for the
hitting, both Pensacola and the Chicks
slapped the leather into all corners OF
the lot, popped to the infield, struck
out and did all of the things which
usually require an entire series to
bring forth.
With all its weirdness, the game was
one of the most interesting of recent
weeks. The fans were tickled to see
everybody hit because 1t gave the
fielders plenty of chance to run. The
pitchers We're better satisfied when
they found that their successors were
accorded as slashing an attack as they
had received.
Mobile slipped run over in the first
after two We're out when Davidoff
scratched a hit to Ellis. stole second
and came. home on Therril1s brilliant
cut to center. In the third the visitors
broke loose with a pop to Bob Ellis
which he missed and then threw away.
a sacrifice hit and four hits one of
them a double. Edwards went back
into the box in the fourth but after
the first two men to face him singled
Ryan sent in Bill Bell. Two men
scored before the side could be retired
but one of the runs was the result of
Ellis misplay on Hammonds ground
hit ball. The Chicks made one more
run in the fifth on Calloway's triple
and an inf1eId out
Pensacola went bloodless until the
third when McMurray was safe on
Davidoff's error after Eakin had robbed
fielder took off the fence. Craddock
grounded to the box and McMurray
advanced. Ellis then singled to right
and McMurray scored.
The balloon started up in the fourth
Sanchez walked. Geist singled past
third. Smith hit to short and every
body was safe. The play should have
been a flelder's choice. Edwards
whitfield. Scarritt made a second at
tempt to hit one over the fence and
was again robbed by Eakin. Sanchez
scored. McMurray singled and Geist
counted. CraddoclI's clip to right was
a burning single and Smith came in.
Ellis whitfield.
In the fifth the, clouds were wiped
away and Pensacola sunshine broke
through. Villar scratched single TO
short, beating the throw to first and
going to second when it went wild.
Sanchez walked. Villar stole third
while Sanchez stood on the burning
deck at first and watched the play
go by. Geist had a chance to break
into fame but famed. Smith looked
at three pretty ones and he, too. re-
turned to the bench. Edwards bounced
one off Davidoff's shins and Sticks
scored. Scarritt then made his third
attempt at the right, field fence and
Eakin and Therren held a debate as
to who should make the catch. They
couldn't agree and Scarritt trotted to
second. Sanchez and Edwards scoring.