The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-25
PENSACOLA TAKES OPENING GAME OF
THREErPART SERIES in EASY STYLE
Strikes Men-Vsing Players Show Excel
lent Skill and Today's Battle Should Be a Humdinger.

Old man Ryan's son pitched a no-hit,
no-run game against the Cuban ALI
Stars yesterday and struck out II men
In the doing OF it. In the meantime the
locals made hits for total of 10 bases
and won from the visitors to in one
of the sweetest ball games ever played
at Maxent Park The visitors displayed
all the knowledge of the game that is
required OF a first class club and their
fielding is as fine as could possibly. be
asked for.
Besides being an excellent bunch of
ball players. the visitors conducted them
selves as true sportsmen and their few
slight objections-which always come
from the team against which the score
is running-were made. in dignified and
gentlemanly manner. I Capt. Leon and
Manager Morfield are to be congratulated
on the group OF players they have brought
together.
Today the locals will battle the Cubans
again with Kent doing the heaving for
the locals and Collee the probable choice
for the visitors Today's game should,
in many respects. be better than that
OF yesterday. because the Cubans appear
to know how to hit an dit is quite cer-
tain that Kent hasn't the stuff that Ryan
carries around.
Drayton, who tossed for the Cubans
yesterday, pitched a good game of ball
and kept his head with him at all times.
His control was excellent and he had a
generous assortment of curves. His only
slip came when he hit Eg;tn. Through
out the game he did nice job OF twirl-
ing and only good baseball and sound
hitting by the locals brought in the quin-
tet OF runs
Ryan has brought together in Pensacola
nC <fran n taoK L.,
this section of the country. The infieid
combination could hardly be bettered and
the only possible weak place is at second
which Egan has to desert on week DAYS.
With Frank In there the quartet is per-
feet. The battery assortment is superb
and the outfield looks like million dol
lars. Osborn, who was hitting .410 when
the series opened. batted for 1857 yes
terday. John Showers was moved .ntc
left in place Of Scarritt and fielded 1000
ana batted .333 Sticks Viliar was in
center. and although he failed to hit
safely he scored once, was on base twice
and did not fail to connect on any of
his four appearances. one OF which was
a sacrifice.
Turpbull. whose batting average has
been low. connected safely twice yester-
day. pounding in three runs for a per-
centage OF .6e7.
The visitors got just two men to first
and only one Of them was left on, the
other being caught trying to steal. In
the fourth with two out Rodiguez drew a
walk and was Immediately nabbed. Turn
bull to Egan. Again in the seventh, with
two out. the same player drove a hot
one to Ellis which the third baseman
booted and then dropped after picking
it up. Ellis was badly hurt on the play
but remained IN the game.
Except for a walk to Turner in the
opening session. Pensacola was three up
and three down in the first two frames.
The third was opened with a single over
the keystone sack by Showers. Ryan let
the first pitch go by and Showers was
caught In a run-out in which six of the
nine Cuban players took part. Ellis then
singled past second and scored on Tur-
ner's two-bagger TO the right field wall
Ferrer misjudged the fly but recovered
II in time TO hold Turner at second. Os-