The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-09-14
LEWIS SINGLE IN LAST INNING WITH
TWODOWN SCORES WINNING RUN AND
ENABLES WHITNANS TO WIN FROM Y
Y. M. C. A. Knocks Bin Bell Out
of Box in the First
Inning.
KENT PITCHES GOOD BALL,
ALLOWING ONLY TWO HITS
Second Game of Series VIII Be
Played at East Hill Park
This Afternoon.

The Whitmans placed one game on
the win column of their series with
the Y. M. c. A. when they nosed out
that outfit by the score OF 8 to 2 yes
terday afternoon in a game that was
full Of thrills and good plays. McVoy
was on the mound for the Y. M. C. A.
and his wiidness cost him the game.
Bell started In the box for the Whit
mans but was forced to retire in the
first inning after three hits and two
runs had been made off his delivery
Kent, the soldier pitcher relieved him
and held his opponents scoreless for
the remainder Of the game. The game
was won in the last inning when after
two men were out and the score was
tied, Wentworth drew a walk and
stole second base. With the count of
two on him, Babe" Lewis then hit a
hot one to Graham who could not field
it and Wentworth scored from second
with the winning run.
The game was cleanly played in
the field, only two errors being made
by the z. NJ. G. A. and one by the
WhitmanE. In the first inning, Olson
made a bad throw to second to catch
G. Lewis stealing and in the third
frame c. Smith, Y. NJ. c. A. left fielder,
muffed high fly off Roukey's bat
Babe" Lewis made his teams only
error In the first inning when he threw
Wild to Charlie Geist in an attempt to
catch Graham scoring.
Thames featured the game in the
last inning by robbing Roukey OF
sure hit to right field. Thames raced
- a.
leaning back over the benches which
were crowded with spectators, he
speared the ball. McVoy also felded
assists with no errors. Graham was
the only player on both teams to
garner two hits. Charlie Geist hit a
long three base hit to left field with no
one out but he was stranded on the
hot corner when Kent and Mac Lewis
punched holes in the air and Malcolm
Smith lifted an easy ny to Graham.
Mcvoy could not find the plate at
times but for the most part he pitched
good ball allowing only three hits.
The Game by Innings.
First inning-Y. M. G. A.: Ray flied
out to Mac Lewis. Graham lined out
a safe hit to right. McVoy also hit
safely to center and Graham went to
third on the hit Mcvoy attempted
to steal second base and @. Geist
threw the ball down to catch him.
Graham started for home and scored
when C. Lewis return throw to Geist
went wild Mcvoy went to third base
on the play and later crossed the
plate on wild pitch by Bell. Aleck
Olson hit safely to right field, Bell
was relieved at this point by Kent. c.
Smith hit a hot one to second base
which hit Olson who was automatica1-
w out. Smith was out fatfooted when
he tried to annex second base.
Whitmans: Wentworth grounded
out to Tommy Johnson. Babe" Lewis
strolled and stole second and third,
aided by poor throw by Olson. John
ny Geist sacrificed, Mcvoy to T. John
son, and Lewis crossed the pie coun-
ter on the play Charlie Geist was
out to first base, unassisted.
Second inning-Y. NJ. C. A.: Kent
struck out Allen Smith. j. Johnson
and Thames in succession.
Whitmans:. Kent hit a sockdolager
to center field and went to second on
Mac Lewis sacrifice bunt, McVoy to
T. Johnson. Malcolm Smith struck
out, but Olsen dropped the last strike
and threw Smith out at first base,