The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-09-17
VISITORS TAKE LISTLESS GAME
THAT Is REPLETE WITH ERRORS
Bobbie Ellis Lets Pop Fly Drop
at Critical Stage Which
Proved Costly.

Moseley and his bunch from Mobile
took the opening game OF the series
from the locals yesterday by a score
Of 3 to Z. The game was full Of errors
each side making eight. Very few
hits were made by either team, maxi
ing the game go by slow, as most of
the fans like to see a game Of real
hitting or a real pitchers battle, and
they did not see either yesterday.
However, the Mobile boys were up all
night and the train was two and a
half hours late at that, and this gives
them a little excuse for their errors
and Jiggs, the first baseman, who ac-
cumulated four Of the errors for Mo-
bile went in to catch after playing
first like a good catcher that he is.
Come out to see him today fellows,
he is a good one.
The Pensacola outfield for the first
time this year made three errors. each
man making one and IL the writer is
not mistaken the first error Harry has
made this year and the first the rest
have made in many days. The whole
bunch seemed Off except Ham and
Lars and Ellis the later in new posi-
tions played fine ball, Sanchez espec-
tally being good. Had Ellis not been
greedy the game might have been diff
ferent, for his error in the ninth put
the man on who scored the winning
run.
During the whole game only three
earned runs were made, and two of
these We're Pensacola's, and the other
one Mobiles. Both teams scored in
the first and second. Pensacola went
ahead in the third by a two run lead.
Jones tied it up in the fourth when
he hit the ball over the wall with Wat
son on base. Mobile scored three
more in the fifth. Pensacola got two
In the fifth and one in the seventh,
the game was then tied until the
ninth. After two were down. Cooke
hit pop fly to the infield which was
in Sanchez's territory, but Ellis wanted
the ball and got right under it and
let 1t drop out Of his glove. Yost
singled sharply to right and Cook
took third. Yost went to second on
passed ball which T. B. recovered
before Cooke could score. Jiggs was
passed purposely and Mr.. Shuttle hit
hot one down second which Ike
booted and two men crossed the rub
Der winning the game. Had Ellis
only caught the fly or let Lars have
1t the game would have went extra
innings.
Craddock was out in our half of the
ninth, short to first; Ellis beat out a
hit to the infeld; Scarritt flied out to
second: Ryan pinched hit for Gaines
and flied out to right ending the
game.
Jones. the little right fielder for
Brewton, who caught yesterday, hit
the ball high and far over the right
field wall; this hit and Sanchez'sl
fielding were the features of the game
the big boy looked a hundred per cent
better on short and made several fine
plays.
Ike Craddock demonstrated his util-
ity ability again yesterday when Egan
and McMurry failed to show up, the
blonde boy. from Texas went in and
played the keystone sack very cred
itably. Ike has played everywhere,
but his natural, which he says is
Jack let's him catch a game before
the season closes.
Weber handled the Indicator yester-
day umpiring balls, strikes and bases.
Kirk Williams will oppose Lefty
Nelson today and real game should
result. Jack and Charlie Ollinger Of
Auburn fame viii hook up Sunday.
Charlie has just returned from the
state League where he had
a successful season. He was Auburn's
first string pitcher for four years, and
has been all Southern for part of the
time. He pitched one game for An
in the championship series,
against Uniontown and beat them 10
TO 0. Come out fellows to today's
game. and don't miss tomorrow'a.
Game called promptly at $3.50.