The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-04
Lefty Nose Nelson's TwirIing
Was Feature of the Closing
Contest With Colonies.
tey BRUCE DUDLEY,

Nose Nelson. a young man OF Swedish
persuasion. persuaded the ball to take
queer kinks yesterday afternoon and the
Coloneis did not solve his soutbpaw
twisters until the sixth inning. For the
first five innings, Nose knew exactly
where he was II was The Colonies who
were lost in the bullrushes. Up to the
sixth. Nose yielded but one puny bingle
which was poked by Al Ellis on the hit
and run straight through the shortstop' S
position when the shortstop vacated that
niche to cover second for an expected
throw from Catcher Smith. In the four
closing sessions. the Colonies jabbed
Moses offerings with relish, counting
five times. Koob and Sanders permitted
hui one Pensacola lad to gain third and
but two to reach second. Koob yielded
three safetles In five rounds. Sandy
granted one I'm four, this one being an
infield iooper which caught Ballenger
playing back. Koob retired the Pensa-
cola warriors on strikeouts in the third
and fifth cycles. Mighty blows by Brad
ley Kocher featured the fray. Bradley
opposed Nelson twice On his first trip
70 the platter he Jumped the ball to the
left center fence on the short bound for
two bases. In his valedictory, he sunk
"a putt IN deep center for three hillocks.
Wild win Meyer gave tho Colonies a
scare I'm the third inning when he was
belted on the Adams apple by a foul
tip with such terrific force that he spit
cider" The Coionels, in alarm. sped TO
Bllis side. Jimmy" Rags. a handy man
on the Pensacola bench, joined the group
around the plate and believing that he
knew what would revive the gasping
Meyer. yelled for an orange crush. A
fan In the grandstand suggested a shot
OF Shiny and Bill got right up, hoping
20 locate the Solomon but falling con-
tinued his toll.
From 1O:45 until noon, a heavy rain
descended and the Colonies feared they
would be unable 10 play but the sandy
diamond was in excellent condition by
game time. Jayson Kirke was the only
pastimer who found any fault with the
field. jay said IL was bit mushy.
You remind me OF Davey Altizer,
jay" remarked Mccarthy. "Davy al
ways thought the weather was too hot
OF too cold. too windy or too calm and
the field too fast or too slow. One day
after dropping a ball he sought to alibi TO
cantillion by pointing TO the sun. TITS
been up there for a million years-I
can't take II down now" answered Can
tillion."
Jay couldn't note any connection be-
tween the mushy ground and Altizers
sun but he played nifty game at first
ana punched Two honest singles.
Because OF the tight pitching of Neil
son there was but little action in yes
terday's event until the sixth when
Massey opened with a two-timer down
the left field line Lewis dropped
Sohepner's enthusiastic liner after get
ting set for II and Massey crossed the
great divide on the play. lineup for
the second consecutive time, was ribbed.
Kirke sent Schepner home with a Bills
tertng single TO center but he in trying
70 make second on the ball, was eradi-
Gated. McVoy TO Lewis. Ben remained
at third. lie ambled across on a long
double TO center propelled by Ellis Bet
eel siSied to Bobby Ellis and Nelson
threw out Ballenger.
Kooher hoped off in the seventh with
his robust two-play clout to left center
From the keystone lookout, he watched
Nelson toss out Sanders. Massey bound
ed to Turner who headed off Brad &C
third. Brad sought TO regain secorrN but
was tagged out by Lewis. Massey trav-
eled TO second during the excitement.
Lewis and Gaines discouraged Schepner.
With lineup out in the eighth. Klrke
pounded safety into right and pigly-
wigglied 10 second. Nelson accepted
Acosta's flelder's choice and annihilated
Jayson at third Bethel doubled 10 deep
left center, the Cub counting Ballenger
missed the third strike.
Kocher teed off in the ninth with his
whizzbang triple. Sanders was called