The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-05
ARMY OUTFIT
WINS TWO GAMES
Defeats Pensacola Regulars BY to 2
And Take Twelve Inning Game
With TwIilghters

The combined teams OF the Army and
Navy proved formidable yesterday after
noon and won two close games al Maxent
Park The first game went only seven
innings. but the service men piled up
enough runs in these frames te defeat
the Pensacola Regulars by 6 to g The
Twilight League Stars put UP q glorious
fight in the second game and twelve
grilling innings we're played. However,
Mac Lewis weakened somewhat in the
last frame and two errors by his team
mates allowed the Army Navy men to
get two runs and the score was I to O.
The first fray was a stiff pitchers bat
tie between Bombay of the Pensacola
Regulars and Kent of the sailor soldier
team. Only one extra base hit was made
by each team while Bombay gave UP the
only base on balls. Eight hits were made
off Bombay and seven off Kent. Only
one run was earned, this by the service
men, but errors contributed several tall
lies.
Hammers and Ingle pulled off some nif-
ty fielding, plays in the game, the latter
running over back of second base to trap
Potts Bells fly in the second inning.
Harry Ecarritt made q good catch of
Kent's long drive to the left field fence
in tho fifth inning. MoAEurray handled
eight chances perfectly, while Sanchez al
so accepted quite few chances.
The Regulars scored IN the first inning
on QingTioh's error, McNdurrRy's steal Of
second and Sanches' single. In the fourth
inning. Hawley hit safely took second
on an infield out and scored when Kent
fumbled Potts" Bells hot Eroundsr.
The Army Navy men grabbed 4 couple
Of markers in the initial session on q sin
gle. walk. sarra's muff and an infleld
out In the fourth inning. q fielders'
choice, two singles, a stolen base and
Turnbulrs wild heave put Uncle Sans
men one more run to the merry-merry
ana two safe hits, a wild pitch and Bells
error scored two runs in the fifth Inn
ing.
The regulars line up was weakened
somewhat by the absence OF Judevine
and "stix'' villar.
The second game started off ike q
real pitchers tilt and continued so for
several innings. Mac Lewis for the 'Twi-
lighters and Schlossback for the Army
Navy were in great shape. Morris re-
neved Schlossback in the fifth inning,
and finished the game in breezy fashion.
Mac Lewis struck out eleven men but was
wild, walking three batsmen and hit two.
This was Macs first game on the mound
this season.
'tsllnl" Morris hit q home run with
Gringrich on base In the seventh inning
and incidentally put his team two runs
ahead. Morris also batted in three runs
while Hawley stole three bases. Hammers
played a brilliant game, going into deep
| left field to catch two Texas ieaguers.
Fricks, playing his second game Of the
season, at second base, contributed sew
eral good fielding plays. The fielding OF
Hates and Babe" Lewis was also notice
able. Hammers and Morris laced out
three hits each.
In the first inning, Smiths single,
Potts" Bells hit and Arthur's bad throw
back to the infield gave the Twilighters
a run. Both teams went hitleBs and run
less until the sixth inning. In this frame
the service team pushed three runs on a
double, two singles, q stolen base, hit
batsmen. wentworth's Tnuff and two wild
pitches The Twilighters tied score in
| their half OF the inning on Hawtey's sin
| gle, an walk, . stolen base ana two err
rors by Ingls Gingrich walked in the
| seventh inning and Morris obliged with
his circuit blow. The score was again
tied by the league stars in the eighth
stanza. Three singles. two steals, Morris
bad throw and scarritts sacrifice fly
sent two runs across the pie counter.
| Matters continued thus until the first
| half Of the twelfth inning. Hammers sin
aled and went to SECOND when Bell Jug
gled the ball. Morris singled, scoring
Hammers, and later stole second. Two men
retired but Rigdon grounded to Smith
who fumbled and Morris scored. The
Twlightera failed TO Acore in their halt
and the game was over.
The Twilight Leaguers were retired IN
order In seven innings. Morris made i've
hits out OF eight times at the bat in the
two games and batted in five runs. Han
ners handled ten chances perfectly.
Score by innings;
Regulars .,......,.......1o0 100 %
Arnry-Navy ............200 120 x-2