Two City League baseball games were played off yesterday afternoon at the Race Course diamond. A keen encounter took place in the opener between Headquarters and the league-leading Second Battalion in which Captain Fenton's men handed the Teaders their second set-back of the season, by a score of 4 to 2. The night-cap was a lackadaisical affair between the U. S. Navy outfit and the Amateurs, the final score reading 8 to 7 in favour of the former.
Porter pitched a fine game for Headquarters. After a somewhat shaky start in which two men scored, he tightened down to. hold the powerful Second scoreless for the remain-Ger of the game. Boles also did well for the Second Battalion but Fenton's men managed to convert more than half of their hits into runs and won the game.
Both teams got off to a fast start, In the first half of the initial canto, Beeson singled for the Second after two were out, Lock, next up, banged out a home run for the only runs scored by them, Headquarters struck back with a vengeance in the second half. of this inning and the Second Battalion team was distinctly lucky to hold them to only two tallies. Winger singled over first and Teague received a pass to place men on first and second. A neat double steal was then executed to send the runners to second and third, and place two men in scoring position. Varconie took advantage of the opportunity to crack out a sharp single to centre to send Winger and Teague home. Although Headquarters received two more passes and cracked out a brace of hits, the Second managed to retire. the side without further damage.
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