The Navy men put up a tough battle ior four innings but in the first half of the fifth Captain Fenton's men took matters into their own hands, and, by virtue of four timely hits—one a home run—they pushed five men across home plate. To start off the inning, Bowers was hit by the pitcher. Givens bunted to the moundsman ant beat out the throw to first for a hit.
Teague, hard hitting centre fielder of the Headquarters outfit, took a toe hold at the plate and blasted out a long home run over centre field to account for three runs. Childress hit a double through third and Norris scored him on a line drive over second. Norris went around to the keystone sack on the throw in, and scored when Varconie grounded to the third baseman who threw wild to first, Bowers, on his second trip to the plate in this inning, fied, out to end the rout,
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