A hectic inning in the sixth in which nine runs were scored enabled the First Battalion, the 1938 City League champions, to inflict a heavy defeat of 15 to 7 upon the U.SS. Augusta ina friendly contest which was the second baseball game of the season on the Race Course diamond yesterday, The league winners collected half a dozen runs in the first three innings but allowed the sailors to come back with three tallies in the second half of the third and three more in the fourth to dead-lock the score.
Stepping up to the plate in the sixth frame, the left-handed First Baseman King smacked a scorching ground shot.along the third-base line and the hitter went galloping round the bases for a perfect home run, breaking the tie.
Left Fielder Ashley, one of Shanghai's leading batsmen, fied out to second but Pasko drew a free pass. The latter stole second before Olsen's high fly was pulled down by Third Baseman Tierny.
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