Four runs in the fifth inning enabled the Boston Bees to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-5. Ted Hitchcock with three singles, drove in two Derby Ross, coach of the winning side, used two pitchers to outscore the civilians, Buzz Lindsey started off and walked off the mound im the early part of the eighth frame in favour of Lefty Orzech. Lindsey lost his control in the sixth session when he gave away three hits which accounted for as many runs.. He yielded two more in the eighth and then quit. Orzech allowed one bingle in the one and two-third innings he worked.
The Amateurs encountered bad luck in the opening round. Grow led off with a ground shot through the pitcher's box and stole second. Ashley drove one over Huebner's head into centre-field and chased Grow home. The batter reached second on Bernard's throw-in. Orzech doubled into deep right-field where Schoberg missed the fly. As a result, Ashley trotted to the plate. Caldwell clouted a high shot into right. This time Scho-berg caught the ball but he could not throw Orzech out at home, thereby giving the Marines a three-run lead.
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