Shanghai, July 30. "FO, the Shanghai Amateurs goes the distinction' of being the only team to defeat the champion First Battalion. The league-leaders had successfully won their tenth consecutive victory when the civilians halted the march in a 10- ming slugfest by a margin of nine to eight on the Race Course diamond yesterday afternoon, Every one of the Amateurs covered himself with glory, especially Al Huebner who pitched for the winners. Jimmy Deegan, who pinch hit, drove in the two final runs for the civilians in the prolonged tenth frame.
In regard to stickwork. Owen Krause batted perfectly with five in five trips to the plate.
The First Battalion had their shortcomings in pitching. as no less. three hurlers were used. Merle Davis started off but he was yanked ju the middle of the Afth in favour BOCE! of Lefly Houston, who retired at the and of the eventful eighth which the Amateurs deadlocked the score with a splurge of four runs. Frankie Pasko, the catcher-pitcher, took over the duty for the rest of the fight and was tagged with defeat, 'AIL the ten civilian players eventually gained hits, seven off Davis, five off Houston and four off Pasko. These bingles turned Into nine runs and only one tally. was unearned. The Amateurs also had sixteen men on base in the ten innings played. There were only two doubles, however, out of the sixteen blows whereas the Pirst Battalion garnered a dozen hits off Huebner among which three were homers and one a tiple. The four-baggers were made respectively by Costa, Pasko and Mudry while the three-base wallop was gained by Olsen,
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