AFORE a crowd of almost 4,000 spectators at the Race Course, yesterday the Shanghai Amateurs gained p Community Cup in the annual Fourth of Jul against the Marine All-Stars, in a wild and fret sion of the classic ing game that had the fans yelling themselves hoarse with excitement a hit a homer to make a hero of himself.
The Amateurs used two pitchers, Honeycutt and Heubner, as Honeycutt w: ut to the showers early in, the first inning when the Marines chalked up four runs on three hits, two bases on balls and an error by Lamneck while Swanson, ace hurler of the Headquarters, w: knocked off the mound at the start of the fourth inning when the Amateurs went wild to tie the score after the Marines had a six run lead.
The final score was Amateurs 12, Marines-9.
Hill relieved Swanson in the fourth inning but he only lasted till the seventh, after he had allowed the Amateurs to score four runs on seven hits. He in turn was taken free pass to first. out, Ward to Fielden on an error by Krau:
Ruge grounded warison gots Zagar coming home on the play.
Middleton grounded out. out in favour of Laffoon who struck out four of the Amateurs' batters, allowing them only one run and one hit in the two innings that he hurled An inning by inning account of the game follows:
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