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Holman’s went after that one run lead in her half of the fourth and
evened the score. Ted Purves flied out to center, Wentworth reached
first on shortstop’s error, Joe Kenton sacrificed with a slow bunt
along first base line and, with Tom on second, Mac slammed out a
two-bagger into center. But that one tally was all that could be had,
for Bud Thomas’ liner went smack into shortstop’s glove.
Dave got through the fifth without much trouble, only four men facing
him. Nelson wobbled a bit more, but also escaped injury, Babe fanning
for the second time, Dave flying out to first and Hal Norwin knocking
a weak grounder to Nelson. In the sixth inning both pitchers became
unsteady and only sharp fielding saved them. In the seventh Dave
steadied down and fanned the first two aspirants. Then came a double
over second base and the Munson supporters yelled hopefully. But the
next man perished on a foul to Babe. The last half of the seventh
witnessed the retirement of Nelson, warmly applauded by both sides,
after he had been hit for a double and had passed two men. Cross, with
but one down, made Dave send up a pop fly to second baseman and then
crawled out of a tight hole when Captain Norwin’s grounder was handled
perfectly by third baseman and Mac was nailed at the plate.
Dave was threatened with disaster in the first of the eighth when,
having hit the first of the enemy and sent him, nursing his elbow, to
first, he passed the next opponent. A clever bunt filled the bags and
things looked black for the Light Green. The succeeding play, however,
resulted in an out at the plate, and then a speedy double, Norwin to
Kenton to Wentworth, pulled the fat out of the fire. In the last of
that inning Captain Hal, Ted Purves and Tom Wentworth went out in
order, Hal third baseman to first, and the others on strikes. And,
still 1 to 1, the deciding game went into the final inning.
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