From the desk: DEM BARNSTORMERS
On Saturday, July 22, 1906, the Brooklyn Royal Giants held on in a tightly contested victory over the Cedarhurst semipros before 3,000 fans at Bronx Oval.
In a winning effort, Brooklyn's 20-years young Bill Merritt limits the Cedars to one run on seven hits (none for extra bases), six walks with six strikeouts, and a hit batsman for good measure. Cedarhurst's first baseman, Zimmerman, spoils the shut out when he crosses the dish in the sixth.
Hart, Merritt's counterpart, allows eight hits, but unlike the Cedars, three go for extra bases, and the Royal Giants make them count for two runs in the third and one insurance run in the fifth. Shortstop Grant Johnson wields two hits and scored a run, and third baseman Mike Brown also laces a pair of hits. Left fielder Andrew Payne and center fielder James Robinson each strike for extra bases and account for Brooklyn's two other runs scored.
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