The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-07-06


Base Ball.
The great cry throughout base ball cir
Giles this season is unfair" umpiring.-
There Is scarcely game played nova
days without numerous complaints being
made against the decisions of the umpire
and it is always noticed on the Burling-
ton grounds; ifnot by the visiting Gibbs
then surely by the home team. The club
playing the most games on its own
grounds, and having the selection of the
umpire is far ahead in its chances for the
championship. Gambling has brought
about this state of affairs.
On Saturday the Printers appeared in
their new uniforms which were the sub
ject of many compliments by those assem-
bled to witaess the game between them
and the Excelsiors. Saturdays game
was the second contest between these
two clubs, The Excelsiors winning the
other by oneNSln. The game resulted in
victory for the Printers by the following
score, only two men of the Printers being
out in the last inning and two on bases
when the game was called on account of
darkness
Excelsiors. 2so7 3-@
Printers .................5 6 1 2 8 2 4-29
Next Saturday the Printers play the
Machinists composed of employees from T.
II. Risdon & Co.'s works.
On Saturday the Association of Trenton
came to Burlington and played the club
of that place. The Burlingtons were
beaten as usual by the following score:
34567s9
Burlington. .............l 0 0 0 0 0 O OIL
Association. 2 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 o.
The Burlington club played the Tren-'
tons at Trenton on Monday, and were
beaten by a score of4 too. They Gagged
about 5000 gate money, however.
Owing to the rain on the Fourth the
game between the Excelsiors and Actives
for the championship did not come off.
On the Fourth, two mines selected at
random, played game on the Fair
grounds, and at the end of the seventh
inning the score stood 60 to IL. If the
game had been continued until the ninth
inning the score would probably been the
largest on record. Some of the League
and Association clubs that play all the
afternoon and only make two or three
runs should have been present and learned
how to play. The audience present com
prised several prominent citizens, who
seemed to take great interest in the match,
and between those who were posted and
those anxious to learn all about the game,
the following conversation ensued:
"What are they going to do now ?"
"They are going to play"
ooh, are they. Pm glad of that."-
where are those fellows going ?"
"Out in the field. The other fellows go
to the bat"
"Do they? Then they'll win, won't
they ?"
@That makes no difference, each side
goes to bat nine times"
"Do they That's nice. Who's that
fat man there That's Capt. Barrows.
Looks well with his coat of, don't he ?
"Who is the umpire 70
"Joe Kingdom is going TO umpire the
game"
"Where does the umpire play ?"
"He doesn't play at all. He umpires
the games, calls strikes, dead balls and
other things.
whats dead ball ?"
Gone that hits the batter or the umpire
'Is it dead when its strikes the bat ?"
81 don't know. Ask the umpire"
"ThaFs Tom Nippins at the bat, amt
it. Fine looking fellow, amt he"
"Yes, but he don't compare with Bill
Mason"
"Why don't Joe Cross do as the
umpire tells him to The umpire told
him to pitch low ball and there he is
pitching way up high. Can't he be pun
ished for doing that ?"
swell 1 suppose the umpire might scold
him for it."
"When Joe Cowgirl struck at three
balls and missed them all, what made the
boys call out Give him a suit p"
"Well they thought there was enough
of the collection left to purchase it per-
haps."
"Did Kempte make base hit ?"
"No be is out"
"Why how did that happen ?"
Giryen felded the ball to Carly before
he could reach the base"
"Does that put man out ~
eyes"
"Fll remember that. If he gets to the
base before the ball does, he.is out"
''No, no It's the other way"
There, Sharp is out"
"No he isn't. He got there ahead of
the ball.
Us that an error ?''
"No, it ia base hit"
'Oh How much does base hit count?''
"If he gets home it will be rum"
"Who is that catcher ?"
''That's Bill Sharp"
''What makes everybody joke about