The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-07-08
Hartford Sasai,an league.

Manager Rosan's team of Sluggers ha
rouude, into championship form and is nov
PLAYING a game that has landed them at the
top of the column in the race for the county
trophy On saturday they met the Darlington
team ard took them into camp by a score Of
! II to2 The weather was intolcrably suitry
but the BOYS went to the field with determi
nation to retake the ground lost when the
two teams met at Darlington. The game was
characterized throughout by snappy, ginger
! like work on the part of the home team, and
heavy and timely hitting. Calder and Weber
did great battery execution, having twelve
| men struck ont to their credit. The pitching
of Calder is worthy of high praise. He had
all kinds of speed and mixed up curves that
seemed to dazzle the eyes of the visitors. Only
four hits for total of two runs were made of
his delivery. Weber played an errorless game
| having no passed balls and throwing to bases
with unerring certainty. Hobltzell played a
| faultless game at first, retiring two men I'M
| assisted, and putting in three base hit which
| brought in two runs across the plate. The
work of the whole Bel Air team was of pen
udul WHILE NdlICtS anu Tue DOle mic " NC
congratulated on the form dis played. Car
roll gathered in every chance that came his
way, and played quick ball throughout.
For the Darlington team, Devon, a Mary
land Agricultural College catcher, played
notably good ball; the work Of the remainder
OF the team fell below its standard Rhier
the Jacob Tome Institute pitcher was steady
=
were punched against him at critical periods.
He retired at the end Of the sixth inning and
was followed by Stamford, who did fair
work, holding the hits well in hand. Cooley
at tirst-base retired from the game at the
seventh inning and his place was taken by
Reed, who covered the bag faithfully, and
having several putouts to his credit.
On Monday afternoon the Bel Air team
crossed bats with the Remington team of
Baltimore, and won five inning game by q
score of five to three. Rain interfered with
the further progress Of the game, and the
last two innings were played under great diff
Guilty, the players having to contend with q
muddy field and slippery bali. Until the
rain set in both teams were playing good ball,
aHu Tue game gave cFcIJ pIO'Hieo Vi OcluS dh
interesting contest.
TIE batteries were Richardson and Weber
for Bel Air, and Barnes and Martin for the
visitors.
The Eel Air is now well stationed in first
place il The Hartford League. This is due to
its winning two >uccessive victories, while
the other teams who have been foremost in
the race have suffered defeats, thus giving
them considerable set back. Still the loss
of d game or two by certain clubs, and the
winning of as many games by some, will
make decided change in the race Each
team has three more games to play before the
League season ends and the club that has not
quite lost sight of the silver cup, will play
the remaining games as If its very life depend
ed on a victory.
The Cambria team was defeated by Aber-
deem on the latter's grounds by score Of IA
to /. The game was characterized by good
batting and pitching especially on the part of
the victors. Osborns had the visitors we'll in
hand all during the game, while the other
members of his team punched hits at oppor-
tune times.
The members Of the Delta team were I'M
able to fulfill their date at Franklinyille, hence
the game was forfeited by a score of 9 to 0.
The games scheduled for this Saturday are:
Bel Air at Delta; Franklinville at Aberdeen;
Highland at Darlington.