The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-08-16
Sporting Notes.

Lie was III great SHAPE Oh SATURDAY
Campbell was wide awake in left tielC
His two catches were made after lor
runs.
Jakey Brown and his mouth organ wei
at the game on Saturday, but neither {
them attracted much attention
Verga played fine game. A left hanC
ed catch and fine stop won him niue
applause. They both occurred at critics
points of the game.
Mount Holly goes to Florence next Sa
urday and there may be different tale t
tell in our next. The boys will try har
to make it three straight, how ever
Other games on Saturday Beverly, ;
Fairhill, 8. Bordentown, 10; j. p Sew
ard, g. Delanco A. A., IS; Burlington, I
Palmyra, 81; Century Wheelmen, g.
A game of cricket was played at Mar
helm on Saturday between Germantow
Zingari and Moorestown. The forme
was victorious by the score of 81 to 70.
1t is hardly to be wondered at that BuI
lington does not want to go away fror
home. 1t does not seem to know how t
play ball on nicely arranged ground
Hall did not have chance to distin
guish himself in right field, but he di,
good work with the stick, bringing in tw
runs and scoring the third that won tn
game.
Goldy Worrell, of Buddtown, won frs
prize in a one mile open and one mil
handicap bicycle race and second prize il
five mile handicap race at Tuckerton o.
August g.
The employees at the Florence iron foun
dry went to work at four o'clock on Sat
urday morning so that they could come t,
Mount Holly and see their crack bas
ball club suffer defeat.
A foot-race was arranged for last Sat
urday between Joe Buck, of Mount Hol
ly, and Clark Powell, of Buddtown. Bucl
was all ready but Powell came to tow
and announced that he was suffering will
sprained ankle, so the race was declared
o fl and Buck received forfeit of IS.
The double umpire system was again
used and was satisfactory. Jones, who
represented the Florence team, should
learn one thing-not to argue with q
player. Black took exception to deci
sion and Jones kept up continuous con
versation long after Black had ceased to
say word. Jones actions had the APP
pearance of being for the purpose of rat
ting Black for the benefit of Florence.
As there was not any game at Burling
ton on Saturday Manager Atkinson came
to Mount Holly to witness the contest
here. Before he left he discussed the pos
sibility of another meeting between Bur
lington and Mount Holly. The terms
offered him were very hattering, but he
refuses to give return game unless it il
played at Burlington This will not b.
acceded, so the two teams will not get to
gether again this season. In commenting
on the situation sometime since Burling
ton paper charged that Mount Holly
would not play because it would not make
its own terms. This is not correct, and in
order that the true state of affairs may be
understood perhaps it will be as well tc
give an idea of the situation. The Bur
hngton club plays on lot furnished free
of charge by the proprietor of beer
saloon, who reaps a harvest every time a
game is played there and as a matter OF
course loses when the club goes away.
AS he is in reality the hacker of the team
he has the privilege of directing its move
ments This is the real reason why the
next game will not be played here, and as
Mount Holly cannot see any reason why
it should go to Burlington at loss for
the purpose of replenishing Mr.. Cunning
hams till, the games will not be discussed
any further
"a lively game of base BALI the pla-
cards promised for last Saturday and the
promise was kept A livelier contest has
never been seen on the grounds of the
Mount Holly Athletic Association The
strong Florence team, flushed with the
many victories of the season and with
the proud record of not having lost
"A game since it started in for the
summers work, came to do the Mount
al nd : h,
umpire said ''out" for the last time in the
ninth inning that those who witnessed
the game felt assured that the intention
of the visitors would not be accomplish
ed, The Florence team can play ball and
they did it on Saturday, but they were
not swift enough to win. They came to
the grounds joyously, followed by a
crowd of admirers who sang, shouted and
bet good money on their favorites. They
departed quietly and in order. Their
hackers did not sing There will be a hot
time in the old town to night, but they
quietly whispered, 30, where has my
money all gone Z" Their team played
ball just the same. They scored one run
in the fourth inning and one in the ninth
"Cort Atkinson occupied the pitchers
box for Florence, He has speed but he
also has the bad habit of going up in the
air" if the other side hits him. They did
it on Saturday in the seventh inning that
critical time which frequently ends dis
astrously for Mount Holly Denness
reached first base ON balls, and was ad-
vanced to second by Black, who hit a
light one to Cheeseman. In his anxiety
to make sure play the latter did not
catch anybody. Burk went to the bat
and struck out. Kingdom was next. He
made nice sacrifice, which advanced the
two men ON bases but retired the batter
This made two men out, but Atkinson
was very nervous. Hall was the next
man TO face the pitcher and he did not
have to wait long. Catching fair ball
Hall hit it to just the right spot and
cleared the bases. Verga made hit that
brought Hall in, Leonard was put out and
the inning ended In the ninth Florence
braced up and it looked as if they were
going to make matters uncomfortable,
but it did not result that way Atkins,
the first man up, scored a run, but the
others went out in regular order, the last
being retired on a fine stop and throw by
Verga, The score follows:
MOUNT HOLLY
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