The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-07-29

Hartford Rasebnn LeaRue.

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Persons who were fortunate enough to wit
ness the Bel Air-Cambria game at the count!
fair grounds last Saturday, enjoyed one OF thu
| most exciting contests that has ever beer
played in the county. The intense excite
ment which had been manifested all during TIT
| game reached Il climax in the ninth inning
| when with the score to In favor of tn,
cambria team, the Bel Air boys with bull dos
determination pulled the game out Of the fir,
| by scoring two runs with only one man out
| Up to this time the spectators had been tor
mented by having the score first in favor Of
| the home team, when with few safe hits and
| errors the visitors would surge ahead. At one
| time the score stood to In favor Of Bel Air
but the lead was soon overcome by Cambria
and held by them for several innings. With
| defeat staring them In the face, and the fact
| that the loss of the game would certainly de-
| priVe them of all hope of winning first place
| in the League and also the Schapiro cup, the
| Bel Air boys began their last half OF the ninth
| inning with the determination OF winning the
game. Reckord struck out, Sawyer was re-
| warded with base on balls and promptly
stole second. Carroll took his place at the
bat and waited patiently for good ball and
when /; finally came he landed on it il such
good style that it went sailing into center
field between short and second base, scoring
Sawyer and himself These runs were amply
sufficient to win the game and it came to a
sudden determination and in way that gave
enthusiasm to the home rooters.
The inability to hit the ball was very mani
fest in the game as the Bel Air boys seemed
TO have lost their batting-eye for the time be-
ing, while loose fielding was also thrown in,
and the combination came near working
trouble for our boys. Larue pitched for Cam
Gria, and managed to hold the home team
down to eight or ten hits. Only in one inning
were hits punched, when four runs were made.
Larue did not appear to have anything an
common in his delivery, but managed to keep
his opponents from hitting the ball safely.
Richardson pitched very good game for Bel
Air and with proper support would have held
Cambria down to three runs, as four runs
were scored on two fly balls that fell safely in
short right field. Score, Bel Air s; Cambria T.
The Hartford county base ball league season
which ended last Saturday, was q most sue
cessful one. Each team was scheduled to
play two games with each other club. The
season, to many, appears to have been too
short, but when the projectors Of the new sd-
venture got together at the first Of the season
to arrange the schedule it was decided In order
to make it prove success this year, it would
be best to have the season short one and to
see how it would work. The successful re-
suit will pave the way for a longer season
next year and may include more clubs.
Bel Air and Delta succeeded in winning
their games from Cambria and Aberdeen,
respectively, on Saturday, thus tleIng these
two clubs for first place. In order to decide
which Of these clubs is entitled to the
championship and the ownership of the
Schapiro silver cup, series OF three games
will be played, two on the county fair grounds
and one at Delta. The first game Of the series
will be played here on Saturday, August 9th,
the second at Delta, August ID, and the third
in Bel Air on August Goth, providing each
team wins one of the first two games. 1t Is
expected that these games will attract wide
interest and will prove to be the best contests
ever fought in the county.
The score between Delta and Aberdeen was
Is to 0. The game took place at Delta In the
presence of several hundred spectators, who
went wild with enthusiasm over the victory
of their team.
Franklinville was unable to go to Darling
ton therefore forfeiting their game by q
score of 0 too.