The Penn's Grove record., 1903-09-18
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Penn's Grove and PennsvilIe Conte
Penn's Grove Wins /
1t is a trite and true proyerb which
says He who laughs last laughs BEST
and this was demonstrated last Saturday
at the PENIS Grove Base Ball Park,
when the local team won from the Penns-
vile aggregation by the score Of Z to-.
Much interest had been concentrated III
this game, growing out Of the result OF
the game between the same teams on the
18th OF August, when the Pennsville
players left the field in the last half OF
the ninth inning, when the score was 6 to
Z, their favor. and the PENIS Grove
team was just beginning to get asmile on.
The cause was a decision at third base,
the umpire favoring the runner on a tie.
The teams consented to prove the game
land on last Saturday the Pennsville team
arrived with. the same players with the
exception of Wise and Smeade, of Della
ware, and "Jimn Boogar, OF Salem, who
played at short for PENIS Grove last
season. s'Chick" Tierney, 4Billy" Day
and Hartman, Of Wilmington, were the
new arrivals for the locals, Ind things
looked as though something was going to
happen. The Pennsville team were ex-
pecting to go up against Gonnerman on
the 10Th, but he failed i put in appear
ance, Faulkner, Of Wilmington, taking
his place, but Saturday Gonnerman was
ION deck and the visitors got Conner
man to their hearts content.
The interest was SO intense that along
the bleachers one was reminded Of Monte
Carlo, and many Of the Pennsville rooters
left the grounds after the game, minus
a lot of the "long green" Bets were
scarce until after the second inning, when
the visitors risked a chance or two. A
Fort Mott umpire was put in with Reeves
and, judging from the decisions given
by the Fort Mott umpire, he had never
seen a game before. Some rank decisions
on his part were utterly disgusting, but
of course the locals did not leave the field
but stayed and took their medicine.
On errors of Becker, Countess and
Boogar reached first and scored on hits of
Stepler and Duffy. This was where
the visitors took their little smile, and it
was their limit. The locals started with
a hot n to short. Tierney placed asafe
one over second and by some slippery
base running stole second, third, and
would have captured the home plate but
Hartman helped him in with a single.
Score 81. Nothing happened in the Sec
ond inning for either side and in the
locals half of the third, Lummis got a
walk and scored or errors by Chase and
Duffy. The score was 2 to 2 and both
pitchers were serving splendid ball, back
ed up by gilt edged support. In the
fourth Hevener made ont Of the star
plays of the sea0nast1hiamtnd-
ing jump and pulling4@Mn a high one
with one hand hot from the bat. To say
that this wa brilliant is putting it mild;
it was truly hair-raising.
Callahan displayed great nerve in the
fourth, with the locals at bat. On three
successive hits the bases were filed and
it looked as though the locals were GO
ing to score. Callahan settled down to
business, striking out Becker ard Lum-
mis-. Hevener was out on a slow one to
first which retired the side. This act
was duplicated by the locals in the sew
enth, Gonnerman pulling himself out of
a hole by his superb pitching.
"Jackn Holmes made a sensational
catch Of Boogar's fly to left, while Tier
ney was under the ball, but Jack jumped
into the air and caught it with one hand
tumbling over Tierney in the act. This
was a mate to Hevener's sensational play
and was a daring chance. In the fifth
Gruff started for a high one to center and
nabbed it in time to take the laurels from
Hevener, who takes a large part OF CEN
ter. This play also ranksin with Heyen-
er and Holmes. The visitors played
right fair every day ball, but were unable
to compete with the locals.
The sixth inning for the locals was the
time Callahan was bumped" Our gem
ial and ever present Hsox' VINO habitates
one Of the lower seats Of the grand stand
| prophesied a balloon ascension and sure
| enough it came. Day started the fun
with a single, Gonnerman thought a
two-base hit necessary to make a show.
ing. Becker redeemed himself by a
nice hit to right, scoring Day and Con-
herman. Lummis came next with a
single and the "Old Reliance, nour friend
Hevener, pounded out a 3-baeger, scoring
| Lummis and Becker and reaching home
himself on an error at third. Five runs
were enough in one inning SO Tierney
was u on q hit to short, Hartman
popped up a little fly to first, Holmes got
walked, but was throwed out at second.
The remaining inning were ~goose-eggs for
both teams and the most interesting game
Of the season came to a close with the
Penn's Grove the winners Score Z to 2.
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