Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-25
BASE BALL.


Woodbury. at the G. G. grounds. Six
out Of six for Clayton. Score, 8 to 0.
By the score of to on last Saturday
Country Club won from Wenonah--a Cam
den team. The visitors are lighter team
and not in C. c. class at all. Dey handled
the ball in an effective manner, allowing
hits.
Cuban X-Giants wiped Atlantic City up
by the score of Z to last Saturday. Poor
head-work by the seashore denizens is
responsible for this.
Cape May defeated the Bristol team on
Saturday, to 3. Only hits were gotten
off Sites, Cape Mays pitcher.
G oucester suffered defeat at the hands
Of the Mt. Ephraim team-5 to A. The
batting of Edwards was feature Five
hits out of five times at bat, one two bag
ger. Good work BILL 2
Berlin put up most interesting game
with Clayton last Saturday. Score, Clay
ton 4; Berlin l.
Situated in the midst of huckleberry
saamps, fourteen miles South of Wood
bury is little town by the name of Clay
ton. Two years ago this world hardly
| knew of the existence Of this village but
now it is famous wide is its renown,
great are its achievements Baseball, this
country's national game, is responsible for
/ Clayton's fame, for, from the base Of many
/ a huckleberry bush has sprung knight
who was to don the armor of his local town
and bring his companions to victory over
all corners. And among these comers came
Woodbury., proud, exoectant. exultant,
flushed with pride of former fortunes and
hopeful OF future victories Alas, alas !,
Seven times did Woodbury. battle, and
yaliantly, too to win contest from these
stalwart sons of Clayton, yet each time did
these champions trail the red and black
! low in the dust. Honor for the victors
Honor for the conquered Each contest
was battle for blood, struggle for vic
tory, a contest between warriers to the
bitter end, yet the best team won and for
this we are glad. Clayton is victor, cham
pion team Of the county and it won on
merit, for by more brilliant playing and
better work were its victories achieved.
Each contest between these two riYals
was noble. Each battle won the continu-
GUS applause of the spectators but repeated
defeats dlsmayed the hopeful cohorts Of
Woodbury. and on Tuesday, on which the
last game of the series was played in Clay
ton, the Country Club team was left to
fight its own battle without the aid Of the
friendly 'rooters'' who have eheered en-
couragsment to the team in many an hour
of bitter discouragement Hardly a
.rooter'' or hacker saw the last game
and the last defeat of to L Even Clay
ton did not draw as large crowd as usual
but it was sympathetic crowd-its sympa-
thies were with Clayton but it pitied
Woodbury..
Tuesday was an ideal day for base ball
The sun was not too hot, the air was just
cool enough and the wind retained just
velocity enough to not impare the flight of
fly
Woodbury. started the game in poor shape
Reynolds tanning. Boogar walked, Houser
hit to right and Keeling ignominiously
famed out with Boogar on third, Houser
having been tagged by Ward while trying
to stretch his single into double.
Clayton scored Bevier after hitting in its
hall, on hit by Ward after Boogar was out.
There was nothing doing until the fourth
when Smith after getting his base on Kell-
ings error and advancing on O'Neil's out
scored on Keough's hit to left.
/ Keough tailed in the seventh after his
ting, and being advanced by Dopson's out
! to Tyler, on Simmerman's solid dive to
right.
Woodbury. made the score / to in the
next inning Tyler was presented with a
base by Mr.. Smith who made most spec
tacular error, Pollock sent high one to
| Ward and Reynolds doubled to right, scor-
ing Donkey The score remained the
same as there was nothing doing during
the remainder Of the game
NOTES OF THE GAME.
Pollock famed seven, Doppy three.
Doppy passed four.
One two bagger and a scratch hit of
Dopson- Seven safeties and aud a double
of Pollock.
Left on bases Clayton 5, G. C. s.
The report is circulated that Houser has
signed with Clayton for next year.
We would like to see a serious Of games
leadership Of the Sheriff's Of the two
counties. Jones is a winner.