The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-08-01
Sporting Notes.

The Keystone team will play Vincen
town on Saturday at that place.
The Navy defeated the Moorestowl
F. @. on Saturday, in an interesting tel
inning game by the score of A to3.
The Bornot team, of Philadelphia, suf
fered shutout at the hands of the Victor
of Palmyra, on Saturday, the latter get
ting 10 runs.
Riverside and Florence had an exciting
game on Saturday, in which the former
was victorious by the score of 1 to O.
Rhubart pitched for Florence.
The Archer base ball club of Moores-
town had walkover with the Dickinson
Square club on Saturday, the score being:
Archer, 10; Dickinson Square, A.
Mount Holly A. c. went to Merchant
vile on Saturday, but it was sad visit
The Merchantville team gave the county
seaters bad defeat. the score being 10 to
g.
The Burlington base ball club was
scheduled to play at Mount Holly, on Sat
urday, but owing to the disagreement of
last week the game has been cancelled
Mike Brown, former pitcher for Bur
lington, got back into the game on Satur-
day and played with the Wood team, of
Burlington, against Smithville, the latter
being beaten by the score of II to g.
The Hightstown Driving Association
will hold race meeting Saturday. August
10, 20 and $50 classes trot or pace 5000
each. Also 800 class trot or pace for
prizes. Entries close Saturday, August ~.
Pemberton took rest on Saturday
and played an easy game, having Cooks
town for its opponents. Only seven
innings were played, Pemberton scoring
II runs after getting ten hits. Cookstown
only made one hit and did not score.
The Grubb team of Beverly gave more
on Saturday, of its ability to play
ball, beating the Delanco team by the
score of to 2, taking ten innings to make
the decision. Bintlitf. pitcher of the
Grubbs, is a good one and is worth watch
ing.
Tom" Mcfarland, of Burlington, on
was badly injured in the head
and one arm, at the Wilmington, Del,
races. While scoring in the 220 trot,
Alameda, the horse he was driving, was
run into by another horse in the crowded
stretch. Alameda continued at break
neck speed around the track for nearly
half mile, the broken sulky humping
behind him, but was finally veered into
a stable.
Tomorrow will be the day to travel to
Medford. The Philadelphia Giants will
play ball there, and while the home team
loes not expect to win it does propose to
give the other fellows a run for their
money. This is the genuine Philadelphia
Giant team. The manager at one time
vas employed at Medford and he has
always wanted to get a game there. In
addition to this ball game there will be
another between two of the mir or teams.
There will also be vaudeville entertain
nent. AS the seating capacity of the
grand stand is limited it will be we'll to go
'arly. The game will begin at $50.
Mount Holly's base ball club went to
Burlington to play a return game on Sat
lrday. Parker was in the pitchers box
md he held Burlington down right well.
Up to the sixth inning neither side had
cored. Then Sadler, one of the Mount
Holly team, hit hard one and before 1t
vas returned Sadler reached home. Wick
Try, of Burlington, rushed up to the
Umpire, and claimed the runner had not
ouched first base. Notwithstanding the
Umpire did not see the play, he immedi-
Itely allowed the claim and declared Sad
er out. The Mount Holly manager dis
,uted the decision and as the umpire
would not reverse it, the latter team left the
leld.
As an example of how a club can play
fine game of base ball and then give a
Jul OAAiulIlOn we nave only W Iuru W
he game at Medford last Saturday. The
'isiting team was Grenlock. A few weeks
lgo this club gave Medford sharp tussle
or ten innings, winning the contest by
me run. On Saturday Medford won by
he score of six to one. The visitors put |
Up very ragged game and make some of |
he most stupid plays ever seen on the
grounds McGarvey was in the box for
dedford and some of the grand stand |
'eople felt little shaky, but they had no
eason to for McGarvey showed himself
master of the position He had excellent
ontrol of the ball and had cool head.
flowing his opponents but four hits