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

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Sporting Notes.
Go to Pemberton on Thursday, and ge
your moneys worth. Take the 2.07 trail
from Mount Holly.
With the fine exhibitions of base bal
being given in this county there is moi
much necessity for going to the city to see
the game.
Eleven to nine was the score by which
the Archer club of Moorestown was de.
feated on Saturday by the Morris Field
Club, of Philadelphia.
The strong pitching of Bintiiff. of the
Grub team of Beverly, caused the shut
out of Delanco, and allowed the Grubbs to
win the 18th out of Is games played.
Mount Holly will play at Medford on
Saturday. On this occasion the Penusyl,
vanla Railroad has put on special train
to leave here at 100. Tickets 35 cents.
The game at Burlington, on Saturday,
rbetween the r. 7. Wood and Winton A. O.,
Of Philadelphia, ended in dispute in the
ninth inning with the score tie-9 to 9.
The schedule of the Mount Holly team
for the month of August is as follows:
18th, Medford; 18th, New Egypt; Goth,
Florence. All at Mount Holly with the
exception of Medford, which is played at
| Medford.
1t is small town that does not have at
least two base ball cubs. Palmyra had
two games on Saturday in which the home
teams were successful. Victor beat Alert
30 to 0, and Y. M G. A. defeated Bur
lington High School. to 6.
In the second game of the season New
Egypt defeated the strong Allentown team
on Saturday, the score being to a The
game was played at New Egypt New
Egypt feels quite satisfied with the con-
dition of its team and feels very confident
of being able to win the game at Pember-
ton.
Pemberton had walkover on Saturday
and beat the Crescent A. c. of Philadel.
phia by the score Of to o. Conway al
lowed the other fellows single hit Penn
berton has had two good practice games
within the past two weeks and is now in
good shape for the contest with New
Egypt.
Bristol and Burlington got together at
Burlington Island on Wednesday and
Burlington went under to the score of 8 to
2. Vickery was batted around for ten
hits. In addition to this there were two
umpires, neither of whom was Thompson,
hence Vickery was not able to umpire the
game to suit himself.
All Florence was out on Saturday to see
the game with Medford, with the expecta-
tion of seeng their favorites have an easv
time of 1t. But in this they were mis-
taken as the Medford boys were on their
mettle, and played hard, but were unable
to escape defeat, being shut out, while the
Florence team scored only one run.
Another uninteresting game of ball was
played on the Mount Holly grounds, on
Saturday, when the All Philadelphia team
was here. Parker was in his usual good
form and held the visitors down to three
hits, while Mount Holly landed on the
opposing pitcher and cleaned up IA hits |
The score was in favor of the home team
IL to l, the single score being made in the |
last inning.
The j. F. Budd team, of Burliug ton. bit |
the dust in very humiliating manner on |
Saturday when Riverside wiped the field !
up with 1t. The $4,000 beauty pitcher,
Vickery, started in to play the whole |
hands full so he abandoned the idea of |
being pitcher and umpire and devoted |
himself to trying to locate the plate. But
the Riverside boys simply laughed at him
and sent the ball over the field as they de
sired to. Twelve hits, netting twelve
runs was the record, while Burlington
made one run on three hits. The Burling-
ton.team went to pieces early and made six
errors, while Vickery was absolutely of no
account against the heavy hitters from
down the road.
Next Thursday will be big day on the
grounds of the Pemberton base ball club. |
when the home team will meet the New |
Egypt club for the third time. Each club
has won game and there will be lively |
contest for the victory this time. The
game will begin at 345. The Union
Company will give a
special rate of fare over its line and 1t is
that the entire population of
New Egypt with the brass band at its
head will be present Pemberton people
will be out in force to back their favorites
and the surrounding towns and country
will send delegations who wish to see the
fun. This will be no slow game. 1t will I
be contest to the finish. There will be
that will be heard for miles.
but strict order will be preserved The
ladies of both towns take great interest in
their clubs and they attend in large num-
bers. Save your pennies and 90 to Penn
OciOOH Ou AAul SudJ AOu VIII not regret !
Il.
Wednesday was gala day at Medford
Tor sure. The champion colored base ball
5eam, the Philadelphia Giants, played
with the home team. played with them"
IS the correct term, for the colored men
simply toyed with the locals as cat does
with mouse. The Giants got II runs
They did not get 40 because they did not
want them. The Medford club got 4,
simply because their opponents allowed
hem to. In the first part of the game
,he pitchers were both named Foster
RUDE Foster for the visitors, Joe Foster
for the home team. The latter lasted five
innings, then McGarvey was put in the
box, but it was no better for them The
,olored men simply nit the ball at pleas
ire and ran bases to suit themselves
twenty hits was their total Medford
made ten hits, but this was because many
If the balls sent were merely tossed over
,he plate. The game was interesting and
was full of funny situations. Nobody ex
pected the home team to win, although
many of its hackers thought it would
make better showing. 1t probably did
IS well as any other club in the county
could have done under the same circum
stanpaS