The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-05-09
BASE BALL.

In a baseball contest full of incidents
and marked by some magnificent play
ing, l.ambertville conquered Wilbur on
the grounds of the latter team Satur-
nay afternoon last. For real excite
ment and enthusiasm the game surpass-
ed anything seen there in several years.
There WIS not 4 dull moment in the
two hours of play. The score was /
to o, and the game was just as close
rs the score would indicate.
l.ambcrtville won hy superior ball
/ III wing in the field. Several times
Wilbur had chances Ia tie OF win the
game, but clever brilliant playing ena-
bled the lambertvillians 10 go home
happy. Allan Walsh. who was desie
mated to arbltrate matteiswas the rank
est Lambertville ever struck. Walsh
was not to be dictated To- however. and
tins Jack Reynolds found out To his
sorrow. for disPnling i decision ON
balls and strikes Reynolds was ordered
to the heneh and fined S
This happened in the third inning.
With llelverson ON third, Butler was
called out on strikes, retiring the side.
Gong ON the field Reynolds passed Il
remark which sounded something like
this; "Open your eyes, YOU dub !
There was no strike there. This from
Walsh; "'fo the bench with fine of
IS to help pay expenses of the league"
Jack called his aggregation of ball tos-
sers on the field Thinking they had
been given 4 lemon the Wilburites
crowded ON the field, hootine and veil
ING. Some of the remarks passed were
not gentlemanly in the least, and there
was no police protection To keep the
TN can spottS nom the diamond
lambcrtvllle was gwen five minutes
to resume play or forfeit the game, but
II was ten minutes before hostilitieS
were resumed. Reynolds took his place
ON the bag after Manager MacKay
squared matters with President Riley.
When play was commenced again 1t
| was found that but one bah was in play.
Repeated requests from the umpire
failed 10 bring out another ball so Rey-
noldS refused To so ON with the game
until Wagner produced another nugget.
Balls are scarce IN this neighborhood
and some good natured Joker in the
| stand offered To start i contribution for
couple of extra balls The balls used
were dead and sounded very punky.
Greenwich was IN enigma when hits
meant runs. lie WIS accorded magni
hcent support by his team mates, es-
pecially Kline behind the bat and But
Ter at short. Butler picked off seven
chances, not one OF them being easy,
and handled himself like a veteran 1t
was kllne's work that saved the game,
| assisted by an excellent throw to the
plate by Wislef. The first last and
| only run was scored IN the second inn.
ing. Gilbert singled To center and was
advanced to second ON Ilclverson'
neat sacn6ce While Kelly was think
ing of friends lar away, Cute" pillcr
ed third. Butler struck ont, but kel,
failed 10 hold the sphere and ON til,
throw To FIRST Gilbert scored
Gllbelt, running Ion IIelvcrson, got
as iar AZ thifl IN the hind inning, and
in the seventh once more got To that
station In the ninth l.ambertvillc had
a good chance Ia score, hut Klein
strayed AWAY from second and was Im
down between the bags
Wilbur did not have chance until
the sixth, when lIough came within an
ace of breaking up the game. With
two men down and Dennis ON FIRST,
Harry hciled the sphere 10 the left field
fence for two sacks Fast fielding ON
the part OF Gilbert kept Dennis ON third.
Lewis bounded high groundcr to
Greenwich, who mggled ii, but recover
ed ii in time To get his man at first In
the seventh khne's gameness saved
Lambertvillc Morcy opened with a
ripping single On 4 Int by Travers
he went To third 'fravers sauntered
TO second on the first ball pitched A
short throw from Kline To Reynolds
brought Morey home. Reynolds quick
return of the sphere caught MIorcy 4,
the plate Kline WAS Knocked down
in the mix up and blood came from his
| nose and his face WIS scratched, but
he plucklly resumed his task. On a
swat by Wilson, Tfayers attempted tc
score, but was nipped in the bud by Al
excellent throw from Wisler To Kline
This is all for Wilbur.
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