The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-08-27
Base Ball.

The same old song-Mount Holly go
beat on Saturday. Could not hit an,
made bad errors just when they ought no
to. Medford was the opposing team ant
made Its first run in the first inning A
long hit was made to centre field with
man on second base. Gillian threw tt
catch the runner but the throw went wil(
and the man scored. In the fifth inning
the right fielder for Mount Holly made
two bad errors, in one instance letting the
ball drop at his feet and was unable tt
locate it. This let three runs in. Noun
Holly got two runs, and the score ended
that Way to 2. As far as the game was
concerned it was one of the tamest affairs
ever witnessed. About the only brilliant
play was a catch by Jack Gillian, who
backed into the centre of lot of corr
stalks and held on to the ball. Ellis
pitched fine game for Medford and Heinz
did equally well for Mount Holly, the hits
being seven for Mount Holly and nine fol
Medford. There was not an earned run
in the game and there was no especial
credit in the victory, save that it added
one more to the games won" by Medford.
Mount Holly will play at New Egypt
Thursday afternoon-"C Carnival Day."
The Mount Holly Field Club went to
Pemberton on Saturday. Mount Holly
lost the game-10 to g.
Moorestown played against the Medford
M. G. A. on Saturday, and won the
game by the score of to 8.
The game between Medford and the
Philadelphia Giants did not take place on
wednesday owing to the rain. The game
Will be played this afternoon.
Florence comes next Saturday. On
Monday the Mount Holly team will 90 to
Medford for two games. Randall will
pitch in the morning. On the following
Saturday Burlington will be here
Vincentown and the M. w. Taylor club
from Camden had an exciting game on
Saturday. Thirteen innings were played
and the game ended a tie-2 to 3 These
clubs will play two games on Labor Day
at Vincentown.
The Mount Holly F. G. will 90 to
Moorestown next Monday afternoon,
Labor Day to play the strong team of
that place. A red hot game is looked for
as the Moorestown boys are looking for re.
venge for their defeat earlier in the season
at the hands of the locals by the score of
to 1.
Burlington and Riverside got together
again on Saturday and there was the
usual enthusiasm which follows the meet
ing OF these two clubs. Rhubart started
to pitch for Burlington but it was soon
found that he was no just the thing and
Blackburn took his place. Burlington
made i've runs in two innings and that
won the game as Riverside got but two
runs.
New Egypt played game with the p
H. h. team on Saturday and won by the
score of of 2 to /. On Carnival Day New
Egypt is going to have a strong team in
the field. One of the pitchers will be
Lefty" Craig, of the Athletic staff, but
the management has not yet decided wheth-
er to use him in the morning game or
save him to do Noun Holly up in the af-
ternoon.
Florence had Beverly as it's opposing
team on Saturday. Charlie Klein, the Tren-
ton wonder, who has been helping Flor
ence win games, was not on hand. He
was playing with another team, and was
given some heavy bumps Welsh, a
pitcher who has had some power In the
past, was in the box for Florence, but he
could not hold the Beverly boys down,
and they got nine hits off his delivery.
Florence was not able to score until the
eighth inning and then got four runs, but
they were not sufficient as Beverly al
ready had six and got one more in the
ninth, ending the game by the score of
seven to four. Charlie Peacock, first base
for Florence, split his finger during
practice and was not able to get into the
game.