The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-05-28
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IhoSe VINO went to the High street ball
grounds, on Saturday, were given a fine
game of ball. The visitors were the East
Falls team, which always puts up strong
argument. 1t looked for while as if
Mount Holly was doomed to defeat. East
Falls scored a run in the first inning and
SIount Holly was BANKED, but made two
runs in the next inning. So the game
went, first one then the other until the
end of the fifth inning when the score was
four each. Mount Holly had a new
pitcher named Watkins. He was not able
to keep the other fellows from hitting, so
Jack Gillian was put in in the fifth and
there was marked difference. In that
inning Mount Holly made another run
and in the sixth the visitors got ratified
and threw the ball around recklessly, the
result being three more runs for the home
team. One more was added to Mount
Holly's score, but East Falls did not get
another and the game ended with the
score to 4. The errors were not numer
Gus but they were costly Billy Smith,
Mount Holly's popular left fielder, made
long hit to left field. netting him two
bases, and he made beautiful throw to
the home plate, catching the runner.
The pitcher who was in the box at the
first game for Mount Holly hurt his arm
so as to be unable to pitch last Saturday
and may not be able to use his arm for
some time.
Fryer umpired again and did fairly
we'll. Two decisions at the home plate
and one foul ball which was declared fair,
were strongly protested by the visitors.
Riverside will play at Mount Holly, on
Saturday.
Florence defeated the Allen Grays, of
Philadelphia, on Saturday. Score, 15to l.
Manager Lamb is after young pitcher
of great strength and expects to land him
for the next game.
There will not be any game at the High
street grounds on Thursday, the attrac-
tions all being at the Fair Grounds.
Medford will open the season on Thurs
day with two games with the Herman,
who are annual visitors to the town on
that day.
Logan, Jarvis and Randall played with
Germantown on Saturday. Randall got
hit so hard that he had to be taken from
the box.
The Rosebuds, of Florence. played an
interesting game with the Spring Garden,
of Riverside, on Saturday, winning the
game by the score of 0 to 5.
The Florence Y. NJ c. A. team went to
Vincentcwn, on Saturday, and were de
feated by the score of to 0. On Thurs
day Vincentown will play the Florence
Rosebuds at Vincentown.
In game for the junior championship
of Burlington, the Reserve A. G.. lost to
the All-Stars. The latter got two runs in
the first and one in the ninth inning, while
the others only got two during the game
Moorestown Y M. c. A. had an off-day
Saturday and was taken into camp by the
Eastburn team from Philadelphia. The
score was IL to g. On Thursday the Y.
M. G. A. will play the married men of the
association, in the morning, and in the af-
ternoon will cross bats with the H. r.
Stratton team from Philadelphia
st. Luke, the champion amateur team of
Philadelphia, gave Burlington hard
whipping on Saturday. Joe Foster, who
/ held the opposing team down on the pre-
vious Saturday, was of little account
against St. Luke's heavy hitters and he
was knocked out of the box in the sixth
inning. st. Luke won by the score of
to3
Springfield, Mass, has novelty in tho
shape of manager. His name is O'Neill
Its shame to take the money" he sale
on Saturday as he handed every person
present rain check. The day was per
feet, not cloud to be seen. but the gam,
Yves on such ragged edge that O'Neil
said he could not, as true sport, stanC
for it., SO he invited the people to com
again at his expense.
!, The Grubb team, of Beverly, smartin,
under a defeat of the previous week, wen
to work on Saturday afternoon, to redeem
, the situation. The visitors were tn
, strong South Philadelphia team and tn
game was royal battle. Sweeney, VIII
) has been pitching for the Florence Rose
buds, was given trial by the Grubbs an
, he struck out IS men. The South Phils
e dephia team did not get a run and tn
e Grubbs got one in the fifth inning. Ths
a was the final score-1 to O.