The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-06-29
BASE BALL

The best game OF the season at Elk
ton Ball Park was witnessed last Sat
urday. when Port Deposit and Man
aGcr JohnsOn'S lawyers crossed bats
Eikt"n won by the score OF ) to ,, but
it Is the opinion OF many oil those who
saw the game that such might not
have been the result except for the
stupidity OF the Port Deposit man
agcment. 1t is hard to understand
why they would come to Elkton with
the material to beat the Elktonians or
at least give them great trouble and
never use it till after they had lost the
game.
They had with them a player whom
they kept in right field until their half
OF the third inning was partly played
and Elkton had scored four runs, and
then put him in the box after Williams
who had been doing the pitching, vol
unfairly quit. This player was entered
on the score sheet as Herman, but is
SAID to be no other than the celebrated
| Brady, pitcher for the U. of P. team,
and regarded as one of the greatest in
the amateur arena. Certain it is, that
he is master twirler and one Of the
best ever seen in Elkton, and with
catcher who could have held him, Elk.
| tons show OF winning would have been
greatly reduced, il not entirely wiped
out He had some OF the "wickedest"
curves and shoots ever seen on the
grounds, and speed to burn. After he
took the box, the score was to I, in
Port Deposits favor. West, Elkton's
importation from Hartley, Del, pitched
nice, steady game. and with the
proper support should have been en-
titled to a shut out Score by innings;
| tlkton ....... o ? o ks
Port Deposit 30 o o o %
Earned runs-Elkton, e Two base
hts-Hand, Mannering, Mahr. Sacri-
flee hitS-Dcnny. Bender. Stolen bases
-Drennen, Beatty, Hand, Scott, Sny-
der. Brady, Williams. Left on bases
Elkton, 8; Port Deposit, 5. Double
plays-Drennen to Mannering; Beatty
to Mannering. Struck out-by West,
s: by Williams, 5; by Brady. g. Base
on bal1s-by West, =; by Williams, I
Wild pitch-Brady. Hit by pitcher
Beatty, Johnson, Buck. Passed balls
by Scott, I; by Snyder, 4. Umpire
| II. \. Warburton Time OF game-I.4s
The glorious Fourth will be a gala
day for base ball in Elkton Manager
| Johnson has arranged for two games
one at 1918 i'll the morning, and one
| at $50 III the afternoon, with the
strong Covenant Athletic Association
team ri Philadelphia The manager
oi the Covenant team writes that their
| batteries will be Allen or Kraus, and
Homan in the morning game, and
Schapp and Holman in the afternoon
game. Elkton'S pitching force will
probably be made up OF Cooling
Beatty and West, though Manager
| Johnson is in communication with a
couple OF cracker-jack twirlcrs. who
may possibly be gotten, and il they are
the public may look for some of the
best work ever seen in the county.
| The strong Dupont team OF Viii
mington beat the Aetna club OF New
ark, at that place on Saturday, by the
score OF I to I. The Dupont boys put
up fine ball. They are due to play Elk
ton July 20. when great game is prom
lsed, enIivened by a noble band of
rooters for the powder people
| The game to-day, will be with the
Pennsylvania Railroad Y NJ. c. A
team OF Baltimore, which is said to be
a very strong team The batteries will
be Nuth and Brown. for the visitors,
and Cooling and Scott for the home
club Otherwise Elkton's line up will
probably be the same as last Saturday.
/ Roy James. OF Aberdeen, one of
Hartford county'S strongest players,
has been signed by Manager Johnson
for the balance OF the season. and is
expected to Join the team for the
games OF the Fourth
| The Aetna Club, OF Newark, will be
the visitors at Elkton Ball Park. Sat
urday, July g.
The Elkton diamond is in fine shape
due to the intelligent and untiring eff
| forts OF Treasurer Charles G.. Wells, in
getting it put into condition, after the
circus left it considerably torn up.
Middletown defeated Chesapeake
City, last Saturday, at Chesap eake
| City, to 2. Watson and Cresweli
filled the points for the home team,
and Richards and Gibbs did like duty
for the visitors.
Burns Bros Runabouts will play
! two games at Havre de Grace. July 4.
| Lewisvillc defeated the NJ & D. A
team OF Chrome, Pa. on Saturday at
| Lewisville, Is to 10. 4 return game
will be played.
A correspondent writes us that the
Washington Amateurs completely
showed under the strong North East
team last Saturday, 10 the tune of IS
to 2. That must have been altogether
delightful for the Northeasters, con-
sidering the sizzling weather Satur-
day afternoon.
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