The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-09-03
Base Ball.

Base Ball.
Flushed with victory over Mount Hol
and with the idea that its pitcher, Ell
was the king bee on the face of the cart
Medford went on the field on Tuesda
with foolish idea that If it could not be
the champion colored team, the Philad,
phia Giants, it could at least keep Il
score down to respectable figure. Pc
haps Medford did think victory wou
perch on its banners. At any rate tn
idea became prevalent among some of Il
sporting fraternity after it got to the lit
town, for 1t Immediately began to pla,
money that way, and went home sorroy
ing over its foolishness. Medford WI
never in 1t. If Ellis had large hes
when the game started it was less than I'll
size of an apple when the battle was owe
His deceptive delivery was pie for IL
champions and the way they knocked bal
over the fence and around the field WI
enough to cause the spectators to have IL
headache for the poor little pitcher who's
glory so fast departed. The "squeel
play" was not for moment to be cOnsiC
cred. The colored men were on to all til
tricks of the trade and they simply toye
with their opponents. AS an evidence {
the way they played, in one inning a ba
was hit to the field and was captured by th
second baseman who threw to the catche
and the latter threw to first base and pu
the runner out. Medford was up against tn
real thing. The Giants got ten runs. The
they did not need any more so they let u
in their efforts, but they decided that Med
ford should not score and in this determin
alton they won out, for Medford did no
get run. The contemplated game witt
the Athletics has been abandoned for tn
present.
Hoffman is good infielder. AS cap
tain he is absolutely of no account.
Burlington defeated Beverly on Satur
day, by the score of 8 to o. Lemke, Bur
lington's first baseman, had one assist and
II put outs.
Burlington will be here next Saturday
Will it be the same old story or will
Mount Holly surprise everybody by
winning?
Horton and Shipski, two of the Florence
team, play fast game and are pretty sure
hitters. Both of these men wanted to play
with Mount Holly, but they were not
given chance.
True, Mount Holly can win a game
once in awhile. At New Egypt, on
Thursday, 1t was successful. But that
has not been the rule this season.
Five to four was the score at Florence
on Saturday, when the Rosebuds, of that
place, were defeated by the Bristol Cres-
cents in ten inning game.
Heinz, who pitched two games for Mount
Holly, was released after Saturdays game.
Thumbs, third baseman, who made
two damaging errors, was continued.
There was an interesting game at Colum,
bus on Saturday, when team from Bur-
ington played the locals. Columbus touch
I'd the opposing pitcher for IA hits and won
,he game by the score of to /.
The Mount Holly Field Club was de-
u. ". n.
by the score of to g. Each
cam has won game and the deciding
game will be played at Moorestown on
Saturday.
On Sunday there was game at Ran
'ocas Park. A Camden team, well uni
ormed and apparently up to the game in
III its points played against the Farmers"
# Masonville. The latter won the game
" the score of oe.
Delanco A. A. defeated the Philadel.
'hia Browns by the score of 5 to 1. How
on, of the visitors, had four hits out of
our times at bat, and made the only run.
ninth, the Philadelphia pitcher struck
ut ten men, but his team did not seem
BILE to win.
Beverly was to have played at Medford
n Saturday, but on Wednesday sent
7ord that more money could be obtained
y playing at Burlington and, without
living Medford a chance to raise the
Cancelled the game. Con.
quentlY there was no game at the latter
lace on Saturday. Manager Bowker
anne to Mount Holly to see the game.
Funny that Mount Holly can play so
yell away from home and then fall down
n their own grounds. At New Egypt
hey played brilliant game and won.
It Medford they were up against club
hat can play all around Florence, vet
ley held the former down to tie in IS
innings and let Florence and Medford
AXE two games from them on the Mount
Jolly grounds.
The Medford base ball reporter certainly
ees unique things in a base ball game
q his report of yesterdays contest he
lentions something that was never before
card of. He says Brady made "a sacri-
ce drive to deep centre" This was
reat. II was a shame Jack Gillian
ropped it. He should have held it and
ad it Gagged as it would have been the
My SPECIMEN ever seen. In the same re-
ort the writer says Mount Holly could
OF hit Shoenut, yet the detailed account
bows that Mount Holly got six hits off of
hoenut, while Medford was unable to
ouch Randall for more than five.
Mount Holly and Medford had two
oyal games yesterday. Evidently some
ody had been reading the law to the
layers for the work put up by Mount
Jolly was different from anything shown
efore this season. In the morning game
choenut pitched for Medford and Randall
vas in the box for Mount Holly. After
laying twelve innings the game had to
e stopped in order that Randall could
atch train. The score was to 1. In
he afternoon Medford had Ellis in the
OK and Mount Holly had a man named
EDWARDS. Both men did good work and
ne fielding was fast. 1t took thirteen
ming to settle this contest and the score
nded two to one in favor of Medford.
Next came Florence. Shut out by
Tincentown on Wednesday. With the
lea that the Vincentown people were a
ct of easy farmers Florence went over
nth an air of confidence that was taken
ut of them before the second inning had
losed. Anything is good enough to
eat Vincentown with, " said the Florence
eople so Rhubart was put in the pitchers
OK The way the farmers" landed on
D him was enough to make one weep,
nd it is said that tears did stream down
be cheeks of several of the foundrytown
la yers and hackers What made it seem
D the latter they had dead sure thing
5as the fact that some Of the Vincentown
cam did not get on the ground at the time
ct for practice, they could not get away
rom corn cutting and milking, but when
hey went to the field in answer to the
mpire's call, they showed that they are
lways in practice and they made the
isitors look like mass of melted pig
ron. The score was 6 to o.
But then Florence got its consolation on
for 1t again defeated Mount
holly, but that is nothing, most any club
an do that The game on Saturday was
be usual exhibition of how not to play.
n only one inning did Mount Holly play
all. Then by clever blocking of the ball
hree men got on the bases. There was
nance to score and some headwork
would have done great good, but there
vas nothing of the kind displayed In
tead of bunting" the next three batters
ried to knock the ball out of sight. This