The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-07-07

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Mount Holly had two good games o
base ball, on Saturday, the visiting clu
being the Stratford field club, from Phila
delphia In the morning contest 1t re
quired ten innings to settle the game
Deacon, Mount Holly's shortstop, was no
in his usual form at the beginning. but II
the tenth with the score to l, Deacon
made up for all deficiencies He lined
ball out for three bases, and then made
clever steal home on a short passed bal
and won the game. Jack Gillian pitched
and kept the visitors down to four hits
with IS strike-outs to his credit. Had ht
been supported properly at first base he
would have caught several men mapping,
but each time he threw to that point the
first baseman was unable to hold the ball.
In the afternoon game the home team
secured another shutout, the score being
to 0 in Mount Holly's favor. In the
second inning the Mount Holly team, by
some good hits and some errors on the
part of Stratford, scored three runs. In
the second inning, the visitors got badly
ratified and two more runs were scored on
errors After that the game was good
one. Linton umpired in both games and
while he gave general satisfaction it was
noticeable that all the close decisions were
in favor of Mount Holly. Avery peculiar
decision was given In the eighth inning,
when Stratford player knocked ball
over the fence in right field. Eugene
Haines ran behind the fence and caught
the ball, but the umpire could not see the
play. Notwithstanding this he declared
the batsman out, relying on the statement
of Others. Before another inning was
begun there was conference between the
playere and the umpire and the latter adj
mitted he did not see the play and In
order to have basis for future occur
rences it was decided that when man
sent ball over that fence he should be
declared out.
Deacon, shortstop, is star player. Not
only does he cover the entire territory
near him, but he gets on second base every
time the catcher throws there, and 1t is
seldom the runner gets away. AS fact
Deacon plays two positions.
Howls and catcalls were given freely In
the morning game on two stupid plays.
The first was the action of the second
baseman of Mount Holly who held ball
and let a runner run past him within easy
touching distance, the other was when
Stratford player stood like a statue and
watched fielder catch fly ball, and then
deliberately went back to his base and
stood there W hen he could easily have run
home.
Why not cut off the end of the right
field fenceR That would save disputes
over balls sent in that direction.
When Gillian went to the bat in the
seventh inning of the afternoon game he
was presented with a handsome bouquet
of flowers in appreciation of his mornings
work.
Medford will go to Vincentown to play
the return game Smarting under the
severe whipping received at Medford, the
Vincentown team is determined to make
good and it promises much better game
THAI that witnessed at Medford couple
of Saturdays since.
-Medford had two games on Saturday,
and they were entirely different from the
farce of the previous week. Florence was
on hand and kept the home team step
ping. In the morning after IL innings
had been played and neither side scored,
there was slight rain and the game was
called for short time, and then two more
innings were played. in which Medford
scored one run. The crack pitchers were
saved for the afternoon when Schoenut
pitched for Medford and Sweeny for
Florence. In the first inning, Charlie
Peacock scored a run for Florence and
that settled that part of the performance.
In the fifth Galbraith crossed the plate for
Medford. Then the game continued until
the eleventh inning and the contest closed
a tie. Peacock, of Florence, played the
star game, getting six hits out OF IL and
scoring the only run of the day.
The annual regatta of the Riverton
Yacht club, sailed Saturday, was
won by A. g. Cook in the one design class
and by Olive, Captains Morris and Nc
Whorter, on time aiIowance in the cruiser
class. The race was voted by all who
witnessed it to be the prettiest ever sailed
over the Riverton course. The ons-deslg-
ners got away in bunch, with No. =.
Cantains Lineau and Watkins, in the lead;
No. Q. Captains Jones and Stockman Sec
ond; Commodore Rianhard third, ana ~
+. Vaughn fourth. Course No. l. was
sailed and so close was the race that the
four leading boats finished with exactly
one minute between each of them. In the
cruiser class the Thetis, Captain Maths,
got away first, with the OLIVE. Captains
Morris and McWhorter, second, and the
Ariel. Captain Kidd, third. The nrst Time
over the course the Thetis gained three
minutes over the Olive, and each lap ad-
ded as many more, but she lost to both
smaller boats owing to her time allowance
of Is minutes. Captain Maths sailed a
spleudid race, and covered the course In
two minutes less than the fast one-de-
sioners. The Regatta committee was
of John G.. Seckel, E. W. Crit
tenden and o. II. Maths.
Covenant A. e. of Philadelphia, will be
the attraction on the High street grounds
next Saturday afternoon.
Earl VonOhl, of Jobstown, who has
been playing with the Youngstown. Ohio,
team. has Joined the Central League team
at Wheeling, West Virginia, for which ne
will pitch during the balance OF the
season.