The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-09-12

With the winning OF Mondays game
against Elktou on the Port Deposit
grounds, the contest for the champion
ship OF Cecil county has been decided.
The series calls for four games and
the fourth one will be played here to-
day Saturday But Port has three
out OF the four and the interest OF the
contest is over. That interest reached
high water mark on Monday. 1t was
evident in the way every inch OF ground
was fought for, the intense feeling OF
the spectators. and above all, the large
attendance The Port people say it
was a record-brcaking crowd, and the
Elkton boys say il was a heart-break-
ing contest from their point OF view.
Elkton went over TO win that game,
but alas the best laid plans, etc. The
way the home boys waded into Brady
in the first inning looked as il they
were going TO put him out OF business.
The first two men up made hits. Then
Brady pulled himself together and with
good support kept Elkton from getting
a runner over the plate, And so the
game went on without run on either
side up to the fourth inning Duncan
was pitching high class ball for Elkton
and was getting good support. In the
fourth inning Tombstone, the first
man up. struck out and Bonthron
missed the third strike, allowing him
20 get to first f. Hoover followed
with short bit to Duncan, who threw
it to {. Hoover To catch Tombstone
but Hoover failed To catch the ball and
Tombstone reached third before IL
could be recovered With two men on
bases and none out. Duncan started in
gnmely to pull himself out OF a bad
hole He struck out the next two men
and as the third batter was up, Touch.
stone started for home Duncan was
slow IN delivering the ball and the
runner reached the plate safely. &C
cordirg Ia the ump'rc's view OF il. The
Elkton boys thought differently and
protested most strcnuously. While
opinion among the spectators was di-
vidcd However the run was counted.
and Hoover scored when Beatty miss
ed Caldwelrs hard groundcr
In the seventh inning Duncan reach
ed first on an error got ManDcring to
run for him. and Bcatty followed with
a hit, sending him to third When
Beatty stole second Mauncring was
caught at the home plate on an old
schoolboy trick The catcher pretend.
ed To throw To- second but delivered
the ball To- the short stop. who return.
ed it home. catching the runner a the
plate.
Beatty then stole third ard came
home on SCOTS bad throw to catch
him. The ball struck the canvas, aud
Peattv r"n for home He was tagged
at the pla's and the umpire called him
out Ellston protested. claiming that
the bail SaS dead and should have been
returned To- the pitcher before being
put into play. Finally compromise
was reached, by which Beatty was sent
back to third He scored later, max
ing Elkton's lone tally.
In Ports half OF the seventh. Cald-
well made two Dagger to right field
and scored on SCOTS single. This
ended the run getting and the game
ended with the score 3 10 l.
The features OF the game were the
pitching oi Duncan. who allowed only
three hits. and fine catch by Denny
in short left field Another interest
ing feature was the presentation Of
purse of $40 to Caldwell by the man
agemcnt 1t the Port Deposit team for
his services rendered this season with
out pay. This pleased the crowd very
much aS was shown by the hearty ap.
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