The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-08-03

Moorestown beat Western, Of Philadel-
phia. by the score of ten to two.
An eleven-inning contest was the feature
at Florence, on Saturday, when the White
Hill team won the game by the score of
four to one.
At Riverside East End got five runs,
name Of Outlaw, only got one. Better
change the name.
The Crescent A. c.. of Philadelphia,
went to Bordentown, on Saturday, and
suffered defeat at the hands of the local
team by the score of three to.two. Christy,
Bordentown's pitcher, did not allow the
other side to make hit. but bases on balls
and errors gave the visitors their runs.
Bordentown has two teams and while
one of them was playing at home, on Sat
urdsy, the other went to Riverside. The
Riverside battery held the visitors down
to no hits, while Matthews, of Borden
town, was pounded hard. The score was
eight to one In favor of Riverside
While waiting for train at the Mount
Holly station on Saturday evening
Adams, the man who poses as an umpire,
is said to have had a conversation with
"Whitey" Schoenut, in which he detailed
his decision and asked the opinion of the
veteran player. The latter promptly told
him if he made such decision he did not
know how to umpire. Adams is said to
have admitted that he was wrong.
When the rumpus started in the ninth
inning, the Burlington hackers insisted
that their team should not give in and |
that the game must proceed. After Per-
kins made his hit In the tenth and landed |
the winning run, there was general sor
row that the demand to continue had been |
made, as refusal on Mount Holly's part |
would have forfeited the game to Burling
ton and there would have been several |
fatter pocketbooks on the trolleys that |
conveyed a sorrowing crowd to that
ancient city.
Vincentown and Medford had good |
contest at the former place on Saturday. |
Zimmerman pitched for Medford and |
Vincentown got but two hits. Garrison |
was in the box for Vincentown and Med |
ford was unable to get more than two !
hits. Medford scored two runs in the |
first inning, on an error by Alloway. |
Vincentown got one In the second That |
was all that was doing, Medford played |
an errorless game, while Vincentown had |
five errors, three of which were made by /
Alloway. Brother Garrison umpired.
Speaking Of the game of base ball at
New Egypt on Saturday week, the New
Egypt Press says: Thorn was expected
to pitch for New Egypt but failed to APP
pear. His reasons were very good as he
claimed it was raining at the time he I
should have started, and he took it for
Thorn's explanation will be accepted this
time and we'll give him another trial. "
The clouds rolled by, however, In time for
Thorn to go to Burlington and pitch /
against the Riverside team.
The greatest base ball game of this sea-
son will be that to be played on the High |
street grounds, tomorrow, between team
composed of county officials and one from
the Order of Elks The batteries will be:
County officials Robert Peacock, pitcher;
Charley Peacock, catcher. Elks, A. K Du-
Bell, pitcher; Howard Berry, catcher.
This game will be worth looking at. All |
of the players have had considerable ex-
perience on the diamond and some start.
ling results may be expected. The game
will begin at three o'clock sharp. The re-
ceipts will be given to the Burlington
County Hospital.
The umpire in the Burlington Mount
Holly game, on Saturday, is named Harry
Adams. 1t is said he is on the staff of
umpires on record in the sporting Office of
the Philadelphia Inquirer, but for the
good name of that department 1t is to be
hoped that it is not so, for he certainly is
a misfit The decision he gave in the
ninth inning was one of the rankest ever
heard. There was man at bat and one
on third base. The pitcher had the ball
and the runner started home. The pitcher
threw the ball and the runner was fairly
caught but the umpire declared him safe
and then admitted to the writer of this
that he did noe see the play, but declared
the runner safe on balk. But If balk,
why did he not send the batsman down.
The latter stepped out of his box and
struck at the ball, which was held by the
catcher. One would naturally suppose
that would have been an out, but the UNI
pire said no, and when asked If the bats
man was out for stepping out Of his box
he again said no. 1t was argued with
him that the batter was either out on the
third strike or was out for interfering
with fielder but he would not have 1t so.
Section Is of rule So says a batsman Is
out, if with one or no one out and a
baserunner on third base, the batsman
interferes with a play being made at
home plate" and that is just what
happened.