Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-05-20

VI wrapping themselves in the rag
next fall as anybody.
The games scheduled for next Sat
urdsy are: Nesoopeck at Danville,
Shickshinny at Alden, Benton at Ber.
wick, Nantiooke at Bloomsbury. Dan.
vile is not scheduled TO play Shiok.
shlnny this month, and the schedule
for May is all that had been arranged
thus far
Once again our own Honey has prov.
ed himself pitching marvel. and this
time to the dismay of Manager Hess
redoubtable Nauticoke aggregation.
which went down to an easy defeat be
fore Danville before 4 big crowd at
the new Nantioke grounds on Satur-
day afternoon by the score of to l.
/ McCoud S fine work of Saturday did
not consist this time in tanning long
list of the opposition nor in putting
up no hit game, but in his fine all
aronnd generalship of doing the right
| thing just at the right time. For in.
stance in the fifth after he had filed
the bases by hitting one man and pass.
ing another, and the horde of Nanti-
cokers were on their feet, yelling and
doing everything that would be cal
culated to disooncert pitcher, Honey
coolly retired the side with two strike
outs. At several other times during
the game he did the same trick in neat
form.
McOIoud's support was of high
order The fielding honors go to Gov
aleski and Maokert both of whom ac-
cepted a number of hard chances.
Browns pretty assist to second of
hard grounder, catching his man, was
one Of the prettiest bits Of work in the
game. All throughout the game the
playing Of the Browns was replete
with such applause getters.
The batting honors of the game are
pretty evenly divided, all of the Dan
vile boys consistently clouting Wynne,
star Wilkes Barre twirler.
And what is better yet the leather re-
ceived its worst pounding just when
the hits would bring in the talIies.
In the third inning Tom HirIeman
had the misfortune to smash finger
while attempting to sacrifice and was
compelled to retire from the game.
zimmerman caught the remainder of
the game in good style, as his record |
in the box score will show.
Danville encountered Its worst luck |
OF the game during the first two in
nings Both innings ended In double |
plays leaving men on bases, when 1t
locked like sure scores.
la the third DanvilIe punched an as
sortment of hits and combined with a
few errors trotted three men over the
plate. Sechler, first up, selected a
pretty single; zimmerman was pre-.
seuted with base on errors: Nc.
Clouds pretty single scored SechIer
and Logan's neat drive between left
and center for two bags scored Am.
norman and McOloud. Brown and
were retired.
In the fourth Nanticoke got its lone.
soma run. McEhleaney got to first on
a hit. Brannon and Lerh were easy
outs before Shemanski and Kutz both
surprised themselves with singles scor.
ing MoEhleaney. Metoalf struck out.
Danyille tailed again in the seventh
With one down, Sechler made long
drive into deep center for bases
A zimmerman S sacrifice advanced Seoh.
Ter to third and he scored on Nc.
Clouds single before Logan went out.
Danville made the victory doublv
sure in the eighth Clayberger, Om-
lauf and Maokert each touched Wynne
Tor single, filling the bases. Gov
aleski then skied to Brannon. but the
sacrifice was long enough to allow
to score. Sechler's hot I
drive to third was fumbled by Sha-
manski and he reached first and Om-
lauf scored. zimmerman was an out,
but advanced the runners each base,
and both scored on McCIoud's single,
before Logan was retired
DANVILLE.
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