The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-03-29
Base Ball

!, A meeting was held in the court house
on Tuesday evening, to listen to the re
] ports of the collectors and to perfect
i permanent organization. The following
officers were elected: Joseph C. Kingdom
president; Charles G. Cowperthwait, sec
rotary, and treasurer; William W. Worrell
manager.
A committee, consisting of Allen FEM
more, William G. Wetherill and Patrick
Dolan, was appointed to look after the
grounds and to make such improvements
as they deem necessary. 1t is proposed
to move the diamond further into the
field. Bleachers will be built along the
first base line. The cornfeld that has
been an objection in the past will
not be In evidence as it is intended to have
some other crop planted, possibly potatoes.
At any rate whatever Is there will be fur
Their out than heretofore. thus removing
the cause for complaint of lost balls.
The playing team has not yet been
determined upon as there Is much un-
certainty in amateur ball players.
Two weeks ago manager Worrell had two
players on whom he thought he could
certainly depend, only to find out that
they were going elsewhere because, as they
said, they could get more money. Fair
salaries will be paid here, but there is no
mint back of the team.
Fred Perkins, the reliable player, who
has led Mount Holly to victory more than
once, will be the captain and will occupy
first base. A cousin of Fred's will rroba-
bly, catch. Morley Logan, who is an old
favorite here, wants to play on the Mount
Holly diamond, and may be given a
chance. He was with the strong North
Philadelphia team last year and he had a
splendid record. The latter club has
disbanded, the city taking its grounds for
park.
The opening game at Mount Holly will
be on Saturday, May7 with the Brides
burg team.
James Stops died in a Philadelphia
hospital, on Friday. He was lawyer
practicing in Riverside, and was greatly
interested in base ball, playing and UNI
piring in the days of the Burlington
county league.
The first game in the Y. NJ G. A.
League of Burlington county will be
played on Saturday afternoon, at $50 on
the High street grounds between the
Mount Holly Y. M G. A. and the Pal
myra Y. M. Q. A. The boys would like
to see good crowd at the game.
The Spring Garden Baseball Club, of
Riverside, has organized for the season
with A. F. Stecher. president; William
Boyce, manager, and Fred Kettler, cap
tain. They will line up this year as follows:
Kettler, catcher; Hubbs, pitcher; Edlinger,
first base; Smith, second base; Myers,
short stop; L. Rider. third base; Beniker,
left field; F. Rider, centre field and
Holman, right field.
Herbert R. Smith has been elected man
ager of the Continental Field Club, which
was reorganized last week. Joseph VOL
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tary. The line up will be composed of
the following players: Flenard, Cain,
Wolfrom, AllowaY, Lippincott, Worrell.
Saturday, Barry, circuit, Burtis and other
good players. The players will be given
try-out during the next three Saturdays.
Manager Smith will haye a strong team
this season and hopes to win the junior
pennant The season will probably open
on April 16. Address the secretary for
games.
The first game of the season was played
on Saturday between the Mount Holly
High school and the Pemberton High
school. Mount Holly got eight hits, Penn
berton, A. Mount Holly won the game,
getting seven runs, Pemberton scoring
but one, that being made by Miller, the
second baseman. The lineup was as
follows: Mount Holly: Colkitt, 3D.;
Gillian, S.; Wills, C; Atkinson, 3d.; Ster-
mer, p; Hatcher, ID; Powell, IT,; Hen
erickson, CT; McClain, rf Pemberton,
Miller, 3D.; Lippincott, 3b; Compton, c.;
Stevens, S.; VanHorn, IT,, Chamberlain,
h.; Davis, p; Cross, CT; Woodruff, rf