Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-05-12
STANDING OF THE CLUBS

1 Nescopeck / o 1000 Aiden....... 90
l OF course there was never mucl
doubt in the minds of the fans bu
that Danville would wallop Bentor
i'll the opening game of the Susque
hanna league season on Saturday af
ternoon, but most people, also, expect.
ed that some little effort would have
to be expended to turn the trick.
But not one thrill of anxiety as to the
final outcome did the Benton Indies.
cribables afford the Danville fans,
and failing to find any excitement in
the contest the crowd watched the
proceedings to get their moneys worth
out of the funny side of it. The best
laughs were obtained when Benton
would start tossing the ball over the
diamond in an endeavor to catch Dan
vile runners as they scampered around
the bases.
For an attempt at league base ball
Benton's performance claims the
palm; they didn't neglect one chance
to display their inefficiency.
Seventeen players the Columbia
county team brought to Danville, and
in seventeen different kinds of suits,
making about as motley an appearing
crowd ever played ON the local dia.
mond. Individually there were sever
al good players on the squad, such as
Brannigan, who pitched and played
left field; Boxer" Gerringer, and
/ Price, formerly of Bloomsbury; Cor
! ie" Long and "Reds" Morris, who
caught last season for Berwick and
Bloom Normal. The latter evidently
realized what doubtful company he
was in for he played under the alias
of Morse.
Three pitchers were among the fif-
teen players that Benton tried out.
Likewise three catchers we're put on
the grill. Their pitching staff, which
included Moran, Thompson and Bran
nigan, in the order named, were all
equally ineffective and were easily
located. Thompson was probably a
little better than his mates in the, box,
but the support behind him was so
miserably poor that Danville runner
had but to get on base to score. The
score shows that Benton misplayed
nine times, but the statistics do not
adequately indicate the many sins
committed by the visitors during the
game.
Danville, too, was not without its
transgressions, which were manifest
ed mainly in the third and seventh
innings, when Benton scored. In the
third, after Morse famed, Thompson
got first on Veith's error. Gerringer
flied out to Wagner, making two down
Nally then popped saucy one that
fell back of second base. Nipple, Liv-
engood and Wagner all made run to
get under then all stopped and did an
after -you-me-lord while the ball PUNK
ed the sod. That should have been
three out, but it went for hit and
Thompson scored, while Braunigm
went from first to third Long then
hit to center scoring Brannigan and
Nally obligingly got caught trying to
make home on the play.
Something on the same order in the
seventh when, after hit and two
passes had loaded the cushions, Bran
nigan fiogged one to the left field
fence for double, and cleared the
bases. They should not have had
more than one or two tallies at the
most.
The story of Danville's run getting
sounds like page from Ezra Ken
dies joke book, and there's no use in
inflicting it all over again. Here's
just sample from the sixth when the
tally census WAS swelled by four
Young got first on second baseman's
error, took second on the first base
mans error of the pitchers throw,
stole third and got caught between
third and home. Umlauf got life on
first when third fumbled .his grounder
and went to third while the Benton
team was putting the bug on Young
stole home while Livengood was at
bat, the latter flying out. Then, with
two out, the real work began Wag-
ner punched a single to right and stole
second. Veith made first when Catch
er Hirleman missed the third strike.
About that time Hirleman decided to
make a throw to sceond-it went out
in center field and Wagner scored.
The pitcher nipped Nipple and he took
his base. Veith then stole home and
Nipple went to third on the toss
around. Nipple also stole home while
Hagy was striking out
Here it is condensed:
DANNILLE.
r. II. o. A. L.
Umlauf, IF, ,.........l 0 0 o.
Llvengood, SIS 40 . o.