The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-08-09
Base Bali.

q OF Z TO In an eleven inning contes
e There were about 81 varieties of ball play
1 ing, from mediocrity to brilliancy, bot
t included. Bonehead and daring bas
. running and idiotic and sir-raising field
+: ing everything ever seen on ball field
. and then some, happened in this game
: Both teams were In the swim on the dis
: play of fireworks, with Mount Holly
trife in the lead In dealing out the punk
} Usually an extra inning game is on &C
count of superior playing, but not so II
this case. 1t was the bum work thai
prolonged the contest.
However, Mount Holly won, and Med
ford is not satisfied yet, after four defeats
Mount Holly's team was somewhat
changed. Peacock was stationed behind
the bat. as Ballingal could not get the
afternoon off from his employer; Perkins,
still suffering from sore hand, occupied
left garden, and Wilson, of Florence, took
Cooks place in centre, Cook being away
on vacation trip.
The game opened with Mount Holly at
bat. Perkins, the first man up, was hit
on the wrist of his sore hand by ball de-
livered by new pitcher named Brown,
from Stroudsburg, Pa, who came to Med
ford with recommendations of being a
sure winner. Sis injury was painful and
caused some delay In the game. 1t made
him very timid during the balance Of the
contest and may keep him out of the game
for some weeks. He was passed to first
on account of the accident Wilson
famed. Lindsay singled, advancing Per-
kins to third. Lindsay stole second.
Peacock made hit to centre, scoring Per-
kfns and Lindsay, and Peacock reached
second while the ball was being f1elded to
the home plate. Logan reached first and
Peacock scored on Sisom's failure to stop
Logan's hit. Logan stole second and was
put out trying to steal third. Three runs.
Medford Tailed one In the first Kill
mer was out-Lindsay to Deacon. Hafner
drew pass and stole second Hoffman
died on fly to Lindsay. Hopkins hit for
two bags, scoring Hafner. Ed. Davis
was an easy out-Silcox to Deacon.
In the third inning Mount Holly re-
peated Its performance Of the first by
making three runs, and the game seemed
to be cinched. Wilson singled and Lind
say sacrificed. Peacock made his second
hit, and Wilson reached third. Peacock
stole second. Wolfrom hit one too hot for
Sisom, so that Wilson scored and Wolfrom
was safe at first, Peacock going to third.
Wolfrom stole second. Logan was out on
an intield fly. Wolfrom got so far from
second bag, toward third, that catcher
Hopkins saw chance to make fast pIav.
He threw the ball to Hoffman at second
and Peacock started for home. Hoffman
made poor return of the ball to Hopkins,
who muffed 1t and the ball dropped near
the plate just as Peacock came In, sliding
feet first. One of Peacock's feet struck
the ball, sending it toward the grand
stand, and Wolfrom crossed the pan In
the mix-up. The Medford rooters were
very much Disguised, and their comments
were favored with tabasca sauce and
other hot ingredients. Barr drew pass
and Deacon was dismissed, Hoffman to
@. Davis
Medford scored one run In the third.
Kilmer reached first on an error by Silcox,
and stole second and third. Hafner struck
out. Hoffman died at first. Lindsay to
Deacon, while Kilmer crossed the plate.
Hopkins was out on fly to Deacon.
Fourth inning, Medford at bat. E.
Davis got to first on Deacon's muff Of
Bars throw. Davis stole second and
reached third on hit by his brother, who
stole second. Kistner famed the air. |
Sisom was hit on the head by pitched |
ball. Brown was out on a fly to Lindsay.
Kilmer singled, scoring Davis and brother. |
Hafner retired-Logan to Deacon,
The scere was now to 4 and the small |
contingent of Medford spectators began
to have hopea of winning the game.
Pitcher Brown was given his release and |
invited to go back to Stroudsburg. An
other new pitcher named Cunningham,
hailing from Philadelphia, oficiated dur
ing the balance of the game. With the
assistance of good fielding and poor base
by the visitors, he blanked Mount
Holly for the next six innings.
In the fifth Medford added another run |
to its score, and then the Mount Holly |
rooters began to get the fidgets. Deacon,
who had dropped two thrown balls at first, |
was transferred to left field and Perkins |
came in to cover first bag. Hoffman struck |
out. Hopkins was safe at first because
Perkins dropped Bars throw. Hopkins
stole second. Ed Davis made clean hit
to centre. upon which Hopkins tried to
score, but was caught at the plate on a /
beautiful throw by Wilson to Peacock.
While this play was being made Davis
went to second. G. Davis hit to Barr, who
made poor throw to first, and 81 drop
ped that ball, too, and E. Davis scored.
Kistner struck out.
Perkins and Deacon resumed their
original positions In the eighth, as Perkins
sore hand seemed to make his playing
very uncertain.
Medford tied the score In the ninth.
Kilmer hit for two bases. Hafner hunted
and Peacock got the ball, retiring the run
ner at first, but Hafner and Deacon col
lided, and Kilmer went home before Dea-
con had time to field the ball back to
Peacock. Hoffman was an easy out, Logan
to Deacon. and Hopkins quit on fly to
Wilson.
Neither side scored In the tenth.
In the eleventh, Wolfrom. thesf first man
up, hit over the right field fence for two
bases. Logan hit hard one to Kilmer,
who let it get past, and Wolfrom reached
home, Logan going to second. Barr died
on hunted fly to the pitcher; Deacon was
out. Sisom to @. Davis: and Silcox met
the same fate on grounder to the pitcher.
There was loud applause by the Mount
Holly followers when Wolfrom scored
Medford did not score in their half of
the eleventh, but 1t was miracle that
they did not. Sisom struck out; Cunning
ham drew base on balls but was put out
when he tried to steal second. With two
out things looked good for Mount Holly
for q minute or two. Kilmer hit a
grounder to Deacon, who picked it up