Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-06-04
TEAM is LIKENED TO
A YALLER DOG IN WINTER
Tuckerton Padded and Won Memorial
Day Game Over Scrappy Team
Bows in a Spill.

In a rudlmentary sort OF way the
vile. There are no grounds for the boys
to play on, and no one to help them get
any. The only games the boys will
have will be away from home. Tucker
ton, Mays Landing, Egg TIarbor and
Hammonton are on the schedule in the
order mentioned This in itself shows
that we have good team, yet it must
be said that it is as homeless as yellow
dog Oh a winters night.
The first game of Importance was play
ed at Tuckerton on Memorial Day. Our
team was pickup one or the score
would not show so bright for Tucker
ton. Besides the disadvantage of play
ing away from home, the boys had &
sadly weakened team, four of the reg,i-
lar players being absent. This trouble
will be remedied as soon as those
who are away come home.
Tuckerton must have expected Il hard
game by the way they padded, At least
forr new faces We're seen on the team,
among them was a pitcher with a goodly
got eight hits Off Of his diabolical deliv-
cry. but they came at such times that
they counted for naught.
Wallie Adams did good work as far as
hits were concerned. Tuckerton GOT six
hits from him and they all counted; three
of them were home runs as a consequence
of combination ball field, barn yard and
freight yard. Across left field was Il
stack of hay and row of freight cars.
To say the least it was dangerous as
well as difficult to play any such posi-
tion. Nelson was the unlucky fielder 20
hold down that position. lie did his best
but even at that the ball was lost three
times when it not only meant one run
but two. That is how the score was
raised to SO i'll favor OF the Tuckerton
boys.
Wilson favored our side by making a
home run out of single. The ball went
to short right field and lost itself among
the briers and tall grass, and stayed
lost until one of the opposite team who
was used to wading CLAIMS finally plank
ed his foot on it.
1t seemed that the whole day was
featured with hard luck the like Of
was a pup. At the very start in the
morning. the swingletree on the bus
broke. A half hour was lost before one
could be obtained from the liverman 1T
Absecon. The break took place after we
had gone about two miles up the Shore
Road
On the way back from Tuckerton the
accident Of the day happened, and as a
result all the fellows are nursing cuts
or bruises. 1t was indeed very lucky
that no one sustained broken limb.
We had Just left New Gretna and were
on our way out on the Mullica River
meadows when the front axle broke i'll
two. As more weight was on the front
of the bus than behind everybody and
everything was piled in a heap right It
the horses heels. This caused the back
end of the bus to stick straight up IN
the air until the partition i'll the front
part gave away. The horses. as Dame
Fortune would have it, stood still until
everybody was out, then they started.
Smiths presence of mind came in play
and he stopped the would be rIn-aways
All was in darkness until farmer who
lived near came with a lantern. He had
IIedlu llic CRASH anu IltlHlculdlclN OHtTPu
his help, for which we were very thank
full.
Suitcases, bats and hats were gathered
from all parts of the road and nearby
swamp and the best made of everything
It happened that jim Irwin had Lew
Zcntmayer's auto up at New Grctna that
day, and he followed us down. When he
came across US in our fix he turned back
and got us a bolster wagon We htched
the horses to that. showed the broken
down bus to one side and continued our
journey homeward.
Next Saturday the boys play Mays
Landing, and on the first of the week
they play Egg Harbor.
The boys are very sorry they can't
play at home, and they extend a hearty
invitation to as many as will to join
them and 90 root and help bring back ds
many games As possible.
The score Of the last game:
Pleasantville o Q l 0 0 Q Q ;
Tuckerton ...O l 0 KS
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