The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-08-16


Mount Holly defeated Spring Garden, O.
Riverside, on Saturday, on the High
street ground, in an exciting and interest
ing game. Both teams played snappy
ball There were seven errors, but they
were made on difficult chances and som,
of them were excusable. There was ar
absence Of the bonehead playing that the
home team has shown In two or thret
games past, which was quite relief tc
the rooters.
Peacock covered first bag, Deacon oc
cupied left field, and Sisom, Burlington
lad, took good care of centre garden, max.
ing several sensational catches Cook
was absent on account of vacation trip,
and Perkins was attending a funeral of
another member of his family-an aunt.
Hubbs was very effective in his pitch.
ing until the eighth inning, when Mount
Holly pounded the leather hard and often,
scoring five runs. Before that inning the
visitors looked like sure winners on &C.
count of Hubs good pitching and his
IchH IksG uelulng.
Mount Holly scored one run In the first
inning. Sisom died on long fly to
centre. Barr singled and Lindsay sacri-
feed. Peacock hit a slow one down the
third base line, which Hubbs did not get
over to first In time, and Barr scored
Wolfrom hit to short and Peacock was
put out at second.
The Riverside boys tailed one in the
second. Perkins famed. L. Rider
singled. F. Rider was retired on fly to
Barr. L. Rider stole second. Berniker
hit hot one to Barr, who made nice
stop but threw wild to first and L. Rider
crossed the plate. Berniker was caught
while trying to reach second on the over
throw.
The visitors got one run In the third.
Hubbs struck out and G. Rider drew
pass. Woodington sacrificed and Kettler
singled, scoring Rider. Kettler was
caught mapping at FIRST.
There was nothing doing until the
eighth, when Spring Garden got another
tally. Hubbs was an easy out-Silcox to
Peacock. @. Rider again got base on
balls. Woodington singled, Rider going
to third. Kettler hit to Barr, who fumbled
the ball, and Rider scored, Woodington
going 70 third and Kettler to second. Per-
kins hit to Silcox, who threw Woodington
out at the plate. Kettler was retired by
Bsllingall while trying to steal home.
The two players collided at the plate, both
being considerably Jared Kettler com
planned that his shoulder was injured and
panied him severely as a result of this
and one with Lindsay in for
mer inning.
There was display of fireworks In the |
second half of the eighth, when the home
team scored five runs. The story of that
inning is somewhat lengthy.
Ballingall singled TO centre. Deacon
hunted and was safe at first. Silcox made /
clean hit to centre, scoring Ballingall
and putting Deacon on third Silcox stole
second. Sisom hit screecher to the
middle garden, which the fielder let go
past, and Deacon and Silcox came home. |
Sisom going to second.
At this point Kettler retired from the |
game on account of the injury to his |
and Woodington went behind
The bat.
Barr hit 10 left for one bag, advancing
Sisom to third. Barr stole second. Lind |
say went out on fly to centre field, and |
Sisom scored and Barr reached third be-
fore the ball was fielded to the plate.
Hubbs had enough of the game by this
time, and followed Kettler's example by
retiring to the bench. Morgan was trotted
out to do the balance of the pitching.
Peacock hit to Morgan, who, in his
anxiety to hold Barr on third, held the
ball too long and then made a bad throw
to first and Peacock was safe The ball
had no more than been returned to Morgan
before he again threw wild to first In an
attempt to catch Peacock off the bag, and
Barr crossed the plate. Peacock stole
second. Wolfrom famed. Peacock was
caught off second. ending the inning.
The visitors went out In one, two. three
order in the ninth. ending the game.
Score to 8.