Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-07-28
DANV|LLE LOST
4 INNINGS GAME
Saturdays Results.
Berwick, ?; Danville, /, II innings.
Bloomsbury, 13; Nanticoke, z.
Shickshinny, 8; Nescopeck, ?.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS

| ted into two games this year of the
ultra extraordinary class-one the 10
| innings set-to at Shickshinny on May
2Sth which the Browns won by score
of to 2; and the game at Berwick on
Saturday in which the car town boys
nosed out a scanty win in the 1lth in
nings. Score 2 to l.
The few who were fortunate enough
to be witnesses of both of these games
rather incline to the belief that Satur-
days argument went even a little
ahead of the Skinny defeat in playing
and excitement
Sure enough we can be that it was
of the nerve racking, collar whiting
variety, bristling with hair breadth
escapes for both sides. thrilling plays,
that made the spectators forget the
brilliant work of one man as soon as
he had accomplished his turn to watch
the circus stunt of another tosser.
The rain which preceded the game
kept many Berwick fans in the shelter
of their homes, or other places, and
the crowd was, therefore, only fair;
their temerity cost them the sight of
the prettiest game that will likely be
PLAYED on Fowler field this season.
The play was so tight that many de-
cisions that directly effected the score
were so close as TO be entirely umpi-
res choices. Two decisions at the
plate, the run that Shatto scored in
the first and Nipples try for the plate
in the ninth, were both extremely
doubtful but in both cases the umpire
decided in Berwick favor, although
many Berwick people were found aft
er the game who believed the umpire
was wrong But Kleckner was obvious
ly TRYING to frame up a square deal, so
not word from here against him.
ss.During the eleven innings almost
every man on the Danville team had
at some time or another chance to
display his ability. OF the even 90
chances that came Danville's way
only three were erIored These were
Nipples muff of Umlauf's throw in
the fifth, Wagner's drop of Pauterson's
line drive in the same session. and
Veith's juggle of Musser's roller in
the seventh. So it will be perceived
that Danville misplays did not ad-
vance Berwick runners in scoring in
nings.
Rowe was in the box for Danville
and pitched the fine ball throughout
the game, of which we all know he is
thoroughly capable-when he wants
to. Throughout nine innings he held
Berwick scoreless when they were
fighting like demons to push runners
across the pan. Many times Berwick
runners would be paving the dust in
the paths when the side was retired.
Rowe's performance was marred
however by the 1lth innings when two
bases on balls, issued to batters of
doubtful ability, were largely response
BILE for Berwick's S winning run.
Brennan in right field was one of
the stars of the game, although Ber-
wick gave him chances in but one in
nings-the eighth. He played his posi-
tion with both his head and his hands
and is big improvement over his pre-
decessor in the right garden. The
eighth was almost entirely Brennan's.
His catch of PatteIsou's fly was the
first out. Bowers, next up, drove one
of his we'll known lines into Jimmie's
section for what, with an ordinary
player, would have been a clean hit,
but the Danville fielder's quick recov-
cry and fine throw retired the ex-Sha-
mokin player at first. Flaherty's two
bagger followd and Metzler next up,
sent a hit into right field on which
was again there with the goods and
cut the runner off at home.
The work of the infeld again and
again lowered Berwick hopes of scor-
ing. The most brilliant stunt being
cutting off runners at second; Rowe
and Umlauf figured in three of these
quick put outs, and Veith and Umlauf
pulled off a fourth.
Danville's inability to score more
runs is due in large measure, to
MusseI, who did the tossing for Ber-
wick. He bestowed only four hits on
the leaders, an error helping in the
making of Danville's only run. Only
in four of the eleven iunings did extra
Danville batters face the Berwick
artist His work was very steady and
sure, and seemed to improve when
Danville runners were on the sacks.
Outside of Musser there was no
particularly starry features gravitated
to Berwick S credit. While not snowy,
their work, however, was very steady,
which perhaps gets just as much.
Reds" Metzler was in Saturdays
game after period on the bench. OF
course Reds" was thoroughly elated
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