Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-01
FRANKLIN
NINE FAILS AGAIN
FOR CITY H0NORS
Balcom's Charges
Fight Hard Uphill Game
Against South Market Boys,
but Pitching Of Young White
Holds Opponents Safely-7-
4 Final Score.

-Four Northern Senior League PEN
nants and not one city championship is
the record of the Franklin Public
School Senior League baseball team.
Although they fought a grand up
hill battle at Athletic Park yesterday
afternoon, the Franklins failed to make
| enough runs to beat South Market
Street team, this years winners of the
Southern Senior League honors. By the
| latter's victory the boys from h North
End again allowed a Southern League
nine to capture" the city title. 1t was
a great battle, however, n although
the tally was z to 4, the score does not
show how close the contest really was.
The Franklin team outbatted and out
classed the Marketers in other main
departments. but 1t was their misplays
that proved to be more costly than any
thing. A total of sever errors were
chalked up against the Franklins, sew
eral which came at the most critical
moments. Six runs, enough to win the
game, were made by the "Down-Neck'
aggregation in the fourth inning, due to
only three hits and four errors.
Young Davy White was again on the
mound for the South Market team, but
did not show the form as in h pre-
vious game. He famed but three bat
tiers, While In the recent battle he made
Franklins whip the air.
Slatin started to pitch for the Park
Avenue team, but NICOLA D'Amato, the
pride OF the team, started to twirl in
the sixth, and was cheered when he
stepped into the box. DiAmato's arm
was sore, so he couldn't start the game.
He pitched in fine style for the last
three innings, the Southerners getting
to home for only one run, due to bone
head" work on the part Of his team
mates. Had he pitched the entire game
his team may have won, as Staten was
easy In pinches.
The Franklin team was The first to
bat, but neither team could score a
run In the first round. A dispute arose
in the next inning, when Umpire Ward,
who looked like a novice as an indica-
tor holder, claimed hat young Pueblo.
of the Franklins, did not touch first
base on his two-bagger to left.
After quizzing the Jump" the arbi-
traitor stated that he did not see the
play, and 1t was a boy who yelled that
first base was not touched by the run
ner. The decision was changed, and
play was resumed, but the matter
added fifteen minutes to the length of
the contest.
Hits by Reich, Meyer and Lynch and
errors by Pueblo, Slatin, Parkinson
and Mayer netted the six runs for the
Market Street team In the fourth.
The Frankllns tried hard to come
back" in their half, but was able to
make but one run. when D'Amato, who
had been playing third base for the
first five innings, singled n stole. He
raced home, when Pucilli hit safely to
left. The A. l.. Balloon boys made 1t
one more In the sixth, when Long hit
to centre for a three-bagger. and a mo-
ment later made a remarkable steal
home, while Pitcher White had the baA
In his hands. The Franklins tailed
their final two runs In the seventh
round. Slatin got a safey and went
to second on a balk. Mayors timely
bingle fetched him home. The latter
went to second on the throw In and
went to third on Dobbins's out. He
raced home when Parkinson sent a
Texas Lacquer to left.
A single by Reich and Meyers two
Dagger was responsible for the Market
Street teams last tally in the eighth
inning.
The playing of Burns at short for the
Southerners was a main feature. He
accepted nine put Of eleven chances IN
grand style. His slip-ups were not
costly. Dobbins's one-hand catch
of Slatin's high throw on Burns's
feature. The score:
tA eO1TrTY NJ DIXE FIT