The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-02
WORTHINCTON GAME
EXCITEMENT GALORE
MorristOWn Wins From Fast
Newark Team 3 to 2.

Everybody got their moneys worth
so lar as excitement goes who at
tended the baseball game at Speed
well field Saturday afternoon. The
rain started the fun, drunk fell
from. the grandstand and landed in
puddle of water with splash. there
was an incipient runaway in center
field, player was slightly hurt and
Umpire Hood quit the game.
The Worthingtons, of Newark. were
the contenders with the Morristown
A. A. and were beaten three to two.
The visitors proved to be the fastest
and best semi-pro team that has ever
played here. They had George Boice
on the mound and he was supported
in errorless style Walter Swenson
pitched for Morristown and he had
his benders working finely His sup
port was ragged and the weI ball
caused him lot of trouble but he
outpitched Boice.
1t was in the ninth inning when
Umpire Hood left the game. Catcher
Levine had been wrangling with him
throughout the contest. In the ninth
there was close decision at first
base and Hood called the Worthing
ton base runner out" The Worth
ington's captain and coach protested
to Hood and Levine butted into the
argument, calling the umpire a vile
name. This Hood resented and in
sisted that Levine should leave the
game. The Worthington management
would not take him out and Manager
Todd insisted that the game continue
and not be forfeited so Hood. to save
his self-respect, removed his spangles
and left the field. Eddie Welsh fin
ished the game as umpire.
Morristown outplayed the Worth
ingtons. The locals punched hits on
Boice in the fifth and scored three
runs McDevitt started the fireworks
with neat single. Mclaughlin re-
ceived plunk in the ribs by one OF
Boices benders. Crowell sighted a
straight one coming up to him for
the third strike and he hit 1t on the
nose for two bagger, scoring Nc
Dewitt. Collins drew pass. Sven
son then pulled some of that win
your own game" stuff by poking out
clean single. scoring Mclaughlin
and Crowell
In the first inning Harris, of Worth
ington, got fluke home-run. He hit
the ball to right field for what ordi-
narly would be two-bagger but Ma
loney lost 1t in some weeds andHar-
ris cayorted around for the circuit
before the ball was retrieved. In
the seventh Hillock and Swenson col
laborated in giving the visitors an
| other tally With one down Kane
drew a pass, Rup, Mills, the first
sacker who is signed up with the
Athletics, hit to West. forcing Kane
at second. In his haste to complete
double killing Hillock threw badly
and Mills did not draw up until he
reached second. With two out and two
strikes on~the batter Swenson pulled
funny one. for he threw to second
to catch Mills mapping. He would
have had his man If the throw had
been right but it went out to center
| field and Mills romped home.
| Morristown's lineup suffered a
shift, though suffered is not the right
word for the change worked nicely.
Charley Ahles, the Westchester bank
er, could not get off Saturday as he
was busy figuring up the semi-annuai
interest hand-out for his customers,
so Manager Tood placed Collins be-
hind the bat and Robert Croweli, the
new pitcher. on first base. "Oggie
caught beautiful game, picking off
several would-be base stealers and
Crowell showed that he can play the
initial bag as well as any.
! The Worthingtons were certainly
some team. They practice every day
for two hours at the pump works in
Newark and their work proved the
assertion. The outfit consisted of one
manager, ten players, one coach. one
rubber, one bat and baggage man,
one scorer and several bottle holders
and camp followers.