New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-21
.ENGLEWOOD TAKES LEAD.
Ends Baseball Season by De-
feating Commonwealth Club.
HAS CHANCE FOR REMNANT
South Orange Can Tie by Win
ming from Crescent Nine in
Next Saturdays Game.

The baseball team Of the Ensiewood
Field Club regained its leading position
I'm the Amateur League pennant race
when II triumphed over the Common
wealth Field club in its final game AT
Montclair, y. j.. yesterday, by "a score
OF 4 10 l. The contest was one OF the
best Of the season. being featured by
sensational fielding on each side
Euglcwood concluded her eight-game
schedule with six Victories and two de-
fcats. but VIII have 10 await the outcome
OF the contest next Saturday between
the South Orange Field CLUB. the three
time champions, and the Crescent
Athletic club before the championship
winner can be determined. Tho cham
pious have captured five OF it's seven
games played thus far. and will face the
Half Moon I'm its final game. with an
early season defeat 20 clear up.
The victory OF the Englewood Eiro In
q great measure was duo 10 the iudi-
vidual efforts OF Mellen. who ofiiclated in
the pitchers box. and Murphy, tho for
mcr all around Yale athlete. who en-
Joyed field day. The latter made three
OF his teams total Of seven hits. includ-
Ing a home run drive Murphys batting
reminded many OF the Old ELI graduates
present Of his palmy days at college.
Mcllen probably never worked In
better form than that he displayed
against the Commonwealth batters. He
allowed them only four scratch hits, and
the single run registered against him was
really Il gift. Nine y. the Common
wealth bstters returned 10 the bench en-
strike-outs. while he granted only one
bage on balls
Connolly former Wesleyan twirler,
again occupied the mound Tor the Mont
clair club lie also worked crcdtaby,
but. unfortunately. failed TO keep the hits
scattered. Connolly displayed iron nerve
with Englewood men on the bases. In
several instances the upper Jersey nine
got men TO first and second with only
one out, but Connolly frightened up. Ten
were left stranded. Wilbur and Pete
I[orwan, the catchers for Englewood and
Commonwealth, respectively. had deadly
aim and not a runner succeeded in pill
laying a base.
who played fast game IN the INTEL
spoiled Murphy's hard attempt for per-
feet batting average. He crossed over
back OF second base In the third and
speared his grounder In time to throw
Murphy out at FIRST.
The run tailed by Englewood in the
first inning was I'm the nature OF a gift.
Barnwell was passed TO first and ad-
vanCed To second on q neat sacrifice by
Murphy. Wilbur was also passed, AMI
beth he and l3arnwall moved up when
Mann bunglcd i. Korwan's throw 10
catch Wilbur stealing. Barnwell scored
on Wileys grnunder to Sinister.
Englewood added two more runs I'm the
fifth. Mellen drove Il single to left centre,
but Barnwelrs effort to sacrifice resulted
in a pop fly TO II. Korwan. However,
Murphy followed with hls circuit hit,
scoring Mellen. No further scoring ma
teralized until the ninth. After Barn
well had died on a grouDder. Murphy
reached for high one and drove It to
centre field for two bases. Wilbur struck
out, but II. Korwatt allowed Wiley's hard
drive to get past him, on which Murphy
by fast running scored.
Sinister prevented a shutout for Com
monwealth, when he opened the eighth
with a double to centre. Russell Ayres
moved him to third on puny hit In front
Of the plate. and Sinister scored on
Connelly's sacrifice.