The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-10-22
MORRISTOWN BEATS
DOVER AT BASEBALL
"Stars" Use Bats to Advantage
Against Ralph Stroud

The Dover baseball fans thougn'
that tbe defeat of the Dover Y. nj.
q A team at Morristown by the Nor
ristown A A. two weeks ago was
fluke so another game was asked IoI
The regular team having disbanueu
for the season Ogden S. Coiiins
agreed to organize team and WISH
Dover for a game. The trip was
made Saturday afternoon, several
members of the Morristown A. a.
playing on the team together Win
other local players. Billed as the
Morristown Stars the team made gooe
and gave Ralph Stroud and the Dover
team a trouncing to the tune OF SIX
To four. Eddie Welsh pitched Iol
the locals and except for an aviallon
in the third had the Dover boys ]lnxed
This aviation of his should never
have happened, anyway, for with one
out Stelce. West and Maloney pulled
off a pretty double play but the UNI
pire failed to see that Vests throw
to first had the runner beaten by a
couple of steps and called the man
safe. This seemed to unnerve Eddie
and the Dovers walloped his delivery
fo1r two doubles and a single and
worked him for a pass, netting Inem
four runs. But this was all tney
could get, Eddie pitching fine gams
thereafter except for couple o.
waverings when his supporting cas'
stepped in and pulled some star plays
including beauty catch by tommy
Markey and some nifty work by the
infield.
Morristown started right off In the
first session on the walloplng OF
Stroud. the Buffalo Lacquer. Wlln
two down Hillock singled and stole
second and Collins banged the pall
over the center fielder's head for a
three-bagger, scoring Hillock. In the
third Maloney poled out a two-base
hit and scored on Hillock's single and
in the fourth Collins repeated on the
three-base hit stuff, Stelce famed
Meeker famed but had to be thrown
out and Tommy Markey walked. One
of Stroud's benders proved too hot TO
May to handle and Collins scored on
the passed ball, Markey going to sec
ond. Joe Markey then came through
with a single that scored his brother.
With the score tied both sides
worked hard for the winning runs.
The Dover rooters got out on the
lines and tried to rattle Welsh but
he has pitched too many games to
let a little noise ruffle his nerves
and he remained steady. In the
eighth he said 'Well, let's break II
up" He leaned against the ball for
a single Joe Markey ran for him.
Malcaex singled and Markey hove to
s at third put was nipped off the bag
hv m a neafs>-throw byMay West
wanged terrific line drive 'straight
at Casterline's head and that earnest
Young athlete had just time to put
1lp his glove to protect himself, the
BAH striking the glove and rolling TO
center field for a single, Maloney
scoring. Stroud then plunked Hi
lock in the ribs. Collins poked out
his third hit, single to center, scor-
ing West but Hillock was out down
at the plate.
The boys went to Dover on barn
storming expedition, alluring prospect
of a big crowd persuading them TO
play on a per centage basis. But the
crowd got side tracked somewhere
and the boys drew down just SIG Tor
their afternoons work, But no one
had a kick coming as they enjoyed
the game as much as thespectators
and had the satisfaction of beating
"Speck" Stroud, one OF the best
minor league pitchers.
The score:-