The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-08-27

Cain did not appear to be up to his usual
form Saturday and gave several passes.
Possibly he pitched too hard at New Egypt
Thursday.
games to be played In the Delaware River
League 1t looks as If Florence has sure
thing of the championship.
Go to the game on the Mount Holly
grounds next Saturday. You will see
good ball playing. Nothing better than
the game last Saturday could be asked for
Berner, a Mount Holly boy, is the
regular pitcher for New Egypt. In Thurs
days game he struck out IA men and on
the previous Saturday he did the same
trick for 10 of the opposing players.
There we're two fast games at New
Egypt, Thursday. The morning contest
was with Moorestown. Cain, of Mount
Holly, pitched for New Egypt, and did
great work, both in twirling and In field
ing his position. In the afternoon the
game was with Bordentown. New Egypt
won both contests by the score of to 1.
Mount Holly A. G. defeated the strone
YOUNGSTOWN team, on Saturday, in wei
played game, at the latter place, by the
score of to l. The features of the game
was the pitching of Pitman and the hit
ting of the A. C's., who touched Hopkins
for 10 hits. Edward and Kenton Baylies
former Mount Holly boys, are playing
with the Hornerstown team.
Next Saturday team from the whole.
sale department of Strawbridge & Clothiel
will be here and they expect to win the
game. The Philadelphia boys have heard
of the great playing of our home team
and they will come prepared to break the
winning streak that has been on tap here
SO long. Possibly they will haye different
Ideas before they go home.
Florence bit the dust Saturday in the
presence of the largest crowd that hal
been on the new grounds. The Beverly
team did the work. Florence canno
stand defeat very well, but to be shut out
with messly hit was the straw tha
broke the camels back Man after mar
faced the Beverly pitcher only to go dowr
in quick order. Charley Peacock got
scratch hit and managed to get to third
but he was neatly caught at the hom,
plate. Sweeney went up in the air early
In the game and the visitors touched hin
up for II hits. 1t was an awful slaughter
The score was to 0 in favor of Beverly
There was not any fault to be found
with the game at Mount Holly on Satur
day and the home team was nearer defea
than it had been for several weeks. TIL,
visitors were the Bethel A. A., of Phia
delphia, and they knew how to play ball
Mount Holly won by the score of to 2
but it was not until the last inning that
the matter was entirely settled. Noun
Holly scored its first run on bad play or
the part of the visitors and the failure o.
the umpire to give decision that would
haye cut off the run. "Larrie" Gillian
was at bat and made three strikes, the last
of which rolled past the catcher anC
''Larrie" reached first In safety. He stole
second and started for third on hit which
was fielded to the latter bag. Then there
was the usual seesswing between bases
and the ball was thrown to shortstop to
catch the runner. The shortstop failed tc
touch Gillian because the latter ran out OF
the base line and should have been de.
clared out. The third baseman left the
base unprotected and went to have talk
over the play and Gillian ran to third In
safety. By good hitting and base run
ming the visitors secured two runs in the
seventh, both made by close decisions at
the home plate. In the ninth inning with
the score tied, Jack Gillian got beauty
hit out In right field on which he made
two bases. Ed. Cavansugh, who had not
been doing any hitting, managed to land
one which sent Gillian home with the
winning run.