The Pleasantville press., 1913-07-09
Local Boys Win and
Lose On The Fourth
McNichol Club Carried OFF Satur-
days Contest With Ease.
Adams in Fine Form.

Pleasantville's independence Day
celebration was centered almost en-
tirely on two gruelling contests be-
tween the Pleasantville Regulars and
Logan Square team, composed of Nc.
Nichol Club players.
Senator McNichol and number of
Philadelphia friends, visited the ball
parkcin automobiles and cheered hus-
kily for the visitors throughout the
two games, while the crowds that
turned out from the county overfll-
ed the grandstands, bleachers, and
even side lines and fences, number
of automobiles having to remain out
side the park.
The feature of the days ball play
ing without a doubt was the wonder
full exhibit of pitcher Dump" Adams,
of the home team, who pitched the
two games straight with the excep-
tion of the fourteenth inning of the
second game against four pitchers
that were used during the two games
by the visitors in their attempt to hold
down the locals. Adams also distin-
guished himself with a home run in
the sixth inning of the first game that
brought in three runs, and cinched
victory of the first contest.
The "Silk Stockings" entire six
runs of the first game were scored in
the sixth inning and the visitors
eight hits off Adams were scattered
so as to result in only two runs. But
two errors were registered against the
teams in the morning game and with
the exception of the one inning in
which Pleasantville scored it's six
runs off the only six hits it made the
players were retired in one, two,
three order with snappy playing on
both sides.
The fans were surprised on the op-
ening of the second game to see Ad-
ans appear on the mound, but after
several innings of tight pitching by
him, loosened up with yells of conf
dence and the two sides soon settled
down.
Captain Smith of the home team,
could not be throttled down by the
visitors and after a number of base
stealing exhibits finally brought
across the first run of the afternoon
game. After gaining first base
Smith stole second in the third inning,
advanced to third on Sanders safe
single. Sanders was caught at sec
ond by brisk hit off Nelson's bat,
and pretty sacrifice by Williams
completed the first runs exhibit of
teamwork.
T. A loncnn
ed little in his curves and speed;
the bases were filled on him and Nc
Nichol, of the visitors, secured the
first run for the visitors. Adams then
frightened up and struck out John
White. Blair was then caught nap
ping on the bases and Charles White
neat single following, brought in the
second run. Things then looked black
for the home team until the eighth
inning, when Long reached third and
stole home on wild throw, tieing the
score. A short argument ensued be-
tween the two captains as to whether
Long hit the plate in sliding, but the
marks of the sliding over the plate
and the umpire's determined decisions
cut it short and the game continued
in gruelling fashion.
In the following inning, after filling
the bases, the McNichol team appear
ed to have the game on ice, but Adams
again tightened and threw the third
man out at first on a short hit to him.
The game took on the aspect of be-
coming an all-night contest in the be-
ginning of the thirteenth and Adams
was relieved by Gegan. Both sides
were again retired in the thirteenth
and in the fourteenth by good uphill
work the visitors scored lone run.
Bartlett, Pleasantville's lanky right
fielder, then came in the predicament
of being at bat with two down, two
strikes and three balls and misfortune
marking his next Whit at the sphere
the victory became the visitors.
The scores follow: