The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-09-02
|BERNARDSv|LLE FALLS
AFTER HOT CONTEST
But Management Attempts to
Rob MOrristown Of Victory.

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Rob MOrTiStOwn of Victory.
What is described by all who saw
| 1t as the best game of the season
was the contest at Bernardsville
Labor day afternoon between the
Saturday association team and the
Bernardsyille aggregation. Morris
town won the game by a three to
two score but the Bernardsyille man
agement attempted to rob the Morris
town team of the victory for the
| benefit of some cheap gamblers in the
Somerset village.
| The first argument was over a
pitcher. Morristown Was on the field
ready to play at three o'clock but
| the game did not start until close to
five. Mclaughlin, said to have been
engaged to pitch for Bernardsville,
did not appear Finally the manage
ment put Brown, an outfielder in the
box and was about to start the game
when Morristown dentist rushed in
to the field with the Intelligence that
Walter Swenson was in the crowd
The Bernardsville manager waited up
on Swenson and he agreed to pitch
but not before Michael Doyle and
Louis West, of the Morristown man.
agement, had protested. 1t seems
they asked Swenson to pitch for Nor
ristown week previous. On Thurs
day evening he told them that be-
cause of a sprained back he thought
| it best to rest for week but prom
ised to finish the season with them,
pitching against Mendham this Satur-
day. West and Doyle were naturally
surprised that Bernardsville money
should prove such an efficacious cure
for the sprain, particularly as Sven
son pitched one of his best games.
This action of Swenson's in pitch
! ing for Bernardsville caused a lot
of hard feeling with the Morristown
players and there were some bitter
remarks passed back and forth The
game finally got under way with one
| Wykoff as umpire-in-chief and Michael
Riley umpiring the bases. Bob Crow
he put over strike after strike had
the misfortune to have the umpire
call them balls despite his protests
and those of other Morristown players.
Bernardsville did not threaten un-
til the third inning when Swenson
poled the ball to right field MaloneyI
misjudged the swat and it went for
a three-baser but "Swanie" died on
third. Morristown was the first to
score. Tommy Markey was inserted
in Millen's place with one down in
the seventh. Tom hit a fast one to
Swenson and the latter threw it bad
ly to first, Markey going to second
on the error. Crowell helped him
along With a single to center. Art
Stelce hit the ball on the nose for a
double into the right field crowd and
Markey and Crowell both counted but
Wykoff sent Crowell back to third on
a ground rule giving but two bases OF
a hit into the crowd.
Bernardsyille forged ahead the same
inning. Hewlett scratched hit toI
Doyle that the latter could not re-
cover in time to make the play.
Washburn singled to left, Brown
whitfield but Enste was given a pass
by Wykoff, the umpire. Mcguire hit
to Horgan and the latter instead of
stepping ON first and then throwing
to second for double play, made a
wild heave to the plate that scored
two runs. Swenson ended the inning
with grounder to West
In the eighth Morristown came to
bat with do or die written large on
each face. Howlett's boot gave NAL
oney a life. West singled sharply to
left, Maloney being held on second.
Mcclure threw to Enste to get West
mapping and Maloney cantered up to
third. While Swenson was holding
the ball West stole second Horgan
famed, likewise Hillock. Tommy
Markey then stepped into the breach. |
He dropped the ball for beautiful
double in left field, scoring Maloney
and West and hove on to second
shouting Here goes your old ball
game. Bernardsville did nothing in
their half.
By this time it was SO dark the
bali could hardly be seen. 1t was
sixsthirty and cloudy. Despite the
demands that the game be called
Wykoff insisted that it continue. Nor
ristown went to bat and Stelce sim
gled and went to third on a passed
ball and McGuire's bad throw. He
attempted to tally on Doyle's swat
to Swenson but was thrown out at
the plate.
Bernardsville started trouble in
their half, though. Hewlett got on
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away. Washburn sacrificed. 1t was
SO dark that Foley could not see to
catch the ball and Hewlett started a
steal of third. Foley threw low to
Doyle and the ball got away, Hewlett
sliding into Doyle and knocking him
over. Both players scrambled tol
their feet, Doyle after the ball and
Hewlett to the plate. West backed
up the plate and threw to Crowell
who tagged Hewlett twenty feet from
the platter and Wykoff declared him
out. That ended the game but the
fireworks continued at the hotel of
the Bernardsville manager.
Doyle and West went there to get
the guarantee and what was their sur
prise to have the Bernardsyillian de-
mand that they sign paper to the
effect the game was tie. Asked
for an explanation the Bernardsville
man is said to have told them that
he wanted to protect the bettors. He
was told that the Morristown team
was playing baseball and would not
countenance gambling The Ber-
nardsville man is said to have told
West and Doyle he was not running
the team for the baseball feature but
for what could be made out of the
money end of it, 1t was almost
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